Back trouble continues, Wonder Woman 1984, Joker, Soul and Ice Age

My back is still playing silly buggers which is most inconvenient. I had been hoping it would all pass quickly but sadly it seems it does not want to. I had a disturbed night although thankfully not full of pain and this morning I feel stiff and in slightly more discomfort than yesterday. Back on the rum today I think, it might not help but it does at least mask things!

Breakfast of kings today with toast and turkey dripping, perfect. We decided to be brave and check out the newly released Wonder Woman 1984. The last one was OK, one of the better DC movies so we were interested to see how this one would stack up.

The verdict is that DC should stop making movies! That was not good. I wasn't a big fan of the first Wonder Woman and this one is no better. Patty Jenkins can be forgiven for the first one as she did not write that but she wrote and directed this one so there is no excuse. I hope that Lucasfilm don't let her write the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie and she is just taking on the director role. That end credits scene though!

To wash away the bad taste we watched the only really good current DC movie, Joker, 

Now this film is one that was deserving of a sequel although suspect it won't happen sadly. It does have a natural end but could easily be expanded to take the story on further. Sadly it too gritty to really fit in with the rest of the current DC universe films unless they go down a multi-verse route. 

Following some good reports we had heard we decided to check out Pixar's new movie Soul on Disney+.

It was a heart warming film although I'll have to watch it again as I did snooze through some of it LOL.

Sticking with Disney+ it was time for some Ice Age.

DC trailers

As the entertainment industry tries to kick start itself once again we have had a nice little drop of trailers from DC for upcoming movies.

First up we have The Batman, which will be the first one to star Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman taking over from Ben Affleck. From Batfleck to Patman! This one should be interesting and I'd really like to have another decent Batman film.

Next up is Gil Gadot returning as Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 1984.

Next we have the 'sequal' to Suicide Squad, called The Suicide Squad. This one should be interesting as it is helmed by James Gunn who did such great work with Marvel on the Guardians Of The Galaxy films. It's a soft reboot hence it not being referred to as Suicide Squad 2.

Last but not least is an extended recut version of the Justice League movie now known as Justice League: The Snyder Cut. There were many rumours of a Snyder Cut existing of this film but nothing ever seemed to come of it. Now it appears that it will be released on HBO Max in four hour long instalments with a full length four hour release coming at some point after that.

Justice League was a mess so I really hope that the Snyder Cut will give it a better place in the DC Extended Universe.

Final Wonder Woman trailer

Well it is almost release time and we've just had the final Wonder Woman trailer appear and it is EPIC.

The trailers and TV spots have looked wonderful so I have very high hopes that this is one movie that DC won't screw up! It will provide a good foundation as we head to the release of Justice League.

Wonder Woman trailer

It's trailer time, courtesy of Warner Brothers and the DC Universe. Wonder Woman is due out next June and this glimpse fills me with great hope.

Gil Gadot returns in the Wonder Woman role that she played in Batman v Superman. This is next in the DC Universe series as we head towards the much anticipated Justice League (due next November).

I'm a big fan of Wonder Woman so this one I am looking forward to much more than I did Batman v Superman and it should give us some insight on what to expect going forwards in the DC Universe.

Chilling day and more upcoming superhero fun

It was a day of chilling today. Had a bit of a tidy up and caught up with a few TV shows.

With all the Star Wars hype going on over the last couple of weeks I've been obsessing over that and so failed to share some other fun superhero movie stuff that is coming up soon.

First up we have the latest in the Marvel cinematic universe with two Captain America: Civil War trailers:

Next in line is Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice:

I am looking forward to seeing both of these films, both look pretty good from the trailers. Don't worry, I won't be doing a countdown for them LOL.

Shite day, Wonder Woman and new trailers

It was a bit of a shite day today. Sometimes I wonder why people seem to be so averse to accepting sensible suggestions to improve processes to make everything easier all round. Perhaps they just don't like change, who knows? I did end up going home wondering why I even bother some times when it can all fall on deaf ears. Ho hum! Still, enough of that maudlin crap, there are more fun things to talk about!

Recently revealed at San Diego Comic Con was how Gal Gadot is going to look as Wonder Woman in the upcoming Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice movie. Although I am a sucker for the old Lynda Carter style outfits I am liking this. It has a modern edge and she looks really tough.

Lots of new trailers have been dropping through of late which is getting me quite excited about some upcoming releases.

FOX have just dropped their latest Gotham TV series trailer which is due to premier on September 22nd:


Sin City 2. I've already waxed lyrical about this film in a previous blog so here's the latest trailer:


Mad Max: Fury Road. The trailer looks good and hopefully this is a chance for the Mad Max franchise to redeem itself after the truly awful Beyond Thunderdome. It looks gritty, it looks bleak. There is action! Bring it on!


Another new TV series coming up is Constantine. Matt Ryan stars as John Constantine, an irreverent, working-class con man and occult expert waging war against the forces of darkness — from both within himself and the outside world. This is another DC release and is based on the comic Hellblazer. For those that remember that far back Keanu Reeves played the role of Constantine in the 2005 movie of the same name. This is a fresh start for the title....


...and here's some more Star Wars humour with a piss take of MTV Cribs.


The evening was spent catching up on True Blood and The Strain so we were having a pseudo horror fest. I have tomorrow off and some fun things planned with Sam and Aaron so that should be good!