- USA Today reviews tonight's FX airing of The Core "an intoxicatingly awful adventure that is, in its own completely committed, deliriously goofy, warped science way, far more fun than any number of more carefully competent movies." I think that's a compliment. The critic continues: "The Earth's core has stopped moving, which has damaged the magnetic field, short-circuited pacemakers and made pigeons so disoriented by their lack of long-range radar, they apparently forget how to use their eyes. All that stands between us and destruction is a dedicated corps of underemployed actors, led by Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank and Stanley Tucci." Er, I'll pass.
- Entertainment Weekly interviews George Lucas about the upcoming animated and live-action Star Wars series and 3-D versions of the Star Wars films. The only thing that beats Princess Leia in a metal bikini is Princess Leia in a metal bikini COMIN' AT 'YA!
- Geek Speak begins listing The 100 Greatest Things About Star Trek (Part 1). "Picard maneuver- No, not the real Picard Maneuver. The one where he repeatedly pulls his uniform shirt down when he stands up. It happens so much you start actually watching for it."
- From SciFi Wire: Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon told says he is producing a Web-based superhero musical called Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Hmmmm...perhaps that's why he's too busy to direct a Battlestar Galactica episode.
- Back when I was a young 'un, the lame-@$$ Marvel superhero cartoons they showed featured very little animation. What's that soldier? I was distracted by the creepy fact that, except for your inhuman lips, you are completely motionless! I suspect NickToons will do better with their upcoming Iron Man and Wolverine cartoons. [via Comic Mix]
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Posted by John DeNardo at Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 12:34 AM
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I would actually suggest you _don't_ pass on The Core. It's written by John Rogers, the guy who made Transformers awesome, and also was heavily involved in the utterly amazing Global Frequency TV pilot.
Posted by Adam Wendt on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 2:08 AM
I know the animation in the old Marvel cartoons was virtually nonexistent, but man I loved them!
Posted by Matthew Sanborn Smith on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 7:10 AM
That animation actually made me queasy. It's like electronic acid.
Posted by Gary on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 9:09 AM
"The Core" is fun in a laugh at the non-science kind of way. Same thing as "Dante's Peak" or "Deep Impact." It's a fun little sci-fi romp that actually has some character to it's characters. I think you should watch it just for the scenes between Delroy Lindo and Stanley Tucci. Not bad. You can't even tell when they replace Hilary Swank with a talking horse for the stunt scenes. 
Posted by tditto on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM