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Thor comes to Disneyland

In preparation for the launch of Thor: The Dark World, Jane Foster has been able to predict that the Bifrost will open a portal inside of Disneyland. People who visit Innoventions will be able to journey on the Bifrost to Asguard and meet Thor himself. And while there you can see some Asguardian artifacts that are on display

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Thor: The Dark World - "Escape From Asgard" Clip

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Iron Man 3 - Review

So in response to Maxi Geek's Iron Man 3 (IR3) giveaway I figured that it would be appropriate to review the newest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man 3, currently out on BluRay and DVD

Now I have seen IR3 in the theatre and at home on BluRay (bought it day one....woohoo) and neither time has it disappointed. Now I know some die hard comic fans will disagree with my assessment but hey it is my review suck it up. 

Having loved the first two movies and The Avengers. This movie was concern for me as a fan seeing how well previous Iron Man films and The Avengers had done. And this film was presented by a new director ,Shane Black. Too many variables for failure but that being said I just loved it.

But let's face it the director does not make the whole movie.  You do need the actors the team up and give you a heck of s performance and this cast gels so well all the time.

Robert Downey Jr plays Tony Stark so perfectly. I hope he agrees to always play the role. It is like Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine you can not see anyone else in the suit now. I love how he plays Tony as this talking freight train that doesn't stop. You half expect him to start snapping his fingers before each scene and pronounce 'Look at me I am talking now'. 

Gwyneth Paltrow again plays Pepper Potts with charm and grace peppered with the right amount of smart Alec wit. And with RDJ the two have great chemistry they need to make more movies together. Come on directors and writers out there get on it. And this round we got to watch her really kick butt. No spoilers just wow We need a Paltrow action movie. 

Don Cheadle has always impressed me as an actor and he again made me smile. He gave a wonderful performance in this movie. And in my opinion had some of the best one-liners in the whole film. How can you not like this guy. And with each performance he plays less sidekick and more a partner to Iron Man.

Jon Favreau has directed two incredible Iron Man movies and played Tony's bodyguard and friend Happy Hogan. In IR2 Happy was a little more fleshed out but this time I liked that Jon stepped out of the director's chair and even gave Happy more dimension.

And let us not forget one of our two new villains, Aldrich Killian, played by Guy Pearce. He was the perfect mix of intelligence, creepy and smarmy to be the perfect villain. Would love to see the character return somehow. Well it is a comic movie so can never tell when a bad guy is going to pop his head up again. And as a personal request Guy play more villains.

And, of course, The Mandarin played by Sir Ben Kingsley. Ok without giving out spoilers I know some people will disagree seeing as how the presentation of one of the main bad guys turned out completely opposite of the comic but as much as we comic fans want an 100% true to story comic movie we are never going to get it. So my response is open your mind to the new version. And I think the solution offered here with the Mandarin was great solution. And with Sir Ben Kingsley playing the role it was pulled off flawlessly.

In recap great sequel, fun and entertaining movie, great cast and another chapter in a growing franchise. Go buy (or try and win) a copy today.

So where is this franchise going next? No idea but it will be fun to see how it all goes. 

Brand New Harry Potter Movies on the way ... except without Harry Potter

JK Rowling has announced on her Facebook page, that the books that were released as part of Comic Relief back in 2001 will be turned into movies. And they will also get the video game treatment as well. The stories will take place 70 years before the events of the Harry Potter main series, and the screenplay for the first film, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is being written by Rowling herself. Check out what she had to say on her official facebook page.

Warner Bros. announced on 12th September 2013 that J.K. Rowling would be making her screenwriting debut with 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them', the first in a new film series which is part of their expanded creative partnership with J.K. Rowling. The films will be inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook of the same name, and will feature the book’s fictitious author, Newt Scamander.

“It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of 'Fantastic Beasts', realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.

As I considered Warners’ proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn’t dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros.

Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt’s story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry’s gets underway.

I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it.”

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Check out Anchorman: The Legend Continues in cinemas December 19th.

Maxi Geek - Iron Man 3 Giveaway

Have you ever wondered what life must be like for a superhero, you know post saving the world? Well for Tony Stark, it is a little hard to let the small things go, like falling through an inter-dimensional portal in space back to earth. But when the world needs a hero can Tony become Iron Man again?

Well thanks to Walt Disney Home Entertainment, you can find out if you enter the Maxi Geek Iron Man 3 giveaway. We have two copies of Iron Man 3 on bluray to give away to two lucky readers.

To enter you simply need to send an email here and in 30 words or less describe what super power you would love to have. Winners will be chosen at random and shall be notified after the competition ends. 

The competition is open from now until Monday 9th at 8pm EST.

Good Luck and remember if you don't win, you can still purchase Iron Man 3 yourself, as its out now on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Download

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Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple - Maxi Geek Review

Kenichi The mightiest Disciple Review

Story

The story follows Kenichi Shirahama, an average 17 year old high school student, who despite his good intentions, always ends up running away from almost everything. However on the first day of the new school year he meets a girl, Miu Furinji and decides after seeing her protect someone from some street thugs, he wants to be stronger to protect her.

Over the course of the series, Kenichi learns various styles of martial arts from his masters at Ryozanpaku, who instruct him using some extremely odd techniques as well as some very harsh and punishing ones. Throughout the series, Kenichi is pitted against stronger and stronger opponents and even manages to make others see that there is more than just being a street thug. Kenichi takes his training a whole new level when he moves to the Dojo, but his reasons for moving in are not exactly martial arts reasons, more like marital ones.

But Kenichi soon learns the hard way that getting close to a girl who has studied martial arts all her life is easier said than done.

Quality

The overall quality of the animation is very clean, but it can be rough at parts. As the original series aired in Japan back in 2006-2007 It was created before the tools became wholly digital. As such there are some odd occurrences of artifacts on the screen. Sometimes they are just an odd line, other times they are the old gaffe of having a character hold something, it gone in the next shot and then back again. These minor quirks do not subtract from the overall viewing experience.

The fight scenes are also something to behold. Thankfully they do not go the Dragonball route and make them super fantastically, but base those in reality that shows it would be possible to fight with the same moves. Of course they do add in a level of fantasy to the fights so people don’t get the idea of actually attempting them. The character design is taken from the anime, and each main character has a unique look that if silhouetted would still make it easy to distinguish the characters.

Sound

Here is where the sound experience can vary. Because this show was created in Japan first, there are two audio tracks and it depends on your millage where you want to listen, but in both cases the Japanese and English audio tracks are sublime. With both casts putting in a lot of effort into making sure that the characters come alive. The effects for the fight scenes, or Kenichi’s training are also quite impressive.

If you listen to the Japanese soundtrack there are more examples of the transition period it was made it, with some parts being quite clear and others not, but for the most part the audio is just as awesome as the visuals that accompany it.

Packaging & Extras

Madman have over the years been able to perfect their packaging of the DVD’s they release, and Kenichi is no exception. While the collection is 8 discs in total, they take up no more room on a book case than 2 standard DVD’s. There are however some downsides to this collection. First up is that this is a repackaging of the volumes that were released earlier, and as such there are no new extras. In the original run you got 4 discs in a set, and the final disc contained all the extras, and as such those are the only ones you get here as well.

The other issue is that as a collection, you would expect a certain level of pack ins, but this is not the case. It does not draw away from the awesome series that you would actually buy it for, but it is a shame that nothing extra is provided.

Overall

In short, Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple is a great series, it shows that through hard work anyone can accomplish anything they truly desire. The quality of the show is amazingly detailed, and apart from a slight lack of extras is exceptional viewing no matter who the audience is.

Original Comic Books Created by Syun Matsuena © Syun Matsuena・Shogakukan/KenIchi Project All Rights Reserved Under License to MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT Pty. Ltd. Produced by TMS ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

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What is interesting about this movie is that it was filmed in parts of Disneyland. Something thats very rare.

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