Geek Review: “The Jungle Book”

THE JUNGLE BOOK ? WILD WORLD ? Man-cub Mowgli (voice of Neel Sethi), who's been raised by a family of wolves, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, guided by a panther-turned-mentor Bagheera. Directed by Jon Favreau (?Iron Man?), based on Rudyard Kipling?s timeless stories and featuring state-of the-art technology that immerses audiences in the lush world like never before, Disney?s ?The Jungle Book? hits theaters in stunning 3D and IMAX 3D on April 15, 2016. ?2015 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The big opening this past weekend was the new, sort of live action Jungle Book from Disney.

Hey, I saw that!  What did I think?  Review and mild SPOILERS (but not many) after the cut…

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An Article Reflecting Gabbing Geek’s Commitment to Any Scrap of Star Wars News…

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I confess.  I am obsessed with all things Episode 7.  To the point that this ten question interview with Andy Serkis that gives absolutely NO new info gets coverage.  What did Andy not say about the upcoming installment of the greatest movie series ever?

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Avengers 2: A Movie So Anticipated We Get Excited of Pictures From Scenes In The Trailers!

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Marvel dumped 16 screencaps with some captions.  Nothing terribly new in the content (Still no Vision!, but if you spot something they snuck past me, let us know in the comments.  Pics after the jump.

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A Famous Face You’ve Probably Never Seen

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Most Geeks know who Andy Serkis is.  Many Geeks might even know what Andy Serkis actually looks like.

Does the man in the picture above look familiar at all?

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Gabbing Geek Analysis: 2015 Oscar Nominations

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Oh…my…God!  The Oscars are my Superbowl so the day the nominations are announced is like the Conference Championship Games.  I also enjoy the Superbowl because, living in Texas, it is a state law that you must love football.  It’s anyone’s year but more and more it is looking like the Patriots are going to…wait a minute.  I was talking about the Oscar nominations.  Sorry.  I get distracted sometimes!  Ooohhhh… SQUIRREL!

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Ryan’s Ten Best Movies of 2014

Now that I’ve blasted the ten worst films of 2014 it’s time to be a bit more optimistic.  Here were my favorite ten movies from last year.  Disagree?  Let me know in the comments. Continue reading Ryan’s Ten Best Movies of 2014

Gabbing Geek Poll: YOUR Most Anticipated Movie of 2015

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We’ve talked a lot about the amazing slate of films set for 2015.  It should be a record setting year as we Geeks continue our ascendancy!

What are you itching to see?

Obscure Geek of the Week- The Biggest Box Office Draw In HISTORY!

Quick quiz, geeks!  Who is the all-time box office champ when adding up the total grosses from all of his or her films?  Harrison Ford? Tom Hanks?  Morgan Freeman?  Surely it’s Samuel L Jackson? He’s in every movie made!

Nope.  It’s this guy.

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Who the Hell is this guy????

 

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Watson’s Top Ten Movies of 2014!

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Ah.  Now we get to the cream of the crop!  The ten best films of 2014!  Hope you enjoyed your year of films as much as I did mine.  This was a strong year for movies; both blockbuster and arthouse.  While there wasn’t an all-time Hall of Fame entry (like Dark Knight or Godfather), we did have many 5 star worthy films.   Any of these ten films would have been a worthy choice for #1, in fact many of them even flirted with the top spot during the year, but when the dust settled here was the final list.

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Star Wars Episode 7: Bad Ass Kung Fu Awakens?

The excellent team at Schmoesknow dropped a great story on Episode 7 featuring three martial artists and a stunt coordinator from the Raid 2 in the film.  Meaning we could get to see some sweet moves; hopefully with lightsabers!

The trio is also linked to Andy Serkis somehow in possible motion capture. This rumor, if true (and the SK team are solid), get our blood moving!

Lucas would have had them be the trade ferderation we’re guessing.

Source: Schmoesknow