Yes this is the lamest thing I've ever posted bar none but since I was a 'tween' I've always been a 'fan' of the 'fanvid'. So here I present to you with my top 3: the first one captures facial expressions you would probably never notice while watching The Big Bang Theory, the second is just funny and is a tribute to my joint favourite Joss Whedon show, and the third is just epically sad (stupid sad) - set to the music of again one of my joint favourites but with the tragic romance of Veronica/Logan representing my shipping phase (of those characters at least...). So here I present to you my personal top 3 best fanvid's of all time...I'm only providing links as one of them has recently stopped any embedding but here you are (if you care for such nonsense which I'm sure most people don't and have better things to do with their time)
According to the latest figures The Avengers (or 'Marvel Avengers Assemble) has taken $207,438,708 since it opened on Friday in the US. Add this to the $447,400,000 it has made worldwide since April 27th that gives it a total of $654,838,708...making it the 53rd highest grossing film ever according to the IMDB chart.
Only ten films have ever passed the $1 billion mark, but with only having been showing for five days in the US and with many going back for repeated viewings I think Whedon's film stands a chance. After all the top 10 does contain two Pirates of the Caribbean movies and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
I for one have only seen it twice so far, but will be planning another visit very shortly.
UPDATE: as of today, 14th March, the film has now taken a worldwide total of $1,002,082,000, which should place it just above 2008's The Dark Knight and below 2010's Alice in Wonderland.
UPDATE (21/05/12): Avengers worldwide total now stands at $1, 378, 000...now placing it in 4th place in the worldwide box office chart, in between Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at no.3 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon at no. 5 - take that Batman!
So The Cabin in the Woods is the first horror I've ever chosen to see at the cinema...entirely due to its writer and producer Joss Whedon.
The plot focuses on five young friends who embark on a trip to a remote cabin in the woods where things begin to turn nasty. Meanwhile we learn there is a corporation behind these horrific events, and as their plan starts to go wrong we see the two groups brought together with dire consequences.
What should be known is that this is a genre film that doesn't take itself too seriously. Whedon and Drew Goddard are aware of the generic horror conventions, such as the five stereotypical youths - jock, fool, whore, sensitive guy and virgin - and exploit these conventions as a kind of commentary of the genre.
This works well and I think the plot is an original concept but for myself there was not enough explanation of what these lab guys were actually up to. The plot moved so fast that mishearing a single line of dialogue left me slightly confused. This also meant we don't get to know much about the characters...the quick succession of deaths was a bit of a let down.
However the script was smart and witty and there were a few moments of visual brilliance. It was also nice to see some Whedon alumni such as Fran Kranz, Amy Acker and Tom Lenk.
I would like to have enjoyed this more however the plot left me feeling unsatisfied.
After having been in production for years, first time director Drew Goddard's horror/thriller The Cabin In the Woods is finally hitting cinemas in April. Written by Goddard (Cloverfield, Lost, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Joss Whedon (The Avengers, Serenity), and starring Richard Jenkins and Chris Hemsworth; the film has up until now been shrouded in mystery. IMDb only lists the plot as 'Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen.' Judging from the trailer below though we can expect something more complex than your average teen slasher flick!
