Awesome Movies

With the success of District 9, we hope you haven’t forgotten about the other 9: Tim Burton, Elijah Wood and Shane Acker give us a brief rundown of the film, which hits theaters 9/9.

The Onion’s Ominous Music shows the perils of living our lives according to portentous soundtracks; our favorite part: FEMA’s feeble attempts to ward off danger with strategic phrases.

Now that Avatar’s trailer is out, let the toy onslaught begin: this AMP maquette is based on the 14′ suits used in the film, albeit scaled down to 21″ but still tipping the scales at 12 lbs.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t Oscar material, but its over-the-top special effects make it “Prime” for home theaters; it’s available 10/20/09 in a two-disc Blu-ray or DVD set.

Had James Cameron created the original Terminator in 2004 instead of 1984, it likely would be like this Textinator t-shirt; then again, Hasta La Vista, Baby might simply be TTYL kthxbye.

Twice delayed, The Wolfman stars Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins; we hope the 2/10/2010 premier date sticks, as this hauntingly beautiful trailer has us howling for blood.

James Cameron’s Avatar debuts with a lengthy teaser; in theaters 12/18/09, the alien/sci-fi movie looks gorgeous, but may have been over-hyped. Note: watch directly here.

Straight from Bruce Campbell’s legendary Army of Darkness movie: this Trust S-Mart t-shirt isn’t the best zombie armor, but you can’t beat the complimentary blood stains.

Set to Blue Man Group music, 100 Years of Visual FX is an entertaining look into the history of movie special effects, from the Wizard of Oz and King Kong to Jurassic Park and Tron.

Those freaky robo-squid from The Matrix still give us nightmares, but they’ll be out later this year in wicked 1:16 Sentinel figures; each sports fully articulating tentacles and mandibles.

Available 9/22, Star Trek: TNG Movie Collection is a five-disc set with Picard and crew (Generations, First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis) plus a fifth bonus disc; Blu-ray or DVD.

Jesse Eisenberg plays the straight man to Woody Harrelson in Zombieland Rules, a set of short but funny clips that hype the movie; remember the bowling balls and Bounty, folks.

The full trailer for Astro Boy is finally up and starts off the same as the teaser, but really kicks ass with new characters, humor and action; the animated movie hits theaters 10/23.

Watch all 94 min. of Second Skin above, for free; it’s a documentary with three stories about hardcore MMORPG gamers and the effects it has on their lives. Too much? View the trailer here.

We’re liking this new theatrical trailer for Where the Wild Things Are, if only because it better fleshes out the personalities of the various monsters: it’s definitely a motley, if funny crew.

Magic and martial arts cult classic Big Trouble in Little China comes to Blu-ray 8/4/09; Kurt Russell gets the HD 1080p treatment, 5.1 DTS HD sound, plus both extended and theatrical cuts.

Now that’s a neocortex: these detailed 1:6 Mars Attacks! figures come as 10″ Soldiers or 12″ Ambassadors with 13 articulation points, but keep ’em away from birds and country music.

For $900 we’re disappointed it can’t blow up acid-spittin’ beasties, but this Hero Pulse Rifle can’t be beat for authenticity; it’s a replica of the guns used by the Marines in Aliens.

I Sell The Dead flips the whole undead genre on its head with two grave robbers making a profit off zombies and vampires; it stars Ron Perlman and LOTR’s Dominic Monaghan.

Woody, Buzz and the gang are set to become toys of a slightly brickier persuasion: LEGO will be releasing minifigs for Toy Story, Cars and other Disney franchises in January 2010.

In theaters 11/13/09, this Fantastic Mr. Fox trailer feels like Oceans Eleven, appropriate considering it stars George Clooney (along with Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Willem Dafoe).

Celebrating the Alien’s 30th anniversary, this Big Chap figure is based on H.R. Giger’s original design; it stands 16″ tall with 19 articulation points and an extendable set of inner jaws.

No soda, no elevators, no TV: No Impact Man is a documentary about an experiment by Colin Beavan and his family to minimize consumption while living in NYC; it’ll be in theaters 9/11.