Awesome Movies

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and 32Ten Studios talk about how they built the pulse-pounding Hong Kong battle scene in Pacific Rim. ILM also has a couple more Pacific Rim behind-the-scenes videos on its YouTube channel.

Similar to Mike Mitchell’s Super series, Butcher Billy’s American Psychos combines Christian Bale’s famous photo as Patrick Bateman with other characters and celebrities. You can get the Capt. America mashup from Society6.

The latest trailer for Muppets Most Wanted contains a bunch of random clips from the movie. But we’ll let it slide, because it also pokes fun at online flame wars. Oh you think the trailer’s crap? You take that back. U DONT EVN NO!

We don’t know if Devil’s Due will be a film for the ages, but their promotional campaign will be logged in the annals of history. Enjoy as a robotic devil baby in an RC stroller scares the bejeezus out of New York passersby. (Thanks everybody!)

(NSFW: Language) Michael Mann made this video summary of Iron Man 1 and 2 for his girlfriend, but they broke up before he finished it. So he’s showing it to us instead. So far his rebound tally stands at about 1.4 million people.

Skull and rib fractures. Testicular rupture. Penetrating rectal trauma. Penile puncture wound. All these and more inflicted by the killing machine known as Kevin McCallister. Home Alone 1 & 2 should be retroactively rated R.

Gimme Shelter tells the story of a pregnant teenager desperate to escape her dire circumstances. Writer and director Ronald Krauss based the movie on the stories of the women he met at the Several Sources Shelters.

(Gore) The first full trailer for martial arts action film The Raid 2: Berandal lays out its plot. It unfolds shortly after the events of the first film and seems to be filled with even more brawls and crazy stunts.

A more thorough version of this. Owen Wilson Cecil Trachenburg of Good Bad Flicks looks at the dismal quality of modern movie posters, provides a possible explanation for their decline and praises the indie poster movement.

Originally shown at the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, the latest teaser for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 sees Peter going up against Sparkly Smurf. Seriously though they should’ve kept Max Dillon’s simple look.

A photo from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Headlined by Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper (as Rocket Raccoon) and Vin Diesel (as Groot). Also stars John C. Reilly, Benicio del Toro, Karen Gillan. Out 8/14.

(NSFW) Witness the rise of a pretty boy into one of the best actors in the world. Official Comedy presents a narrative compilation of Leonardo DiCaprio’s stellar filmography. Just give him an Oscar already.

(NSFW: Language) Yo Broson Welles, chill for a bit and watch classic movies tuned to our vibe. It’s our off-the-chain comeback to Thug Notes, from the sick bromedian Mike Lacher. Diggin’ it? He bro’d out On the Road for us yo!

A 30-minute indie movie inspired by 80s cop movies, and perhaps by 90s Saturday morning cartoons as well. Back the movie on Kickstarter and it will be released online for free. Remember kids, hacking time is dangerous business.

Plot twist: these are a real family’s Christmas mornings over the past decade. The video was posted as a disguised cry for help by the boy, whose deranged parents make him play pretend everyday. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

The retirement home of action stars gets a dose of young blood. Stallone’s character clashes with the co-founder of The Expendables – an arms dealer played by Mel Gibson – and is forced to add new members to the group.

Johnny Depp plays an A.I. expert, dedicated to creating a sentient computer which houses the collective intelligence of mankind. When gravely injured by terrorists, his only chance at survival is to meld his mind with the machine. Bad idea.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 sees Hiccup and Toothless discover a hidden cave, home to lots of dragons and their mysterious caretaker. But just as they’ve found new friends, a dragon trapper arrives to take them away.

From director Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle, CJ7) comes a comedic re-telling of the legendary Chinese novel Journey to the West. The movie portrays the tale’s hero as a pacifist demon hunter.

“Sayeth whaaat?!” How It Should’ve Ended takes on yet another questionable Marvel sequel, Thor: The Dark World. The group also teases a new animated series and hurls one more jab at Man of Steel.

(NSFW: Language) Melodysheep crafts a Holiday tune using samples from the Griswold’s Christmas misadventure, the 1989 classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Starring Chevy Chase and his crazy-eyed look.

(NSFW: Language) The Dark Knight returns to desecrate classic Christmas movies, including It’s a Wonderful Life and Home Alone. You can watch the full episode where this skit appeared on Pistol Shrimps’ website.

(NSFW: Language) Jenko and Schmidt are going undercover once again. This time they pretend to be college freshmen to bust a fraternity crime ring. Nick Offerman and Ice Cube return alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.