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• Monday Morning Poll: Are You Excited for a New 'Star Wars' Movie?
  

  Filed under: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  I'm heading out to watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars later on today, and while a part of me is excited to be revisiting some of my all time favorite characters, the rest is sort of "eh" about the whole thing. And I'm not sure why, either. It's funny, too, because Campea over at The Movie Blog wrote up a similar piece recently where, prior to attending this film's premiere, he was trying to figure out why he wasn't excited about going...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Who Should Batman Fight Next?
  

  Filed under: Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  Now that The Dark Knight has shattered box office records, it's only fair to start discussing the inevitable third installment. Of course, we hope Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale and their team will return for a third film, but we know that's not guaranteed. However, there's no way Warner Bros. is going to ditch Batman while he's on top, and so we should assume serious talk of another sequel will take place within the next month or so. In the...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Your Favorite Batman?
  

  Filed under: Action, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  Finally. After God knows how many trailers, TV spots, viral sites, movie posters, merchandise, fan art, contests, Batman Anonymous meetings ("Hi, my name is Earth ... and I'm addicted to Batman), and an assortment of tomfoolery, The Dark Knight will officially arrive in theaters this Friday. And I've heard shows are already sold out through March 2011. Right on! That said, this might be the week you want to reflect back and read your favorite Batman comics, watch your favorite Batman movies, or spend some alone time with...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Pick Another Del Toro Sequel
  

  Filed under: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  With the arrival of this weekend's Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, we find ourselves (once again) discussing *damn* how great a genre filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is. I mean, he's a wonderful filmmaker all around, but I include the word "genre" as an indication of my respect for the man. He's so knee-deep in horror, dark fantasy, and pulp fiction that I doubt he'd even WANT to do a straight courtroom drama. (I'd go see it though.) One of the most...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Your Favorite Pixar Film?
  

  Filed under: Animation, Fandom, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  Well, the time has finally come for another funtastic Pixar film to hit the big screen. This Friday, Wall·E touches down on earth, and naturally its impending arrival has got us thinking about those nutty dudes over at Pixar who took giant risks, worked their asses off and revolutionized the world of animation. I'm fully aware that naming your favorite Pixar film is kinda like naming your favorite child, but it's fun to look back over the years and attempt to come up with the one Pixar flick that entertained us the most.
  
  Which do you hold closest...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Who's Down for 'Hulk' Sequels?
  

  Filed under: Action, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Monday Morning Poll

  
  
  First off, I need to apologize because I was supposed to provide our second Incredible Hulk review late last week, but life got in the way and I never produced it for you. I know, I'm a horrible person and I've given myself 27 lashings as punishment, though I'm sure Scott's review of the film helped you decide whether to see it or not. Truth be told, I wasn't that crazy about it -- but I'm also not a huge fan of Bruce Banner or the Hulk as characters. Banner, to me, is too...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: 'The Happening' or 'The Hulk'?
  

  Filed under: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Box Office, Fandom, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll

  
  
  The summer weekends are about to get a whole lot more competitive starting this Friday with the debut of two pretty big flicks, The Incredible Hulk and The Happening. On one hand, you have the return of a character who didn't do so well last time he was in theaters. On the other, you have the return of a writer-director who didn't do so well last time he was in theaters. Thus, both men (or...
  



• Memorial Day Poll: Should They Continue the Indiana Jones Franchise?
  

  Filed under: Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Monday Morning Poll

  
  
  Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! While I've been spending most of the weekend out at my imaginary mansion in The Hamptons, the rest of you were busy reserving just over two hours of your time for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We've already asked you what you thought of the film (and we'll be asking again later to catch up with those who saw it at the end of the weekend), so now it's time to jump ahead and ask ourselves whether we want this franchise...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: Your Favorite Indiana Jones Sidekick
  

  Filed under: Action, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels, Monday Morning Poll, Polls

  
  
  If there's one thing we've come to expect from every Indiana Jones film, it's that Indy will be joined by a sidekick (and a beautiful woman) on all his adventures. These sidekicks are there for comedic support, mostly, but also to help Jones get himself out of (and into) a jam or three. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, the large, round and cuddly Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) helped Indy search for the Ark of the Covenant -- but, really, how could you count out the tough-as-nails Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), who...
  



• Monday Morning Poll: What Could've Helped 'Speed Racer'?
  

  Filed under: Action, Box Office, Fandom, Family Films, Movie Marketing, Monday Morning Poll

  
  
  Ever since the numbers were released yesterday, anyone and everyone (as well as anyone who is everyone) has been talking Speed Racer -- specifically, how a $120 million Hollywood blockbuster could open with only $20 million at the box office. You can blame Iron Man, you can blame the marketing, you can blame the blogs for trashing the film all year long, you can blame Christina Ricci's weird haircut, or you can blame that judge on Project Runway for saying, "You can never have too much...