the Justice League film

those who may not know, there is a justice league film comming out in 2015. However, it will be competing with Marvel's AVENGERS 2. With a big competetion such as the Avengers, many fans such as myself wonder...how will this live up to the potential? Well comming from a DC comic book fan such as myself, I have came up with some ways that the Justice League can compete with the Avengers. Here are my thoughts that can help Warner Bros and DC with this battle of epic proportions.

1. The Writers

Warner Bros have not been very successful with DC's franchises. However, the only two that lived up to the hypes was Batman and Superman. Green Lantern on the other hand lived up to fan boy hype but failed misreably in the box office. Why? because other characters such as green lantern get writters who have not read a stinkin comic book in their lives and just wrote crap on paper to explain a story that never really existed in the comic books. but it's not just Green lantern I'm talking about, Im also talking about the superman sequels( 3,4, and returns), Wonder-Woman(TV series) and the recent Arrow (based on the Green Arrow) on the CW. If Warner bros can fire those crappy writters and bring in some comic book nerds such as Kevin Smith( Comic book men) to write their movies they will be successful.
2. Actors

Before I start talking about my thoughts of actors who can play who, I want to explain some actors that have done a good job playing these roles.


Ryan Reynolds-Hal Jordan/Green lantern
Yes Ryan Reynolds, the guy is cocky, and has the looks for Hal, I had no problem with him playing the role of Hal Jordan. The only minor problems I had with this film was the animation and  time length of the film. The acting wasn't bad on Reynolds behalf but I blame the writters and animators who made this film. If anybody has to play Hal, you have to put Reynolds in. give him a Green lantern reboot which explores more on his character, give alot more time on Oa and in space, and have Mark Strong return as Sinestro and have him be the main villian.

Henry Cavil-Clark Kent/Superman

We have not seen this guy in action yet as superman, however, I have faith in Cavill for pulling off a better superman that what Brandon Routh did in Superman Returns (Crappy Crappy CRAPPY!!!! URGGGH). Time will tell if he will do good, but I honestly think he will be the best superman.

now on to choosing a cast choice for the league

Superman/Clark Kent- Henry Cavil
As I said up above, I think Cavil will pull off the role of superman and will be the best superman to date, He looks like superman and has been in strong leader like roles such as Perseus in Immortals  and Charles Brandon in The Tudors.


Batman/Bruce Wayne- Jensen Ackles

For many of you know, Christian Bale does not want to get involved the Justice League film, He has stepped down from Batman after the success of The Dark Knight Rises. However, Jesen Ackles (CW's Supernatural) can pull off the role of the dark knight for these reasons.
                1. He played a role of a batman character: He voiced Jason Todd in Batman Under the Red Hood back in 2010 and done an outstanding job with the role. You all are probablly wondering, he only did the voice, well think about it guys, if you check him out, he's got the voice and he's got the looks for Batman, plus he played a batman character before, so therefore, he would be a good choice in my opinion

Wonder-Woman/ Diana Prince- Lynda Collins

For those who may not know who this chick is, she played the role of the princess of mars in Disney's John Carter. Yes we all know that John Carter was not that great of a success but again I liked the movie!Collins would make a great fit for wonder-woman because she shows the characteristics of a character from what we seen from John Carter. (For those of  you who whine about opinons after just seeing one movie)She looks like the Amazonian princess and she is a good actress. She can potray a strong character and nothing else left to say

Martian Manhunter/ Jonn Jonz- Djimon Honsou

Now before I tell you guys why Honsou should play Jonn here is something I should add. Yes we need diversity in these films, John Stewart(Green Lantern) shouldnt be in this film because isnt as popular as Hal, dont take this wrong, I like John, great character but Hal is the Green Lantern enough said, but as far as Diversity goes, if we go with Honsou playing Jonn, he would potray Jonn very well, He is built and he has played roles in movies that had like a philosopher/outsider role in films such as Amistad and Never Back Down . And to tell you the truth, a Black Jonn Jonz (in human form) would go great.

The Flash/Barry Allen- Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling has the look and feel to Barry. With roles from movies like Drive and Ides of March, this guy seems to have the potiential of the flash and would see to fit well the character himself.  Many people believe that he would fit well as batman, but to be honest, Gosling would be too short to play the role of the dark knight. However, i think he would better off playing the Scarlet Speedster.

Finally, the moment you all have been waiting for

Aquaman/Arthur Curry- Liam Hemsworth

For all you haters of Aquaman, you have no idea what this guy can do unless you read the comics!, Yes he can talk to fish but his powers also can contain super strength, skin tough as a rhino, the ability to control water.  He is not a water bender but if he is around water he can create objects or control. and From his story, he was a lost King of Atlantis who was washed a shored because of exile as a baby. This would make a great story for a film if it was done right. Now im done ranting on you folks who hate Aquaman, Now I would say Chris but he allready plays Thor. Liam can have a chance of redemption after losing the role of Thor to his brother but with a DC character. I think the guy is a perfect fit for aquaman, no questions asked!

Director/Directors

When it comes to directing this film, you need to find someone who knows the comics and characters well. Take Joss Wheadon and the Avengers for instance, He was picked because of his works like Buffy and Angel, but he also knew the characters such as Captain America and Ironman from the Marvel universe, and guess what it worked. Because of a director who knows these characters he can incorporate a portryal of each of these characters from the comic books to the big screen. Now im not sure which director would be perfect but hear me out Warner Bros, PICK SOMEBODY GOOD AND WHO HAS READ A STINKIN JUSTICE LEAGUE COMIC BOOK!!!!

Story

Back when the Justice League was Assembled in 1960 in the Brave and the Bold #28, they faced against a foe who was indeed a Giant Starfish named Starro. Hey dont be hating on this star, he is brutal! however, the league was established when they faced against a group of titan like beings called the Appellaxians. Appellaxians were these intense violent creatures who were made up of energy and would rely on "host" bodies to take over. These aliens took the form of Wood, Ice, Mercury, Fire, Stone, and Crystal, and one took on the form of a giant yellow ptyretacyl. References anybody? if you cant figure it out the Titans from greek mythology. If the writers can incorporate these villians and would save the legion of Doom (or say Lex Luthor) for a sequel it would be better. As far as this idea ripping off from the avengers? no, I dont think so, it is it's own stand alone story. The aliens in the Avengers move was the Chui Tari and had nothing to deal with these beings right here. Now as every fanboy would like to see, if there was a way to incorporate a little fight scene between batman and superman, people would be lining up at the box office to see this movie instead of the avengers. I mean cmon these two going at it, everyone would love to see that in live action.  (Not in animation done one too many times)

Now heres my last thoughts

Learn from your competion, Warner Bros here me out on this one. Make individual films, if you do you can show the world these characters that nobody has ever even heard of. Yes some people might know who aquaman, the flash, wonder-woman is but what about the martian manhunter (regarding the TV series). Do not incorporate the new 52 series into this film, it will suck the new 52s look slick but lack the proper story of the justice league. So Warner Bros here are my last words. Dont Mess this one up for the love of God Please!!!!

Fantasy Sports-Who's the Best Free Service?

I know this isn't technically a rant, but I thought about the plethora of free fantasy sports services being offered and wondered which was the best.  So, I joined three different services, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN, and CBS Sports, and I'm going to review their various services and user compatibility throughout the upcoming NBA season.  I choose a head to head format on each service with a snake-style draft.  I'm going to rip through the services and notifications and tell you where to play your fantasy sports in the future.  First, let's check out the formatting on the pages.

A Nightmare of a Rant

Ok y'all, this is my first rant hope you guys enjoy!

With Halloween coming up in a couple of weeks, I want to do my first review/rant over some of the worst and most overrated movies. Today, I want to review one of my favorite horror films of all time, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Many of you might be wondering, if you are going to review bad horror films then why are you reviewing your favorite? Well, I am going to be talking about the crappy sequels and give my thoughts on the reboot that came out about a couple years ago. To kick things off, for many of you people who might not have a clue what this movie is… A Nightmare on Elm Street is about a child murderer/molester named Freddy Krueger who was killed in a fire by a bunch of pissed off parents. Freddy then comes back from the dead to seek revenge on the children who snitched on him. And to top it all off he kills you in your sleep; enough said about the plot, now
onto the review…

 

 

The first two movies were written and directed by Wes Craven and starred Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. One of my favorite scenes from this movie (not to mention one of the most memorable scenes in film history) is when Johnny Depp gets sucked into his own bed and his blood is spewed all over the ceiling. Home makeover anybody?

The first film was great! The second one is...eh...ok. After the second movie the rest of series went down the crapper when Wes Craven handed his series over crappy film writers who tried to give more of a comedic tone, the sequels had terrible acting from both the supporting cast and from Robert Englund himself who once took this role very seriously. Honestly, Englund is Freddy Krueger, but I think I would’ve dropped out of the role once I knew that the character I originated changed. The sequels also featured over the top gore scenes that were almost the equivalent of the Saw and Hostel series. One example from Part 3 when one character got his Achilles tendons strung-up like a puppet. 20 years later after the release of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare ( a movie about what if Freddy existed outside the movie world). New Line Cinema and Warner Bros got together to work on a reboot of the franchise after the “success” of Friday the 13^th reboot (God I hate that movie…). The reboot however, I liked. The reboot featured Jackie Earle Haley (Who played Rorschach in Watchmen) playing as Freddy Krueger. The reason why I liked this film is because the original film didn’t fully explain Freddy’s back story. This one went into detail about who he really was and went into more back ground of the kids who were victims of Krueger. So to wrap everything up here, The original film was AWESOME and the sequel was good. If you guys have any questions leave me some in the comment section or at mediafiendrants@gmail.com. 

A Fiend in Training

We've taken a potential new fiend under our wing in Matt.  Matt is...a little wild, but we'll try and refine his critical eye and see if he doesn't have what it takes to be a true fiend.  Matt is the lord of opinionation; now we need to help him add justifications behind his opinions.  Matt is full of hate for bad movies (even though I questions his taste at times), and he will offer up a comment about most anything, even if it doesn't make sense.  Matt is on a leash for now; if we ever unleash him, God help you!

Introducing the Fiends

The Media Fiend Rants is a blog that will watch, review, critique, and bitch about everything in the media, including television stations, movies, TV shows, music, and anything else that tickles our fancy.  We are going to use video, photos, and written entries to volunteer (or force feed) our opinions to the world.  As it stands, Moulin Rouge will be the first victim of our special brand of criticism.  But first, we must introduce the fiends...

I am Corey S. and I am the big heavy of the page.  I love everything media, as long as it's good.  My standards are high and I refuse to compromise.  I tend to be the angriest member of the page, screaming and stomping to get my point across.  I might be loud and boisterous, but I always make my point.  I'm right and your wrong, dammit, so don't start with me!

Next up we have the "comedian" of the page, Ryan.  He's sarcastic about everything, and his humor tends to run the gambit from dry to straight up unpleasant.  He will go anywhere to get his point across, and he frequently acts as my foil, a role he is well suited for.  Ryan regards himself as a music buff, but I'll leave that to you all to figure out.  Just pray he doesn't get his guitar or bass or other guitar or other guitar or other guitar or other guitar or other guitar or harmonica or keyboard or talent (it has to be somewhere) out...

This is Corey P., aka DJCJ.  This is the man with a conscious, a blessing given how morally bankrupt Ryan and I are.  He is a man of many tastes, but nobody else shares them.  He will talk about anything media, but he is probably the only one on here who will dive into media ethics (Lord knows I won't).  DJCJ will definitely let you know who he is; you have to decide if you really wanted to know it.

It's probable that we will have more contributors going forward, but until then, you've met the fiends.  Now it's time for the rants to begin...