Comic-Con 2012: The Good, The Bad, The Really Disappointing
As quickly as it started, it’s over, and now San Diego has exactly one year to sweep up the flyers, plunge the body paint out of the toilets, and try to purge THIS IMAGE from our brains. Comic-Con, as always, was a raucous success in our lovely city, and despite the uncharacteristic humidity, it seems everyone had a great time. So… what were the hits and misses of the largest Comic Convention in the world? Let’s discuss, nerds.
AWESOME:
The movie trailers! Sweet, sweet movie trailers! I always enjoy getting a sneak peek at upcoming movies, despite the fact that there’s a 90% chance I’ll wait till I can Netflix them so I can watch them in my pajamas. Some of the top trailers:
1. Oz, The Great and Powerful
JAMES FRANCO! MILA KUNIS! WIZARD OF OZ PREQUEL! YES PLEASE!
2. The Batmobile (documentary)
In preparation for this week’s release of The Dark Knight Rises, this makes me all sorts of excited. Unfortunately it aired last night and I don’t have cable. Wah-wahhhh.
3. Wreck-It Ralph
I’m always a sucker for a good animated kids movie, and this is no exception. This story of an 8-bit videogame villain who wants to clean up his act looks sweet and silly without being overly-saccharine. Extra points for John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman, who we’re used to in more, erm, R-rated roles.
4. Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Don’t care.
THE COSPLAYING SEXIES
Always my personal favorite, Lady Boba Fett, although BuzzFeed has a TON more to check out.
The trailer for NBC’s new post-apocalyptic show, Revolution premiered. J.J Abrams and Jon Favreau (who needs to go on a diet ASAP) looks awesome.
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The NOT-SO-AWESOME
1. The Game of Thrones panel, which I waited for for hours and then ended up being laaaame
With most of the cast off filming, and season 2 having just ended a few weeks ago, it’s not surprising that there weren’t many bombshells to announce, or anything remotely exciting whatsoever. It was a HUGE bummer though, not to have Tyrion Lannister, the world’s most bad-ass “half-man” around for the panel. We learned that the season 3 will premiere March OF NEXT F***ING YEAR, and a few new cast members. Other than that, I’ve heard farts with more interesting information.
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The Straight-Up Whack
Whatever this is going to be. Sorry, KB.