Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 2:46AM 
We got a whole 'lotta show for you this week, including our reviews of District 9 and G.I. Joe. We also tear apart Entertainment Weekly's list of the 20 Greatest Vampires of All Time, give our thoughts on Marvel Comics' Ultimatum, gush over Warren Ellis' Frankenstein's Womb, and join The Walking Dead.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 3:11PM 
It's finally here! Our big arsed comedy special in which we discuss Judd Apatow's Funny People and the current state of comedy in film. Plus the hosts of You've got GEEK, as well as guest Gordon Holmes, come clean with their favorite comedies of all time. Note- This is only the first part of a two part special. Coming soon- Part 2, in which we discuss our listener feedback, and explain why they are wrong! Also, You've got GEEK delves in to the AFI's top 100 comedies of all time, and explain why they too are wrong! Stay tuned!
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 2:48AM 
It's our big SDCC 09 wrap up. Bob Trate was on the scene to give us the low-down on some upcoming films such as Avatar, Iron Man 2, Tron Legacy, Kick-Ass, A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, plus more. We also take a look at (500) Days of Summer, Thirst, Trick R Treat, and the new season of Entourage.
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 11:45AM 
I have been at Hall H the entire day. I sat in awe of the new 3D films by Disney, braved the Tweens and hordes of soccer moms crazed for Twilight: New Moon, and the future of film revealed here today with James Cameron's Avatar. However, the only footage shown that received a standing ovation was for Mark Millar and Matthew Vaughn's Kick Ass.
It was bloody brilliant. It is the pure translation of the comic that the fans are hoping for. Surprisingly enough, it doesn't have a distribution deal yet according to Vaughn. But that will change quickly.
Before the trailer was shown, for the first time, Millar and Vaughn completely won over the crowd with a literal translation from the opening of the Kick-Ass comic. What will be forever etched in my mind is the music they used in the SDCC presentation. Now it was probably just a temporary piece from the John Williams' Superman score (the Planet Krypton track) but it had a perfect tone that fit the build up and the eventual comedic tragedy.
One of the most disturbing scenes from the comic is when Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage) is training his daughter, Mindy (Chloe Moretz) to take a bullet. Cage, who usually has as much range as his hair pieces, balanced all the lines with a perfect sense of humor. There was a great back in fourth between the two as they each bribed one another to get what they wanted. You couldn't help but laugh at the scene despite how incredibly disturbing it was.
There was a scene shown with Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) debating with friends on how cool it would be to go out and fight crime. Millar's dialogue was truly brought to life by Vaughn's direction and the script work of the director and Jane Goldman. This perfectly illustrated that Vaughn and actors understand the source material. However, the two big action sequences on display in San Diego were what got the crowd and myself excited for the film. The first was Kick Ass' attempt to stop a robbery. It started out funny with the green and yellow tights but got very intense and very real. Again illustrated staying true to Milliar and John Romita Jr's original comic. It reassured us all that this will not be in the same vein as Wanted, which went in a different direction but still scored $341.4 million worldwide.
The big action piece shown displayed the prowess and scope that Hit Girl (Moretz) will bring to the screen. The Kick Ass comic panels came to life as the blood and swords started to fly. I truly believe if they would have just shown that scene alone, they would have won the crowd easily.
Aaron Johnson's performance as Mr. Kick-Ass could be likened to Toby Maguire's in the original Spider-Man. Johnson has an honest approach to the character that allows the viewer in. Though from what I saw at the San Diego Comic Con this will be Chloe Moretz's break out role. Moretz's eats up the screen and you cannot help but want to see more of her as Hit Girl.
Millar stated that he saw the film and the comic as a trilogy. With no distribution deal yet we might not even see Kick Ass any time soon. The real shame was that this should have been screened in Hall H with a packed house. Since it has no studio backing it ran later in the day when many people had written off Hall H as the "Twilight Zone". Trust me when I say this and I absolutely mean it, Kick Ass looks to be one of the greatest comic book movies off all time.
-Bob Trate
Friday, July 24, 2009 at 3:13PM 
We here at You've got GEEK are rather big fans of Harry Potter, so it was with equal parts excitement and trepidation that we braved the waters of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. Plus we weigh in on The State finally coming to DVD, DC Comics' big summer event Blackest Night, and the German film Die Welle.