When Will '7500' Be Released?

Back in 2012, I remember seeing the trailer for movie called 7500 that was scheduled to come out on August 12, 2012 (almost a year ago!), but it was never released. Doing some quick searching, I found out from Wikipedia that it was pushed back to April 19, 2013, but that never happened because it was pushed back yet again to an unknown date.

The film's official website just says "coming soon" and the official Facebook page (which hasn't been updated since its last posting from May 20, 2012) says "in theaters 2013."

The fact that the film has been pushed back multiple times isn't a good sign because it could mean that test viewings didn't go as planned and most feedback could've been negative or the higher ups just didn't think it was ready to be released for whatever reason(s), so it's currently just sitting on a shelf collecting dust. While any of that may be true, I really want to see it because I think it's something that could be enjoyable and I'm a sucker for horror movies, so hopefully a definite release date (whether it's being released in theaters or going straight to Blu-Ray/DVD) is announced soon.

The film stars Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Amy Smart (Crank, Road Trip), Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch), Leslie Bibb (Popular, Iron Man), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!, My Bloody Valentine), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween). It was directed by Takashi Shimizu (Ju On: The Grudge, The Grudge).

Check out the trailer below:

Movie of the Week: 'Warm Bodies' (2013)

My movie recommendation of the week:

 

Warm Bodies (2013)

"He's still dead but he's getting warmer."

 

Directed by Jonathan Levine

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich and Rob Corddry

 

 

"After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world."  (IMDB.com)

 

 

This zombie romantic comedy (loosely based on Romeo and Juliet) has a little bit of something for everyone. You like zombies? Check. You like a little gore/blood (it's rated PG-13)? Check. You want some romance? Check. You want some laughs? Check. If you said yes to any of the questions, see it!



Films I'm Looking Forward to in 2013 (Trailers Included!)

I know that January is almost over, so I'm just a bit late, but this post will feature the films I'm looking forward to in 2013. The list could turn out just to feature a few films, but as the year goes on and I learn about more films coming out, I'm sure more will be added.

*Note: While I've included the release dates for each film, the dates can change.

 

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (January 25th)

 

 

 

 

 

Warm Bodies (February 1st)

 

 

 

 

 

Oz the Great and Powerful (March 8th)

 

 

 

 

 

Evil Dead (April 12th)

 

 

 

 

 

Iron Man 3 (May 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

The Hangover Part III (May 24th)

 

No trailer has been released...yet

 

 

 

 

Fast 6 (May 24th)

 

No trailer has been released...yet

 

 

 

 

World War Z (June 21st)

 

 

 

 

 

Dispicable Me 2 (July 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

The Lone Ranger (July 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Rim (July 12th)

 

 

 

 

 

Anchorman: The Legend Continues (December 20th)

 

 

I think I'll stop there with 12 films that I'm looking forward to in 2013. Like I said, the list will grow as I learn about even more films coming out this year.



Happy Thanksgiving! (Movie Recommendation Included!)

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has a great day with whatever your plans are for the day. For everyone out there that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving...Happy Thursday! :)

 

This year, I'm going to list two films with a Thanksgiving theme. The first one will be the film that I highly recommend for a viewing. The second will be the film that should be avoided...at all costs!

 

 

 

What To Watch: Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

 

 

 

 

What NOT To Watch: ThanksKilling (2009)

 

 



 

Halloween Movie Recommendation #31: "Halloween" (1978)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #31:

 

Halloween (1978)

"The Night HE Came Home!"

 

Directed by John Carpenter

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles and Nancy Kyes

 

"A psychotic murderer institutionalized since childhood for the murder of his sister, escapes and stalks a bookish teenage girl and her friends while his doctor chases him through the streets." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Halloween was the obvious choice as being the film I recommend to watch on Halloween. It's a classic that needs to be seen by everyone. If you haven't seen it yet...get on it now!





Halloween Movie Recommedation #30: "Dawn of the Dead" (2004)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #30:

 

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

"When the undead rise, civilization will fall."

 

Directed by Zack Snyder

Starring: Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames and Mekhi Phifer

 

"A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall." (IMDB.com)

 

 

One of the few good horror remakes.





Halloween Movie Recommendation #29: "Hellraiser" (1987)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #29:

 

Hellraiser (1987)

"He'll tear your soul apart."

 

Directed by Clive Barker

Starring: Ashley Laurence, Clare Higgins and Andrew Robinson

 

"An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover, who's being chased by demons after he escaped from their sado-masochistic Hell." (IMDB.com)

 

 

 

 

Photo via Sodahead.com



 



Halloween Movie Recommendation #28: "Häxan: WItchcraft Through the Ages" (1922)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #28:

 

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)

"Benjamin Christensens stora film."

 

Directed by Benjamin Christensen

Starring: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan and Elith Pio

 

 

"A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles. First, there is a slide-show alternating inter-titles with drawings and paintings to illustrate the behavior of pagan cultures in the Middle Ages regarding their vision of demons and witches. Then there is a dramatization of the situation of the witches in the Middle Ages, witchcraft and witch-hunts. Finally the film compares the behavior of hysteria of contemporary (1921) women with the behavior of the witches in the Middle Ages, concluding that they are very similar." (Claudio Carvalho via IMDB.com)

 

 

Essential viewing on Halloween for fans of silent and/or classic horror films!

 

 

 

 

Photo via Criterion.com

 



Halloween Movie Recommendation #27: "The Cabin in the Woods" (2011)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #27:

 

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

"You think you know the story."

 

Directed by Drew Goddard

Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford

 

"A rambunctious group of five college friends steal away for a weekend of debauchery in an isolated country cabin, only to be attacked by horrific supernatural creatures in a night of endless terror and bloodshed. Sound familiar? Just wait. As the teens begin to exhibit standard horror movie behavior, a group of technicians in a control room are scrutinizing, and sometimes even controlling every move the terrified kids make! With their efforts continually thwarted by an all-powerful "eye in the sky," do they have any chance of escape? (DVD)

 

 

I know this is a movie that people either love or hate and I, for one, love it! The last 30 minutes or so are a total blast! As for the people who didn't like it or didn't really understand it, google the movie and you can read about the thought behind the movie from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard. I think that if people do that, they may understand it more.





Halloween Movie Recommendation #26: "Zombie" (1979)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #26:

 

Zombie (1979)

"We Are Going To Eat You!"

 

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Starring: Tisa Farrow, Richard Johnson and Ian McCulloch

 

 

"Strangers looking for a woman's father arrive at a tropical island where a doctor desperately searches for the cause and cure of a recent epidemic of the undead." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Zombie vs. Shark...'nuff said.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #25: "Shaun of the Dead" (2004)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #25:

 

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

"A Romantic Comedy. With Zombies."

 

Directed by Edgar Wright

Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Kate Ashfield

 



"A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Want to watch a movie that has zombies, but is also funny? Well, look no further than Shaun of the Dead. Whoever doesn't find this movie funny, I'm sorry to say, has no sense of humor.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #24: "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #24:

 

 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

"From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon"

 

Directed by Jack Arnold
Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams and Richard Denning

 

"A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Of the Universal Horror films I've seen, Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite and that's why I'm recommending it.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #23: "A Nightmare on Elm Street " (1984)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #23:

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

"If Nancy Doesn't Wake Up Screaming She Won't Wake Up At All"

 

Directed by Wes Craven

Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp

 



"In the dreams of his victims, a spectral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him." (IMDB.com)

 



 

Not only does this film feature one of my favorite final girls, but it's also one of the first horror films I ever watched.

Halloween Movie Recommendation #22: "The Monster Squad" (1987)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #22:

 

The Monster Squad (1987)

"The end of the world starts at midnight"

 

Directed by Fred Dekker

Starring: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger and Stephen Macht

 



"Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike." (Steve Richer via IMDB.com)

 

 

This movie ranks up there with The Goonies and Stand By Me as movies that I loved as a kid and I still love today!

Halloween Movie Recommendation #21: "Evil Dead 2" (1987)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #21:

 

Evil Dead 2 (1987)

"Kiss your nerves good-bye!"

 

Directed by Sam Raimi

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry and Dan Hicks

 

 

"The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack." (IMDB.com)

 

 

If you haven't seen Evil Dead 2, see it immediately. I'm assuming that if you haven't seen it, you haven't seen The Evil Dead or Army of Darkness either, so go see those as well...you'll thank me later.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #20: "Friday the 13th Part II" (1981)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #20:

 

Friday the 13th Part II (1981)

"The body count continues..."

 

Directed by Steve Miner

Starring: Amy Steel and John Furey

 

 

"Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Is it Mrs. Voorhees' son Jason who didn't drown in the lake some 30 years before?" (IMDB.com)

 

 

I'm a big fan of Jason Voorhees and the Friday the 13th series, so there was no question that I was going to include one of the films as a film I recommend to watch on Halloween. The tough part was deciding on which one to recommend. Ultimately, I decided to go with Part II because it features one of my favorite final girls (Ginny) and also because it's the film where Jason is introduced as the killer.



Halloween Movie Recommendation #19: "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead" (2006)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #19:

 

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)

"Humans..the other white meat."

 

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman

Starring: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham and Allyson Sereboff

 

 

"When the American Chicken Bunker, a military-themed fried-chicken chain, builds a restaurant on the site of an ancient Indian burial ground, local protesters aren't the only ones crying fowl! The previous tenants, fueled by a supernatural force, take "possession" of the food and those who eat it, and the survivors discover that they must band together before they themselves become the other white meat! Film lovers have been starved for sustenance. The relentless diet of predictability and pretense Hollywood has been serving up just doesn't cut it. Poultrygeist is hearty food for thought. In Poultrygeist, Troma takes on the the fast-food industry-skewering the soulless restaurateurs-in the world's first horror-comedy film to feature zombie chickens, American Indians and a bit of singing and dancing! It's Poultrygeist!" (Troma Entertainment via IMDB.com)

 

 

Well, this is the other Troma flick I was thinking about recommending...Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Just like with a lot of Troma flicks, this may not be a film for anyone who is easily offended as it's very non-PC. It features plenty of gore (zombies!), violence and nudity. It's outrageous and silly, so of course, I loved it and other Troma fans should love it too!

 

 

 

Photo via LloydKaufman.com

Halloween Movie Recommendation #18: "Night of the Creeps" (1986)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #18:

 

Night of the Creeps (1986)

"The good news is your date is here. The bad news is...he's dead."

 

Directed by Fred Dekker

Starring: Tom Atkins, Jason Lively and Steve Marshall

 

"Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them." (IMDB.com)

 

 

A cult favorite, this awesome 80s horror/comedy stars the awesome Tom Atkins!

 

 

 

Photo via JoBlo.com



Halloween Movie Recommendation #17: "The Thing" (1982)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #17:

 

The Thing (1982)

"The ultimate in alien terror"

 

Directed by John Carpenter

Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley and Keith David

 

"Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills." (IMDB.com)

 



 

A fantastic film that is a horror classic!



Halloween Movie Recommendation #16: "Session 9" (2001)

Halloween Movie Recommendation #16:

 

Session 9 (2001)

"Fear is a place."

 

Directed by Brad Anderson

Starring: David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon and Paul Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas, Peter Mullan and Brendan Sexton III

 

 

"Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back." (IMDB.com)