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Winding Down: Rihanna Tops Off The Day

ebaker — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:03:48 +0000

Rihanna walked the streets of NYC showing plenty of skin. [Moe Jackson]

Another day. Another song from Blueprint 3 leaks. Sorry Hov. [Nah Right]

Getting your girl knocked up might not be so bad after all. [Holy Taco]

Lindsay Lohan needs all the help she can get. Try identifying the people who robbed her crib. [PopCrunch]

Word is Megan Fox is playing Catwoman in the next Batman flick. We’re copping advance tickets now. [Coed Mag]

Hard day? These pics of hotties in the wild should cheer you up. [Double Viking]

Maybe these Bape ties will encourage some of you to clean up your look. [Daily Drop]

Seriously, dude. How do you rack up 22 DWIs? [Flisted]

Video Game Of The Week: Batman: Arkham Asylum

intern — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:44:54 +0000

TITLE: Batman: Arkham Asylum

DEVELOPER/PUBLISHER/PLATFORMS: Rocksteady Studios/ Edios Interactive/PC, PS3, XBOX 360

FUN FACT: Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy reprise their roles as the voices of Joker and Batman.

WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT: Let’s be honest, 99% of superhero-based video games suck. After the super noob-friendly Batman Begins game and the awful Superman Returns game, it was looking down hill for DC. But much like the newest Batman film, the Dark Knight is here to save them. To put it in simplest terms, Batman: Akrham Asylum is not only a fanboy’s wet dream but it also holds its ground as one of the best titles of this year.

STORY: Screw Sherlock, the Dark Knight will always be the greatest detective of all time. While most other superhero games stick close to the comics, BAA is original while still paying respect to comic history. The new plot, which focuses on Batman battling everyone he’s locked up in the past, is an interesting and new idea, but it’s the dynamic gameplay that’s most impressive…

GAMEPLAY: Stiff-moving and generic trademark attacks are the hallmark of horrible movie-to-game adaptations (we see you Fantasic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer). Arkham Asylum isn’t flashy, and Batman just kicks ass like any other non-superhuman. Aside from basic button-mashing, the game gives a certain amount of freedom to players. Although there are a lot of options available on how to dispose of enemies, the game’s most difficult setting provides a challenge even for serious gamers. We suggest you start out playing on the normal mode, then work your way up instead of acting like one of those I-start-playing-on-the-hardest-level dickheads.

GRAPHICS: While the movie version of Arkham Asylum was…eh…okay, the graphics of this game do a great service to Gotham’s little slice of hell. Featuring broken furniture, scribbles on the walls, and disgusting housekeeping, BAA provides players that disconcerting “Where the hell am I?” feeling that isn’t seen in games anymore.

DOWNSIDE: The only really bad thing that we can say about BAA is an overdrawn introduction with the Joker being taken inside Arkham. We get it, he’s crazy, he’s going to do something that starts the game, blah, blah, blah. After that though, it’s smooth sailing all the way to the end of the game.

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5 Films That Could Bring Eddie Murphy Back

dscott — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:09:12 +0000

Like most '80s babies, we’ve got a love/hate relationship with Eddie Murphy. We loved everything he did up until Boomerang and we pretty much hate everything he’s made after 2001. So imagine our surprise when we read a rumor this morning that Eddie Murphy was being considered for the role of The Riddler in the next Batman installment. Word? Eddie Murphy? As the Riddler? We’d rather watch The Rock try to do Shakespeare.

Regardless, it’s obvious that Eddie is trying to revitalize his career. There seem to be no fat suits or pantyhoses in any of his upcoming flicks (a definite plus) and there was a rumor going around that he was trying to make a Beverly Hills Cop 4 (eh, not so much). That may work, but we’ve come up with a couple movie ideas that we think would get him on some sort of track…check ‘em out below…

COMING TO AMERICA 2: THE RETURN OF PRINCE AKEEM

• Plot: After returning to his kindgom with his bride, fast food heiress Lisa McDowell, Akeem learns that his Princess has been sleeping with the son of an opposition leader. His trusty sidekick Semmi suggests that he return to America to once again find love. Only this time, instead of searching the streets of NYC, they hit up the modern day chocolate city, Atlanta!
• Why He Should Do It: We all want to see Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall on screen together again. We can really care less what the movie is.

EDDIE MURPHY AUDACITY HBO STAND UP SPECIAL

• Plot: In the vein of his previous two classic stand up specials (Raw & Delirious), Eddie Murphy returns to the stage to air out the critics and to give his side of the story on all the tabloid and gossip magazine stories we’ve read about, including his baby with Scary Spice, why he did Pluto Nash, why he can’t and won’t stop wearing fat suits and wigs.
• Why He Should Do It: Like every other comedian, Eddie went after that family movie money and never looked back. It’s time for him to drop the Madea act and return to his raw stand up roots, if for only one night. His fans will thank him.

THE PJ’s MOVIE

• Plot: Due to the current economic and housing fiasco, the housing projects that Thurgood Stubbs calls home is scheduled to be torn down. In order to stop the destruction of their longtime residence, Thurgood, along with the other tenets, must come up with a plan to save their beloved PJ’s.
• Why He Should Do It: The PJ’s was before its time'the show won three Emmy’s during its three year run. Satirical animated humor is in and profitable. Also, Eddie Murphy’s lazy ass bragged about being able to record his part for Shrek in his home studio, so he can do the same here. Only this time he’s not being a jackass.

STAR TREK: THE JOURNEY OF GEORDI LA FORGE

• Plot: In this Star Trek spin off, Eddie Murphy assumes the role of the most famous black guy on the Star Ship Enterprise, Geordi La Forge. After his tour of duty with the Star Ship comes to a close, La Forge attempts to rebuild a life for himself back on Earth. Through meetings with old friends and visits to past residences, we learn who La Forge really is and why he left his entire life behind to boldly go where no man has gone before.
• Why He Should Do It: After the embarrassingly bad Pluto Nash, Eddie needs to redeem himself in the realm of space films. If the all-new Star Trek film that’s coming out is any good, this sequel would be the perfect vehicle into the great beyond for Mr. Murphy.

YOU & I: THE RICK JAMES STORY

• Plot: One of the biggest pop stars in history, Rick James ushered his own brand of funk into the homes of millions. The Rick James Story takes you on a journey for from his humble beginnings in New York to his explosion on Motown to his destructive fall.
• Why He Should Do It: Eddie’s second love was always music. Hence why he felt the need to bless us with those two gems “Party All the Time” and “Put Your Mouth on Me.” But besides a successful music career, another goal that has eluded Eddie has been the winning of an Oscar. After his Academy Award nominated role in DreamGirls, this would be the perfect Oscar bait. Musical biopics are pretty money in the bank. If this doesn’t work, then fuck it, go back to the fat suit.

Christian Bale’s History Of Violence

justinm — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:48:04 +0000

According to British media, The Dark Knight’s Christian Bale was arrested today in London by police investigating claims that he assaulted his mother and sister. The 34-year-old actor allegedly broke out some rough stuff in his suite at the Dorchester Hotel on Sunday, the day before the European premiere of his latest Batman blockbuster.

Why would a big star like Bale touch up his own family members? Maybe they told him that George Clooney’s Batman was better, even with the nipple suit? Maybe they asked for two hours of their life back after watching Harsh Times? Whatever the motivations, and whether the allegations are true or not, Bale is definitely not the one to fuck with. Over the course of his 20 year film career, he’s been turned into a lean, mean fighting machine. After the jump, watch the best of Bale’s on-screen ass kicking (girls included).

In Harsh Times

In Equilibrium

In Reign Of Fire

In Batman Begins

The Dark Knight Shines Brightly

justinm — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:41:51 +0000

With Batman Begins (2005), director Christopher Nolan saved the comic hero franchise from years of camp and kitsch (and George Clooney's nipple suit). But Ayo! Scott only knows how to keep it all the way real, so let's agree that as refreshing as Nolan's darker take was, the movie had some shit on its shorts. For people who don't own Batman bed sheets, the environmentalist terrorist Ra's al Ghul was a pretty obscure and lame supervillain to kick-start the franchise with. Katie Holmes, who played opposite Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne's childhood friend and love interest Rachel Dawes, had the same chemistry and believability with Bale that she has with her heterosextraterrestrial husband Tom Cruise…

Thankfully, the sequel reams its predecessor, and every other comic-inspired movie'UGGH! RIP! SPLAT! In this installment, anarchist criminal the Joker (played masterfully by the inimitable Heath Ledger, R.I.P.) joins forces with the mob to wrestle control of Gotham City from Batman and the new, uncomprimised District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Set in a more realistic world, the film makes the idea of two men dressed up as a bat and a clown facing off in the streets even more fucked up and fascinating. The line between good and evil, sane and bat-shit crazy is wonderfully thin.

Admittedly, Ayo! and his diabetic peepers could have used more eye candy, but Maggie Gyllenhaal is infinitely better as Dawes than Holmes was. Ayo! appreciates brains, and she is oddly alluring, even if some might say that she, Selma Blair (Hellboy II: The Golden Army), and Gwyneth Paltrow (Iron Man) made this the most sexless crop of summer blockbusters ever. Ultimately, cosmetically enhanced titties are unnecessary because The Dark Knight is a knocker. Go suck on it, you boobs.

Two-Face Is LEGO Batman’s Illest Villain

bfred — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:45:01 +0000

Sure, this summer’s new Dark Knight flick looks great, but there’s another Bruce Wayne incarnation dropping in September: the LEGO Batman video game. Unlike the darker, more modern movie, the LEGO game is based around the light-hearted 1960s Adam West TV show. Today, Warner Bros. revealed one of the villains that will show up in the game: Two-Face. Originally known as Gotham’s district attorney Harvey Dent, he turns into a sociopath after a criminal throws acid in his face. In the game, the character’s weapons will be twin .45 automatics. After the jump, watch Two-Face in action (with a cameo from Scarecrow) and see some new stills from the game.

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The Batmobile Is For Sale On Ebay

treats — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:45:56 +0000

If you’re a real 80’s baby, you might remember watching the live-action Batman show at Six Flag’s Great Adventure around 1989. It was a re-enactment of certain scenes from the movie, complete with a replica of the Batmobile (keyword: replica). The car you now see before you, is the real deal. One ambitious eBay seller is looking to get rid of one of the five actual Batmobiles from the Tim Burton classic for a cool $500,000 bucks that actually works, just not street-legal. Here’s what he had to say about some of the vehicle’s specs:

The car is 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. The chassis is custom built and the motor is a Chevrolet 350. To get in you have to be able to enter through the top where the canopy opens, just like in the movie.

If that doesn’t convince you to come out of pocket yet, the gallery of close-ups will after the jump.

[Car Domain]

Batman And Joker Get The Be@rbrick Treatment

treats — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:34:56 +0000

Next month, Japanese designer toymakers Medicom will be releasing these brand spankin’ new Batman and Joker Be@rbricks. Although The Dark Knight is about to hit theaters on July 18th, these new figures are actually a throwback to the 1960s blue-suitted Bat from the light-hearted Adam West TV show. After the jump, see the backs of the new toys, and watch the trailer for the upcoming Lego Batman video game, which is also based off the old school ’60s TV show.

[Vinyl Pulse]

Mortal Combat Vs. DC Universe Fight Gets Ugly

bfred — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:47:25 +0000

Most superheroes have at least one weakness, but still, it’s hard to imagine anyone ripping their skulls out of their heads. But in Capcom’s new game Mortal Combat Vs. DC Universe, Batman, Superman and the gang are going to have to compete with a gang of ninjas who won’t stop until they hear that fateful word ring out: FATALITY. The rumored game just got a lot more interesting with the release of a new trailer, which shows Batman facing off with Sub-Zero in a pretty wild show down. Watch the carnage after the jump.

[Games Radar]