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Raleigh Lantham’s fan-trailer for Captain America looks decent. But the “red band” version above takes that decent sentimentality, turns it over and then throws it face first into a pile of cocaine on top of Cap’s shield.

That said, we dig it. Now go home.

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We’re close to a new Rotten Tomatoes episode tonight where Ellen will debut a brand new song, we’ll have an Inglourious haiku and then review some films. But first, here’s a nifty little thing we found a few days late: the art of the cut/slide.

Now then, go home and get psyched for Friday.
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-John Lichman

While he honored Bong Joon-ho’s monster in our Top 5 Aliens and Monsters, still shots leaked today of the creature that’ll be used in The Host 2, a sequel that will have none of the original cast or talent involved returning. Anyway, Twitch has the most interesting take on the news regarding the film’s funding and talent. CHUD is excited about it.

And yet, it’s a test photo for CGI.Seriously. It was done quick and dirty to get a contract.

So, who cares? Go home already.

[If you want to see the photo, click here for DAUM]

-John Lichman

I’ve got a mild soft spot for the works of Rob Zombie. After all, I fondly remember cruising through suburban parking lots while the trash around Silver Spring would blast Dragula as if it were better than their current Anthem at the time. When word came around for House of 1,000 Corpses, I was immediately smitten with Zombie the Director.

Not only was it just an explosion of psychotronic phantasmagoria, but it meant I could use that exact term when describing his works and people would be dumbfounded. This would trigger me excitedly jumping up and down while exclaiming, “That’s the point!”

And of course, people hated it. Then came The Devil’s Rejects and more jumping. People started coming around.

Now I won’t tell many lies, but I’ve yet to see Zombie’s take on Halloween. I’m not even that interested in H2 or whatever it’s called. I’d rather he get back to the dark Southern pulp-fests that use dinosaurs as innuendo.So much like Judd Apatow before him, Zombie takes over the MTV Movies Blog this week.  And then there’s this clip from H2 that brings to mind the psychotronic tendencies of 1,000 Corpses that make me wide-eyed.

Of course, New Line is refusing to show any pre-release screenings of the film. So this wide-eyed stare is much more like being glassy eyed on the brink of death with a bit of hope thrown in for good measure.

I mean, really. I get it. He’s got a pale horse.

-John Lichman