April 4th, 2014
(center)(iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5bPJrbzjLls" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)(/center)(br /)(br /)Finally, the time has come for an official trailer to everyone's favorite cinematic mash-up of action heroes of yore and their latter-day counterparts. The end result? It would seem we can expect more of the same over-the-top action goodness and smile-inducing cameos that we've come to expect from (i)The Expendables(/i) franchise. Which can be a good or bad thing depending on which side of the action movie theater you choose to park your tank.(br /)(br /)This first of (I'm sure) several trailers gives a solid rundown of the cast, though any story details and/or spoilers have been cleverly disguised amongst the clamor of gunfire and assault of biceps. The most surprising new name on the list? Probably Kelsey Grammer. Not to critique too harshly, but his strongest action movie credential is looking like (i)Down Periscope(/i).(br /)(br /)Astute readers of the KarateMart.com Martial Arts Blog will notice that we (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/9-expendables-2-posters-that-should-have-been")successfully predicted(/a) the casting of one new team member. Now if only we could harness our powers for good...(br /)(br /)So sit back, tune the speaker level to eleven, your brain-power to three, and let Mr. Billy Squire lead you through the lands of action movie fun. It's Friday.
April 1st, 2014
(center)(iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_tiTVFrYeKc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)(/center)(br /)(br /)Fret not dear KarateMart.com Blog readers. We can at last sleep peacefully, knowing that the answer to one of life's greatest questions has been discovered. I refer of course to the the question "What would a video of Mike Tyson clips edited with Street Fighter sound effects look like?"
(br /)(br /)Short answer: Amazing.
March 27th, 2014
(center)(iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nCjsWpM9zFU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)(/center)(br /)(br /)Didn't want to (a href="http://www.karatemart.com/blog/watch-captain-america-the-winter-soldier-get-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles")wait another day(/a) before laying eyes on the new Ninja Turtles trailer? Yeah, neither did we.(br /)(br /)Luckily, the internets heard our cries and obliged us by releasing the first peeks at our mutant heroes this morning. The end result? It's...interesting.
March 12th, 2014
(center)(iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GfEqhmkatog" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)(/center)(br /)(br /)That's right. Shaq is back.(br /)(br /)Many of you were fortunate enough to have been born (i)after(/i) the dark days of 1994, the year that saw the birth of one of the most infamous games to ever grace a console: (i)Shaq-Fu(/i). Alas, many of us were not so lucky. For us, (i)Shaq-Fu(/i) was an insidious plague. A plague that entered through our precious video games, greeting us in the guise of a much beloved basketball star. Shaq + martial arts? It (i)had(/i) to be a great idea, right? Oh, if only we had known...(br /)(br /)It's a new day, and the crazy cats at Big Deez Productions have decided to resurrect the (i)Shaq-Fu(/i) franchise, and they're looking for your help! Currently an (a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn")Indigogo(/a) (think KickStarter) project, the game team is offering many a Shaq inspired perks to help get their game off the ground.(br /)(br /)Can we expect a new iteration/redemption of this infamous title? I guess we'll find out in another 39 days!
(br /)(br /)Feeling nostalgic and/or masochistic? Continue reading to watch a gameplay video of the ORIGINAL (i)Shaq-Fu(/i) (SNES). Check it out!
(br /)(br /)Source: (a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/06/shazam-shaq-returns-in-shaq-fu-a-legend-reborn/")Joystiq(/a)
March 6th, 2014
(center)(iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7SlILk2WMTI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen)(/iframe)(/center)(br /)(br /)If you've been sitting around thinking that 2014 has been sadly void of any new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie news, well, you aren't the only one. Luckily, fellow fans of the of the half-shell heroes won't have very long to wait. The first trailer for the Michael Bay produced (i)Ninja Turtles(/i) is set to premiere on April 4th, before showings of (i)Captain America: The Winter Soldier(/i).(br /)(br /)In related news, April 4th shall hereby be referred to as Probably The Day All Of My Joy And Childhood Dreams Are Carelessly Squashed Like A Grape, But Hopefully Not-day.
