New Batmobile From Batman Vs. Superman

As good as Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight franchise was, Batman fans still had a lot of things to complain about. Next year's Batman v Superman movie might prove to be an significant upgrade.

So what was wrong with The Dark Knight? Where do we even begin...

First of all, Batman looked a little bit too much like Robocop with that silly muscle padded suit. You generally won't find that look in the Comics and you certainly won't find it in any of the animated adaptations.

Then there was the fighting choreography. The scenes were badly filmed, you couldn't make out any discernible martial arts moves and for some reason they didn't want to hire a bad-ass trained martial artist as a stunt double.

Since we don't want this piece running into tomorrow, we'll jump straight to what was wrong with theBatmobile, or the Tumbler as they called it. The Batmobile is supposed to be a car first of all. A very cool, very aggressive and futuristic looking car, not a military off-roader..or whatever that was.

This newer adaptation from the upcoming Batman v Superman film is a lot more car-like, wouldn't you say? Sure, it still looks a bit too Army-like and seems like it would be really hard to drive because it's so wide, but at least it's a car. It has four wheels, not 40.

That being said, we're beyond excited to see it on the big screen, along with Zach Snyder's take on how the Dark Knight should be. Even though Nolan has a great cinematic mind, Snyder should prove more capable at this on-screen superhero thing. The way in which he directed Watchmen was nothing short of a masterpiece.

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Transporter Refueled Official Trailer with Indestructible Audi S8

Here's one 'Transporter' movie where everyone knows what the deal is with the car, yet nobody has a clue as to who the actual driver is.

Well, here's who Ed Skrein is for those of you who don't recognize him - and we don't blame you. He played the gallant Daario Naharis on the epic Game of Thrones TV Show. Still don't remember him? Long hair, kept trying to get in Khaleesi's robe until she actually gave in.

Yeah, that guy.

Well, since he's so used to playing 2nd fiddle on a show where there are so many other, more important characters, what could be more fun for Ed than taking a "backseat" while sitting in the front seat of a brand newAudi S8?

If all you want to see is mindless "car porn", then this might be a movie worth checking out. However if you're into realism, you better check those expectations at the door way before you step into the theater. From what we can tell, this movie looks more like an Audi S8 commercial, with the car doing superhuman things such as bumping into certain objects and not even having a scratch to show for it.

And of course somehow it's always looking like it's just been washed despite Frank (that's the character's name) driving like a maniac, plus lots of other questionable offenses that we're not even going to get into.

That last scene from the trailer speaks volumes about what type of movie this is. Ridiculous.

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Dodge Charger from The Dukes of Hazzard

Together with the original Batmobile from the 1960s "Batman" TV series and the De Lorean DMC-12 from the Back to the Future movie trilogy, the 1969 Dodge Charger also known as the General Lee from the "The Dukes of Hazzard", is one of the most iconic and memorable vecihles in the history of Hollywood.

And now, one of the original General Lees from the TV series is heading to the auction block at Barret Jackson's Scottsdale event in Arizona that kicks off on January 14.

Mind you, we're not talking about any General Lee but the very first car to appear on the first episode of the series performing its famous jump over a Hazzard County police cruiser.

Understandably, over the series' seven year run from 1979 to 1985, the producers used a lot of cars – some say more 300. So while it's one of the many General Lee cars used in the series, being the first makes its extremely special and it’s bound to draw the attention of collectors from all over the world.

Barret Jackson tells us the only cast member to ever drive the first car, which is fondly named "Lee 1", was John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard.

After the series came to an end, the 1969 Dodge Charger was dumped in a junkyard somewhere in Metro Atlanta where it stayed for 23 years before it was rescued and professionally restored to its former condition over a 16 month period.

Barret Jackson says that there will be no reserve price for the Lee 1.

Photo Credits: Barret Jackson , Via Insideline

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