Now, if you know me here on Lunch then there's one thing you probably learned about me early on... I love to hate Michael Bay. Yet I couldn't stay away from Transformers the first time. … more
Save for a single exception (Superman Doomsday), I've feverishly preordered and relished in each and every DCAU animated motion picture production that has come from Warner Brothers (yes that means the … more
“DCAU” is a term you’ll find thrown around whenever the topic of animated superheroes comes up but exactly what is the DCAU and how did it come about? The answer to these and other … more
Let me begin this review by confessing my infatuation with the DC Animated Universe. When Bruce Timm and Paul Dini came on the scene with Batman the Animated Series back in September of 1992, I … more
Let me begin this review by confessing my infatuation with the DC Animated Universe. When Bruce Timm and Paul Dini came on the scene with Batman the Animated Series back in September of 1992, I concluded … more
WARNING: This review contain spoilers! “What is this that stands before me Figure in black, which points at me Turn around quick and start to run Find out I’m … more
Upon hearing the news of Disney’s intentions to buy Marvel for a cool $ 4 Billion dollars, provided it gets approved by share holders, I had very mixed feelings. Some comic book fans … more
WARNING: This review contains spoilers! DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL YOU'VE SEEN THE FILM! When the twelve-issue limited-run comic book series Watchmen was originally published in 1986 and through 1987, … more
So says a panel of a comic book within a comic being spoken as a metphor for the mighty Dr. Manhattan the only super face in a book of would be superheros who are actually just everyday folk in an alternate … more
The Punisher was one of the few movies that New World Pictures put out featuring Marvel Comics characters during the late 80's. New World Pictures owned quite a bit of Marvel during this time period. … more
By now, The Dark Knight is known to be the best of the best when it comes to super hero movies as well as Heath Ledger's final Oscar winning performance. What some people fail to realize about Christopher … more
You'd think that at least one vampire would wise up and take advantage of the fact that Alaska spends many a day in the dark. As far as I am aware, no such fate has befallen the great northern state. … more
This is perhaps the film that really made Zack Snyder well known. It's what put him in the minds of many movie goers. And it put him in my mind too, but not for the exact same reasons. … more
This was a film I had been wanting to see for a while. For some reason, I just hadn't gotten around to it, but finally the film was free on HBO ONDemand and I got to see why The Incredible … more
As a kid, Superman was always my favorite comic book hero. In about the sixth grade a close friend of mine introduced me to the Green Lantern. Superman was still my favorite, but I found the story of … more
I was not impressed by director Zack Snyder's efforts in "300." While it was a visual feast with impressive special effects, I felt that Snyder used those visuals as a crutch to support a rather dull … more
From Warner Brothers animation who gave us “Wonder Woman”, “Justice League Frontier” and ‘Gotham Knights”, comes DC’s next direct to DVD installment … more
I ordered this book from the Vine program with no indication that it is a graphic novel. Unfortunately it is and not a very good one at that. I enjoy this format more for a superhero comic … more
I won't even go into reviewing the story for this movie because it is so absolutely ridiculous and it was already superbly covered in the Topless Robot Review (very funny read, but contains … more
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woopak_the_thrill reviewed Dark Entries.
July 27, 2009
John Constantine is a fictional character, an occult investigator and exorcist created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben who appears in the monthly comic series “HellBlazer” … more
Not being a big follower of the endless slew of comic book conversions, I was refreshingly surprised with how good this film is. Directed by Zack Snyder, who previously made 300, apparently the movie … more
When Tristran Thorn is sent on a quest to find a falling star by his ladylove Victoria Forrester, little did he know of the magical adventure that would ensue. After falling in … more
A cinematic giant, V is a great example of a perfect film (other examples in my methodology include Out Of Africa, The English Patient and Goodfellas). Literally no actor could be replaced, no scene cut … more
Once again, I find myself being disappointed by a movie shot in IMAX. Unlike Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was partly shot in IMAX, yet once it became movie time, I couldn't … more
Fantastic Four I always looked at as the sunny side of X Men. This is the world where mutated humans are loved by the rest of mankind instead of being obstracized from society and feared. … more