When you think of Jon Favreau, you don't necessarily think that Iron Man would be a film he would direct, but as it turns out, Favreau is a huge comic book fan and was dedicated from the word go to make … more
I'm a modest fan of animes for a while now. I started watching the Dragon Ball and Ranma 1/2 series since I was in high school (early 1990s). I was never into the robotech and gundam … more
In 1994, Disney was at the top of the chain when it came to animated movies. In the years prior they had released classics like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid. All were … more
To be honest, I almost abandoned Shigurui somewhere around the first 2 or 3 episodes. The virtues of this series are at first masked behind opaque layers of extremely graphic violence, sex and nudity. … more
So I walked out of this movie after about 45 minutes. G.I. Joe just isn't my kind of movie, but that's not the movies problem. It's my problem. I had no business being there in the first place. For … more
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Sean_Rhodes reviewed Spider-Man 3.
August 14, 2009
Spider-Man... the films more or less made Comic Book movies more popular. At least for the new era. It sort of changed the way we look at hero films and what they can do. Spider Man … 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
Short attention span summary (SASS): 1. GI Joe goes global, hi-tech and impossibly awesome 2. Bad guys include the standard megalomaniac with Gaelic accent, mad … 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
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woopak_the_thrill reviewed Batman Dead End.
September 29, 2009
Everyone have always said that “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight” are the definitive films about Batman. Nolan’s works were undoubtedly works of excellence. … more
I still cannot imagine for the life of me why DC Comics published these two Batman stories together in one volume, let alone why the volume was name The Man Who Laughs (other than the title story sharing … more
A History of Violence is one of the most provocative graphic novels I have read recently. Vince Locke's illustrations are edgy, raw, and unrefined; which adds to the overall feel of the story. … more
Wow, just sat through the "thrilling" and "tense" sequel to Thomas Jane's original Punisher, Punisher 2: War Zone. As in my headline, let this be a warning to all … more
Every animated movie since the release of Shrek has desperately tried to gain adult acceptance as that is were the true money lies and on the Easter Weekend we were treated to Monsters v … more
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smichaelwilson reviewed Dark Entries.
January 21, 2010
There had been talk for awhile about Tartan Noir crime novelist Ian Rankin taking on the character of Constantine for Vertigo, the prospect of which had a lot of Rankin … more
Wow, what a summer. Its only halfway over and already I've been treated to two incredible super hero films, The Incredible Hulk [Theatrical Release] and the masterpiece Iron Man (Special Collector's Edition) … more
In 1992 DC Comics killed off the superhero who brought comic books to their glory days. In a similar fashion, the death of Superman brought thousands upon thousands of new readers to the genre since Superman … more
WARNING: This Review contains MATURE SUBJECT Matter. (If you are looking for the review of the movie, you may find it here.) We all know that a movie called … more
Iron Fist is a Marvel comics character created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane that debuted in Marvel Premiere. He also went on to have his own comic book series in the 70’s, appeared in … more
The original movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is 20 years old this year. If you were like me, who grew up on them, time seems to have flown pretty fast. Yet, today,. the Turtles endure. They even … more
I've had my fair share of watching comic book based movies (Spider-Man, Fantastic 4, Iron Man, X-Men, Watchmen, Batman) and each of them have unique ways of presenting the super hero and their heroic … more
I’ve often stated that I was weary of all the “zomedies” that have come out in the movies (though some of them were good) and that I wanted more of a real zombie related storytelling … more
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, VOL 1 is a graphic novel. It is most assuredly not a comic book intended for children. Rather it is solid proof that mainstream comic books can be combined with … more
Watchmen is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. I personally enjoyed reading the graphic novel after watching the movie. I feel there is a lot of literal elements in … more