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 | DVD Review: Executioners Song |
 kpm writes "“ Executioners Song“ is a dramatization of the last days of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, what drove him commit the crimes, and his petitioning for his execution, which would make his death sentence the first to be carried out since the government reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
The movie starts at Gary Gilmore‘s (Tommy Lee Jones - Men in Black) release from prison to the custody of his cousin Brenda (Christine Lahti - Hideaway) in Utah. It soon becomes apparent that Gary is having a hard time adjusting to life outside prison, by the botched attempts to meet women, inept and violent ways of dealing with stressful situations, and his mishandling of general social settings like getting to work, or eating a meal. Things seem to get better when he meets Nicole (Rosanna Arquette - Desperately Seeking Susan), but his obsession with her becomes unhealthy, and coupled with his instability, and her dysfunctional personality, this becomes a disaster waiting to happen. After Nicole leaves Gary, he becomes even more delusional and murders two men senselessly during small time robberies. The remainder of the movie is Gilmore‘s quest for execution and the games he played with certain people.
Originally released as a made for TV movie in 1982, five years after his execution in 1977, and based on the Norman Mailer Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the plot is based on the later part of the book, including the trial and fight for the sentence of death to be carried out, and the inevitable execution.
This movie is your typical 80‘s made for TV movie, good actors and acting, with a mediocre script. The Directors Cut apparently falls somewhere between the made for TV version and an uncut, 50 minutes longer movie, that was released to foreign audiences. This isn‘t a bad movie, but at times I felt that you were supposed to feel sympathy for Gary, that prison made him a social outcast, and that he wasn’t responsible for his actions. I would have liked to know what made him initially a troubled young man to land him in jail initially. I recommend seeing this movie, but wait for the release of the foreign version to see if the missing 50 minutes is worth it.
I give “Executioners Song“3 fatal shots out of 5
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 @ 10:49:34 CDT (0 reads)
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| Twilight Moves in to Harry's Spot |
kpm writes "Summit Entertainment has announced that the Stephanie Meyers based movie “Twilight“ has a revised release date. “Twilight” is now taking the “Harry Potter and the Half Blooded Prince“ original release date of November 21, 2008. When Warner Bros. moved the next Harry Potter movie to July 17, 2009, Summit Entertainment jumped at the Friday before Thanksgiving release date. This move should give “Twilight” the weekend as there is no projected ’blockbuster’ scheduled.
Thanks to Warner Bros and Summit Entertainment, because now I don‘t have to make a choice as to what to see first on December 11, 2008.
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 @ 10:46:18 CDT (3 reads)
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| Gemini Division - Internet Suspense Series Comes to NBC and SciFi! |
 Rosario Dawson is involved in yet another soon-to-be cult hit. ComicsOnline fans know Rosario Dawson from everything from highbrow pieces like the movie adaptation of Broadway's Rent and Oliver Stone's Alexander to cult hit movies like Kevin Smith's Clerks 2, Frank Miller's Sin City movies and Quentin Tarantino's DeathProof to her co-creation O.C.T. (Occult Crimes Taskforce), an original 4-issue miniseries for Image Comics.
Dawson Stars as Detective Anna Diaz, whose story of her trip to Paris is told via a series of vlogs taken by Diaz and left for an as-yet unnamed friend whose identity may be left vague so he/she can remain us, the viewer.
Justin Hartley, who we know as Oliver Queen/Green Arrow from Smallville also stars as...
Hey wait a minute, why don't you just click "Read More..." below and see it for yourself? We've got the first two webisodes posted already, so you can see for yourself if you agree with us at ComicsOnline that with all its drama, suspense, and intrigue, Gemini Division is destined to be the hottest show on the internet!
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 @ 07:33:29 CDT (4 reads)
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| DVD Review: Southpark Season 11 |
 the_matt writes "Well it's time to go down to South Park to see what the boys are up to this time because the 11th Season of South Park is now on DVD. This season the boys had to fend off crazed Easter Bunnies, discover who has lice, stop the homeless problem from spreading, and save Imagination-land from total nuclear destruction. The 14 episode season had a lot of highlights and received high praise from the media for its amazing execution. The "Imagination-Land" trilogy of episodes from this season was nominated for an Emmy.
Highlights:
-"Imagination-Land" stands out as being one of the best stories that Matt Stone and Trey Parker have come up with yet. The story introduced the concept that all of our imaginations are linked at the characters that we have known and loved from our childhood exist together in peace. The bad characters from our imagination get free and all out war breaks out across the land.
-"Guitar Queer-o" makes fun of the massive amounts of people who are totally engrossed in playing Guitar Hero. In a great moment of realism Stan's Dad tries to play the game thinking he will be awesome at it because he can actually play a guitar...but then realizes that the same and the real thing are nothing a like!
-"The List" is the story of the boys finding out that the girls in their school have made a list of the cutest boys and where everyone ranks. Cartman and the boys plot to get the list and are surprised when they learn who is at the top and who is not.
-"Night of the Living Homeless" is by far my favorite episode of the season as it is a total Zombie movie parody. It's full of great jokes and lots of twists.
Overall:
This season was a lot more consistent than the previous ones have been. The stories in this season really demonstrate why the show is still as popular as it is. Although the creators might go a little too far sometimes and someone is bound to be offended by something, if you are open minded and have a good sense of humor you will really get a kick out of this season.
I give this set 4 out of 5 imaginary characters.
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Posted by kevin on Monday, 18 August 2008 @ 22:53:26 CDT (6 reads)
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| DVD Review: Tiny Toon Adventures Vol 1 |
the_matt writes "They're Tiny. They're toony. They're all a little looney. And for the first time this cartoony is now on DVD!
The Emmy Award Winning First Season Vol. 1 of Tiny Toon Adventures is now available for you to own. If you grew up in the late 80's / early 90's you will remember sitting and watching Tiny Toons each morning. Babs and Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck, Hampton Pig, Montana Max, and more make up the cast of the next generation of Loony Tunes. If you were a fan of classic Looney Tunes you will still be entertained as these kids get educated by the classics themselves. Bugs Bunny is the headmaster and the rest of the gang are the staff members at Acme Looniversity. Volume 1 of Season 1 includes 35 episodes.
Highlights:
-The Looney Beginning
-Journey to the Center of Acme Acres
-Prom-ise Her Anything
-Citizen Max
-Europe in 30 Minutes
Extras:
The set seems to be lacking in extras which is disappointing considering it is a 4 disc set. The only extra is a making of featurette called "From Looney Tunes to Tiny Toones- A Wacky Evolution!" It is a nice feature but it really just doesn't balance out the set. It just seems rushed.
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The video quality is also pretty lacking. The colors just don't seem as bright as they should. The audio quality is perfect. I loved the show and I just wish that a bit more effort would have been put into capturing how great it was. I look forward to the next release in this series and I hope that we might get some more extras and attention put into the next.
I give this 3 out of 5 sticks of Acme Dynamite.
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Posted by kevin on Monday, 18 August 2008 @ 22:52:14 CDT (4 reads)
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| CC 2008: ComicsOnline interviews Robert Kirkman |
 At ComicsOnline, we unabashedly love Robert Kirkman. Lucky for us the big man was at Comic Con 2008 pimping his new Invincible Series available now on MTV and iTunes, so we got the chance to speak with him at length about not only that awesome new motion comic, but also about his Invincible and Walking Dead comics and his partnership with Image. Naturally we wanted to make a big first impression, so we brought Invincible to meet him live and in person.
Click Read More below to read the transcript of our conversation!
"Partner?" Where are my royalties, Kirkman?
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Posted by kevin on Saturday, 16 August 2008 @ 12:01:23 CDT (47 reads)
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| DVD Review: Code Monkeys |
*Explicit Review Warning*
Code Monkeys is explicit, graphic, and possibly the most obscene cartoon ever. Do not watch Code Monkeys or click "Read More..." below if you are under 18 or are offendable in any way.
You have been warned.
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Posted by kevin on Saturday, 16 August 2008 @ 11:01:06 CDT (7 reads)
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| Kung Fu Killer - Premieres Sunday 8/17 on Spike! |
kpm writes "As the end of one journey becomes the beginning of another, each of us must find our own path. But no matter how far we have traveled, in the end we cannot run from our past, what we have done or who we are.
Sunday August 17th, Spike TV is airing the two part mini-series, “Kung Fu Killer”, which has David Carradine cast in a similar role which made him famous, the man of peace, schooled in martial arts, out for revenge. This time he’s in 1920’s pre-communist China and his mentor has been killed by Chinese mercenaries.
Robert Carradine plays White Crane, the orphan of missionaries, raised by Wudang monks, who witnesses the murder of the majority of the inhabitants of the temple. In search of revenge and justice he ends up in Shangri, where he meets Jane Marshall, played by Darryl Hannah, a cabaret singer looking for her missing brother.
Be prepared for two stories to be told over the two nights. On Sunday the first story introduces the characters and tells a tale of vengeance, justice, betrayal and sacrifice. Monday’s tale is about love, enslavement, betrayal sacrifice, and compassion, when Jane and local girl, Wei, are kidnapped by Crane’s younger, spiteful ’brother’, who has an ulterior motive.
Don‘t let the title fool you, this is neither a kung fu movie, and it has nothing to do with David Carridine‘s previous hit series. David Carradine has taken a role that suits him well, the white martial arts master and philosopher. Filmed entirely in China, this is as visually impressive as it is well written and acted. The fight scenes, while well choreographed, are more on the believable side than, say, a Jackie Chan flick. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would because of the stories.
I give “Kung Fu Killer“4 grasshoppers out of 5
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Posted by kevin on Saturday, 16 August 2008 @ 01:06:06 CDT (17 reads)
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| CC 2008: DCU Online |
 Chelsea writes "To fellow MMORPG lovers, do I have a head's up from you! Thanks to a bit of aimless wandering at San Diego Comic Con, I stumbled upon a DC booth where they were showcasing their first look at DCU Online. This game is going to be a giant online multiplayer MMORPG, using the big named DC characters as NPC's and allowing the players to create their own superheroes or villains.
I got to spend about fifteen minutes playing the game and speaking with some of the staff as they educated me on the details. There were six other players at different stations, and we were all currently in the same level where Brainiac has taken over the city and we need to defeat him. There are also innocent citizens taken over by his power, and we have to defeat them while freeing them from him. As I was getting used to being a super speed demon, running from one side of Metropolis to the other in the blink of an eye, Green Lantern came flying by knocking Lex Luthor off his feet. I had freezing ability as well, so I turned Luthor into a block of ice and helped Jon Stewart take him down. Awesome.
I was told that Jim Lee actually designed most of the character possibilities, both female and male and their costumes, so there are a wide variety of choices and each are stunningly beautiful. Yes, there is a certain feel that this game has in common with others like World of Warcraft, and notably City of Heroes/Villains. It seemed like they took the best of both worlds to plug it into this game, and then utilized the fast DCU world to stick characters inside. You can choose to be a villain or hero from the beginning, and will get mission requests from heroes like Superman or villains like the Joker. The Joker might send you on a bank robbery, and Batman could send you to stop it.
I only spent fifteen minutes playing, but I came away from it very excited about this game. The gameplay seemed straight forward and easy to manuever, but complicated enough to keep your attention. There were general fighting abilities on top of superhuman abilities, and you were not limited to just one power -- although you could not have all of them either. The graphics seemed colorful and interesting, and it was certainly the highlight of my day.
It will be available for the PC and the PS3, so 360 users might start considering a new purchase in the next year or so. There was no exact release date, and the woman I spoke to said they wanted to thoroughly work on this game rather than speed up production for early sales. This is not going to be a game done fast and sloppily; it clearly has a great deal of thought and care being put into it. Also, DC writers will be adding storylines for the quests and overall gameplay, and they promised NPC DC characters from big to small. Right now, this game may be the only reason I would buy a PS3, and it also might be well worth the price!
Keep visiting ComicsOnline.com for all the latest about DCU Online!"
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Posted by kevin on Friday, 15 August 2008 @ 06:17:16 CDT (12 reads)
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| Blu-ray Review: Beowulf |
LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings
of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped,
we have heard, and what honor the athelings won!
Thus begins at least one modern translation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf. It has been long debated whether it had long been an oral poem in roughly the same form as was transcribed on the Cotton Vitellius A.XV...
Wait, before you drift off, let's fast forward to 1997 when Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust) and Roger Avary (True Romance, Pulp Fiction) wrote a screenplay together based on the same epic poem that used to put us to sleep in high school...
Okay, while some of us might appreciate that this is an awesome fantasy adventure story--the FIRST known story ever written in English--and that the screenplay was co-written by one of the most revered writers in comics and genre novels, and even though it's one of he most realistic and cutting edge animated films ever, some people might need something else to pique their interest...
Angelina Jolie pretty much naked in High Definition Blu-ray! Really, did I need to write anything more? Look, whether you're an English Literature major, a Neil Gaiman fan, a fan of a great fantasy adventure story, or just fantasize about Angelina Jolie wearing nothing more than gold paint, Beowulf is the film for you, and the new Blu-ray edition is the best way to enjoy it. Not only will you enjoy the full feature in high definition picture and sound, but the disc is packed full of extras. Check them out below!
DVD Features:
• Featurette: A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
• Featurette: The Volume
• Featurette: "T" Time
• Featurette: What is the E.O.G.?
• Featurette: Lay of the Land
• Featurette: Givin' Props
• Featurette: Scanners
• Featurette: Stunts and Rigs
• Featurette: Plan of Attack
• Featurette: Fight Me
• Featurette: Baby It’s Cold Inside
• Featurette: Beasts of Burden
• Featurette: The Origins of Beowulf
• Featurette: Creating the Ultimate Beowulf
• Featurette: The Art of Beowulf
• Featurette: A Conversation with Robert Zemeckis
• Additional Scenes: Grendel Runs Towards Herot
• Additional Scenes: Hrothgar Awakened by Unferth
• Additional Scenes: Scylding's watch Escorts Beowulf
• Additional Scenes: Wealthow Shows Beowulf the Sundial
• Additional Scenes: Beowulf Boasts to the People of Herot
• Additional Scenes: Beowulf Hammers Grendel's Arm
• Additional Scenes: Celebration and Seduction
• Additional Scenes: Wulfgar Greets Beowulf at the Stockade
• Additional Scenes: Beowulf's Day Unferth Finds the Horn
• Additional Scenes: Cain on the Barrows (Original)
• Additional Scenes: Cain on the Barrows (Alternate)
• Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
• Easter Eggs: Coffee Break with John Malkovich
ComicsOnline gives Beowulf on Blu-ray 5 out of 5 beautiful naked golden monsters.
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Posted by kevin on Thursday, 14 August 2008 @ 09:18:59 CDT (11 reads)
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| DVD Review: Boston Strangler: The Untold Story |
kpm writes "“Boston Strangler: The Untold Story” puts forth an interesting theory about Albert De Salvo’s last days, before his murder at the hands of an inmate in prison.
In this retelling Albert De Salvo (David Faustino - Married with Children), has an overactive sex drive, and a bad temper. In a botched attempt at an extramarital affair, he over plays the fashion photographer ruse and he kills the girl. It appears that for this reason he is arrested and placed in a mental institution. It is here that De Salvo meets Frank Asarian (Kostas Sommer - Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo) the cellmate who helps concoct the scheme for Albert to become the Boston Strangler. There are a few twists left that lead up to the murder of Albert De Salvo, so all is not spoiled.
This flick had such potential but fell into the trap of trying to develop too many characters in to short a time, but all you end up with is a very unsatisfying film. John Marsden (Andrew Divoff - Lost) is the detective in charge of the case, until the mayor revamps the squad, with a pencil pusher in charge, and that story line ends there. De Salvo’s is only developed superficially, and only enough to bring out that he’s troubled, married to an unhappy woman he met overseas while in the military, and possibly not brightest candle on the cake. And Frank Asarian is a pivotal character in this story, and yet we learn nothing about him. This movie is poorly executed and as unsatisfying as cotton candy.
I give “Boston Strangler: Untold Story“1˝ ill-conceived schemes out of 5
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Posted by kevin on Thursday, 14 August 2008 @ 08:52:23 CDT (10 reads)
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| Blu-Ray Review: Top Gun |
Do you feel the need? --the need for speed? Top Gun was the iconic movie for 1986. Amazingly quotable, Top Gun's "High-Octane Action" breaks the sound barrier in terms of pop culture source material. Just watch it again and see how many phrases came out of this movie and into pop culture lexicon.
Another retrospectively amazing thing with Top Gun is how practically everyone in it became a star. Most of them were small potatoes back then, but since then most everyone in Top Gun has blown up. See if you can spot a young Nathan Petrelli in an early classroom scene.
Just watching it again all these years later really brings out the intense cheesiness in this film. The gay soft porn of the volleyball scene alone is worth a second look just for the sheer WTF of it all.
Beside the pop culture origins, rising stars, and cheesy scenes, there are two great reasons to buy Top Gun on Blu-ray. The first is immediately obvious: This film has transferred to Blu-ray better than any other film of its age I've yet seen. You can see every bead of sweat and every brushstroke of makeup. The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound is epic. This film was made for High Definition and it shows.
Possibly the biggest reason to get this movie on Blu-ray is the depth of Special Features. The Blu-ray format lends itself to Special Features because of the greatly increased space on the disc. Top Gun really exploits this by cramming the disc full of hours and hours and hours of special features, both current and vintage. This disc really feels like this is a library collection of practically all the support media ever created or that you'd ever want to see created for Top Gun.
Top Gun on Blu-ray features:
-The full-length movie featured with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound
-Optional commentary by producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott, co-screenwriter Jack Epps, Jr, Captain Mike Galpin, technical advisor Pete Pettigrew, and Vice Admiral Mike McCabe.
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: The Making of Top Gun from the Ground Up: Pre-Production
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: Playing with the Boys Production: Land and Sea
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: The Need for Speed: Air
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: Back to Basics: Visual Effects
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: Combat Rock: The Music of Top Gun
-Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun: Afterburn: Release and Impact
-Multi-Angle Storyboards: Flat Spin
-Multi-Angle Storyboards: Jester's Dead
-Featurette: Best of the Best: Inside the real Top Gun
Vintage Gallery: Music Videos: Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone"
Vintage Gallery: Music Videos: Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Vintage Gallery: Music Videos: Loverboy "Heaven in Your Eyes"
Vintage Gallery: Music Videos: Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens "Top Gun Anthem"
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Patriotism
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Story
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Male Action
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Romance
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Cruise / Action
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Cruise / Moody
Vintage Gallery: TV Spots: Music
Vintage Gallery: Behind the Scenes Featurette
Vintage Gallery: Survival Training Featurette
Vintage Gallery: Tom Cruise Interviews
The only special features I can think of that I'd still want would be some kind of interactive locations map where you can plot out all the different San Diego locations.
ComicsOnline gives Top Gun on Blu-ray 5 out of 5 checks your body can't cash.
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 @ 12:55:16 CDT (18 reads)
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| Blu-ray Review: Jack Ryan Collection now in High Definition |
In 2004, all 4 films were collected in "The Jack Ryan Special Edition DVD Collection", but it's 2008 and Jack Ryan fans want HD. Amid Hollywood rumors of Tom Clancy's famous Jack Ryan character's return to the big screen in a film that may or may not be a series reboot, star Ryan Gosling, or be directed by Spider-Man's Sam Raimi, Paramount has heard the demands of the teeming masses of Jack Ryan fans who have come around and upgraded to this thing we call Blu-ray and now want nothing more than all four films on High Definition Blu-ray disc.
Now you've got it.
Paramount has released all four Jack Ryan films on Blu-ray with new HD menu titles and Blu-ray extras including HD interviews and optional creator commentaries:
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Patriot Games (1992)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Hunt for Red October was Jack Ryan's first step from the pages of Tom Clancy's novels and onto the movie screen. Starring Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery, this Academy Award winning film is the story that many still consider the paradigm of how a Jack Ryan movie should be told. The Hunt for Red October is a cold war story of a Soviet submarine captain's risky defection to the United States. Baldwin's portrayal of the hero who relies more on his intelligence than brawn or firepower launched his career, but Baldwin didn't return to the franchise, but because he wanted to pursue a career on Broadway in A Streetcar Named Desire, he was instead replaced by another more seasoned action star.
The Hunt for Red October on Blu-ray features:
-The full-length movie featured with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound
-Optional commentary by director John McTiernan
-Featurette: Beneath the Surface, a look back by many of the film's cast and crew.
-Theatrical Trailer
ComicsOnline gives The Hunt for Red October on Blu-ray 5 out of 5 nuclear submarines.
Patriot Games stars Harrison Ford taking over the role of Jack Ryan. Here we see Jack after he's left the CIA and delved deeper into to being a family man. Much of this film's theme deals with how different people feel about family and what they are willing to do to preserve or avenge them. Patriot Games tells the story of how Jack takes a life because he could not stand by and let innocents be killed by terrorists, and how because of this, his own family is targeted by a splinter terrorist group bent on revenge.
Patriot Games on Blu-ray features:
-The full-length movie featured with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound
-Featurette: Patriot Games Up Close, a look back by many of the film's cast and crew.
-Theatrical Trailer
ComicsOnline gives Patriot Games on Blu-ray 3 1/2 out of 5 knighted Americans.
Clear and Present Danger came so close behind Patriot Games in no small part due to Harrison Ford communicating to the producers that they had such a great cast and crew put together, that they should just do another one. Where Patriot Games was all about Jack Ryan's family, this film in contrast features Jack mostly away from home, as he finds himself trying to stop an illegal war with the Columbian drug cartel. While this is about Jack going out in the field rather than solving crises by rushing from office to office, care is taken to show that Jack as played by a mature Harrison Ford is no Indiana Jones, but he employs his wits to deal with threats from drug don Ernesto Escobedo (Miguel Sandoval - Medium) as well as Clancy's more action-oriented hero, CIA assassin John Clark (Willem Dafoe - Spider-Man). Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger also feature Jack's daughter played by a young Thora Birch (Ghost World).
Clear and Present Danger on Blu-ray features:
-The full-length movie featured with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound
-Featurette: Behind The Danger, a look back by many of the film's cast and crew.
-Theatrical Trailer
ComicsOnline gives Clear and Present Danger on Blu-ray 4 out of 5 drug kingpins.
The Sum of All Fears was a departure from the rest of the films, as not only did this film feature Ben Affleck as the third actor to portray Jack Ryan, but this was something of a reboot for the series, as it took place in present day 2002, but featured a younger Jack Ryan who had not yet married Cathy Muller, now played by Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot) who took the role over from Anne Archer and Gates "Doctor Crusher" McFadden. With awesome performances by Morgan Freeman and James Cromwell, this is my favorite film of the four, no matter comparatively derided it is on these here interwebs. Taking over as John Clark is Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) whose appearances in the film leave you wanting him to star in a full John Clark film... Or maybe just portray a maybe-relative of Marvel's most popular mutant.
The Sum of All Fears on Blu-ray features:
-The full-length movie featured with Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound
-Optional commentary by director Phil Alden Robinson and cinematographer John Lindley
-Optional commentary by director Phil Alden Robinson and author Tom Clancy
(Amazing military geek fest! Totally worth listening.)
-Featurette: The Making of The Sum of All Fears, a look back by many of the film's cast and crew.
-Featurette: Creating Reality: The Visual Effects of The Sum of All Fears
-Theatrical Trailer
ComicsOnline gives The Sum of All Fears on Blu-ray 4 out of 5 nuclear threats.
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 @ 10:49:26 CDT (22 reads)
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| CC 2008: Interview: Battlestar Galactica Actor Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama) |
 The_Matt writes "If you missed Part One of our Battlestar Galactica Comic-Con San Diego coverage, we got to speak with James Callis who plays Dr. Gaius Baltar. In Part Two of our BSG coverage we got to speak with Jamie Bamber, who plays Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama.
The following contains spoilers for Seasons One through Four of Battlestar Galactica. Click Read More to continue reading this interview.
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Posted by kevin on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 @ 06:13:51 CDT (33 reads)
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| DVD Review: FREAKAZOID Freaks Out on DVD! |
The_Matt writes "Runs around in underwear,
Freakazoid! Freakazoid!
Another classic WB Cartoon has finally made it's way to DVD! Freakazoid! Season 1 is now available! This show was one of the many WB Animated projects going on during the 90's that are finally making their way to DVD (Tiny Tune Adventures is coming soon folks!)
Originally conceived as a serious Superhero cartoon (with character designs by the amazing Bruce Timm...you know...the guy who designed everything from Batman: TAS to Justice League!!!), Freakazoid ended up going the total opposite direction and was a wacky, crazy, non-nonsensical character who ran around and occasionally stopped villains. This show parodied the typical hero as well as many other cartoons from the past including Johnny Quest, Batman, and many other shows.
Origin of the Freakazoid! and Cast
Computer Geek Dexter Douglas was surfing the internet one night and was ZAPPED into cyberspace. He was turned into the Freakazoid (a cross between Plastic-Man and Jim Carrey's The Mask).
Throughout his two season run Freakazoid had a large, diverse cast of characters. Dexter's parents (Debbie and Douglas..yes his dad's name is Douglas Douglas) are the stereotypical oblivious parents. Dexter's brother Duncan essentially is Flash Thompson from Spider-man. He bully's on Dexter but likes Freakazoid. Dexter does get some revenge on Duncan while he's "Freaked Out". And finally there is Mr. Chubbikins, Dexter's overweight cat (who was voiced by Frank Welker...the Voice of MEGATRON), who leads to Dexter being sucked into the computer by accidentally walking on Dexter's keyboard and entering a specific sequence of keys.
And what Hero would be complete without a cast of Supervillains? The Lobe, Cave-Guy, and Candle Jack are just some of the many crazy bad guys that our hero faces.
Favorite Episodes/Segments from Season 1:
-Dance of Doom- First Episode in the series and Freakazoid's First Encounter with Cave-Guy
-And Fan Boy Is His Name- Introduces Fan-Boy
-Ode to Leonard Nimoy- Words cannot describe this segment. Its a classic.
-The Chip: The origin of Freakazoid!!!
-The Cloud
Personal Highlight of the Series:
My favorite part of many of the episodes are the asides with Freakazoid's friend Officer Cosgrove. In the middle of a crises or event of need Cosgrove would always appear out of nowhere and ask Freakazoid if he wanted to go and do something totally non-related. Regardless of the situation Freakazoid would wait a second...think about it...and respond "DO I???". These moments are just so absurd that you have to laugh and really...they are done without skipping a beat.
Overall:
This set has some great moments from the show and the video and audio quality of the transfer are perfect. I can't wait for the next album to be released.
5 out of 5 Cave-Guys!
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| DVD Review: Rogue |
kpm writes "Rogue is possibly one of the most interesting movies I've seen recently. From the makers of Wolf Creek, this story also takes place in the outback of Australia, except the antagonist this time isn't a deranged old hermit, but a large, territorial saltwater crocodile.
A wildlife river cruise in the Australian outback turns bad for the passengers of the tour boat, Susanne. Loaded with a variety of passengers, tour guide Kate (Rahda Mitchell - Silent Hill) take the group on a scenic tour up river about two hours. During the trip they are stopped by friends of Kate, on of which is apparently a disgruntled boyfriend, and his brother. This incident isn't what you’d expect from a stalker flick. As the group gets ready to return, a distress flare is sighted up river, and they go to investigate. Once there the boat is sunk and they are stranded on a small island and the tide is rising.
Rogue is your standard animal as the stalker movie, and the individuals act pretty much as expected, with a couple of minor twists and a suspenseful finale. The most noticeable problem with this film is that characters are not developed and therefore when the passengers begin dying, there is very little remorse felt for them. What sets this movie apart from others is the use of wildlife cinematography to set the mood. Pretty and cute animals and majestic landscapes counter the brutality of the saltwater crocodiles and the tidal tributaries they live in. This is an interesting flick and worth seeing, if for nothing more than the wildlife scenes.
I give Rogue 3 stalker crocs out of 5.
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Posted by kevin on Monday, 11 August 2008 @ 06:43:58 CDT (22 reads)
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| DVD Review:Witchblade The Complete Series |
kpm writes "Witchblade the comic book is about New York police detective, Sara Pezzini, who accidentally gains possession of a mysterious artifact, called the Witchblade, and the lengths Kenneth Irons will go to, to possess the Witchblade.
Witchblade the tv series is about New York police detective, Sara Pezzini, who accidentally gains possession of a mysterious artifact, called the Witchblade, and the lengths Kenneth Irons will go to, to possess the Witchblade.
But there the similarities end. Top Cow had Sara meet other characters, both in and out of the Image universe, including Darkness, Lara Croft, Wolverine, and the Battle of the Planets kids. And lets not forget that when the artifact's power kicks in the bladed gauntlet appears as well as the craggy, skimpy carapace that replaces her clothing. The tv show had the gauntlet, with blade as needed, and visions, when the artifact activates. But, alas, no otherworldly bathing beauty contest.
Witchblade: The Complete Series contains the pilot episode and 23 regular episodes on 7 discs. The pilot aired in 2000 and the series ran from 2001 - 2002, and tells the story of the death of Sara‘s (Yancy Butler - Drop Zone) best friend Maria, and her partner Danny Woo (Will Yun Lee - Bionic Woman),and of the relationship with Kenneth Irons (Anthony Cistaro - various tv shows), Ian Nottingham (Eric Etabari - 2 Fast 2 Furious), and how the Witchblade affects her life, and the lives of those around her.
Sara Pezzini finds the Witchblade, or it finds her, while chasing mobster Tommy Gallo who murdered her friend and partner. Once the amulet bonds with her, Kenneth Irons and Ian Nottingham show up, wanting the Witchblade for their purposes. The first season revolves around Irons and Nottingham trying to get Sara to give them the artifact or take it from her, and Sara finding out why her father was murdered, solving crime, and trying to figure out how the Witchblade works, all while keeping Irons and Nottingham from maiming or killing her in their quest. By the end of the first season sara figures out how to go back in time to change events that end up with her still receiving the Witchblade, but getting to save her partner. Unfortunately the second season feels like the first only with the partner im the mix.
On it's own merits, this show was actually a well done and a descent adaptation aimed at prime time TV viewing. The cast was relatively unknown, but performed well considering this show was based on a comic that was not widely known, and on a cable channel that had not dabbled in many original broadcasts prior to this. The downfall of the show stemmed from the lack of originality in the second season, and the star’s battle with her own personal demons.
I recommend the Witchblade set and give it 3 magical blades out of 5. (4 for season 1, 2 ˝ for season 2)
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Posted by kevin on Monday, 11 August 2008 @ 06:37:58 CDT (25 reads)
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| CC 2008: Iron Man Armored Adventures |
 Dune writes "Nicktoons (Yes, Nicktoons the channel, not Nickelodeon itself) brings today's youth a blatantly rushed cartoon based off the Marvel comics legend, and summer blockbuster hit, Iron Man. But this isn't your daddy's Iron Man! Hell, its not even YOUR Iron Man. It's a re-imagined, yet already stale, hip, teenage version of Iron Man. Trade the booze for attitude and trade the women for… MORE attitude.
Not only are Iron Man and his urban stereotype of a counterpart, War Machine, reimagined, the entire cast of villains gets a retuning as well. Did you ever read classic Iron Man comics and think, "Wow, the Mandarin just doesn't do it for me. I really wish he was a lot more like a giant Japanese fighting robot." Well, neither did I… but clearly the creators of Iron Man: Armored Adventures did.
The plot lines of the two episodes shown at Comic-Con were full of obvious holes and managed to talk down to their target audience of toddlers. The animation closely resembled the cut scenes from 90s LucasArts point-and-click adventure games. This just seems like an unfinished product, acceptable as a web video at best. No reason to waste the space on your DVR."
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Posted by kevin on Saturday, 09 August 2008 @ 07:03:05 CDT (28 reads)
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| Press Release: Iron Man on DVD and Blu-ray |
$315 Million Box Office Smash Debuts September 30, 2008 in Ultimate Edition Two-Disc Sets Exploding with Hours of Behind-the-Scenes Bonus Features, Deleted Scenes, Robert Downey Jr.’s Screen Test and Much, Much More
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Delivering non-stop action and excitement from a Super Hero who boasts not only unique powers, but also irresistible charm, penetrating intelligence and a wry wit, Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures’ worldwide box office sensation IRON MAN soars onto DVD and Blu-ray on September 30, 2008. Kicking off the fourth quarter, Paramount Home Entertainment presents spectacular Ultimate Edition two-disc sets on both DVD and Blu-ray, as well as in a single-disc DVD. IRON MAN thrilled both critics and audiences around the world with its captivating story and stunning visual effects. Called “spectacular” (Rolling Stone) and “a thrill-a-minute blockbuster” (“Reel Talk”), the film features an all-star cast including Academy Award® nominees Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac, Chaplin), Jeff Bridges (The Contender) and Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) and Oscar® winner Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare In Love) and was directed by Jon Favreau (Elf).
Earning over $315 million in the domestic box office to date, IRON MAN lifts off with high-speed, high-flying action when jet-setting industrialist Tony Stark survives an unexpected attack in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech robotic suit of armor. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Straight from the pages of the legendary comic book, IRON MAN is a hero who is built—not born—to be unlike any other!
The IRON MAN Ultimate Edition two-disc sets are super-charged with hours of explosive bonus features that take viewers inside the suit of self-made Super Hero Tony Stark and his invincible alter ego. The sets offer the ultimate IRON MAN experience with extensive explorations of the origins of the character in a six-part featurette, as well as a seven-part in-depth look at the making of the film, a revealing documentary on the stellar visual effects, Robert Downey Jr.’s original screen test, deleted and extended scenes, a photo gallery of concept art and behind-the-scenes images on the set and more.
For a list of features, click Read More... below!
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Posted by kevin on Friday, 08 August 2008 @ 23:00:48 CDT (32 reads)
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| DVD Review: Transformers: Cybertron Ultimate Collection |
 the_matt writes "
The Transformers return for the newest 3-D Animated Series "Transformers:Cybertron". This season was the final installment "Unicron Trilogy" which included the Armada and Energon story arcs.
Optimus Prime and the gang are faced with imminent doom as a black-hole has appeared over their home planet Cybertron. In order to save their world and the universe, they must find the legendary Cyber-Planet Keys which will unlock Cybertron itself and allow a new transformation to occur. Of course, they must find the keys before Megatron and the Decepticons can.
The series really stands out as a high point in the trilogy. It is much more consistent as far as story and the overall goal for the characters to accomplish. Armada was a great show as well, but Energon just seemed to lack a constant point.
Highlights of the Season:
-"Fallen"- Sets up the overall season story arc and gives more of the history of the Transformers, including more on Unicron
-"Haven"- Introduces the new Autobot Headquarters on Earth.
-"Deep"- Incorporates the legend of Atlantis into Transformers mythology.
-"Balance" - We get to see the Transformation of Cybertron into the Transformer's Creator: PRIMUS!
-"Giant" - Introduces new takes on classic G1 characters Metroplex and Menasor
-"Unfinished"- Great battles between Galvatron and Optimus which include some dialogue from the "Transformers: The Movie".
DVD Set Quality:
An interesting thing to note about this set is that it contains ALL of the episodes from the Cybertron Series. In the past, Transformers DVD sets have been broken up in to two or more parts. "Transformers: Armada" was a two part set which contained 52 episodes. This time around you get all 52 episodes of Cybertron for a low price. The video quality and sound quality on this set are a 9/10.
Overall:
The series does a lot to stand out from its predecessors. The incorporation of mythology opens up new stories and allows for many different directions that weren't possible before. The humans still play a role in this current arc but really aren't anywhere as annoying as they had been in the past. They actually do a lot to contribute to this series, just as Spike had during Generation One. Make sure you give it a few episodes before you make a decision, as the energy and plot really kick in about 8 episodes into the series. Lots of classic characters make appearances and the whole Transformers Universe gets utilized. If you are a Transformers fan this series would be a great place to jump on board. If you have been watching since Armada and Energon, you will be totally satisfied with the culmination of this series as it pays its dues to previous characters and stories.
ComicsOnline gives this DVD set 4 out of 5 Cyber-Planet Keys.
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Posted by kevin on Wednesday, 06 August 2008 @ 15:50:49 CDT (21 reads)
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