Blu-ray Review: Stake Land
by Karl Madsen, Media Editor, Horror
Every once in a while you get a movie where the main antagonist isn’t the most dangerous. That’s the case with Stake Land, a vampire movie where the bloodsuckers are the obvious bad guys, but are by no means the most dangerous.
In Stake Land there has been an outbreak of vampirism, and humanity has been splintered into lone travelers and small communities. The communities operate on a barter system and rely on the travelers to bring in food, medicines, tools, and luxury items. And everyone waits for confirmation of the safe zone in the north, New Eden.
Blu-ray Review: Entourage: The Complete Seventh Season
The boys are back again.
The Show
Those unfamiliar with Entourage should definitely take some time to view the previous seasons before even considering watching season seven or reading this review.
Movie Review: The Change-Up
by guest reviewer and Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds star in Universal Pictures new take on the hilarious body swapping formula: The Change-Up.
Mitch and Dave lead two completely separate lives; Mitch is a playboy who has no clue what to do about his future while Dave is a family man. Both think they would be better off leading each others lives. One day they both wake up to find they got their wish alright!
Movie Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
I wish I knew how to quit you.
by guest reviewer and Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
Blu-ray Review: Stargate Atlantis – The Complete Series
by Matt Sernaker, Senior Editor
Stargate Atlantis makes the jump to High Definition with the release of Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series on Blu-ray! Now is the time to relive the epic five year tale of the Atlantis Expedition. Watch as the team faces off against threats from the Wraith, the Replicators, the Wraith, the Replicators, the…(wait this is getting a bit repetitive), and many other threats!
Highlights:
The series features many fantastic moments, but here are just a few of my personal favorites:
DVD Review: YellowBrickRoad
Follow the Yellow Brick Road, oh my.
by Karl Madsen, Media Editor, Horror
Urban legend and the chance to prove, disprove, or to simply solve the mystery, is the stuff that horror films are made of. Joining the ranks of Event Horizon, Blair Witch Project, The Cave, The Legend of Hell House, and any number of ‘find out what happened’ flicks is YellowBrickRoad.
Giveaway: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Free Sneak Preview Screening 8/4
Attention ComicsOnline Readers!
Do you live in San Diego? Would you like to attend a FREE SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING of the upcoming release of Rise of the Planet of the Apes on 8/4?
Well good news! We have Admit two passes for Rise of the Planet of the Apes for Thursday Night (8/4) available for you, our fearless readers.
Screenings are first come first serve so you need to get there early (like a couple hours early guys).
SDCC 2011: Captain America – Sneak Preview Screening Event
ComicsOnline was invited to a sneak preview event for Captain America, including a special appearance by Cap himself, Chris Evans. Check out this video from the event:
TV Review: ThunderCats “The Sword of Omens” and “Ancient Spirits of Evil” (SERIES PREMIERE)
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
“Thunder… Thunder…. Thunder… THUNDERCATS HO!”
Back in the 80’s, that phrase was heard in living rooms all over the US and kids tuned in every week to watch the continuing adventures of a band of humanoid cats from space as they fought the evil of Mumm-Ra and searched out a new home for themsleves to win over the hearts of children everywhere! Fast forward 30 years later and it looks like the cycle is set to repeat itself once again as ThunderCats returns to TV in a huge way!
Blu-ray Review: Doctor Who Series 6, Part 1
DVD Review: [REC] 2
by Karl Madsen, Media Editor, Horror
What are some of movie watchers biggest gripes? How about foreign movies with completely unknown actors? Most viewers are really irritated by subtitles, especially in an action movie. And of course there’s the questionable sequel to a flick that seems to have a plausible outcome at the conclusion of the first movie. Well [REC] 2 fits these descriptions, and breaks the mold as well.
Movie Review: Cowboys & Aliens
by Kroze Kresky, Media Editor
As a little kid playing with your action figures, I am sure you had such epic mystical bouts between two unlikely factions… Ninjas vs. the WWF (What is with this WWE bullshit nowadays?), Power Rangers vs. Gobots, Dinosaurs vs. your sister’s barbie dolls which you did totally not borrow to film a complete version of the plot to Dragon Warrior IV with and then had the VHS tape completely fuck up so it was all for naught… but one of the most famous combination that many kids growing up (including yours truly) was putting all your alien monsters against your cowboy figures riding around on horses. It seemed that Hollywood had tapped into their inner child recently for inspiration for their newest hot summer action blockbuster feature film, but they left the most important ingredient back buried in their toybox…
Movie Review: The Smurfs in 3D
By Brenda Waldrop, Media Editor
If you think the new movie The Smurfs is just for kids, you might want to think again. I admit, at times it’s annoyingly cheerful, but it acknowledges and even makes fun of its own cuteness at times. There’s also the gratuitous substitution of the word “Smurf” for any other word, and let’s not forget the annoying, sticks in your head, Smurf song. However, there are a few good reasons to look beyond all that, which I can sum up in three points.
SDCC2011: The Avengers – Exclusive Poster Set
by Kroze, Media Editor
At Comic-Con 2011, Marvel Studios has released a set of connecting posters in order to promote their big 2012 movie release of The Avengers. The poster set consisting of Black Widow, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Hulk, Captain America, Thor and Hawkeye were released at the Marvel booth over the course of the convention showcasing the new looks of the various heroes.
Update: Here is a first look at the Hulk!
Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
As a girl who didn’t grow up interested in comics at all, I’ve become surprisingly excited about them lately. My latest conquest is reading through The Ultimate Avengers comics to get a feel for what is coming for us in 2012 in something that I imagine will break box office records everywhere. Captain America: The First Avenger is another introduction to one of the characters in that movie, and in my opinion, only the Iron Man films have surpassed this movie on the silver screen (at least in the Marvel universe).