Blu-ray Review: Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Nightmare on Elm Street is a remake of the 1984 horror film, starring the iconic character Freddy Kruger. The film follows five teenagers as they are killed in their dreams, in retribution for an event that was carried out by their parents. These teens must figure out what is going on, survive as long as they can, and, finally, defeat the murderer in order to survive the whole incident. Now you can get your copy of Nightmare on Elm Street on Blu-ray!
Wii Game Review: Goldeneye
Playing as Oddjob is soooo NOT cheating.
by Elliott Schuhardt, Games Editor
Gameplay
Bond is back! Well, sort of. Goldeneye returns in name only with a brand new adventure featuring everyone’s favorite MI6 agent. Fans of the original will see the immediate changes in the new Wii version. Pierce Brosnan has been replaced by the current box-office Bond, Daniel Craig. Not only that, many of the other roles throughout the film have been given current updates as well. Since the new Bond films feature a heavier focus on action and far less swagger, you can expect this game to offer up the same type of experience.
Not your father’s BondBlu-ray Review: Doctor Who Series 5
“Geronimo!!”
The longest ongoing Sci-Fi series returns yet again as the newly regenerated good Doctor prepares to make more house calls across all of time and space with the brand new season of Doctor Who!
Fresh off Russel T. Davies’s 5 year run rebooting the classic series into modern times and bringing with it a host of amazing quality and timeless stories, Doctor Who is back at the front of the Sci-Fi pack bringing in thousands of new fans making The Doctor a household name once again. Now RTD has passed on the torch to the fan favorite Steven Moffat, who has given us some of the best episodes of the recent reboot such as “Blink”, “The Girl in The Fireplace”, and “Silence in the Library”, to head up the next chapter in the Doctor’s life. With Moffat comes a brand new Doctor, played by newcomer Matt Smith, to take up the Timelord mantle. The question is, how do they fare?
DVD Review: Legends of the Superheroes
Biff!
Holy Pop Icons, Batman!
In 1966 Adam West and Burt Ward began their 120 episodes of Batman on television. Cancelled after only three seasons, Batman became an icon whose camp pop culture has still not lost its lustre even now over forty years later. From the Batusi to “Holy [something], Batman!” the show’s tropes will live forever.
Getting the show on disc has proved problematic, as legal troubles have thus far prevented a DVD release. We can get the Batman Movie from 1966 on DVD, but that’s all the 60s Batman we could get. …Until Now.
Blu-ray Review: Scott Pilgrim VS the World
Scott Pilgrim VS the World is spectacular. The action scenes are great. The rest is clever, hip, and hysterically funny. They are amazingly faithful to the comics. Overall, it is just plain fun.
TV Review: The Walking Dead Episode 2: “Guts”
The second episode based on Robert Kirkman’s hit comicbook series The Walking Dead airs tonight on AMC at 10pm ET/9C. Picking up moments after the cliffhanger from the series premiere, Rick Grimes finds himself trapped in a tank and surrounded by the undead. As Rick begins to realize that his fate might be sealed, he soon finds help from a sarcastic voice on the CB radio.
Xbox 360 Game Review: Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
I can kick your butt in 11 different ways.
Gameplay
Ben Tennyson returns again to save the world from imminent destruction. Based on the third incarnation of the long running Cartoon Network Ben 10 series, Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction places you in the shoes of the show’s hero. A cosmic storm rests at the edge of the galaxy, threatening Earth’s destruction and Ben must use his ability to transform into the many alien species at his disposal in order to stop the large new foe, a To’kustar. Problem is, he isn’t powerful enough to fight him alone and must traverse the globe in order to find and combine a set of Galvan artifacts that can upgrade the Ultimatrix to a form capable of beating him.
DVD Review: Lost Boys: The Thirst
“The Black Dalai Lama? Never heard of him. We’re keeping the cover.”
Lost Boys: The Thirst looks better than any straight to DVD movie I have ever seen. The few special effects worked, looked like a theatrically released movie and didn’t add to any cheesiness. The lighting, quality and all other visual components far exceeded my expectations. If you randomly walked in on any scene you wouldn’t get the “oh, I must have passed out watching the Twilight Zone and woke up during a Bruce Campbell-less SyFy original movie” feeling.
