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Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Friday, July 18, 2008

I went to the threatre to see this when it originally came out. It was awesome then and it was awesome again on Saturday Night. If you are like me and grew up in the comic book era, this is a must see movie. Staying very close to the comic book script, you will find [...]

The Dark Knight: Was it Really That Good?

Friday, July 18, 2008

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The Dark Knight: Was it Really That Good?

At 11:00 pm last night, my wife, another friend, and I crowded into our local cinema and waited anxiously for seating to begin. Finally at 11:40 we were allowed into the theater and took our seats and awaited the beginning of the movie that I have been waiting for three years to see. But was it worth the wait and hype?

The Dark Knight-Review

Friday, July 18, 2008

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“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”…. Harvey Dent The Dark Knight begins with Batman holding his crusade against evil, in a virtually crime free Gotham. The mighty wings of the bat loom over criminal enterprises like an impending storm. Batman and Lieutenant Gordon (Gary Oldman) [...]

Is Warner exploiting Heath Ledger in its Dark Knight campaign?

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Is Warner exploiting Heath Ledger in its Dark Knight campaign?

Today’s pressing moral question is: Is Warner Bros. exploiting the tragic death of Heath Ledger in its marketing campaign for The Dark Knight? And the answer, in my book, is: No. I say this with full awareness that big-budget studio productions need all the major marketing muscle they can get. And Warner has a right to recover [...]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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It isn’t often that one can say a sequel is better than the original. I can think of a few only: The Godfather II, Shrek 2, Toy Story 2, and maybe Spiderman 2. It just doesn’t happen all too often. So when it comes to Hellboy, which is better? The first film really didn’t do [...]

The Dark Knight Preview

Friday, July 11, 2008

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Batman Returns… This could be the best summer for comic book fans, as far as the movies go. With the release of the stellar Iron Man, and with several more premier superheroes hitting the cinemas again this season, we have reason to rejoice. The 2005 film, Batman Begins, was in my opinion the best superhero movie [...]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Review

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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The original Hellboy was only a minor success, and a mediocre film, raking in $99 million world wide on a $60 million budget. A sequel was not a certainty. Thanks to brisk DVD sales and the subsequent success of director Guillermo Del Toro’s Pans Labyrinth, the green light was given to Hellboy II: The Golden [...]

10 Reasons Why They Should Never Make another Superman Movie

Monday, July 7, 2008

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10 Reasons Why They Should Never Make another Superman Movie

After most of us experienced a near fatal stroke watching the latest rendition of Superman, rumblings have been heard of another incarnation that is sure to cause a brain hemorrhage in a large part of the population. Superman has become the laughing stock of some and is being met by total indifference by others. Here’s [...]

Hancock-A Jake Take

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Well summer is here and it is time for Will Smith to wow us with his most recent (literal in this case) block buster, this time in the form of Hancock, the super hero that is beyond all levels of reluctance. While the movie has its charms, most notably in the first half while Hancock [...]

The Worst Comic Book Movies: Part 1

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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With the recent success of Iron Man and the impending film The Dark Knight, comic book films have become a genre in their own right and will continue this trend into the future. However, this was not always the case with film adaptation of your favorite comics. I have compiled a list of what I [...]