‘Comic Book’ Archives
The Incredible Hulk
This is the last superhero movie of the summer, and it was probably the weakest. This movie starts with a montage of the Hulk's origins, then we go to Brazil where Bruce Banner is hiding. The first part of the movie is about Banner overseas running and hiding. This was obviously inspired by the TV show and I liked that. The first scene with [...]
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fun movie. It's a typical summer blockbuster with plenty of action, some fun moments and a big final fight/action scene at the end. It's nothing groundbreaking or special, but it's well done. The main attraction for me is Robert Downey Jr. I've always liked him and he seems perfect for this role. The rich spoiled genius playboy [...]
The Dark Knight
I enjoyed Batman Begins a lot and Christopher Nolan is one of my favorite directors. So it's no surprise that I had high expectations for the sequel. Luckily they were all met. People mentioned this a lot, but this movie didn't feel like a superhero, more like a crime movie. All the technology used by Batman is based on realistic technology, [...]
Justice League: New Frontier
This is a direct to DVD animated movie, based on the comic New Frontier by Darwin Cooke. It is a silver age story featuring the Justice League battling The Center. Each character has its own separate story, and we jump to each of them throughout the movie. So in the beginning we just get a series of separate vignettes about each character. At [...]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Su…
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007): The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus. I don't know why I keep watching these kinds of movies, I guess the comic fan in me wants to know about them. This was [...]
Superman: Doomsday
Superman: Doomsday (2007): When LexCorps accidentally unleash a murderous creature, Doomsday, Superman finally meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based from the award-winning "The Death of Superman" trilogy. I'm a fan of the JLA/JLU cartoon, and I've been meaning to go back to the Superman and Batman series. I was very disappointed that [...]
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 (2007): A strange black entity from another world bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge. This latest installment of the Spider-Man saga was entertaining, but compared to the previous movie it was less satisfying. This movie starts with Spider-Man at the top of his [...]
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004): Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles Doctor Octavius (aka Doc Ock), a brilliant scientist with mechanical tentacles to do his bidding. With the origin story out of the way, the second SM movie has more time to dedicate to the story at hand, and this time the villain is much better. I [...]
Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002): When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family. In preparation for Spider-Man 3 I am going to re-watch the previous movies. This first installment was the first [...]
Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider (2007): Based on the Marvel character, stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze gives up his soul to become a hellblazing vigilante, to fight against power hungry Blackheart, the son of the devil himself. This is a fantasy/action movie that ultimately was forgettable for me. The story of the deal with the devil has been done many times, so [...]
Superman: Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Superman is probably my favorite superhero movie. I watched it many times as a kid, and when I watched it as an adult I also enjoyed the production aspects of it thanks to the DVD: how they made him fly, how much money was spent and the relationship between the director and the producers. My fondness of Superman prompted me to get this uber [...]
Superman Returns
Superman has never been a favorite comic character of mine. I can count the number of Superman comics stories that I really like in one hand. However for some reason I love the Superman movies, at least the first two. I remember watching them over and over when I was a kid. I even went to the theater to watch the third one, and coming away scared [...]
X-Men: The Last Stand
Disclaimer: I am a comics fan, and am very familiar with the X-Men comics, so this review will be full of geeky comics talk. Also, I will completely spoil this movie for you, so if you haven't watched it yet, skip this review and come back later. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) completes the X-Men trilogy started by Bryan Singer, and there is a real [...]
Sin City
Sin City is a translation of the graphic novels by Frank Miller. I have read those graphic novels, and they are some of my favorite comics. Robert Rodrigez (Desperado, Spy Kids) managed to create a live action movie so close to the original material that they are almost the same thing. He achieved the look using completely digital background; many [...]