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Showing posts with label Comics. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Box Office
Captain America defeated the Boy Who Lived...Meanwhile, Harry and friends continues to make history...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Trailer - The Dark Knight Rises
First the poster, now the teaser trailer is out... attached to The Deathly Hallows II...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Review - Green Lantern
Now it's The Green Lantern's turn at the cinema. I am not a fan of DC Comics. More of a Marvel fan myself. Come to think of it, I don't really own much DC Comics, except for the special stories. I don't own any Superman or Batman comics... I do own plenty of X-Men comics... I am pretty well-versed when it comes to Marvel characters (but not completely)... but DC characters? I am not really familiar with them...
The Green Lantern in question here is Hal Jordan. He is a pilot who was chosen to replace a dying Green Lantern. You see, there is more than one Green Lanterns in the universe. In fact, there are thousands of them. Hal happens to be the first human chosen.
So this movie is about Hal Jordan accepting his fate/destiny and the responsibilities that comes with wielding the power of the ring.
Hmm, sounds to simple eh? Let me try that again. A great supervillain by the name of Parallax who had been imprisoned by Abin Sur, one of the best Green Lanterns around, had escaped his confinements and sought Abin Sur out for revenge. Abin Sur was mortally wounded and sought the nearest inhabited planet to find a worthy successor of the ring. Parallax continues on his journey of devouring people's souls by instilling fear in them, heading for Oa, the Lanterns planet, for more revenge.
The Earth happens to be in the way of Parallax's journey to Oa and Abin Sur also landed on Earth. The ring found Hal Jordan to be his replacement. Unfortunately, Hal Jordan is not the responsible type. Him being chosen also did not set well with the other Lanterns. But Hal Jordan has to step up and stop Parallax before he destroys the Earth on his vengeance quest.
The movie itself was a bit subpar when compared to all the other superhero movies, especially the recent ones. However, if looking at it from a standalone point of view, it is a fine movie. I like all the human aspects instilled in the movie, as opposed to just concentrating on the superhero aspects. I think Batman Begins started this trend...
Ryan Reynolds is a good actor. Has fine comedic timing. Has great body for action-y stuff. And we know he can pull off dramatic roles as well. So he's kinda perfect for The Green Lantern. And maybe Dylan Dog... huhu... The movie kinda rests on his able shoulders. Supporting casts are fine but not too memorable and none stole Reynolds' thunder.
Villainy of the movie is kinda weak, which ultimately led to its downfall. The mini villain was not too scary although he did kill someone in cold blood. The main villain himself was not really scary. A dark cloud of fear? Come on. The final fight was not climatic at all. But fear not (pun intended), after the credits it was revealed who would be the villain in Part 2... guess that is where the battle lies...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Review - Thor
I am a comic geek, but I have to admit that I don’t read nearly enough comics. Mostly I stick to the X-Men. And Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8. Maybe I am just a comic fan or comic reader?
But I do know a thing or two about comic superheroes. This summer, we’re getting a bunch of superhero movies, beginning with Thor, followed by the Green Lantern, X-Men (First Class) and Captain America.
So the first one out in cinemas is Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
You know, this movie was foreshadowed in Iron Man 2. After the credits, there was a short clip of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, being discovered.
The cast of this movie consists of Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as Thor, Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) as Odin, Tom Hiddleton as Loki and a barely recognizable Rene Russo as Odin’s mother.
The human cast consists of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stellan Skasgard as Dr Selvig, Kat Dennings as Darcy and Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson.
Kenneth Brannagh, who is notable as an actor and director of a bunch of Shakespearean movies, directed this movie. At first I thought it was John Favreau, directing because it had touches of Iron Man in it but I suppose there’s not much leeway when it comes to superhero movies, especially two from the same stable. And it is not necessarily a bad thing. Iron Man was a delicious movie that was full of heart and action and was anchored by a great leading man who is charming, sexy and a bit dark. J
Chris Hemsworth is definitely not Robert Downey Jr but he did not do a bad job with Thor. He is charismatic and tall and blonde and hot and sexy… and cocky … just like Thor.
Natalie Portman’s role as Jane Foster should be a walk in the park for an actress of her caliber, especially after Black Swan.
But I do know a thing or two about comic superheroes. This summer, we’re getting a bunch of superhero movies, beginning with Thor, followed by the Green Lantern, X-Men (First Class) and Captain America.
So the first one out in cinemas is Thor, the Norse God of Thunder.
You know, this movie was foreshadowed in Iron Man 2. After the credits, there was a short clip of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, being discovered.
The cast of this movie consists of Chris Hemsworth (A Perfect Getaway) as Thor, Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs) as Odin, Tom Hiddleton as Loki and a barely recognizable Rene Russo as Odin’s mother.
The human cast consists of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stellan Skasgard as Dr Selvig, Kat Dennings as Darcy and Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson.
Kenneth Brannagh, who is notable as an actor and director of a bunch of Shakespearean movies, directed this movie. At first I thought it was John Favreau, directing because it had touches of Iron Man in it but I suppose there’s not much leeway when it comes to superhero movies, especially two from the same stable. And it is not necessarily a bad thing. Iron Man was a delicious movie that was full of heart and action and was anchored by a great leading man who is charming, sexy and a bit dark. J
Chris Hemsworth is definitely not Robert Downey Jr but he did not do a bad job with Thor. He is charismatic and tall and blonde and hot and sexy… and cocky … just like Thor.
Natalie Portman’s role as Jane Foster should be a walk in the park for an actress of her caliber, especially after Black Swan.
The supporting casts is quite good here, bringing a level of humor and lightheartedness to the movie that would not have been there because Thor and Jane are far too serious here.
So… was the movie good enough for a summer blockbuster? For a superhero movie? For a Marvel movie? Yes definitely.
But I do think it’s missing a bit more action. Like for example… when Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three rushed back to Asgard to thwart off Loki, there was no fighting left, other than the inevitable fight between Thor and Loki. What of the Frost Giants? There should be a big final battle at the end. But I guess that was wishful thinking on my part.
The ending of this movie did not really suggest Thor 2 but of course, much was left hanging and since this movie was quite good, I am thinking that there might be more Thor after this. But we’ll have to wait and see for the box-office figures yes? But definitely more Thor in the upcoming Avengers movie.
Ooh, ooh, speaking of the Avengers… Hawkman has a cameo in this movie. When I saw Jeremy Renner’s face, I was deliriously happy and clapping like a loony. Unfortunately, I wished he’d do more than just stand around.
Like every other Marvel superhero movie, there is a post-credits scene where Dr Selvig is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility where he meets Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and was asked to study a recently discovered Cosmic Cube. It was also revealed that Selvig was under the control of Loki, who had been transported to Earth.
In case you had to leave before the credits end… :)
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
RIP
Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch... RIP...
played famously by Chris Evans in the Fantastic Four movies...Details here --> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fantastic_four_no_more
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Superman Director
The Superman reboot will probably feature muscular men fighting in stylish slo-mo...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Release Dates
A tentative schedule for a new Batman movie, the follow-up to The Dark Knight, has been released: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2747&p=.htmAlso slated for 2012 release: The Avengers and the sequel to Star Trek.
Meanwhile, The Green Hornet will now be available in 3D and will be released next year: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2734&p=.htm
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Losers
Watched this movie last week Thursday, when it was released. The Losers is based on a comic book by Vertigo of the same name.
The storyline goes something like this: the five soldiers were sent to Bolivia on a mission to track down a baddie, which they did. Once they radio'd the location, they realize that there were children at the location so they tried to abort the mission but the Powers that Be AKA Max did not want to stop so they rushed in to save the kids. So Max ordered them to be exterminated but the ones that got killed were the kids. They faked their own deaths to get revenge on Max later on, with the help of the mysterious Aisha.
This film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba and Jason Patric.
The Good:
1. The action is nice and stylized
2. The chemistry between the actors seems genuine
3. It's quite funny
4. I did not see the red herring coming... :)
The Bad:
1. Some of the action sequence AKA the hand-to-hand combats are blurry so you can't really see the fighting
2. Max is too much of a wuss to be that omnipotent in the film...
3. The accents that come and go... is a bit of a stretch for me...
4. The blame game was also a bit of a stretch for me...
All in all, it's an enjoyable ride. But some might find certain parts of the movie a bit too draggy though...
This week, two big movies coming out on Thursday.. Ip Man 2 (if I recall correctly, he died at the end of Ip Man yes? Or I am remembering a different movie...) and Iron Man 2 (War Machine!!!)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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