Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DC Comics. Show all posts
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
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...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Box Office
Green Lantern blasted away the competition...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/06/19/2274569/green-lantern-is-no-1-at-the-box.html
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Superman Denounces His American Citizenship – Going Global to Fight Crime
There are a ton of reasons to love Superman.He can run fast, he can fly, and he can even deflect bullets and see through walls.
But in a sign of the times the super hero has decided to take the non-traditional Superman approach to our current Geo-political problems.
In an effort to reconnect with his fans, he will walk across America in Action Comics issue #700. The man of steel is walking instead of flying because he wants to be close to the people. Writer Michael Straczynski says,
"You have to remember that when Superman was initially created, his fights weren't against vast interstellar forces. They were against criminals preying on the average guy. Superman was created to be the ally of the average American, the guy who didn't have lots of money or friends in high places."
The storyline will play out over multiple issues and create what might be the biggest Superman exploit ever taken in issue #900 when he announces he is going to give up his U.S. citizenship.
That’s right – and it’s not because he can’t find his long form United States Birth Certificate.
But how can this be? After all, the very theme song says Superman is all about “truth, justice, and the American way." How can you take that away from us?
We can blame it on writer David S. Goyer.
He wrote the DC Comic issue #900 where Superman tells the President's National Security Advisor, who is outraged that Superman appeared in Tehran to non-violently support the revolution protesters demonstrating against the Iranian regime.
However, since Superman is seen as an American, the Iranian government has considered his actions as the will of the American President, and indeed, an act of war.
Oh brother. First a cartoon showing Mohammad almost started a war, and now Superman?
Superman says he was a fool to think that his actions would not reflect politically on the American government, and that he therefore plans to renounce his American citizenship at the United Nations the next day, and to continue working as a superhero from a more global than national perspective.
So now we have to call Bruce in India just to get in touch with Superman?
It makes sense. The Daily Planet Newspaper was absorbed by evil Rupert Murdoch’s FOX Entertainment years ago, and then shut down when Glenn Beck joined the network. Who needs newspapers anyway?
What if Superman finds himself on the no-fly-list and can’t fly back to Washington for an important meeting of the Super Friends? What if he gets groped by a TSA agent who feels those buns of steel?
We know art imitates life, but in this case art is imitating a part of life that makes most people uneasy in the real world. We get the whole Globalization thing.
But how are we going to explain this one to our kids?
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Superman Director
The Superman reboot will probably feature muscular men fighting in stylish slo-mo...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Movie News
Specifically, movies based on the comic books...
First up, DC and Marvel are duking it out over who can make the most comic book-into-movie adaptations...
On the same topic, the Human Torch will be playing Captain America...
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-chris-evans-wins-captain-america.htmlAnd finally, another entry in the superhero genre on TV...
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv.tvguide.com/tv.tvguide.com-three-inches-underachieving-superheroes-fly-syfy
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