I barely remember the TV show, although it was something fun to watch growing up. I also vaguely played the arcade game with friends when we’d go miniature golfing. That and X-Men. But I digress. The movie had that same kind of fun to it, especially since the character modeling was so exaggerated (stick-thin women, huge muscle-bound guys), allowing for a degree of escapism. What was interesting though was how convincing the “fight choreography” was. It was very cool looking and I enjoyed it. Beyond that the story serves to reintroduce us to the characters and the team dynamic that exists. They deal with their world-threatening problem and leave room for a sequel…or a television show revival. If the show could look that slick consistently, I’d love it, but I’m probably just dreaming. I also wonder why the original theme song wasn’t covered. There was an…interesting rock song with numerous … Continue reading →

What a gorgeous film. If Renaissance painters were making movies instead of painting pictures, this is how they would look. The blood spurts were so animated and very fun to watch…and there was a lot of them. This “sword and sandal” epic redeems Warner Brothers for Troy, but it doesn’t redeem Wolfgang Peterson…he’s gonna have to work the rest of his life to redeem himself for that crap. Find my review of Troy to better understand. Frank Miller is a god. I just love his work: as an artist, as a film producer. Hey! It’s Faramir as the one-eyed guy! Cool! It’s just nice to notice David Wenham and others who got a jumpstart in their careers from Lord of the Rings. The good congressman (there’s only two that really matter and I’m talking about the one played by Stephen McHattie) looks incredibly like Abraham Lincoln. And it’s not just … Continue reading →

This movie was very fun. Not being a Marvel kid, I’m not intimately familiar with the mythology/background that ties into the character, but this was a good movie with a good mythology. The story was fun and interesting if a little obvious. And of course the most interesting thing was seeing Marvel’s “Spirit of Vengeance” as compared with DC’s “Spirit of Vengeance”, The Spectre. One’s of God, one’s of the Devil (played nicely by Peter Fonda by the way). I love the special effects….the first time we see Nicholas Cage transform, I thought the character looked a little emaciated, but I either got used to it or the new jacket fixed the problem…I’m not sure. All I know is it looked friggin’ awesome. And when we see the original Ghostrider on his horse? I was so excited. I said to myself: this is why I created an Undead in World … Continue reading →