Monday, August 10, 2009
G.I. Joe Rise Of Cobra Review
GO JOES!!! This movie kicked my ass, its as simple as that. I remember watching the G.I. Joe cartoon as a kid but i remember more vividly playing with the action figures and after a summer of dissappointing movies(ex.Transformers 2, X-Men Origins wolverine, And Year One), I needed a movie to enjoy and this was it, a adrenilined filled explosion of fun.The Acting all ranged from amazing to fair, I thought Sienna Miller as Baroness And Chatum Tatum were the weakest part of the cast, not that either was terrible they were just very bland, Marlon Wayans As Ripcord was suprisingly tolerable, Lee Byung-hun as Storm Shadow showed a good balance of honor and menace, Ray Park was Cool as Snake Eyes(even though it involved mostly action and little acting), and the highest acting point of the movie was Christopher Eccleston as Destro who was pitch perfect as the villanious mastermind behind most of the movies plot. The Plot was so-so, but compared to previous blockbusters this year it was a masterpiece. The action was great, very little filler moments with the exception of flashbacks, the fight scences were filmed well. Some problems i had were that some of the CGI they used looked downright awful and a couple one liners were groanworthy. I was not looking forward to this movie at all, everything i saw from trailers to preview pictures made me want to hate this movie, i dont know if because my expectations were so low that anything could be better than what i thought was coming. It reminded me of being a little kid sitting watching that GI Joe cartoon again, I didnt know if this movie would capture the spirit of GI Joe but it did and now I know....and knowing is half the battle(I apologize, I had to do that). 4 out of 5 stars
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Deadpool Wins!
If you have seen X-men Origins Wolverine and Watchmen this year or are just a fan of the comics, you need to watch the videos below...and remember Deadpool always wins!!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Comic Books That Came From The Floor Reviews #1
Hey everyone, this is a new section im doing called "Comic books that came from the floor" i just grab a bunch of comics or graphic novels and do some quick reviews.
Ok first up Is Xmen Magneto testament collection Written By Greg Pak and Illustrated By Carmine Di Giandomenico
This Book was Amazing, it crosses the genre of superhero comics and tells a story of a young boy whos world is falling apart around him, Greg Pak really understands the character of young magneto and Carmine Di Giandomenico's dark artwork suits this story perfectly, when i first started reading it the artwork came across jarring but by the end i realized how perfect it really was. The only problem i had with it, was that it was so dark and depressing, but it is a holocaust story so thats not so much a complaint as an observation, if you enjoyed the movie Schindlers List or would like a view in the young mind of one of comics greatest villians then i suggest reading this. I give it 4 and 3 quarters out of 5 starsNext Up Final Crisis Hardcover By Grant Morrison and Illustrated by too many damn people(Read further for details)
Ok first up Is Xmen Magneto testament collection Written By Greg Pak and Illustrated By Carmine Di Giandomenico
This Book was Amazing, it crosses the genre of superhero comics and tells a story of a young boy whos world is falling apart around him, Greg Pak really understands the character of young magneto and Carmine Di Giandomenico's dark artwork suits this story perfectly, when i first started reading it the artwork came across jarring but by the end i realized how perfect it really was. The only problem i had with it, was that it was so dark and depressing, but it is a holocaust story so thats not so much a complaint as an observation, if you enjoyed the movie Schindlers List or would like a view in the young mind of one of comics greatest villians then i suggest reading this. I give it 4 and 3 quarters out of 5 starsNext Up Final Crisis Hardcover By Grant Morrison and Illustrated by too many damn people(Read further for details)
Final crisis...was interesting..It had alot of intense and complelling ideas, but the execution was done poorly. It was written by Grant Morrison who is a fantasic writer and any who dont belive me should go out and read the three volumes of Animal Man he wrote, but with this story he writes using the same craziness that made me like Animal Man but writes Final Crisis very choppy and jumpy, what i mean is it jumps from scene to scene with little or no explaination. Basically a villian known as Darkseid takes over the earth and its the "last fight of humanity", and alot of insanity follows, everything from a visit to limbo, an alien vampire, deaths of major superheroes, a battle of talking tigers, a return of a major superhero, cavemen, batman with a gun, a god machine and so much craziness i could list stuff like this all day, i enjoyed this because of my encyclopedic knowledge of the dc universe, but stuff like the quick scene jumping and the changing artists during the comic series aggrivated me, but overall i enjoyed the abstract ideas and some scenes were touching to longtime readers like me but i can only recomend it to someone who has a vast knowledge of the dc universe and in the mood for a crazy unique story, just dont expect to understand it all on first reading...it took me three times..After multiple readings i give this a rating of 3 and a half out of 5 stars only if you fit the criteria above.
Back from The Dead
After a long pause, ive decided to continue this blog, so expect alot more geekish stuff coming soon, anyone who is following this blog may have noticed the change in title from "lost in thought" to "All lemurs eat xylophones", and theres no reason for this other than i think its more amusing..anyway thats all for now! -Alex
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Seven Pounds Movie Review
Ok this is my first movie review so try to be gentle, for this review, i will be reviewing the movie "Seven Pounds".
Now when i saw the early trailers for this movie, i'll admit i was intrigued, and for all the wrong reasons. It was just Will Smith walking around looking sad and a whole bunch of random stuff thrown around, but i had no idea what kind of movie i was in store for. Its a very hard movie to understand and an even harder movie to try to explain, the storyline is convuluted and jumps back and forth to multiple side storylines and in time. Now the Character Will Smith plays is Ben Thomas, a man walking around trying to help multiple people for reasons unknown to the audience. The mystery of why hes doing this was quite the good mystery, though i will admit that i figured some of it out by the middle of the movie. Will Smith plays a character that was suppoused to be so good so heroic, but i just found him to be dull. Another good point in the movie were Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson, they both brought life to characters that i would have otherwise found dull. A problem i had was that this movie, was that Ben's "plan" in the movie is so complicated and the movie itself runs around in circles and throws science and common sensse out the window. This movie is a lifetime original movie that somehow managed to get an A-list cast. So in conclusion, Will smith failed to bring his character to life in this purposless movie that despite a strong suppourting cast a gripping mystery, and some great character moments failed to do nothing but depress and confuse everyone in the movie theatre. If you need a downer check it out, otherwise wait until dvd or till its on tv, there is no reason to see this in the movie theatre
I give it 2 out of 5 stars
Now when i saw the early trailers for this movie, i'll admit i was intrigued, and for all the wrong reasons. It was just Will Smith walking around looking sad and a whole bunch of random stuff thrown around, but i had no idea what kind of movie i was in store for. Its a very hard movie to understand and an even harder movie to try to explain, the storyline is convuluted and jumps back and forth to multiple side storylines and in time. Now the Character Will Smith plays is Ben Thomas, a man walking around trying to help multiple people for reasons unknown to the audience. The mystery of why hes doing this was quite the good mystery, though i will admit that i figured some of it out by the middle of the movie. Will Smith plays a character that was suppoused to be so good so heroic, but i just found him to be dull. Another good point in the movie were Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson, they both brought life to characters that i would have otherwise found dull. A problem i had was that this movie, was that Ben's "plan" in the movie is so complicated and the movie itself runs around in circles and throws science and common sensse out the window. This movie is a lifetime original movie that somehow managed to get an A-list cast. So in conclusion, Will smith failed to bring his character to life in this purposless movie that despite a strong suppourting cast a gripping mystery, and some great character moments failed to do nothing but depress and confuse everyone in the movie theatre. If you need a downer check it out, otherwise wait until dvd or till its on tv, there is no reason to see this in the movie theatre
I give it 2 out of 5 stars
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Underrated comic book characters #1: Hank pym
Hello true believers! have i got a blog for you today, im going to try to start reoccuring entries about comic book characters that i feel are criminally underrated, and i know exactly who to start out out with, the man who is my picture: Hank Pym
Who is he: In 1962, during the silver age of comics, Hank Pym debuted created by Stan Lee and Jack kirby. Originally He was just in a one shot issue about a man who shrunk himself into an anthill. But Soon he appeared in a costumed suit and a giant helmet and became "Ant-Man"
He could shrink down to the size of ants, he could command them and he could ride them and became a founding member of the Avengers,
but soon enough his name changed to Giant-man, and his power to shrink became the power to grow, and that started a trend of many diffrent aliases that he would have over the years including "Yellowjacket, Goliath, The Wasp and Doctor Pym"
Why is he underrated: Well... Heres the tricky part,future writers after Stan Lee wrote Hank Pym as mentally unstable, though it did make him more interesting as a character it led to him having mental breakdowns, turning against the Avengers on multiple occasions and creating the robot Ultron that would become a major villian of The Avengers and he even hit his girlfriend Janet, also known as the first Wasp(he would later take the title Wasp after her death in her honor). Because of these actions he has become irredemable in many readers eyes. Now, i do not condone these actions at all but readers and characters inside the comic alike labelled him "a wife beater" even though he only hit her once and was in a mentally unstable period, while i do not believe that this excuses his actions, but he has helped saved the world countless times yet isnt labelled as a "world saver" it just seems like a double standard to me, and because of these actions, Hank Pym has been a background character for many years, only recent writers have decided to bring him to the forefront on the Mighty Avengers title, though he is being used i still feel he is underrated because he is most likely the least known of Stan lee's major creations of the silver age with characters such as spiderman, the hulk, silver surfer, thor, iron man and the fantastic four as household names.
So I really hope the character is better used, i mean he is one of the few comic book characters that has to deal with valid mental disorders, and i believe that makes him interesting. There is also apprently an "Ant-man" movie in the works from Edgar Wright(Shaun of the dead and Hot Fuzz), so maybe the smallest smartest insane person in the room will finally get the reconigition i believe he deserves
Here is Hank Pym in his most recent costume as The Wasp
For further reading on Hank Pym, I suggest
His wikipedia page here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym
Check out the monthly title "Mighty Avengers" starting this month
or check out any of the following links on amazon.
Essential Ant Man Vol 1.(only Volume though)
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Ant-Man-TPB-Ant-Man/dp/078510822X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231904686&sr=8-3
Essential Avengers Vol 1.
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Avengers-Vol-Marvel-Essentials/dp/0785118624/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231904874&sr=1-1
Avengers: Ultron Unlimited
http://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Ultron-Unlimited-Kurt-Busiek/dp/0785107746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231905165&sr=1-1
But That's All So Until Next Time, I Will Be Lost In Thought-Alex
Who is he: In 1962, during the silver age of comics, Hank Pym debuted created by Stan Lee and Jack kirby. Originally He was just in a one shot issue about a man who shrunk himself into an anthill. But Soon he appeared in a costumed suit and a giant helmet and became "Ant-Man"
He could shrink down to the size of ants, he could command them and he could ride them and became a founding member of the Avengers,
but soon enough his name changed to Giant-man, and his power to shrink became the power to grow, and that started a trend of many diffrent aliases that he would have over the years including "Yellowjacket, Goliath, The Wasp and Doctor Pym"
Why is he underrated: Well... Heres the tricky part,future writers after Stan Lee wrote Hank Pym as mentally unstable, though it did make him more interesting as a character it led to him having mental breakdowns, turning against the Avengers on multiple occasions and creating the robot Ultron that would become a major villian of The Avengers and he even hit his girlfriend Janet, also known as the first Wasp(he would later take the title Wasp after her death in her honor). Because of these actions he has become irredemable in many readers eyes. Now, i do not condone these actions at all but readers and characters inside the comic alike labelled him "a wife beater" even though he only hit her once and was in a mentally unstable period, while i do not believe that this excuses his actions, but he has helped saved the world countless times yet isnt labelled as a "world saver" it just seems like a double standard to me, and because of these actions, Hank Pym has been a background character for many years, only recent writers have decided to bring him to the forefront on the Mighty Avengers title, though he is being used i still feel he is underrated because he is most likely the least known of Stan lee's major creations of the silver age with characters such as spiderman, the hulk, silver surfer, thor, iron man and the fantastic four as household names.
So I really hope the character is better used, i mean he is one of the few comic book characters that has to deal with valid mental disorders, and i believe that makes him interesting. There is also apprently an "Ant-man" movie in the works from Edgar Wright(Shaun of the dead and Hot Fuzz), so maybe the smallest smartest insane person in the room will finally get the reconigition i believe he deserves
Here is Hank Pym in his most recent costume as The Wasp
For further reading on Hank Pym, I suggest
His wikipedia page here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Pym
Check out the monthly title "Mighty Avengers" starting this month
or check out any of the following links on amazon.
Essential Ant Man Vol 1.(only Volume though)
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Ant-Man-TPB-Ant-Man/dp/078510822X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231904686&sr=8-3
Essential Avengers Vol 1.
http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Avengers-Vol-Marvel-Essentials/dp/0785118624/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231904874&sr=1-1
Avengers: Ultron Unlimited
http://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Ultron-Unlimited-Kurt-Busiek/dp/0785107746/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231905165&sr=1-1
But That's All So Until Next Time, I Will Be Lost In Thought-Alex
Chase Me
Wow, second post. It feels like it was yesterday, well actually it was only about 15 minutes ago.... But i found a video i would like to share, from 1993-1998 Batman The Animated Series ran on tv, it was one of the things that brought me into comic books and holds a very special place in my heart for that reason. To this day, it is still my favorite adaptation of batman, anyways this semi-pointless introduction is for a short video that was featured on the DVD "Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman" that was the end of the animated series. The movie itself was good, a mystery story and the slick noir look of the batman animated series during its later years, but a short silent called "Chase Me" was featured on the DVD, and i thought it was amazing, but after my incoherant ramblings, Here is a link as well as a link to "Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman" on Amazon, enjoy and feel free to share your opinions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19qdCEPFz4w
(wow, two batman posts in a row... NERD ALERT>>>NERD ALERT...)
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Batwoman-Keepcase-Kevin-Conroy/dp/B000A9QKLO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1231846801&sr=8-1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19qdCEPFz4w
(wow, two batman posts in a row... NERD ALERT>>>NERD ALERT...)
http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Batwoman-Keepcase-Kevin-Conroy/dp/B000A9QKLO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1231846801&sr=8-1
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