The other "Batman Begins"... The H-Bomb: Okay, before you start throwing Batarangs at me, let me just say that calling this the other "Batman Begins" isn't at all fair, since Frank Miller's graphic novel predates the Christopher Nolan film by almost two decades. If anything, "Batman Begins" is the other "Batman: Year One", since Nolan most definitely … [Read more...] about Batman: Year One
Archives for October 2011
Red State
"Let's just hope the Cooper Clan sticks with the First Amendment, and stays far, far away from the Second Amendment." The H-Bomb: Jarod (Kyle Gallner), Travis (Michael Angarano), and Billy-Ray (Nicolas Braun) are three horny high-schoolers who get more than they bargained for when they show up at Sara's (Melissa Leo) trailer for an Internet rendezvous. What … [Read more...] about Red State
Paranormal Activity 3
"This isn't Casper!" Swift Shot: I guarantee you at least three screams. Using that same, what I call, the "Where's Waldo" effect, where you have to keep looking at seemingly mundane footage and trying to essentially figure out what, if anything, is off, missing, or wasn't there before. This was the scariest, and probably most interesting, of the … [Read more...] about Paranormal Activity 3
The Thing
Funny thing about trust . . . it melts in the presence of real terror. Swift shot: Terror is back! Everything you ever wanted in a sci-fi horror flick . . . plus Norwegians! Fear and paranoia grips everyone; you'll be guessing who "The Thing" is the whole film! There are some grandiose shots, excellent special effects, but nothing is so over the top that it … [Read more...] about The Thing
Real Steel
"The people's champion... sounds good to me." The H-Bomb: No, your eyes are not deceiving you. No, that four star rating is not a typo. No, H-Man is not off his meds. I know what you're thinking, that the story of "Real Steel" sounds an awful lot like "Rocky" remade by Michael Bay (ewwww... shudder), and that the only result that could ever come of that is pure, … [Read more...] about Real Steel