Saw 3D
Release: October 22, 2010
Director: Kevin Greutert
Writer: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Cast: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Gina Holden
Jumat, 06 Agustus 2010
Saw 3D
Saw 3D
Release: October 22, 2010
Director: Kevin Greutert
Writer: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Cast: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Gina Holden
The Cook
The Cook Movie (2008)
Director: Gregg Simon
Cast: Penny Drake, Mark Hengst, Brooke Lenzi, Noelle Kenney, Nina Fehren, Kit Paquin, Justine Marino, Makinna Ridgway, Stefanie Solano, Jackson Sowell, Allen Yates
The Dead and the Damned
The Dead and the Damned
Release: 2010
Director: Rene Perez
Writer: Rene Perez
Cast: David A. Lockhart, Camille Montgomery, Rick Mora, Robert Amstler
Monsters
Monsters
Release: October 10, 2010
Director: Gareth Edwards
Writer: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy
30 Days of Night: Dark Days
30 Days of Night: Dark Days
Release: October 5, 2010
Director: Ben Ketai
Writer: Ben Ketai, Steve Niles
Cast: Mia Kirshner, Harold Perrineau, Kiele Sanchez, Diora Baird, Rhys Coiro, Monique Ganderton, Marco Sorian, Katherine Isabelle
Senin, 02 Agustus 2010
Movie Review -- DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
So, with the DC Comics DTV animated films, they've begun this new thing that I really like. The series is called DC Showcase, and it's a series of animated short films focusing on some B- and C-list heroes from the DCU. The latest one is on the DVD for Batman: Under the Red Hood, which I reviewed yesterday, so let's take a look at it.
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
Starring the voices of Thomas Jane, Linda Hamilton, Jason Marsden, Michael Rooker, and Michelle Trachtenberg.
Backstory: Of course, Jonah Hex was chosen to be the next subject of the DC Showcase films. He's a much-beloved character in the DCU, one of the few Western characters who has stood the test of time...and it ties in with big-screen version of Jonah Hex that hits theatres this summer. What, you didn't see it? Of course you didn't. It sucked and was in theatres for barely two weeks. Does this animated short clear Hex's good name?
Plot: Jonah Hex rides into town, on the trail of an outlaw named Red. Following a lead, he's brought to an unscrupulous prostitute named Madame Lorraine. Will Hex be able to defeat Lorraine, find Red, and collect the bounty?
What I Liked: Again, I am amazed at the big names DC is rounding up to voice these things. We've got the Punisher and Sarah Conner doing voices in a 10-minute short film! Crazy. It's also got a nice sepia-tone look to make it feel more like the old west. It's short, and it's action packed.
What I Didn't Like: Too short!
Final Verdict: I'm really liking this series, guys. Keep it up!
4 Nibs
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos
Starring the voices of Thomas Jane, Linda Hamilton, Jason Marsden, Michael Rooker, and Michelle Trachtenberg.
Backstory: Of course, Jonah Hex was chosen to be the next subject of the DC Showcase films. He's a much-beloved character in the DCU, one of the few Western characters who has stood the test of time...and it ties in with big-screen version of Jonah Hex that hits theatres this summer. What, you didn't see it? Of course you didn't. It sucked and was in theatres for barely two weeks. Does this animated short clear Hex's good name?
Plot: Jonah Hex rides into town, on the trail of an outlaw named Red. Following a lead, he's brought to an unscrupulous prostitute named Madame Lorraine. Will Hex be able to defeat Lorraine, find Red, and collect the bounty?
What I Liked: Again, I am amazed at the big names DC is rounding up to voice these things. We've got the Punisher and Sarah Conner doing voices in a 10-minute short film! Crazy. It's also got a nice sepia-tone look to make it feel more like the old west. It's short, and it's action packed.
What I Didn't Like: Too short!
Final Verdict: I'm really liking this series, guys. Keep it up!
4 Nibs
Minggu, 01 Agustus 2010
Movie Review -- Batman: Under the Red Hood
Does it seem somewhat biased that I review direct-to-video movies in blog entries, and not in big-fancy, coded-in-HTML-from-scratch webpages that I do over at my main site for theatrical films? Just wondering.
Anyway, longtime followers of the blog know I've been a big fan of all the DC Comics DTV animated films that have been coming for a couple of years now. The latest one came out this past week, and I made a special trip into Edmonton just to pick it up. It's time to take a look at....
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Directed by Brandon Vietti
Starring the voices of Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs, Wade Williams, Gary Cole, and Kelly Hu.
Just a little warning, I'm going to get somewhat spoileriffic in this review, but if you've been following the Batman comics for the past five years or so, it's nothing you don't know already.
Backstory: So, a few years back, they ran a storyline in the Batman comics called Under the Hood, which resurrected Jason Todd from the dead. Jason Todd, for those uninitiated, is the Robin that was infamously killed off back in the 1980s. As many a comic book critic said at the time, with the revolving door to the afterworld that exists in comics, it's amazing it took this long to resurrect him. Anyway, the folks in charge of these animated DTV movies thought it would make a good one, so here it is. Fun trivia fact: this is Jason Todd's first appearance in a Batman adaptation!
Plot: Five years after Jason Todd was brutally murdered at the hands of the Joker, a new masked vigilante calling himself the Red Hood makes his appearance known in Gotham City. He's muscling in on the drug lords, taking control of Gotham's underworld, angering Gotham's current drug kingpin, the Black Mask. Of course, this soon catches Batman's attention, and the Black Mask gets desperate enough to go the Joker for help. Batman soon uncovers that the Red Hood is Jason Todd. How is he back from the dead? What is his master plan? And can Batman bring him back from this dark path he's taken?
What I Liked: As always, I love how Warner Brothers is bringing in A-list talent to do the voices. When I first heard that Bruce Greenwood would be voicing Batman (Capt. Pike in the last Star Trek film), I thought, "Dude, that's perfect!" He does have the right gravely growl. Neil Patrick Harris is also very funny as Nightwing. The animation, as always, is perfect. And the mystery really isn't much of a mystery, but it's good enough to keep you guessing.
What I Didn't Like: I have the same problem with this that I had with the last Batman-centred DTV film, Gotham Knight. When it comes to these Batman animated tales, there really is a whole "been there, done that" feeling starting to hang over the entire proceedings. As a friend of mine once commented about Batman, "How many times do we need to see the pearls in slow motion?"
Final Verdict: It's a fairly entertaining Batman yarn, but come on DC. Give us the Flash. Give us another Wonder Woman. Give Batman a break.
3 Nibs
Bonus Features: Ooo, this was my first DC DTV animated film on Blu-Ray! For bonus features, you get a featurette on this history of the first Robin, Dick Grayson, a featurette on the history of the second Robin, Jason Todd, a preview of the next film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, 4 bonus episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, and the latest in their series of DC Showcase animated shorts, this one focusing on Jonah Hex. I'll review that short...in my next blog entry!
Anyway, longtime followers of the blog know I've been a big fan of all the DC Comics DTV animated films that have been coming for a couple of years now. The latest one came out this past week, and I made a special trip into Edmonton just to pick it up. It's time to take a look at....
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Directed by Brandon Vietti
Starring the voices of Bruce Greenwood, Jensen Ackles, John DiMaggio, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Isaacs, Wade Williams, Gary Cole, and Kelly Hu.
Just a little warning, I'm going to get somewhat spoileriffic in this review, but if you've been following the Batman comics for the past five years or so, it's nothing you don't know already.
Backstory: So, a few years back, they ran a storyline in the Batman comics called Under the Hood, which resurrected Jason Todd from the dead. Jason Todd, for those uninitiated, is the Robin that was infamously killed off back in the 1980s. As many a comic book critic said at the time, with the revolving door to the afterworld that exists in comics, it's amazing it took this long to resurrect him. Anyway, the folks in charge of these animated DTV movies thought it would make a good one, so here it is. Fun trivia fact: this is Jason Todd's first appearance in a Batman adaptation!
Plot: Five years after Jason Todd was brutally murdered at the hands of the Joker, a new masked vigilante calling himself the Red Hood makes his appearance known in Gotham City. He's muscling in on the drug lords, taking control of Gotham's underworld, angering Gotham's current drug kingpin, the Black Mask. Of course, this soon catches Batman's attention, and the Black Mask gets desperate enough to go the Joker for help. Batman soon uncovers that the Red Hood is Jason Todd. How is he back from the dead? What is his master plan? And can Batman bring him back from this dark path he's taken?
What I Liked: As always, I love how Warner Brothers is bringing in A-list talent to do the voices. When I first heard that Bruce Greenwood would be voicing Batman (Capt. Pike in the last Star Trek film), I thought, "Dude, that's perfect!" He does have the right gravely growl. Neil Patrick Harris is also very funny as Nightwing. The animation, as always, is perfect. And the mystery really isn't much of a mystery, but it's good enough to keep you guessing.
What I Didn't Like: I have the same problem with this that I had with the last Batman-centred DTV film, Gotham Knight. When it comes to these Batman animated tales, there really is a whole "been there, done that" feeling starting to hang over the entire proceedings. As a friend of mine once commented about Batman, "How many times do we need to see the pearls in slow motion?"
Final Verdict: It's a fairly entertaining Batman yarn, but come on DC. Give us the Flash. Give us another Wonder Woman. Give Batman a break.
3 Nibs
Bonus Features: Ooo, this was my first DC DTV animated film on Blu-Ray! For bonus features, you get a featurette on this history of the first Robin, Dick Grayson, a featurette on the history of the second Robin, Jason Todd, a preview of the next film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, 4 bonus episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, and the latest in their series of DC Showcase animated shorts, this one focusing on Jonah Hex. I'll review that short...in my next blog entry!
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