Posts Tagged ‘DC Comics’

Punisher: Warzone (DVD)

Back before Tim Burton’s Batman, superhero flicks were viewed as “B” movies at best. They were often filled with cheesy dialogue, over the top action, and cliched caricatures for characters. With modern comic movies, particularly the recent Watchmen, The Dark Knight, and Spiderman series,...
March 20th, 2009 | Movies, Three Stars | Read More

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

After hearing about the pairing of Mortal Kombat characters (Sub Zero, Scorpion, Kano, etc.) with the heroes and villains of DC Universe (Superman, Batman, Joker, Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, etc.), I was a bit skeptical. Capcom tried a similar pairing with its Street Fighter vs. Xmen and Marvel vs. Capcom...
January 2nd, 2009 | Gaming | Read More

The Dark Knight (DVD)

For those of you who have been living in a cave, “The Dark Knight” is the blockbuster smash hit follow up to the critically acclaimed “Batman Begins.”  TDK continues exploring the notion of a superhero existing in a real world context (at least as far as Hollywood goes) and delves...
December 11th, 2008 | Five Stars, Movies, Second Take | Read More

Watchmen – Spike Awards Trailer

In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered,...
November 2nd, 2008 | Quick Notes | Read More

Trailer : Watchmen

300’s Zack Snyder brings Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ critically acclaimed comic book Watchmen to the big screen, courtesy of DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in an alternate universe circa 1985, the film’s world is a highly unstable one where a nuclear war is imminent between...
September 22nd, 2008 | Quick Notes | Read More