I Quick Review Lotsa Stuff
In Theatres:
X-Men 3: It's quicker just to say what's NOT wrong with this flick. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, and Kelsey Grammar are all excellent and fit their roles like a glove. There's some good fight scenes. Everything else is crap. What a disappointment, especially after X2.
On DVD:
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie: Oy vey. Speaking of crap. Cut rate animation, a tepid, confusing, convoluted story, and worst of all, the flick can't decide whether this is based on the Ultimate Marvel Universe or the Regular Marvel Universe. Sigh.
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic- Silverman's stand up routine is pretty much a long string of shock jokes. The problem is this: I hear far, far worse stuff at the average poker night. Hell, I make up far worse stuff. Once you've heard Bro's infamous "Trash Story" there's really not just a huge amount that can shock you. Bah.
CQ- This odd little flick is a little hard to describe. It's set in France in the 60s, and is about a film editor who accidentally becomes the director of sci-fi flick set in the hi-tech world of 2001. The odd part is that the director believes he's being seduced by the fictional female lead of his movie. Interesting, clever, and kinda funny, plus it's got Jason Schwartzman in it, which is always cool. Worth a watch.
The Three Burials of Meliquades Estrada- It totally sucks that I didn't get to watch this in a theatre. Awesome film. Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Pepper are excellent. The story rules. The cinematography is to die for. Dark, funny, strange, sad, beautiful. Highly recommended.
COMICS!!!!!!!
Punisher #34- I love the story on the new Punisher arc. Love it. Unfortunately, the art is kinda crummy. (This is where we can all get into a long winded debate about how the guy who's doing the art for this book is an actual pro, whereas I'm just some schmuck with a book no one's ever heard of, so what room do I have to call his art crap. But seriously, the art sucks.) Still, the story is so good I can forgive bad art. Oh, and here's one of the best villian lines I've read in a long time: "Trouble with doing the Right Thing, Si: What you end up with is the satisfaction that you did the Right Thing. As opposed to what you were giving up, which was anything you wanted being a phone call away."
Punisher: The Tyger- An early tale of the Punisher with a series of flashbacks giving us details on Frank Castle's childhood, as well as a few bits of Castle in Nam. Great stuff that really delves into the Punisher's character.
BPRD: The Universal Machine #3- Some background information on Johann and a little more detail on the possible resurrection of Roger. This issue kinda treads water.
Fury: Peacemaker #5- Fury and company get pinned down inside a German fortress with a very important hostage. I'm not really enamored with this series, mostly because the story is kinda slow and the art is kinda murky/hard to follow (I can't tell which characters are which half the time). Still, I'm this far along, might as well finish it up. (Ironically, I didn't pick up the last issue of Ultimate Extinction. Of course, it's worth mentioning that that series did nothing except repeatedly piss me off...)
Annihalation: Silver Surfer #3- Galactus! Lots of Heralds! New Cosmic Beings! The Silver Surfer gets an Upgrade! HELLS YEAH! Ahem. I liked this issue a bit.
Batman: Year 100 #4- This series is better than any action movie I've wathed all year. This series is better than Batman Begins. This series is probably better than all of the Bat books combined. It's four issues, prestige format, full color. I can't recommend it enough.
Shonen Jump Highlights: Luffy fights a Whale. Just another reason why One Piece rules. Oh, and over in Naruto, the title character finally figures out how to summon giant frogs, and he summons a doozy. As usual, One Piece and Naruto are why I buy Jump, with the other features being sorta like very enjoyable side dishes.
X-Men 3: It's quicker just to say what's NOT wrong with this flick. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, and Kelsey Grammar are all excellent and fit their roles like a glove. There's some good fight scenes. Everything else is crap. What a disappointment, especially after X2.
On DVD:
Ultimate Avengers: The Movie: Oy vey. Speaking of crap. Cut rate animation, a tepid, confusing, convoluted story, and worst of all, the flick can't decide whether this is based on the Ultimate Marvel Universe or the Regular Marvel Universe. Sigh.
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic- Silverman's stand up routine is pretty much a long string of shock jokes. The problem is this: I hear far, far worse stuff at the average poker night. Hell, I make up far worse stuff. Once you've heard Bro's infamous "Trash Story" there's really not just a huge amount that can shock you. Bah.
CQ- This odd little flick is a little hard to describe. It's set in France in the 60s, and is about a film editor who accidentally becomes the director of sci-fi flick set in the hi-tech world of 2001. The odd part is that the director believes he's being seduced by the fictional female lead of his movie. Interesting, clever, and kinda funny, plus it's got Jason Schwartzman in it, which is always cool. Worth a watch.
The Three Burials of Meliquades Estrada- It totally sucks that I didn't get to watch this in a theatre. Awesome film. Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Pepper are excellent. The story rules. The cinematography is to die for. Dark, funny, strange, sad, beautiful. Highly recommended.
COMICS!!!!!!!
Punisher #34- I love the story on the new Punisher arc. Love it. Unfortunately, the art is kinda crummy. (This is where we can all get into a long winded debate about how the guy who's doing the art for this book is an actual pro, whereas I'm just some schmuck with a book no one's ever heard of, so what room do I have to call his art crap. But seriously, the art sucks.) Still, the story is so good I can forgive bad art. Oh, and here's one of the best villian lines I've read in a long time: "Trouble with doing the Right Thing, Si: What you end up with is the satisfaction that you did the Right Thing. As opposed to what you were giving up, which was anything you wanted being a phone call away."
Punisher: The Tyger- An early tale of the Punisher with a series of flashbacks giving us details on Frank Castle's childhood, as well as a few bits of Castle in Nam. Great stuff that really delves into the Punisher's character.
BPRD: The Universal Machine #3- Some background information on Johann and a little more detail on the possible resurrection of Roger. This issue kinda treads water.
Fury: Peacemaker #5- Fury and company get pinned down inside a German fortress with a very important hostage. I'm not really enamored with this series, mostly because the story is kinda slow and the art is kinda murky/hard to follow (I can't tell which characters are which half the time). Still, I'm this far along, might as well finish it up. (Ironically, I didn't pick up the last issue of Ultimate Extinction. Of course, it's worth mentioning that that series did nothing except repeatedly piss me off...)
Annihalation: Silver Surfer #3- Galactus! Lots of Heralds! New Cosmic Beings! The Silver Surfer gets an Upgrade! HELLS YEAH! Ahem. I liked this issue a bit.
Batman: Year 100 #4- This series is better than any action movie I've wathed all year. This series is better than Batman Begins. This series is probably better than all of the Bat books combined. It's four issues, prestige format, full color. I can't recommend it enough.
Shonen Jump Highlights: Luffy fights a Whale. Just another reason why One Piece rules. Oh, and over in Naruto, the title character finally figures out how to summon giant frogs, and he summons a doozy. As usual, One Piece and Naruto are why I buy Jump, with the other features being sorta like very enjoyable side dishes.
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