Yearly Archives: 2013
Everything Wrong With Iron Man 3
The good people at Cinema Sins are at it again with Iron Man 3! And this time, they’re using viewer suggestions for some reason…
These are always entertaining. My brother once pointed out to me that these are basically the 2013 equivalent of Mystery Science Theater 3000 or Rifftrax, only much shorter and a bit punchier. Perhaps that’s where our attention spans are these days.
Walter Mitty Remains Whimsical!
New trailer today for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller.
I think I liked the first trailer better. This one seems almost cliche with its depiction of whimsy. Plus, I thought the point of Walter Mitty was that he was always dreaming. This trailer makes it seem like Ben Stiller really does go on an adventure around the world. What’s up with that? Either way, I’m definitely gonna see this flick when it comes out.
Review: Ultimate Comics: All-New Spider-Man #27
I missed this review the week it came out because of a little thing called Grand Theft Auto V. Fortunately for me, there were no big review comics this week, so I’ve decided to pick up the slack and check out what might be one of the last Ultimate Spider-Man comics ever. Cataclysm is on the horizon, and nobody yet knows what’s going to happen to Miles Morales or even the Ultimate Universe itself. This could be the end of their entire world! But until then, Miles still has to worry about Cloak, Dagger, Bombshell and the newly introduced Ultimate Taskmaster. All of them come together in this action heavy issue.
Ultimate Spider-Man #27
If the end is truly near, I’m a little saddened that this story is so low key. Miles Morales puts the costume back on just to randomly help Cloak and Dagger? Taking on Roxxon feels kind of underwhelming, and I would have to imagine Bendis would have something bigger and better planned if the series was really coming to an end.
Comic Rating: 7/10 – Good.
The new issue remains as entertaining as the last few. Bendis has done a great job building up Cloak and Dagger into interesting characters, and his Miles remains as strong as ever. The new villain, Taskmaster, isn’t really anything to write home about though. He’d tough, he’s got some neat powers, and at least he doesn’t look as silly as the bright white, orange and blue swashbuckler from regular continuity. Why did Marvel go back to that costume instead of sticking with the awesome, blue Udon design? I definitely like the Ultimate design.
But ultimately, Taskmaster doesn’t prove to be all that interesting storywise. He’s a tough, no-holds-barred mercenary, and he puts up a good fight, but I’m not a big fight fan. Bendis’ best Ultimate Spider-Man issues are dialogue-heavy. So when it’s punch-heavy, it’s just not as good. Especially since Taskmaster came out of nowhere only last issue. He’s Roxxon’s hitman, but so what? He’s just a villain and the heroes defeat him, there’s not much to that story. And overall, Roxxon isn’t much of a villain either. They’re evil, sure, but they’re evil without a purpose. They’re just evil for the sake of being evil. And I’m sure Spider-Man will put them in their place, and that will be it.
If this series is truly coming to an end, I would have liked a story strong enough to go out on. Instead, it’s a simple fight issue, with some good character moments here and there.
Join me after the jump for a full synopsis and more review.
First Godzilla Teaser Trailer Stomps Onto Web!
UPDATE: Awwww, looks like they took the video down. Welp, I hope more of you got to see it than didn’t! And I’m sure some more teasers will be along shortly. Stay tuned!
There’s a new Godzilla movie coming out next year, and this time they’re gonna make it awesome. They promise.
And nothing is more awesome-inducing the cold, chillin words of Robert Oppenheimer! Movies off to a good start so far!
Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 10/5/13
Villains Month is over and not a moment too soon, as far as I’m concerned. The sales were apparently amazing for DC Comics, but the comics themselves were mostly garbage, from what I read. They were all over the place with their stories, and when it came to quality writing and art. I can honestly say I didn’t need to read any of those Villains Month issues. None of them really added much of anything to the ongoing story or the villains themselves…though there were a few nice issues.
And it seems I may owe DC an apology about Bizarro…maybe.
Fortunately for us, Forever Evil is back, and it continues to be entertaining. The New 52 as a whole is still a weird fit for a project like this, but I enjoyed the issue. I also enjoyed the continuing chapters of Battle of the Atom and Superior Foes of Spider-Man, which claims Comic Book of the Week. But the second issue of Mighty Avengers really seemed to grind my gears! Find out why in the review below!
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Comic Reviews: All-New X-Men #17, Forever Evil #2, Green Lantern #24, MIghty Avengers #2 and Superior Foes of Spider-Man #4.
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