Monday, April 28, 2014

Should the new Justice League film be a New 52 interpretation?


Lately I've been delving into, and catching up on, a lot of the New 52 that DC Comics is producing. And overall, I'm really liking what I'm seeing. My main reads, in case you're wondering, are the Green Arrow books (ah, man, such a good interpretation of him!) and the new Batman: Eternal run that is actually super interesting and suspenseful. But beyond that, I've read Justice League of America, the original Batman run (like Court of Owls, City of Owls, etc.) and some of the Justice League. I've seen the Justice League: War film that is based off of Volume 2 of the book, and I'm familiar with what the New 52 has brought to each character.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Why we should worry more for Avengers 2 than Man of Steel 2

Alright, it's like this:

You've got a team of characters whose movies bolstered over a billion dollars two years ago and has thrown every nerd and kid (so...every kid) into a frenzy. Names such as Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, and "that guy Samuel L. Jackson plays...not the one from Star Wars" have become household names for people who just go to movies to watch a good movie. And you know, what, that's great! More people are into it than ever! That means more money and more chances to make things right, right?

Hehe...sadly, no.

The 100: "His Sister's Keeper" Review


You know at this point I'm not really sure who we're supposed to be rooting for. Finn seems like kind of a bad guy considering how he's messed with two girls now and with no reason behind it. Clarke has sort of faded into the background doing the housekeeping. Meanwhile, Bellamy has gotten a lot of character development and has morphed into a fairly decent leader. Nobody rallies around him like a bunch of primitives anymore. The closing shot with everything established and the walls and what not seems like he has everything under control, something we never thought to see when the season began and the 100 first landed. It's like Bellamy is the hunter and Clarke is the gatherer. At least, that's how it's coming off.

Arrow: "Seeing Red" Review/ Thoughts


Totally caught off guard by the last ten minutes or so of the episode. I mean it felt like it was its own episode. So many twists and turns and then at the end, man, that sucked.

This episode had a nice way of making seemingly irrelevant things relevant. Like the flashbacks. We took time away from the island to check out the year before the island to a near catastrophic event in Oliver's life. Then we had Sin, who, though she didn't do anything, it was nice to see she was still alive.

Friday, April 18, 2014

The 100: "Twilight's Last Gleaming" Review/ Thoughts


Well this episode certainly defined what it means to start lame and end interesting. And I'm talking really lame. Though it does kick off right where we left off last week with Finn and Clarke, which is good to see it getting straight to the point, I do have an issue with it going straight to Finn and Clarke because romance. That's pretty much it. It also starts off pretty slow considering how quickly events are unfolding up above on the Ark. I suppose that was a nice contrast, but, still.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Arrow Season 3 Potential (pre-Season 2 finale)


Alright so I'm just gonna be straight about this, that most of this is based off of the New 52 stuff in the Green Arrow comics that's been coming out. Like basically all of it is New 52 stuff. But why? Because this stuff is really cool and would be an interesting way to reconnect Oliver to the island in the present times, even more than he's been connected in Season 2 with the Mirakuru.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Arrow: "The Man Under the Hood" Review


Well considering how much of a downward spiral Team Arrow has been in ever since Slade revealed himself back in Episode 15, "The Promise," I'd say that things actually looked slightly up for the team.

Slightly.