Thursday, March 5, 2015

Marvel's Avengers Assemble Season 2 Episode 13, "Thanos Triumphant" is a great prelude to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's introduction of Thanos

I sorta hated Avenger's Mightiest Heroes, since the animation was too low budget, with really bad fight scenes.
But this has really bad fight scenes too and the humor doesn't work, although it follows a logic. It tries to be blockbustery, and accomplishes a bit more than Joss Whedon does, despite no RDJ.
I find the acting in this to be very good. Some of the episodes seem rushed, but at least they state their expositionary goals correctly. Stop Thanos from gaining all the Infinity stones and conquering Earth, join together to fight him, 

The Guardians save the day.
Star Lord and Hawkeye are portrayed much younger than their film counterparts.

Ultron memories and child-like tone. 

It really failed cuz of the supposedly have to be cartoon cartoony action and Marvel humor, but really pulls it off in the serious dramatic parts of the episode.
It got me a sense of what Thanos can do.
I don't get how Captain America and Iron Man can survive most of those blows.
But it results in a challenge that makes the episode even more well crafted IMO.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Stephen King's The Dark Tower: Fall of Gilead

I'm not really a fan of Stephen King, but my gosh am I a fan of these Illustrators. All these creative ideas for beings, creatures and stories I never see normally from Stephen King novel.
I doubt this is actually a good example of a Western, even a Sci Fi Western, but my gosh it was pretty for the eyes, fun to watch and entertaining!

Friday, February 20, 2015

Interstellar Screenplay book

It's a very neat memorabilia to add to your film collection.
There's a lot of storyboard there.
The screenplay itself there is lacking. The Nolans write such quick screenplays that aren't very descriptive or imaginative, very minimalistic, probably because they weren't sure how the wormhole and blackhole were going to look. Thus, the screenplay really couldn't get nominated for an Academy Award. Can't really blame people for that.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

There is so much that is missing of current day Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

In the movies, we don't really get a sense of the character, other than that he's played by the dude from the Town, Bourne Legacy himself, Jeremy Renner. Sure he wears a brownish purple, and looks like a soldier, but that's not what contemporary Hawkeye's about.
Personality: he wears stylish clothing, is portrayed in comic book panels as if he was in a modernist painting of the 1950s, selling Mad Men superhero comic books. He's a James Bond of superheroes. An Gary Stu that is the best.
He's a womanizer. He has emotions. He's human. He's relatable. He's a character, despite always constantly saving the day.


Heck, if you even want to debate it even more, he lacks a lot of what made him interesting when he was introduced.
He was originally a reluctant villain who teased what side he was going to work for prior to becoming a hero, in masterful fashion.


Thanks for oversimplifying again, Joss! Thanks again!

Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Top 10 DC Universe Animated Original Movies

  1. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  2. Justice League: New Frontier
  3. All Star Superman
  4. Batman: Under the Red Hood
  5. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
  6. Batman: Gotham Knight
  7. Superman vs the Elite
  8. Green Lantern: First Flight
  9. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
  10. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Chew Vol 1

A FDA detective that kills people. Eats them to figure out what they ate.
Chapter 2. Sushi restaurants.
Chapter 3. Dates a food critic.
Chapter 4. Big fat guy saves him from explosion.

A combination of food, parody, noir, stereotypes, and asians.

Still Alice (novel)

The book is a mixed bag. The technical mixes well mentioninig the elements of going cinematic films.

It's a very easy read for 200 pages.

Doesn't take too many risks.

Appeals to who it appeals to.

No Julianne Moore in the book regretably.

I'd still rather watch A Map to the Stars.