So far with Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (DS)

So, I have been getting into the DS version of this game lately.  Its pretty cool.  The game world has kind of a maze layout…similar to Metroid.  (and castlevania…or so I’m told.)  Controlling DS Spidey is surprisingly fun, and I am continually amazed at how agile and acrobatic he is.  I mean, I know he is Spider-man, but expected the DS controls would have been more limiting.  Instead, I am throwing enemies into the air, punching them, then swinging away.  (and kicking a few of them in mid swing.)

Granted, it does have its problems.  For example, it sometimes feels like more of a button masher than a real game. Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,up,Y,Y,Y,Y,” describes a lot of the fights.  And when you lost a life, it makes you play a mini-game to restore your health.  Yeah, the minigame is a great idea in theory, but in practice it turns out to be very annoying.

But so far, I am really enjoying the game.  For a DS copy of a console game, its pretty sweet.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (4.5/5)

YAY!  I Finally got to see this film, and I was not dissapointed!

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is kinda like a prequel to the X-Men Trilogy that tells Wolverine’s backstory.  Its not exactly like the comics, of course, but its a good story, and thats all that counts.  Granted, I do not think it seemed to fit in with the X-Men trilogy well.  It does not condradict the originals outright, but it takes some creative liberties.  (more or less like the SW prequels ) The acting is great, and the action is better.  The plot has some twist and turns, but never enough to make your head spin.  Overall, this is a great super hero movie.  My only real complaint is how they did deadpool and Gambit.  I can’t go into more detail for fear of spoilers, but I can say that deadpool was not handled right, and gambit did not have enough screen time.  (IMHO)

If you are in the mood for a super-hero movie, rent this.  If you are in the mood for an action movie, rent this.  You won’t regret it.

Marvel Disney

Ok, I am sure you all know by know that Disney bought Marvel.  (Something I tried to do, but it turns out stan lee won’t accept James Points as currency )  At first, I flipped.  I imagined the worst crossovers ever.  The Avengers having to gaurd the disney princessed.  Then I remembered there was more to disney than all the princess sets my sister owns and the johnas brothers and hanna montanna….they got some decent stuff too.

I think this can be a good thing.  I mean, really disney is cool.  They will keep things runnign smoothly and may even improve upoun marvel’s awesomeness.  I mean, we shouldh have seent this coming, they already have most of the marvel cartoons on disney XD.  (Though I liked it better as toon disney)

I just have one thing to say to disney.

If you cancel the spectacular spiderman, I will hunt you down.  And it won’t be pretty.

Fantastic Four Reboot?!

Last night, Earl told me that he heard that Fox is planning a Fantastic Four reboot. After searching for it on my own, I was able to find some unconfirmed rumors about it. Apparently, Fox wants to scrap the entire cast from the previous two films and start the series over like they did with The Incredible Hulk. Now, with Hulk this was a good idea, but I liked the first two Fantastic Four movies. They do not need to get a reboot.

They way I see it, if the original one was so bad, then why did it get a sequel? Sure, it has its critics, but it is not bad enough to warrant a reboot. This new one will supposedly take a darker tone; it is being compared to Iron Man and The Dark Knight. That is the problem, ever since TDK, dark comic book movies have become a fad. There is nothing wrong with some of them being dark. Batman should be dark, but the Fantastic Four?! I know they have their dark moments, but I don’t think of them as particularly dark comic.

I sincerely hope this rumor is false, because I think it will ruin the series, but what do you think?

Ultimate Spider-Man

 

DS has recently lent me a some Ultimate Spider-Man comics.  Now I am addicted.  Thanks a lot, DS.   The Ultimate Spider-Man series is one of the best ones I have read.  In case you don’t know, USM is kind of a retelling of Spider-Man  (and the rest of the Marvel universe) only set for modern times.

The stories are wonderfully crafted and everything that happens connects to something else.  It feels as though he is juggling tons of different plot points without missing a beat.  All of the characters fell real, and you really get sucked into this world.  Briam Michael Bendis is a genius.  He even managed to take the original 11 page story of the origin of Spider-Man, and reenvision it in a 7 comic long story arch.  There is so much detail in these stories.  You gotta love it.

Of cource in a comic, the writing is nothing without the art.  Mark Bagley does a wonderfull job of bringing life into the comic with his drawings.  I admit, I did not like his style very much at first, but it kind of grows on you and it works well with this incarnation of the Marvel Universe.  Sometimes, the pictures even manage to steal the scene and become more amazing that the words.

If you are a comic fan, or are wanting to get into comic, this is definetly a good place to start.

Wolverine and the X-Men

I recently got my hands on the first 6 episodes of this new X-Men Series and they are epic.

After an explosion destroys the X Mansion and causesProfessor X and Jean Grey to dissapear, the X-Men spilt up.  One year later, life is hard for mutants.  They are openly persecuted and a mutant registation act is about to goto congress.  The only safe haven is genosia, an island controlled by Magneto.  It is getting close to war, and Wolveriene knows it.  While trying to bring the team back togather, he gets a messages from the future.  It is the prof. telling him that the future is an apocolyptic place and the x-men must stop it.  And wolveriene must lead them.

Ok, so the premise sounds kinda corny when I say it, but it comes of really well in the show.  This cartoon is great, and is now one of my favroites.  I am looking foward to seeing some more.  (Episode 7 works as a sequel to the Hulk Vs. Wolverien movie)

My top 5 Favroite Superhero Movies

Well, everyone else has done it, so I have decided to make a list of my top 5 favorite superhero movies*:

5. The Dark Knight – A twisting storyline, a dark mood, and a psychotic killer are what make this batman movie so great.

4. Fantastic Four – This is one of the funniest superhero movies, yet it maintains enough epicness to make it awesome.

3. Iron Man – After being held hostage by terrorists and realizing the evils of war, billionaire Tony Stark builds a robot suit and fights crime.  The main character is a jerk yet, he is so awesome.  This movie is epic plus awesome!

2. Spider-Man 2 – Spider-Man is my favorite hero, and this is the best of his films.  The epic scenes between Doc Ock and Spiderman mixed with the funny scenes involving peter parker make this a great movie.

and my favorite superhero movie of all time is:

1. X-Men 2 – Ok, we have a bunch of superheroes and supervillians teaming up to take on a greater threat.  Thake that, add in a cast of unforgetable characters.  This is, by far, my favroite superhero movie of all time.

*note this is subject to change in the event that I see something awesome…and that is expected to happen after I see either The Incredible Hulk or Wolverine

Next Avengers: Heroes of Tommorow (9/10)

Ok, now I will admit that at first I was very, very, VERY skeptical about this film.  I did not think it could live up to the rest of the avenger cartoons.  I was wrong.  This was great.

After a terrible evil that not even the avengers can handle attacks the world.  The children of the avengers are sent away to a place where they can be safe, until the day comes that they are strong enough to save the world.  Sounds corny, right?  Well, it is not a corny movie.

The story was good.  Granted, it is aimed more towards the younger fans, but it is still worth it for the older folks.  The animation style is terrific.  The cast of kids (new characters created for the film) had distinct personalities that slightly reflected their parents.  Before the film is over, you will have accepted them as the coolest pre-teen superheroes ever.  (take that power pack!)

Being aimed at kids, it has some silly goofy moments, while keeping enough action and fighting to keep it interesting.  Overall, if you are a Marvel fan, you owe it to yourself to at least try this movie.  It is a lot better than you would expect.

The Dark Knight (9/10)

Ok, one word…wow. This movie is deep, complex, action packed, and everything you want a Batman movie to be. It is one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

District Attorney Harvy Dent is putting criminals in jail left and right. Fear of Batman is keeping criminals off the streets at night. Things are starting to look up for Gotham city. That is, until the Joker shows up.

Heath Legers performance as the joker is superb. The entire atmosphere of the film will keep you at the edge of your seat. The complex and slightly confusing plot line will keep your head spinning and make you think.

This is a movie that you will want to watch more than once (if for no other reason, so you can catch the things you miss) Watch this movie and you will not regret it.

That being said, just because this movie was great, does not mean it was perfect. At two and a half hours it just feels a little too long. There were some things that could have been made shorter. Also, while the chaos was one of the staples of the movie, it is easy to lose track of what was happening.

There has also been a lot of talk about it being too dark. While it is dark, and I would not suggest it to youngsters. It is not quite as dark as its reputation would suggest. (Read the Tell Tale Heart or The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe. Now thats dark!)

Now, this movie is not quite the life changing experience that some people say it is, but it is a masterpiece of a film that you are gonna want to see.

Which is Better – Spiderman!

 

Ok, despite my opinion to the contrary, The Spiderman trilogy obviously beat out the X-Men Trilogy in my last “which is better”

So this time, it is spidey against spidey.  Which is better:  Spectacular Spiderman (2008) or Spiderman: The Animated Series (1994)

(btw, todayt is my moms birthday…Happy Birthday Mom!)