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Fri, 29 Feb 2008
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 Batmanime |
I know how excited all y'all are for the next
Batman animated feature, but this is the icing on
the cake: Kevin Conroy is back! That's right, the
guy who played Batman in BTAS will star in at
least one of the shorts in Batman: Gotham Knight,
the next smash hit from the studio that brought
us so many other classics of American cinema,
such as The Zeta Project and Space Jam. In other
Bat-anime news, a summary of the six different
stories is now available, and have been posted
here for your viewing pleasure.
1. Have I Got a Story For You:
A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson
tells the story of how chance encounters with
Batman by a group of youngsters leave each kid
with a very different impression of the Dark
Knight.
Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Shojiro Nishimi
Writer: Josh Olson.
2. The Dark Knight:
Acclaimed novelist/comics writer Greg Rucka tells
the story of Gotham City police having to get
over their distrust of Batman -- while under fire
from the mob.
Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Futoshi Higashide
Writer: Greg Rucka, story by Jonah Nolan.
3. Field Test:
Writer Jordan Goldberg showcases the incredible
high-tech arsenal Batman commands and reveals
that there are some things even Batman won’t do
in his pursuit of justice.
Producers: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Bruce Timm
Director: Hiroshi Morioka
Writer: Jordan Goldberg.
4. In Darkness Dwells:
Batman ventures into the Gotham sewers to
face “Killer Croc,” a deformed thug who seems
even more monstrous after the Scarecrow returns
with his fear toxin in this story by David S.
Goyer, co-screenwriter of Batman Begins.
Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yasuhiro Aoki
Writer: David S. Goyer.
5. Working Through Pain:
Award-winning comics writer Brian Azzarello
explores an early chapter of Bruce Wayne’s
training, showing how a mysterious and exotic
Indian woman named Cassandra introduced Batman to
techniques that would help him to conquer the
physical and spiritual consequences of his
actions.
Producers: Eiko Tanaka, Bruce Timm
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Writer: Brian Azzarello.
6. Deadshot:
Alan Burnett -- one of the most-acclaimed writers
on Batman: The Animated Series -- ties together
threads, as Batman must thwart an unerring
assassin whose love of guns and disregard for
human life lets him cross lines that even a Dark
Knight traverse.
Producers: Masao Maruyama, Bruce Timm
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer: Alan Burnett.
I truly hope that your minds and hearts are
changed upon reading this joyous information.
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Mon, 04 Feb 2008
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| New Blog |
This is a temporary blog until I think of
something interesting to write about.
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Posted 17:04
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Fri, 09 Nov 2007
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 Harry Porrer and the Chamer Phoenix: Chapter One |
See inside for details.
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Posted 17:57
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Tue, 03 Jul 2007
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| Blog title: My borthday |
Blog: "Hey everyone, I know my birthday isn't for
awhile, but I
thought I'd give you a heads up on what I want!
You know, so I
don't get something crappy like, 'Red's old pink
pair of roller
skates'. Okay, first of all I want some claydo
and I'd also like a
new box of crayons (My old ones tips are too
dull!) and I'd also
like a new pet pig (The old one died) and one
more thing: A crazy
little mouse (To keep in my pocket)."
There! See? A whole blog written out for ya! No
need to thank me,
just paste that on your website and your set!
--Piggy
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Wed, 16 May 2007
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 Spider-Man 3: The Review |
I know I've stated my views of Spider-Man 3 in past blogs, but it
is time that I post a proper review of the movie to keep it at the
center of this site's discussion. The Spider-Man movie franchise
has become one of the greatest series of comic book films in
history. The first one is very good, and the second one is
phenomenal. After first seeing Spider-Man 2, I walked out of the
theater amazed, convinced that it was one of the best, most
intense movies that I had ever seen. Spider-Man 3 is a quality
movie that provides a satisfying end to the series and is one of
the better superhero movies out there, but is, I believe, the
weakest entry in the series (which certainly does not mean that it
is bad by any means). I'll start with the good: Sm3 continues the
strong character development, action, storylines, acting, etc.
present in the first two films that are so often found lacking in
other superhero movies. Basically, many of the things that made
the first two movies great are also great in this movie, and I don't
think it's necessary to go into much detail about these here. I also
liked how Eddie Brock provides an interesting contrast for Peter.
The first action scene where Harry fights Peter was cool, as was
the scene where Flint becomes Sandman. Perhaps my favorite
part was how Harry becomes good in the end and ends up
sacrificing himself for Peter, dieing ironically in the same way that
his father did. The idea of forgiveness was well done at the end
and I think one of the best parts of the movie. The Bad: While
many of the things I mentioned above that made the first two
movies great are present in Sm3, they are often less strongly
present. I believe that the character development is less strong
than before, since there is so little time between action scenes
and other necessary sequences for this to happen. The action is
very cool and the computer effects are more realistic than ever.
However, no action scene in Sm3 matched the awesomeness of
the train scene in Sm2 in my opinion, and just in general, the
action seems a little less realistic/intense than Sm2 and a tad
more cartooney/cgi-reliant. I know I'm nitpicking here, but I
guess I'm just trying to say that the goings-on of Sm2 seemed a
little more interesting. Another issue I have with the movie is the
lack of a strong, diabolical villain like in the first two films. Harry
really turns out to be no villain, and, while l like the backstory of
Sandman, he really doesn't have the strong, threatening presence
of Green Goblin or Doc Ock. Venom is quite a nasty fellow, but he
is a big problem for me in and of himself. While Eddie Brock is
well developed and a very good element in this movie because he
provides a comparison for Peter Parker, his story really kind of
fizzles out when he turns into Venom. He isn't given enough time
in the movie to provide much of a threat to Spider-man, and his
inclusion just seems thrown on, which I believe it was. I have
heard that even though Raimi dislikes this character because he is
a simple monster without much development, the movie's
producer "persuaded" him to include him to please fans. Well,
Raimi's dislike for the character shows in how little screen time he
is given, and because of this, most fans are not pleased. I only
hope that more meaning can be given to Venom's appearance in a
sequel. I have already listed several minor to moderate criticisms
that I have of this movie, but I think that most of these are related
to what I believe is the movie's major flaw: an over-complex plot
(more like several plots) that causes the movie's other elements to
be compromised in order that it be told. The storyline is not
complex in the sense that is hard to understand. It just has too
many storylines that are not extremeley related to each other but
still must be strung together. This much content causes story-
related weaknesses to occur. The large amount of time devoted to
plot points reduces the amount of time that can be spent on
character development, and makes the movie feel a little less
realistic as a whole and a little more forced. A few other holes in
the plot bugged me as well. Maybe I missed something in the
movie, but it just didn't make sense to me why Mary-Jane never
tells Peter that Harry forced her to break up with him. If I were
her, I would have told him exactly what was going on, since he
could surely deal with it quite well. Even after it is all over, she
never tells him why she acted like such a jerk, though I don't see
any reason why she wouldn't. I also have trouble understanding
why Harry switches from wanting to kill Peter to just trying to
steal his girlfriend. He certainly lowered his ambitions. Other plot
points that slightly bugged me were Harry conveniently getting
amnesia and the butler, who we know next to nothing about,
suddenly coming in and saving the day by saying something he
should have said ages ago. The solution just doesn't seem worthy
of the problem. I know it sounds like I hate the movie right now,
but I assure you this is not the case. None of these problems are
fatal to the movie and I admit again that I am nitpicking quite a
bit here. Ultimately, the thing that prevents Sm3 from being as
great as its predecessors is the reduced amount of wit and
emotion that results from having a cramped script that
occasionally requires clumsy storytelling techniques to tie it all
together in a reasonable amount of time. The Ugly: I think we all
know what belongs in this category- Peter's transformation into
an evil dork, especially the scene at the jazz club. When I saw
Peter Parker banging away at the piano and swinging from
chandeliers like a maniac, I just stood up and screamed
"WHAAAAAAAAAA?!?!?". Not really, but that definitely was a "what
were they thinking?" moment. In concusion, Spider-Man 3 was a
good superhero movie that did a fine job of wrapping up the
series. While I did not walk out of the theater with the same sense
of amazement and awe that I did with Sm2, I did leave with the
feeling that this movie provided a good ending to a great series.
Therefore, I rate this movie a very respectable seven and a half
thumbs up.
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