I’ll start this on sort of a random note. I’ve always been a fan of Jek Porkins. Who doesn’t love a chubby star pilot? Anyhow, from the ‘I can’t believe I didn’t know this’ file comes today’s entry. If you know me even a little but you know that I’m a HUGE Star Wars fan. You probably also know that, like most guys my age, I’m also a huge fan of the Indiana Jones films. While … Continue reading
Pip was in town last weekend for his yearly trek to Cleveland and during that trip we took the opportunity to go see Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The flick has gotten absolutely blasted by the critics even though it was doing very well at the box office (at least for the first weekend). I don’t typically worry much about what critics have to say so I was very excited to see just what … Continue reading
I don’t know about you, but this was NOT the trailer that I saw at Comic Con…
Four years ago, Christopher Nolan gave us a cinematic masterpiece called The Dark Knight that was much more than just a comic book movie… it was a brilliant piece of film making. Last week, he brought us the follow up… The Dark Knight Rises. Would it live up to the hype? Could it possibly be an appropriate sequel to such a critically acclaimed movie? I went this week to find out. I can’t launch into any sort of discussion without … Continue reading
It seems that Hollywood is all about the comic book movie these days. Just this year alone we’ve been given Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to see either of these yet but I definitely will. That said, here’s a list of my favorite comic book movies! The Crow (1994) – My favorite comic movie of all time. So dark… So creepy and it was relatively true to the book. … Continue reading
Wow. Just wow. Pip had been on my ass for quite a while to see The Dark Knight and I have to say that for the first time in a long time a movie finally lived up to the expectations that I had for it. I went to see this late one Monday evening. I stuck around the house long enough to put G down for the night so Amanda would be stuck with both of … Continue reading
