Batman: Year One is the latest animated direct-to-video release from DC Comics. Based on the seminal limited series by Frank Miller, the animated feature tells the story of Bruce Wayne’s first year under the famous cape and cowl of Batman. This is not the schlocky Adam West Batman from the sixties. This is a bulkier, novice crime fighter making his initial foray into crime fighting.
After a disastrous first attempt at vigilantism, sans costume, Wayne finds himself despondent, injured, and bleeding to death. Without the will to go on, he slumps in his fabulous mansion, resigned to die. Until a
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The Three Musketeers
by Shannon and Michael October 26th, 2011 | Action, Drama, Historical
The Three Musketeers is a story centered around a young man named D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman), son of a former Musketeer who seeks to become a Musketeer himself. D'Artagnan awkwardly ends up in an alliance with three other formerly legendary Musketeers, Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Aramis (Luke Evans), and Porthos (Ray Stevenson) after a run-in with the Royal Guard. The Musketeers later unite in an attempt to thwart an evil plot to take over the French throne and launch Europe into war.
He Said:
This film felt like I was watching a cartoon using real actors. What I mean by that
He Said:
This film felt like I was watching a cartoon using real actors. What I mean by that
Killer Elite
by Ronald A. Rowe October 6th, 2011 | Action, Movie Reviews
Stop me if you've heard this one. How many elite assassins does it take to kill a Mexican diplomat? Four -- one to click the button on a walkie talkie, one to press the detonator to blow up the car in front of the target, one to fire wildly in the general direction of the target, and one to walk up to the target's vehicle, stand in point blank range of the target's armed guards, and shoot everybody in sight. Some might add a fifth guy to agonize over killing a man in front of his son, but in
Abduction
by T Akery October 5th, 2011 | Action, Movie Reviews
You go into this movie expecting a thriller with lots of action. Instead, what you get is a bit of action, very little chemistry between characters, and a plot line that practically kills itself.
The movie is about a boy who was kidnapped when he was a young child. Raised by loving but fake parents, he discovers his true identity from doing a school project. The instant he begins his discovery, he is drawn into a dark web. In a race to outpace killers, he and his pseudo-girlfriend take matters into their own hands. Along the way, his fake parents
The movie is about a boy who was kidnapped when he was a young child. Raised by loving but fake parents, he discovers his true identity from doing a school project. The instant he begins his discovery, he is drawn into a dark web. In a race to outpace killers, he and his pseudo-girlfriend take matters into their own hands. Along the way, his fake parents
Snap Judgement: The Avengers
by Ronald A. Rowe November 4th, 2011 | Action, Sci-Fi#1 - Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man. The after-the-credits cut scene from Iron Man 2 had some fans worried that Downey - and Tony Stark - might be cut from the film or relegated to a background role. Never fear, the trailer confirms that Downey will be front and center in the Avengers and gives every indication that Tony Stark