Looking back on it now, there were plot holes and problems with the 2000 film version of “The X-Men”, but at the time, it was a breakthrough for Marvel Comics film adaptions. Since then, the ongoing X-Men films varied in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are several Exam Rooms in this Health Center and the last time I was here (last year) I took a photo in the room I was in, for that particular appointment. This is what adorned a cabinet in that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, okay. Yes I saw “Alien” three different times that summer. Why not? It’s become a classic. Great cast, Ridley Scott during his peak, Goldsmith soundtrack, fantastic designs and a monster/creature that’s joined the “Hall of Fame” of movie monsters.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because I don’t think I did a good enough drawing it, here’s the toy, War Machine, from The Avengers, I got in the Happy Meal.
One of the great things, IMO, about the Marvel Comics of the 1960’s were the overly dramatic titles Stan Lee gave to their stories. The title I used here is actually taken from Fantastic Four #43 (1965): Those titles really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was kind of cautious about buying this Happy Meal and getting this toy. I REALLY don’t want to be spoiled with anything about this film and there’s a chance that a simple toy like this, could give away movie[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you don’t recognize the image on the TV screen, that’s Paul Rudd as Ant-Man. Because it’s more of a humorous heist film, and not so tied in with the other Marvel movies, I think moviegoers who’d usually pass[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Buying tickets weeks in advance for movies, especially big budget films, would have seemed really strange years ago. A new movie opens on a Friday and generally runs in the theater for a few weeks, which would give people ample[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With this film, Willem Dafoe joins the short list of actors who’ve appeared in a Marvel and a DC film. First, as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin in 2002’s Spider-Man: And in this film as Vulko, Aquaman’s trainer:
Full disclosure here, I’ve NEVER been a fan of the Venom character in the comics. He’s one dimensional and each story that featured him was pretty damn boring. But, I gave this film a shot because it starred some pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…