The Batman is Dead. Rest in Peace Bruce Wayne…

Today is a tragic day my friends. It is the day the Batman died. Not in a monumental way, but as a gimmick to sell books. He dies in a book where he is only scene for 5 pages total…5. The death of the Dark Knight should have been more massive. I don’t think its right that we have to sacrifice Bruce in order to have Barry Allen alive in the comics. Its not a fair trade. At all. RIP Bruce. You will be missed.

But my dad had this to say:

If Jason Todd is not dead, then Bruce Wayne IS NOT DEAD.

and if Superman is not dead, then Bruce Wayne IS. NOT. DEAD.
 

DVD Review: Saw V (Unrated Director’s Cut)

I watched the first three Saw films and enjoyed them fully. Now they weren’t the best movies ever, but they were an enjoyable, yet gruesome way to spend the 90 minutes or so that each one takes to watch. I naturally assumed that the films would end after Jigsaw died at the end of Saw III, but they continued on with Saw IV. I personally chose to skip Saw IV due to that fact. Last year they made their way to Saw V and it is out on DVD on Jan. 20th.

Blu-ray Review: Dexter: The First Season

Dexter has finally come to Blu-ray Disc and now is the perfect time. Showtime has aired three cable-length seasons of this razor-sharp yet frighteningly inviting series about Dexter Morgan, Miami PD forensic blood-spatter specialist by day and bloodletting vigilante by night, and they’ve finally teased us with DVD releases long enough and have finally put out the story arc that started it all in sharper-than-ever 1080p high definition Blu-ray with 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.

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Blu-ray Review: Ghost Town

Ricky Gervais from the original UK version of The Office finally settled down and stopped being annoying long enough to make a movie where he doesn’t act like a complete twat (to use Brit vernacular). While his character in Ghost Town, Dr. Bertram Pincus, DDS, is like his Office character David Brent in that he’s someone who starts out as someone you would never want to be around, unlike Brent, Pincus doesn’t have to hit bottom before he acts like a human.

DVD Roast: Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget: Uncensored

You know Comedy Central roasted Bob Saget, cause you saw the commercials interrupting while you were trying to watch The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and South Park.

Blu-ray Review: Event Horizon

The classic Sci-Fi Horror film Event Horizon is now available on Blu-ray! This film features Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and Sam Neil (Jurassic Park) along with Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13) and Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck).

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DVD Review: Eagle Eye 2-Disc Special Edition

You come home to find your apartment filled with guns, explosives and bomb making materials. Oh my! Your cell phone rings and the voice on the other end inform you that you have 30 seconds to leave before you are arrested by the F.B.I. for terrorism. This is the beginning of the latest action packed thriller from the newest big screen action hero, Shia LaBeouf.

Eagle Eye revolves the manipulation of Jerry Shaw (Shai LaBeouf – Transformers) and Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan – Mission Impossible III) by some unknown entity. An unknown entity that can manipulate their surroundings as easily as our heroes. Add Agent Thomas Morgan (Billy Bob Thornton – Mr. Woodcock) who wants to apprehend Jerry and the mysterious accomplice, and Agent Zoe Perez (Rosario Dawson – Sin City) who‘s trying to figure out how the Air Force is involved.

Blu-ray Review: The Truman Show

“In case I don’t see you: Good afternoon, good evening and good night!”

Sometimes we often wonder if we are being watched. Maybe we just exist for someone’s amusement. Well Truman Burbank sure knows how that feels too, but the truth is he actually is being watched! Since Truman was born his life has been televised and broadcasted all over the world. But what happens when he begins to realize that people are acting strangely around him? You can find out now because the hit 90’s film The Truman Show is now available to own on Blu-ray!

Blu-ray Review: Eagle Eye

The world is a much stranger place than we give it credit for. We each live in our own personal bubble and sometimes don’t realize that things are out of our control. We place a lot of value on technology that makes our lives easier. It is easy to take that technology for granted. What happens when that technology is placed in the wrong hands? Welcome to Eagle Eye, the techno-thriller film from Director DJ Caruso. This new action film is now available on Blu-ray and DVD!

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Blu-ray Review: Serenity

Etta Courum Nas Mehkh!*

Good, now that you’ve calmed down, it’s time to talk about Serenity. Once upon a time there was a little show called Firefly. It was conceived, written and directed by Joss Whedon, who you may remember had a similar relationship with another little multi-media franchise that included Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Angel spinoff. In the Fall of 2002, Joss brought one of the best shows ever written back to the same network that he had brought so much awesomeness to with the Buffy-verse. To show their appreciation, FOX executives in charge of television scheduling that year** did everything in their power to bury, bugger, and bomb this glorious show that was the best of all things Sci-Fi, Western, Action, and Comedy, and was simultaneously all heart.

ComicsOnline Podcast S09E02 – Christmas Special

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This Christmas Special episode, recorded December 26, 2008 at The House of N in El Cajon, CA, features Kevin, Nomad and Dune talking about comics, movies and games and features a heartwarming story where Nomad learns the true meaning of Boxing Day.

ComicsOnline Podcast S09E01 – Mattcast and Disney Games

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This episode, Kevin tracks down Matt in a hotel room in Fenton Missouri. Luckily, this time he was wearing pants. Since Matt cannot escape, he gives in and podcasts with Kevin about comics events like Secret Invasion and Batman RIP.

They talk about upcoming reviews of DVDs and Blu-rays of TV shows like Lost and various movies. Matt also reveals that the creators of Spectacular Spider-Man love him best out of all other journalists.

Bonus Features on this episode include Interviews with Disney Interactive about their latest games: Bolt, based on the Disney/Pixar Film, a Nintendo DS game Spectrobes 2: Beyond the Portals, and their awesome ATV trick racing game called Pure.

Blu-ray Review: The X-Files: I Want to Believe

After five years since the television series concluded, The X-Files finally returns with their second cinematic adventure, The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Like many other reviewers I’ve read since the cinematic debut of this film, I wasn’t initially particularly thrilled with the story, but I was very much thrilled to see Mulder and Scully back together again after all these years. This film doesn’t completely fill in the blank since they left the FBI, but it gives you a pretty strong idea as to what’s been going on the whole time.

Blu-ray Review: Tommy Boy Holy Schnike Edition

I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bulls ass, but I‘d rather take the butchers word for it.

Blu-ray Review: Death Race

Congratulations on joining the Death Race, where Terminal convicts get a chance to race for their very lives! If you can win (and survive) 5 races then you win your freedom. Don’t worry, you won’t be driving a regular race-car. You get to drive totally tricked out cars complete with bullet-proof windows, machine guns, napalm, spikes, and more! Oh and if you decide to compete in the Death Race you get your very own extremely hot navigator from a Women’s Prison! She will help you make your way through the course and avoid the other racers. Good luck!

Now you too can join in the excitement that is Death Race because it is available on Blu-ray and DVD! This movie was brought to you from the team of Director Paul W.S. Anderson and Producer Jeremy Bolt that made the 90’s thriller Event Horizon.