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Month: February 2011

DVD Review: Stag Night

Over 100,00 people are reported missing in New York City every year. The adults are never looked for…

In olden times, the night prior to his wedding, the young groom would be sent off into the forest to kill and bring home a stag, to prove he could provide for his family. Now it’s about proving your manhood through imbibing massive quantities of alcohol, and looking at strange, naked women. How dangerous can a night out with friends be?

Can Patrick Rothfuss and Nathan Fillion Revive Firefly?

photos courtesy Patrick Rothfuss

By Brenda Waldrop

Patrick Rothfuss, author of the international best seller “The Name of The Wind”, and the highly anticipated sequel, “The Wise Man’s Fear”, to be released March 1st, 2011, recently posted an “Open Letter to Nathan Fillion” on his website, suggesting they team up to bring back Firefly!

Ok, it’s a bit more complex than that; in the letter Rothfuss mentions a recent interview Fillion gave to EW.com where he quotes Nathan as saying:

“If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to Firefly, make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet”

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DVD Review: The Superhero Squad Show: Quest for the Infinity Sword- Volume 3


Hero up, Squaddies!


By Morgan Barrett


The Superhero Squad Show  is an action-packed, family-friendly show (with a kick-ass theme song) full of Marvel’s classic superheroes and villains. In Volume 3 (now available on DVD), the greatest heroes unite in search of the missing fragments of the Infinity Sword. The show is full of nutty characters and witty humor as the world’s greatest superheroes prevent Dr. Doom and his hysterically evil minions from completing the Infinity Sword.


Volume 3 features everything from silly love spells to mayhem at Mutant High.

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Movie Review: Hall Pass

Meet best friends Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis). These two men have been married to their wives for several years (played by Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate), but things start going downhill and drastic measures are taken. They are granted a “hall pass” by their wives, entitling them to one week of freedom to do whatever they desire, with absolutely no questions or penalties for their actions (though, little do the men know, the wives venture out to have some single-life-adventures of their own). This scenario is the setup for the new film Hall Pass, brought to you by the Farrelly Brothers (There’s Something About Mary). So how do Rick and Fred fare out in the real world of singledom?

2 for 2/22 Tuesday Giveaway! Disney/Ghibli Blu-ray and DVD!

In honor of 2/22 2sday, We’re giving away 2 prize packages, each with 2 Blu-rays!

Disney and Studio Ghibli are releasing 2 of their classics 2 weeks from 2day! Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on Blu-ray/DVD combo, and Tales from Earthsea on DVD are available for pre-order by clicking either of the 2 box images below, but now you can win them 2!

Movie Review: Zoroark: Master Of Illusions (Phantom Ruler: Zoroark)

 
 
Beware the wrath of Zoroark!
 
 
Introduction
 
Old and new fans alike were pumped to witness the 13th Pokemon movie that premiered on February 5th, 2011 on Cartoon Network! The movie premiered later on after they premiered the final episode of the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Series. Now for those who haven’t kept up with the franchise since it first came to America, you’re probably asking yourself… the show is still going on?!

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Blu-ray Review: Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol

As per yearly tradition since 2005, we are once again shown a bit of love on Christmas Day as BBC unleashes yet another Doctor Who special to us all… but this year things are a bit different now that Stephen Moffat and Co. are heading up the timeless timelord!

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Movie Review: I AM NUMBER FOUR

This weekend marks the release of I AM NUMBER FOUR, the new Dreamworks suspense thriller from Director DJ Caruso and Producer Michael Bay. Based on the novel by Pittacus Lore, the story follows teenager John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) who has been forced to live his life on the run since he was a child, pursued by dark forces that want him dead. With help from his protector, Henri (Timothy Olypant), John has managed to survive out of the reach of those who wish him harm. There have been many questions surrounding this new release and viewers have been left wondering if this newest endeavor will pay off. ComicsOnline had a chance to participate in a Press Screening of the film and we are excited to say that I AM NUMBER FOUR is a pleasant surprise!

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Movie Review: Unknown

Considering that Unknown stars the new-and-improved-awesome-action-hero Liam Neeson, it was pretty anticipated by most fans (incuding myself), even if the trailers explained little about the movie and weren’t very widely shown. What the trailers did suggest, however, was that the audience would be treated to another action-packed, ass-kick-fest, starring Neeson as the rugged, sexy, and heroic protagonist. While Neeson was, indeed, sexy and rugged, I wouldn’t go so far as to use the words “heroic” or “action-packed” to describe much of anything in this movie, as Unknown (now also known as Taken 2: Hey, Somebody Stole My Memory) unfortunately falls into the category of same-old-story.

Beware of spoilers beyond this point!

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Movie Review: Under The Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

 
The United States is mired in The Great Depression, and the citizens of the nation are in a seemingly hopeless state. The population has nothing to look forward to. Parker Bros. gets wind of a fast-selling game in Philadelphia. This game, a miniaturized version of the system of capitalism, is giving a sense of hope to people, by giving them the ability to buy, sell, and trade property. This makes the game sell incredibly well, and Parker Bros. decided to take a chance on a game that they had once passed on, calling it “too complicated.” This game, once licensed from its “creator”, begins to sell like wildfire as the American population catches on, and starts to find hope in this neatly delivered package.

Anime DVD Review: Gantz, The Complete Series


It’s a girl!

What is Gantz?  Gantz is a large black orb, sitting in an empty Tokyo apartment.  Gantz has poor grammar.  Gantz will give you weapons, and points if you are good.  Pray you never meet Gantz.  If you see Gantz, you’ve already died once.  But, the next time you die, it’ll hurt more.  And you won’t come back again.

Solomon Kane

The other day I was like “wtf ever happened to Solomon Kane coming out? Did it ever release?” and I just looked it up: it didn’t even make back half its budget. No wonder it had no marketing for the Blu-ray, but that doesn’t explain why I never knew it released in theaters OVER A YEAR AGO. wtf?

… as it turns out, THERE IS NO USA Blu-ray release!?! so lame.