DVD Review: Freaks and Geeks Yearbook Edition
High school is hard for everyone. It’s a time in your life where you really start to figure out who you are and try to define yourself. The biggest trick is figuring it out while fitting in with the rest of the school. The hit TV series Freaks and Geeks from comedy mastermind Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Superbad) explores the trials and tribulations that we all must face. Shout Factory has just released one of the greatest TV on DVD collections to date as Freaks and Geeks: Yearbook Edition. This set includes the entire 18 episode series which ran from 1999-2000. The realistic and honest take on high school the and inherent problems that we all go through defined this series and sets it above the rest.
DVD Review: The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series
When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?
GHOSTBUSTERS!
In 1984 something big happened: A film called Ghostbusters about 4 crazy guys hunting ghosts captivated audiences across the country. The movie eventually lead to a sequel and started one of the greatest stories and surprising franchises of our childhood. Now thanks to Time-Life, The Real Ghostbusters: The Complete Series is available for the first time EVER on DVD. The series set includes all 147 episodes on 25 discs. Yes, 25 discs! This is as complete as it gets folks! But wait, there’s more: OVER 12 hours of NEW interviews, introductions, and more!
Xbox 360 Game Review: Too Human
Too Human is an Xbox 360 exclusive action role playing game from silicon knights, the people who brought you the underrated Eternal Darkness for the Nintendo Gamecube. It is the first game in a trilogy that mixes Norse mythology and sci-fi technology. You play as Baldur, the son of Odin, in a never-ending war against the machines that are trying to exterminate the human race. The story unfolds thorough a series cut scenes with heavy exposition, but manages to stay interesting despite it’s often heavy handedness.
DVD Review: Doctor Who Season 4
The Doctor is IN!
Doctor Who that is. New adventures, new Companions, and returning adversaries comprise the greatness that is the Fourth Season of Doctor Who which is now available on DVD. If you haven’t been watching this newest incarnation of The Doctor Who franchise Season 4 is a great starting point!
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Blu-ray & DVD Review: Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is an action movie set in the Vietnam war set within a comedy of the same name. Whether you’re talking about the comedy or the war drama within, Tropic Thunder is an all-star extravaganza that satires stardom, war movies, and really all of Hollywood.
Ben Stiller (producer of The Ruins) stars as Tugg Speedman as who in turn stars as Four Leaf Tayback. Speedman is the ultimate action hero whose fame has seen better days.
Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda) stars as Jeff Portnoy who in turn stars as Fats. Portnoy is a heroin addict whose fame is largely based on movies featuring himself playing multiple roles in fat suits.
DVD Review: Wanted (Two Disc Special Edition)
I didn’t know that God was really that vengeful. I’m sure that everyone would be surprised to find out that God headed up a group of assassins. Ok, not really God but Morgan Freeman, who has played God on occasion. He is the head of an organization of assassins in the movie Wanted. It came out during the summer, and was based on a limited series comic book by Mark Millar, but since you are on ComicsOnline, I shouldn’t have to tell you that. Now, Wanted (Two Disc Special Edition) is out on DVD.
Gift Guides 2008: Video Games
So, you’re looking for a gift come Black Friday, and you don’t know what to get your gamer, and you forgot to ask them what they wanted. Or, alternatively, you are a gamer who doesn’t know what he or she wants… Here’s a list of high profile releases to help you make your decision on what to buy this holiday shopping season for your geeky gamer…
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Gift Guides 2008: American Animation
Ah, the Holiday Shopping season is about to begin, and you’re wondering what you should get that animation fan of yours. Well, ComicsOnline.com has reviewed several excellent animated features this year, for viewers young and old. Here are our suggestions:
DVD Review: Son of the Beach: Volume Two
Baywatch was popular, but not funny. Son of the Beach was funny, but not popular. Ok, it wasn’t really funny, but it was produced by Howard Stern when he had his massive legion of fans. Son of the beach aired from 2000 to 2002 on FX, and garnered an audience large enough to keep it on the air on a cable network. Son of the Beach: Volume Two is out now on DVD.
Son of the Beach is a Baywatch parody that deals with the day to day life of Notch Johnson, the head lifeguard of the beaches of Malibu Adjacent, and his staff.
Episode Highlights:
”Grand Prix”: Head Lifeguard Notch Johnson must uphold the honor of all of America by defeating
”Witness for the Prostitution”: Notch Johnson is being honored by having a building named after him at the local University, but he senses that something is of at the university’s sorority house.
DVD Review: The Fist Foot Way
The Foot Fist Way is a 2008 low-budget comedy film directed by Jody Hill and starring Danny R. McBride. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, picked up distribution rights to the film and hoped for it to achieve a Napoleon Dynamite-like success. It premiered in 2006 at The Los Angeles Film Festival and was screened at Sundance that same year.
VOD Review: Goth Cruise
Overview: This film follows the guests of the 4th Annual Goth Cruise. 150 American and British Goths embark on a luxury cruise ship along with 2,500 non-Goths for a relaxing vacation in the Caribbean. It is directed By Jeanie Finlay, and premieres on IFC FREE (VOD): November 27, 2008 at Midnight.
VOD Review: Goth Cruise
Goth Cruise
Directed By Jeanie Finlay
Premieres on IFC FREE (VOD): November 27, 2008 at Midnight.
An in-depth view of the 4th annual Goth Cruise where 150 goths get together with 2500 norms on a cruise from New Jersey to Bermuda. Why? Well, interestingly, as people grow up they find they no longer consider going to a big party to be a vacation. They want a real vacation, fancy that! Some of the goths on the cruises actually went so far as to refer to themselves as ‘Elder Goths’, a sign that this subculture, unlike others from the 80’s, has survived the passing of time.
PS2 Game Review: Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World
In Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World there are new “dragon missions” that are based on different moments from the anime. Not all the missions are fighting related, there are challenge missions like running to the end of Snake Way under a time limit and exploring an area looking for “gate” or check points, which is also under a time limit. Of course, there are battle based missions, and they are difficult. It doesn’t really matter what level you’re playing at, this game is a challenge and it may take you several tries to complete a mission. Now, this is the first time I’ve played a DBZ game for the PS2, so I found the controls really confusing and I didn’t like the lack of basic training. You get to use “ESS” or “Exciting Skill System”. Those skills can be used to customize a character by adding them to their skill tray. Unlike the previous DBZ games, you can purchase upgrades for the skills.
Nintendo DS Game Review: Dragon Ball Origins
The Dragon Ball franchise has a deep and lasting following going all the way back to 1988 with Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu. Dragon Ball: Origins takes you back to the beginning of the saga. You start out as a young Goku training by your self. Out on a training hike, you see your first car and believing it is a Monster you blow it up. A girl comes out and shoots you a few times, but because of your shin is like iron it has no effect. This girl is none other than Bulma and this is your first meeting. Goku takes Bulma home and that is were Bulma discovers that Goku has the Four Star Dragon Ball and she tries to get him to give it up because she on a quest to find all seven of them to be able to make a wish. There is no way Goku would give it up, so they decide to work together to find them and the joint quest and lifelong friendship begins.