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Property review: Ultimate Avengers (animated)
ULTIMATE AVENGERS Lionsgate/Marvel Animated Features, 2006 Ultimately awesome: Avengers cartoon passes test We should start out by saying that we’re longtime comic fans. We’ve followed Marvel’s heroes for years and we’ve read issues of the Ultimates when it debuted. There’s … Continue reading
Property review: Watchmen (film)
WATCHMEN Warner Bros., 2009 Who watched the Watchmen? Sadly, not many When you have a successful and highly regarded graphic novel as a basis for a movie, there shouldn’t be problems with the resulting product. And yet, Watchmen didn’t exactly set … Continue reading
Animated property review: X-Men The Animated Series
X-Men the Animated Series Vol. 1 | Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009 X-Men origins told correctly If there ever was a quintessential property in the 1990s of comic book origin, it’s X-Men the Animated Series. The Fox staple in the early … Continue reading
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Comic property review: “The Spirit”
‘The Spirit’ lacking in focus, execution “The Spirit” Lionsgate, 2008 Despite reviews to the contrary, “The Spirit” isn’t a bad movie. It is a mess in some spots and it requires multiple viewings to fully understand what’s going on but, overall, … Continue reading
Comic property reviews: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movies
In the first quarter 2011 of Gaming Insurrection’s The Strip, we took a look at all three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies. Read on to see how we feel about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990s, movie, property, review, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT
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Comic property review: “Punisher War Zone”
Third time’s a charm for Punisher “Punisher War Zone“ Marvel Knights, 2008 If you can ignore the fact that this is the third attempt at bringing Frank Castle’s tale to big screen, you will love Punisher: War Zone. This is … Continue reading
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Comic property review: ‘300’
Hot, sweaty, loud: ‘300’ gets it right ‘300’ Warner Bros., 2007 You don’t have to know much about the ancient Greek Battle of Thermopylae to enjoy what Frank Miller’s 300 has to offer. You also don’t have to have a lot … Continue reading
Comic property review: ‘Superman Returns’
Attempted reboot of Superman franchise an admirable effort Superman Returns Warner Bros., 2006 The reboot of the Superman movie franchise was long in coming. Let’s face facts: Superman IV was a disgrace to the franchise’s name, Christopher Reeve was rolling … Continue reading
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Comic property review: ‘X-Men’
X-Men Twentieth Century Fox, 2000 Mutant peaceseekers find success in first of trilogy If you get around some of the changes to the silver screen adaptation of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee’s merry band of mutants, you’re bound to find … Continue reading
