Pretty much everyone of a certain age remembers watching Batman: The Animated Series as a kid, and rather a lot of them continued watching it into adulthood; after all, why shouldn't they? With a tone that was a great blend of the darkness of Batman with the more silly, comic book-y moments, (case in point: the episode Heart of Ice) a great voice cast and a fantastic main … [Read more...]
Superman Returns (2006) review by That Film Dude
19 years after Superman IV: The Quest for Peace crashed and burned, taking the Superman franchise with it, a fifth film was finally released, acting as a sequel to Superman II while completely ignoring the events of the third and fourth installments. On its release, Superman Returns divided the fanbase and continues to do so to this day. The amount of criticism it gets is … [Read more...]
Review: Dredd (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B008OGHUFK][/pullquote] 2000 AD's iconic character Judge Dredd has had a somewhat disappointing relationship with film adaptations. Sylvester Stallone's 1995 incarnation was roundly panned for straying too far from the source material, while there have been several … [Read more...]
Judge Dredd (1995) review by That Film Guy
Following the commercial and critical success of Demolition Man and based on the iconic 2000 A.D. comic book character, Judge Dredd is a Sylvester Stallone action vehicle that was a commercial flop upon release, making only £113m from a budget of $97m. … [Read more...]
Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B008JARIIA][/pullquote] Hype for new films is a wonderful thing, it allows us to look forward to certain releases and allows us to create marquee events around the release of big-name films. Too much hype can be damaging however. 2012 saw the release of each of these … [Read more...]
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) review by That Film Guy
Coming only five years after the release of Spider-Man 3 is a reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man, moving focus away from the Sam Raimi trilogy and more toward the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series. There has been a move closer toward the comic books with elements like Peter Parker no longer fires webbing from his wrist, but rather has to create webbing which he installs in a … [Read more...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) review by That Film Guy
Following the success of the X-Men trilogy, lead actor Hugh Jackman who had gone from a veritable nobody to an A-List star was given his own spin-off film. X-Men Origins: Wolverine directed by Gavin Hood of Tsotsi fame, was a moderate success taking $373m from a budget of $150m. Its success was probably harmed by a pirate copy of the film being distributed on the internet … [Read more...]
Spider-Man 3 (2007) review by That Film Guy
Completing Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy of films is Spider-Man 3. Production of Spider-Man 3 began almost immediately after the release of Spider-Man 2, which itself was a massive box office success. Raimi wanted to concentrate on the theme of 'forgiveness' and had plans to conclude the Green Goblin story and introduce Sandman as the major villain. After much protracted … [Read more...]
Batman and Robin (1997) review by That Film Guy
The second Batman outing for director Joel Schumacher after Batman Forever was Batman and Robin. It is now famous for having effectively damaged the careers of everyone involved and often found itself at the bottom of critics ˜Worst Films of 1997' lists. Commercially Batman and Robin was a disappointment only taking $238m from a budget of $125m and signalled the end of the … [Read more...]
Batman Forever (1995) review by That Film Guy
For Batman Forever, the third instalment of the Batman franchise, studio executives felt that a more mainstream approach could garner a much bigger box office. As a result they moved Tim Burton from director to producer and hired Joel Schumacher to take his place. After seeing the new direction the series was taking, Michael Keaton refused to take the role of Batman again and … [Read more...]