[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B009CSWBZS][/pullquote] Superman II is one of the most controversial cinematic releases in comic book film history. On release, Superman II credited Richard Lester as director, although there were rumours that Richard Donner has filmed almost the whole film before … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men: First Class (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B006E09G1E][/pullquote] When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg released Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, they successfully popularized the term ˜prequel' being a film that predates it's original in chronological order. Since then prequels have become an … [Read more...]
Review: Spider-Man (2002)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007I1QUYE][/pullquote] Director Sam Raimi cut his teeth in the film world with the cult horror trilogy Evil Dead. His blend of horror and comedy worked perfectly for the low budget adventures of Ash, but in 2002 his skill was tested with a bigger budget and the start … [Read more...]
Review: X-Men 2 (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B002DWAYSG][/pullquote] Bryan Singer, man known for The Usual Suspects, was handed the reigns of one of Marvel's biggest potential film franchises, the X-Men, in 2000. His first film was populated with an all-star cast of young up-and-comers and British thespians. … [Read more...]
Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B0089TNZ2E][/pullquote] 2011 will be remembered as a year of franchise comic book films. We saw The Green Lantern and Thor released to negative and positive reactions respectively and in late July, we were treated to Captain America: The First Avenger. This film along … [Read more...]
Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001DTKY08][/pullquote] Ang Lee, award-winning director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2003 turned his attention to comic books, most notably, The Incredible Hulk, one of Marvel's most popular characters. He sought to encapsulate the very essence of the human … [Read more...]
Review: Batman Returns (1992)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B001CP4VNE][/pullquote] Tim Burton is a director with a well-known reputation for a dark, sinister and macabre vision when it comes to film-making. Batman is a comic book character known for having a much similar atmosphere, so the two were likely bed fellows. Batman, … [Read more...]
Review: Green Lantern (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B007X4SOQI][/pullquote] The DC Universe's latest offering to the silver screen is Green Lantern. Based on a comic book of the same name, it is the first in a new slew of DC films being released and is the first not to include the ˜big two' of Batman and Superman. It … [Read more...]
Review: Thor (2011)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00F3TCFAG][/pullquote] Thor is the latest offering from Marvel Studios and one in a series of films that is building toward their marquee attraction film The Avengers. Like Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and the soon to be released Captain America: The First Avenger, … [Read more...]