DVD Movie Reviews

MOVIE REVIEWS: “Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)

The DC Comics direct to DVD animated spectaculars continue with the origin of Green Lantern. "Wait!" you say, "Didn't we just see the origin of Green Lantern two movies ago in 'Justice League:The New Frontier'"? Well, yes we did. And no we didn't....

(I'm going to try to make this as 'Spoiler Light' as possible, so I'm going to gloss a bit over the traditional Republibot Play by Play)

There are still spoilers, but I try to keep the particulars obscured...

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DVD MOVIE REVIEW: Battlestar Galactica: “The Plan” (2009)

If you’ve ever wondered why it is that I always end up with the short straw around here, and end up reviewing the RDM Galactica, a show I’ve loved and been betrayed by, well, so have I. It’s not particularly germane to the review itself, but as this is probably my last opportunity to explain, the bottom line is this: As an 11 year old, I was obsessive about the original Galactica. I dreaded the remake, and hated the pilot for reasons that I still think are valid. Our Own Republibot 2.0, however, raved about the series every week during its first season, and cajoled me to watch it.

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DVD MOVIE REVIEW: “Futurama; The Beast With A Billion Backs.” (2008)

My review takes the form of an actual IM Transcript from the day after I saw it. The names have been changed to protect the guilty. Spoilers abound because no one ever watches the stuff I review anyway, and on a turd like this, I couldn’t give less of a damn if I tried.
Me says:
I did not like the new Futurama "Movie" (The 2nd one)
You says:
how bad was it?
Me says:
Just not funny. Very scattershot and disjointed, compared to the previous one, which was brilliant. Kinda' repulsive, too.
You says:
So, the concept out of steam, or just a poorly executed outing?
Me says:

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