Superheroes Two: Part 3, DC

All right, let's try to sail through this one....

The rest of DC again....

The good ones, in order...

Watchmen

Course, now Zack Snyder is doing the new Superman....


Swamp Thing

Still a cult classic fave.
See here.


Supergirl

Okay, terrible, but just bringing it up to point out the antidote is "Superman/Batman: Apocalypse".

The rest of the batch is crap.

I hemmed and hawed over Green Lantern....but "Avengers", crushes it.

And...I hemmed and hawed over "V for Vendetta", but upon reflection, fuck it.
I've seen flat out Armageddon pictures that aren't as fucking depressing.


For TV (that's not Superman/Batman)....

....Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, and Flash.

The rest is crap.


For animation(again, not Supes/Bats)....

....they're all pretty good, "Wonder Woman", is probably the second best, "Teen Titans", is watchable, but forgettable, there are episodes that are far better, and "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights", is probably my fave of the bunch.

"Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter", is really more of a missing bonus feature to "Watchmen".
It really was a dick move on WB's part to sell it as a separate item.
Just get "The Ultimate Cut".

And, bam, done.

Up next, Spiderman.

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Superheroes Two: Part 2, Batman

All right, that was Superman, now...

Batman again.


The Adam West one.

Same as last time.


The Keaton/Kilmer/Clooney ones.

These were a dead end, and they haven't held up so well.
Especially in the face of the Nolan ones.

I naturally prefer the first two, and "Returns", is my favorite.

Still conflicted as to whether I should get the DVD set of these though.

Okay, WB's official line (of bullshit) on these fresh after "and Robin", was that they all represent different eras of the comic book.

Yeah, well, Nolan cherry picked from lots of source comics, and his didn't blow.
So, tell another one, WB.


Nolanverse

Fucking epic.
Yeah, said it all here and here.


The Kevin Conroys

Same as last time.


The Batman vs Dracula

See here.
Forgot to mention, Spongebob is Penguin in this universe.
Oh, and it now comes on a 2-sided disk with "The Batman Superman Movie".


The Batman Superman movie

See here, and here.
And above, re: "The Batman vs. Dracula".


Justice League: The New Frontier

Ditto.
Also, not enough Batman.


Batman: Gotham Knight

Same as last time.
Plus, this comes in a 3-pack with "Under The Red Hood", and "Year One", now.
Which, is a fuckin' sweet marathon.


Superman/Batman duology.

See here, and here.


Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths

Ditto.


Batman: Under The Red hood

Okay, I noted in the comments section, how structurally, this resembles "Mask Of The Phantasm", but, they're distinct enough, and this one really is gorgeous.
Shit, I'd even put it up there with the "Dark Knight Returns", movie.

It is frustrating they brought Jason back....but the reenactment of "A Death In The Family", is worth it.
John Dimaggio (as Joker here) is our generation's Mel Blanc, he's just fucking great.

And, again, this is in that 3-pack.


Batman: Year One

Same gushing as last time, I guess.
And, again, it's in that 3-pack.
It's really fucking sweet.
I'm so fucking happy.


Justice League: Doom

See here.
Yeah, see? Didn't I say Kevin Conroy will never really quit Batman?
He came back for this, and he just spilled the beans recently that he recorded for the animated movie of "Flashpoint".

They gotta find a way to get Kevin Conroy and Adam West together.
Now that would be special.


The Dark Knight Returns

See here, and here.

Still waiting on part 2.
I dunno, the Nolans might even dwarf these....tough call.
No, part 2 has final Joker fight, and Batman vs Superman, you can't touch that.

And, speaking of that, in 2015, we'll finally see Batman and Superman meet in live-action on the big screen in the Justice League movie.

2015 is going to be an interesting year.
JLA, Avengers 2, Star Wars 7.
It's gonna be the biggest year in movies ever.
I wonder if our species will be able to handle it.

So, that's Batman.
Up next....the rest of DC.

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Superheroes Two: Part 1, Superman

All right, so, it's December again.

November, I was fried on movie reviews after Halloween, and I vowed not to do anymore until next Halloween, but, I don't know what else to do, and I feel I could do some movies again.

So, here's my loophole.
I'll re-review last year's stuff, to see if I have any fresh new insights, or...if I just need to drop in new updates to things.

So, here's Superman again.


The Christopher Reeve ones.

 

 

Still fucking perfect.
Except for four.
And screw the rest of the world, I still like three.


The Brandon Routh one.

Same as last time.


The Henry Cavill one.

Still not out yet.
Seen the trailer...and bits of it, like where he seems to go through a phase of being a longshoreman with a beard, remind me of Gladiator.

That would actually be something, if they used Supes as a way to back-door in a Hugo Danner movie....


Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Still "meh".


The Batman Superman Movie

Still wonderful.

I just use my theory of "everything happened in the same timeline in an alternate-alternate timeline", to pretend it's Reeve Superman, and Bale Batman, and it's all one series.
Easier to arrange in the file cabinet that way.


Superman: Doomsday

Shit, I still gotta get this.

Also, if you somehow missed it, check out the Max Landis skit on the "Death Of Superman", arc.
Priceless.


Justice League: The New Frontier

I've had a year to mull it over, and I watched it again a few days ago, and...overrated.

Compared to the Justice League show, the characters felt very flat, and the tone was very glum, and bland.

Instead, either collect all the seasons of the show, or, if you want to confine yourself to "movies", get the premier of the show titled "Justice League: Secret Origins", and the one where they meet their version of the Legion Of Doom "Justice League: The Brave And The Bold", and the series finale "Justice League: Starcrossed".

Those play out as a nice quadrilogy along with "The Batman Superman Movie", especially when Joker comes back.


Superman/Batman duology.

I dig 'em both, but I prefer "Public Enemies", just a bit more, that one feels more like a proper Bats/Supes buddy-cop movie.

"Apocalypse", is more the new origin of Supergirl.

Anyway, both of these come in a budget saving 2-pack now.


Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths

Still great.
DC animated is on a pretty good winning streak so far.


All-Star Superman

Right, last time, I said I had to roll this one around in my head for awhile, so...I guess I had this sequel in the back of my mind all along after all.

Well, I have rolled it around, and decided it's wonderful.

I also dunno why it felt like my least favorite of that review batch at the time...
I was wrong.
"New Frontier", was the clunker.

Last time, I also compared it to "old reprint stuff from the 50's/60's I had as a kid".

Well, I was dumbing it down for any comic-illiterate friends of mine who might be reading.
But, why play coy anymore?
I've long since filled in the gaps of everyone's education, and the flick is a love-letter to Golden Age Superman.

Feels good to casually talk like a full-on comic geek again.
Ahhh...


Justice League: Doom

Same appraisal as last time.


Superman vs. The Elite

Eh, would have been so-so as a two-parter of the show, but...as it is, it's one of those ones you enjoy while you watch, but you forget it pretty quick after.
It hasn't stayed with me.


All the rest

Same as last time.


So, that's Superman re-appraised, up next, Batman.

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