Chris Cummins Dec 14, 2017
Here's our review of Riverdale's mid-season finale. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.9 Silent Night, Deadly Night.
The Black Hood is dead. Long live the Black Hood.
With Riverdale not returning until the middle of next month, the mid-season finale was seemingly custom-made to keep people talking in the interim. Mission accomplished then, as there is a lot to chew on here. The biggest revelation was that Joseph Conway/Mr. Svenson was himself the Black Hood, punishing the town for their sins to restore the cosmic justice that he unbalanced after causing a lynch mob to bury an innocent man alive years earlier.
Or is he?
My gut feeling is that Svenson is a bit...
Here's our review of Riverdale's mid-season finale. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.9 Silent Night, Deadly Night.
The Black Hood is dead. Long live the Black Hood.
With Riverdale not returning until the middle of next month, the mid-season finale was seemingly custom-made to keep people talking in the interim. Mission accomplished then, as there is a lot to chew on here. The biggest revelation was that Joseph Conway/Mr. Svenson was himself the Black Hood, punishing the town for their sins to restore the cosmic justice that he unbalanced after causing a lynch mob to bury an innocent man alive years earlier.
Or is he?
My gut feeling is that Svenson is a bit...
- 12/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Dec 7, 2017
F.P. gets out of jail and Betty takes a walk on the wild side in an uneven outing of Riverdale. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.8 House Of The Devil
As it has been well established by this point, this is a show where the improbable has become ordinary, and the sensible rarely exists at all. Like its spiritual precursor Twin Peaks, Riverdale will do whatever the hell it wants, and viewers can either hop aboard like Betty on the back of uneasy rider Jughead's motorcycle or tune out entirely. Obviously, we here at Den of Geek are all in, but that doesn't mean to say that the journey is always going to be a comfortable one. Which brings us to tonight's instalment, perhaps the most uneven episode to date.
F.P. gets out of jail and Betty takes a walk on the wild side in an uneven outing of Riverdale. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.8 House Of The Devil
As it has been well established by this point, this is a show where the improbable has become ordinary, and the sensible rarely exists at all. Like its spiritual precursor Twin Peaks, Riverdale will do whatever the hell it wants, and viewers can either hop aboard like Betty on the back of uneasy rider Jughead's motorcycle or tune out entirely. Obviously, we here at Den of Geek are all in, but that doesn't mean to say that the journey is always going to be a comfortable one. Which brings us to tonight's instalment, perhaps the most uneven episode to date.
- 12/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 30, 2017
A formula-breaking episode of Riverdale hints at major supernatural things to come. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.7 Tales From The Darkside
"He says that we've failed his test...that we're all sinners...that the reckoning is upon us." - Pop Tate
Sabrina the Teenage Witch should be showing up any second now.
That's my biggest takeaway from tonight's episode, the first in the series to date to not feature narration from Jughead. There's been a ramping up of supernatural elements this season, but it wouldn't be too hyperbolic to call tonight's non-traditional instalment a game-changer.
The above ominous screens, complete with a scratchy old film aesthetic, kick things off. If these are to be believed, than...
A formula-breaking episode of Riverdale hints at major supernatural things to come. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.7 Tales From The Darkside
"He says that we've failed his test...that we're all sinners...that the reckoning is upon us." - Pop Tate
Sabrina the Teenage Witch should be showing up any second now.
That's my biggest takeaway from tonight's episode, the first in the series to date to not feature narration from Jughead. There's been a ramping up of supernatural elements this season, but it wouldn't be too hyperbolic to call tonight's non-traditional instalment a game-changer.
The above ominous screens, complete with a scratchy old film aesthetic, kick things off. If these are to be believed, than...
- 11/30/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 16, 2017
A timely episode of Riverdale mixes the serious with the supremely goofy. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.6 Death Proof
Tonight's episode began with another obvious yet still true observation from Jughead - that we often wear masks that cover who we really are. Although this episode was written and filmed before the Harvey Weinstein/Louis Ck/et al stories broke, its impossible to view it outside of the context of that news cycle and how it gave rise to the #metoo movement. There's a lot going on in this week's episode but the most important element here is far and away the Cheryl/Nick/Veronica storyline. Last week we saw Nick St. Clair go transform from New York City-based textbook case...
A timely episode of Riverdale mixes the serious with the supremely goofy. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.6 Death Proof
Tonight's episode began with another obvious yet still true observation from Jughead - that we often wear masks that cover who we really are. Although this episode was written and filmed before the Harvey Weinstein/Louis Ck/et al stories broke, its impossible to view it outside of the context of that news cycle and how it gave rise to the #metoo movement. There's a lot going on in this week's episode but the most important element here is far and away the Cheryl/Nick/Veronica storyline. Last week we saw Nick St. Clair go transform from New York City-based textbook case...
- 11/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 9, 2017
The darkness fully envelops Riverdale in a jaw-dropping episode full of risks and surprises. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.5 When A Stranger Calls
"I told you we were the same."
Okay, pick your jaw off of the floor and breathe, because that was one, exhilarting, eventful hour of television.
We are only five episodes in to this 22-episode season and the glacial pace that marked Riverdale's first season is but a memory at this point, because there's a lot that went down tonight. Before we get into the meat and potatoes of tonight's installment, a brief recap: The Black Hood tortures Betty by making her cut her friends out of her life unless he will murder them...
The darkness fully envelops Riverdale in a jaw-dropping episode full of risks and surprises. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.5 When A Stranger Calls
"I told you we were the same."
Okay, pick your jaw off of the floor and breathe, because that was one, exhilarting, eventful hour of television.
We are only five episodes in to this 22-episode season and the glacial pace that marked Riverdale's first season is but a memory at this point, because there's a lot that went down tonight. Before we get into the meat and potatoes of tonight's installment, a brief recap: The Black Hood tortures Betty by making her cut her friends out of her life unless he will murder them...
- 11/9/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 2, 2017
In which Betty is befriended by the Black Hood, Archie loses his damn ginger mind, and Civil War breaks out in Riverdale...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.4 The Town That Dreaded Sundown
At the end of tonight's exhilarating episode, Jughead grimly states that "Riverdale would no longer be the town with pep, from now on it would be the town that dreaded sundown." It's a completely melodramatic moment, one that beautifully illustrates how, early in its second season, the series is unafraid to double down on its inherent ridiculousness. It would be far easier for Riverdale to play its world of pixie stick-drug addicts, anachronistic gangs, and nonsensical musical performances with a nod and a wink. But the fact that everything is played so earnestly makes it work so much...
In which Betty is befriended by the Black Hood, Archie loses his damn ginger mind, and Civil War breaks out in Riverdale...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.4 The Town That Dreaded Sundown
At the end of tonight's exhilarating episode, Jughead grimly states that "Riverdale would no longer be the town with pep, from now on it would be the town that dreaded sundown." It's a completely melodramatic moment, one that beautifully illustrates how, early in its second season, the series is unafraid to double down on its inherent ridiculousness. It would be far easier for Riverdale to play its world of pixie stick-drug addicts, anachronistic gangs, and nonsensical musical performances with a nod and a wink. But the fact that everything is played so earnestly makes it work so much...
- 11/2/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Oct 26, 2017
Archie forms a vigilante army! Jughead makes new friends! Betty gives the Gas Face! All this and more in an eventful Riverdale!
This review contains spoilers.
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2.3 The Watcher In The Woods
Bottom line: This was an excellent episode that had character development aplenty and some genuinely unsettling moments.
Let's get my only issue with the instalment out of the way up-front: I was not a fan of how quickly the attack on Moose and Midge was rolled back. Last week's ending was shocking, and a call to arms that told viewers that anything could, and probably would, happen on this show. So for Moose and Midge to be as unscathed as they are given how dire things looked last week feels like a cop-out.
Archie forms a vigilante army! Jughead makes new friends! Betty gives the Gas Face! All this and more in an eventful Riverdale!
This review contains spoilers.
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2.3 The Watcher In The Woods
Bottom line: This was an excellent episode that had character development aplenty and some genuinely unsettling moments.
Let's get my only issue with the instalment out of the way up-front: I was not a fan of how quickly the attack on Moose and Midge was rolled back. Last week's ending was shocking, and a call to arms that told viewers that anything could, and probably would, happen on this show. So for Moose and Midge to be as unscathed as they are given how dire things looked last week feels like a cop-out.
- 10/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Oct 19, 2017
Archie begins to feel targeted while Veronica and Jughead deal with family issues in a largely expositionary episode...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.2 Nighthawks
Oh man. That ending. Wow.
Before I tackle that shocking final scene, let's go back to the beginning. The start of this week's instalment is a seemingly simpler (though still kind of shitty) time for Archie and the gang compared to where we are when the credits roll. As the episode opens, Jughead's narration informs us that Pop Tate's Chok'lit Shoppe is the "heart of Riverdale." And indeed it may very well be. In fact, the main reason that Betty makes saving Pop's into her crusade du jour...
Archie begins to feel targeted while Veronica and Jughead deal with family issues in a largely expositionary episode...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.2 Nighthawks
Oh man. That ending. Wow.
Before I tackle that shocking final scene, let's go back to the beginning. The start of this week's instalment is a seemingly simpler (though still kind of shitty) time for Archie and the gang compared to where we are when the credits roll. As the episode opens, Jughead's narration informs us that Pop Tate's Chok'lit Shoppe is the "heart of Riverdale." And indeed it may very well be. In fact, the main reason that Betty makes saving Pop's into her crusade du jour...
- 10/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Kirsten Howard Oct 12, 2017
A Doctor Who episode from legendary author Douglas Adams will be finished via animation, featuring the voices of the original actors...
When Douglas Adams unexpectedly died in 2001, he left a monumental void in the world of science fiction. Through works like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency he established himself as a literary idol for an entire generation who would grow up to see many of his seemingly far-out ideas come to fruition. That phone you might be reading this article on is basically a real-life Hitchhiker's Guide, and a small reminder that as bad as things are right now, they aren't entirely terrible.
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As you are probably well aware, a pre-fame Adams was a script editor for Doctor Who during Tom Baker's tenure on that series. Along with giving the show some,...
A Doctor Who episode from legendary author Douglas Adams will be finished via animation, featuring the voices of the original actors...
When Douglas Adams unexpectedly died in 2001, he left a monumental void in the world of science fiction. Through works like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency he established himself as a literary idol for an entire generation who would grow up to see many of his seemingly far-out ideas come to fruition. That phone you might be reading this article on is basically a real-life Hitchhiker's Guide, and a small reminder that as bad as things are right now, they aren't entirely terrible.
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As you are probably well aware, a pre-fame Adams was a script editor for Doctor Who during Tom Baker's tenure on that series. Along with giving the show some,...
- 10/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Oct 12, 2017
The Riverdale Season 2 premiere gets the Archie drama off to a captivating start. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.1 A Kiss Before Dying
"Our story continues..."
With those words begins the second season of Riverdale, the CW's bold and, at times, deliciously overwrought, drama based on Archie comics.
When last we saw our heroes, they were all facing the darkness that was slowly invading their small town. Fred Andrews (Luke Perry) had been shot and left for dead during an (apparent) robbery at Pop Tate's Choklit Shoppe. Meanwhile, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) found their growing relationship threatened when the crown-wearing loner seemingly swore his allegiance to those ultra-ridiculous ruffians, the Southside Serpents. In more fashionable parts of Riverdale, Veronica (Camila Mendes...
The Riverdale Season 2 premiere gets the Archie drama off to a captivating start. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.1 A Kiss Before Dying
"Our story continues..."
With those words begins the second season of Riverdale, the CW's bold and, at times, deliciously overwrought, drama based on Archie comics.
When last we saw our heroes, they were all facing the darkness that was slowly invading their small town. Fred Andrews (Luke Perry) had been shot and left for dead during an (apparent) robbery at Pop Tate's Choklit Shoppe. Meanwhile, Jughead (Cole Sprouse) and Betty (Lili Reinhart) found their growing relationship threatened when the crown-wearing loner seemingly swore his allegiance to those ultra-ridiculous ruffians, the Southside Serpents. In more fashionable parts of Riverdale, Veronica (Camila Mendes...
- 10/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Aug 8, 2017
Meet the music video heading to the Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 disc...
Given the enjoyable 1970s pop aesthetic of the songs featured in the Guardians Of The Galaxy films, I guess it was just a matter of time before a retro-themed music video inspired by the flick was thrust upon the world. Well, one finally has been, and it is glorious.
You may remember "Guardians' Inferno" -- the disco-tinged jam with lead vocals from David Hasselhoff -- from Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2's end credits. To promote the film's DVD/Blu-ray/4K Uhd release on August 22nd, Marvel Studios has just released a music video for the song that is a sci-fi explosion of cool cheese. Filled with plenty of unfortunate outfits and dance moves, it is a wayback machine to a less serious, if not self-conscious, time.
Take a look:
What makes "Guardians' Inferno...
Meet the music video heading to the Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 disc...
Given the enjoyable 1970s pop aesthetic of the songs featured in the Guardians Of The Galaxy films, I guess it was just a matter of time before a retro-themed music video inspired by the flick was thrust upon the world. Well, one finally has been, and it is glorious.
You may remember "Guardians' Inferno" -- the disco-tinged jam with lead vocals from David Hasselhoff -- from Guardians Of The Galaxy, Vol. 2's end credits. To promote the film's DVD/Blu-ray/4K Uhd release on August 22nd, Marvel Studios has just released a music video for the song that is a sci-fi explosion of cool cheese. Filled with plenty of unfortunate outfits and dance moves, it is a wayback machine to a less serious, if not self-conscious, time.
Take a look:
What makes "Guardians' Inferno...
- 8/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Jan 24, 2017
A look-back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale...
When Riverdale premieres on the CW on January 26th, it will mark a milestone for Archie Comics - the first time in the company's 75-year history that its characters will truly shine on television. A mix of gleefully ridiculous kitsch with standout performances and some truly smart writing, the series is poised to be 2017's breakout TV hit.
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That said, it took a while for Archie to get to this point. There have been many attempts to bring Archie and his friends to TV before, but these all suffered for either being shoddily animated (the various 1960s cartoons), misguided (1990's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), or just plain, um, weird (the X-Files cash-in Archie's Weird Mysteries...
A look-back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale...
When Riverdale premieres on the CW on January 26th, it will mark a milestone for Archie Comics - the first time in the company's 75-year history that its characters will truly shine on television. A mix of gleefully ridiculous kitsch with standout performances and some truly smart writing, the series is poised to be 2017's breakout TV hit.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
That said, it took a while for Archie to get to this point. There have been many attempts to bring Archie and his friends to TV before, but these all suffered for either being shoddily animated (the various 1960s cartoons), misguided (1990's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), or just plain, um, weird (the X-Files cash-in Archie's Weird Mysteries...
- 1/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Jan 24, 2017
Arriving on Netflix UK from Friday the 27th of January, here's a spoiler-free look at The CW's smart and sexy Riverdale makeover...
This spoiler free Riverdale review is based on the first four episodes.
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Twenty-one minutes. That's all it takes for Riverdale, The CW's stylish blend of post-Gossip Girl teen drama and Twin Peaks-inspired mystery, to have Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) begin making out. But like everything in this highly addictive show, there's so much more bubbling under the surface than you initially realise. "Check your sell-by date ladies, faux-lesbian kissing hasn't been taboo since 1994" barks cheerleading squad leader/Heathers refugee Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch). It's a delightfully snarky moment that works as a meta commentary on Riverdale itself. Yes, this is a show that mixes sex and murder and noir with Archie,...
Arriving on Netflix UK from Friday the 27th of January, here's a spoiler-free look at The CW's smart and sexy Riverdale makeover...
This spoiler free Riverdale review is based on the first four episodes.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
Twenty-one minutes. That's all it takes for Riverdale, The CW's stylish blend of post-Gossip Girl teen drama and Twin Peaks-inspired mystery, to have Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) begin making out. But like everything in this highly addictive show, there's so much more bubbling under the surface than you initially realise. "Check your sell-by date ladies, faux-lesbian kissing hasn't been taboo since 1994" barks cheerleading squad leader/Heathers refugee Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch). It's a delightfully snarky moment that works as a meta commentary on Riverdale itself. Yes, this is a show that mixes sex and murder and noir with Archie,...
- 1/18/2017
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 23, 2016
We never got The Dark Crystal 2 on the big screen in the end - but the story is coming to comics...
When it was released back in December of 1982, Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal was something of a curiousity. Faithful fans of The Muppets wondered why the pair spent their time building an elaborate fantasy world on screen when they could have been working on another project featuring Kermit and company, and the rest of the audience wasn't sure what to make of the odd vision that was unfolding on screen. (Plus, some parents were concerned that the movie would be too disturbing for their kids and stayed away). Although the movie made its budget back, it never quite had the initial critical or pop cultural impact that Henson and Oz were hoping for, and was at first largely viewed as a compelling disappointment.
We never got The Dark Crystal 2 on the big screen in the end - but the story is coming to comics...
When it was released back in December of 1982, Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal was something of a curiousity. Faithful fans of The Muppets wondered why the pair spent their time building an elaborate fantasy world on screen when they could have been working on another project featuring Kermit and company, and the rest of the audience wasn't sure what to make of the odd vision that was unfolding on screen. (Plus, some parents were concerned that the movie would be too disturbing for their kids and stayed away). Although the movie made its budget back, it never quite had the initial critical or pop cultural impact that Henson and Oz were hoping for, and was at first largely viewed as a compelling disappointment.
- 11/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Nov 8, 2016
We pay tribute to one of the greatest (yet weirdly under the radar) video games ever made.
In a film packed with nerd-baiting moments, the best scene in The Avengers for gamers was the one in which Tony Stark points out that a bored S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was playing Galaga on the bridge of one of the organisation's helicarriers. Having the stalwart space shooter get such a high-profile pop culture shout-out helped give the game some much needed pop culture love, reminding arcade veterans of how amazing the title was to play in the first place.
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Lacking a memorable character like Pac-Man (who at one time was so popular...
We pay tribute to one of the greatest (yet weirdly under the radar) video games ever made.
In a film packed with nerd-baiting moments, the best scene in The Avengers for gamers was the one in which Tony Stark points out that a bored S.H.I.E.L.D. agent was playing Galaga on the bridge of one of the organisation's helicarriers. Having the stalwart space shooter get such a high-profile pop culture shout-out helped give the game some much needed pop culture love, reminding arcade veterans of how amazing the title was to play in the first place.
See related Arrow season 5 exclusive: Kevin Smith talks Onomatopoeia The Flash season 3: featurette teases new costumes Legends Of Tomorrow season 2: trailer teases 1980s episode Supergirl season 2: Kevin Smith's behind-the-scenes video
Lacking a memorable character like Pac-Man (who at one time was so popular...
- 9/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Aug 9, 2016
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of comes this look at the upcoming Transformers: The Movie Blu-ray special edition....
30 years ago, the innocence of a generation was brutally snuffed out with the release of Transformers: The Movie, the audacious and wildly entertaining feature film spin-off of the mega-popular animated series (and the Hasbro toy line) that had the cojones to kill off Optimus Prime...and several other beloved characters. Of course, the idea behind this cartoon culling was that kids would fall in love with Hot Rod and the new robots introduced in this film, they'd run out and buy their corresponding toys. But such unchecked capitalism had an unexpected side effect: It made audiences realize just how much they loved Optimus Prime in the first place.
Robot friend, we hardly knew ye.
Optimus eventually made his comeback, but at the time, this was a devastating...
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of comes this look at the upcoming Transformers: The Movie Blu-ray special edition....
30 years ago, the innocence of a generation was brutally snuffed out with the release of Transformers: The Movie, the audacious and wildly entertaining feature film spin-off of the mega-popular animated series (and the Hasbro toy line) that had the cojones to kill off Optimus Prime...and several other beloved characters. Of course, the idea behind this cartoon culling was that kids would fall in love with Hot Rod and the new robots introduced in this film, they'd run out and buy their corresponding toys. But such unchecked capitalism had an unexpected side effect: It made audiences realize just how much they loved Optimus Prime in the first place.
Robot friend, we hardly knew ye.
Optimus eventually made his comeback, but at the time, this was a devastating...
- 8/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Chris Cummins Aug 24, 2016
To go with the film, Howard The Duck got a videogame in 1986. A hidden retro gem? Well, not exactly...
Following the release of Howard The Duck in 1986, I found myself becoming downright obsessed with the film. I knew that it was considered the year's biggest flop, but that didn't disuade me one bit from my mission to track down everything related to the movie I could get my hands on.
Being something of an indoor kid who spent his time reading comics and playing games on the Commodore 64, I secretly wished that the video game gods would grant me a Howard The Duck tie-in game despite the movie's failure at the box office. Then, while reading through a magazine at a local book shop some months later, I saw an ad that made my pre-pubsecent heart stop. It seemed that my wishes had come true and Activision,...
To go with the film, Howard The Duck got a videogame in 1986. A hidden retro gem? Well, not exactly...
Following the release of Howard The Duck in 1986, I found myself becoming downright obsessed with the film. I knew that it was considered the year's biggest flop, but that didn't disuade me one bit from my mission to track down everything related to the movie I could get my hands on.
Being something of an indoor kid who spent his time reading comics and playing games on the Commodore 64, I secretly wished that the video game gods would grant me a Howard The Duck tie-in game despite the movie's failure at the box office. Then, while reading through a magazine at a local book shop some months later, I saw an ad that made my pre-pubsecent heart stop. It seemed that my wishes had come true and Activision,...
- 8/4/2016
- Den of Geek
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30 years after appearing in the Howard The Duck film, Lea Thompson is making a return appearance to his world...
"I can make it here in Hunger City, nothing's gonna stop me. I'll know I'll survive."
Those lyrics from Cherry Bomb's "Hunger City" from the Howard The Duck soundtrack have proven to be quite prophetic in the three decades since the infamous megabomb first hit theaters. As someone who was there on opening day and has enjoyed seeing the transition that the movie has made from cliched punchline to cult hit, there's more than a little bit of vindication that I, an outsider, feel about the flick's reversal of fortune. So I can only imagine the daffy trip that Lea Thompson must look back at the Howard The Duck experience as.
Over the years, Thompson has regularly discussed the film without any real shame or snark. It was a bomb for sure,...
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30 years after appearing in the Howard The Duck film, Lea Thompson is making a return appearance to his world...
"I can make it here in Hunger City, nothing's gonna stop me. I'll know I'll survive."
Those lyrics from Cherry Bomb's "Hunger City" from the Howard The Duck soundtrack have proven to be quite prophetic in the three decades since the infamous megabomb first hit theaters. As someone who was there on opening day and has enjoyed seeing the transition that the movie has made from cliched punchline to cult hit, there's more than a little bit of vindication that I, an outsider, feel about the flick's reversal of fortune. So I can only imagine the daffy trip that Lea Thompson must look back at the Howard The Duck experience as.
Over the years, Thompson has regularly discussed the film without any real shame or snark. It was a bomb for sure,...
- 6/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Now here's something you don't see every day: RoboCop and ED209 facing off, with Pee Wee Herman in the middle of the battle...
If you happen to be in New York at the end of the week, our chums at Den Of Geek Us are hosting a screening of the original RoboCop there soon. You can find the details on it right here. And as part and parcel of that, they've been hunting down some of Robo's lesser-known appearances away from the big screen.
So, putting the TV series to one side for, er, a while, it's tracked down this particular treat, where RoboCop, Pee Wee Herman and ED209 all came together in an Academy Awards sketch. This is from the 1988 Academy Awards.
In truth, we never thought we'd see Pee Wee Herman stood in the middle of a shooting match between RoboCop and ED209, and it would be fair...
If you happen to be in New York at the end of the week, our chums at Den Of Geek Us are hosting a screening of the original RoboCop there soon. You can find the details on it right here. And as part and parcel of that, they've been hunting down some of Robo's lesser-known appearances away from the big screen.
So, putting the TV series to one side for, er, a while, it's tracked down this particular treat, where RoboCop, Pee Wee Herman and ED209 all came together in an Academy Awards sketch. This is from the 1988 Academy Awards.
In truth, we never thought we'd see Pee Wee Herman stood in the middle of a shooting match between RoboCop and ED209, and it would be fair...
- 2/24/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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