Reviews

First off I want to say that I was quite reluctant to watch this film. I was 13 or 14 when this movie came out and for whatever reason I didn't think it would be something I'd like. I didn't really know anything about the plot and just didn't care...how foolish I was. I even owned the damn movie and it just sat on the shelf (my father bought it). Anyway, when I was about 17 or 18 I was at a friends house and we were discussing movies and we got to talking about how Almost Famous was one of her favorite movies and I said I had never seen it and wasn't really interested in it(which is odd for me because I own 100's of films and film is basically all I care about in life). Anyway she gave me a look and said we had to watch it that moment. She put it on and let me tell you, this movie changed my life. I know this is pretty late for a review on this movie, being that it has been 9 years since it's release, but I feel it needs yet another one. This is definitely one of my favorite movies and it always will be. It is an excellent view on teenage life, rock music, the 70's and the rest of life in general. Every actor/actress in this fantastic ensemble cast brings their A game and the only complaint that I have is that this movie isn't 4 hours long. I could watch these characters over and over again and you wish that they were real people that you could meet and be friends with forever. If you have not seen this movie and are making the same mistake I made, get off your a$$ and rent or buy it...now, you will not be sorry. This movie will slap a smile on your face for days. It is one hell of a feel good flick and should never be underestimated. Enjoy!

WALL-E as most people have said is an excellent film. It is a work of art, plain and simple. For a mainstream film, a Disney film at that it is unbelievably original. I am a huge fan of many Disney and Pixar films for the sheer good feeling that you get from watching them, but WALL-E is the first to evoke a full range of feelings (Toy Story 1 & 2 are a close 2nd). When watching this movie you'll laugh, cry, think about the world and how it works and so forth. This is one of the recent animated films that actually got me choked up...a lot. For an animated film to not have any speaking for about the first 30 minutes and still captivate the whole world (toddlers to adults) is an amazing thing. This film is an absolute must for any fan of Disney, Pixar or just film in general. Do yourself a favor and go buy or rent this movie immediately you will not regret it, and if you have the means check it out on blu-ray...stunning. No one should miss out on this fantastic movie.

I sat down to watch this movie a couple years ago because I had somehow never seen it, even though I own and have seen a ridiculous amount of horror movies. I was told by a friend that it was a horrible piece of trash, but i liked watching the previous 8 films(although some aren't the greatest slashers ever made)so i sat down hoping to enjoy this as much as the other sequels. All I have to say is that not only is this one of the worst horror movies ever made, not only is it the worst Jason movie ever made, but it may be one of the worst movies ever made. I hate this movie with a passion and I am so glad they left it out of the Friday box set(for those of you who don't know, it stops with part 8, which should have been the final Friday, but no....Sean Cunningham had to f--- it up. The first 8 films had one long continuous storyline, 8 had a good conclusion to the series. Jason Goes to Hell comes along and decides that the entire series doesn't matter and they're just gonna do their own thing without it making sense. Not for true horror fans, not for anyone.

STAY AWAY.

Watch the first 8 and then forget the rest....

When I was a kid in the '90s I couldn't wait to get home from school, grab a snack and get ready for Batman: The Animated Series at 4 o'clock. Not only is this an amazing TV show, but one of the best incarnations of Batman ever. This isn't your mommy and daddy's Batman/Super Friends. I have always loved this show and when it came out on DVD I bought every volume and the animated movies it spawned. I love owning these sets and as I write this I'm watching an episode.

While this show was aimed at kids on the surface it was truly written for adults. It deals with many adult themes and situations. Mobsters, murder, schizophrenia, multiple personality disorder, earning the love and respect of ones friends and family, Bruce Wayne/Batman fighting his inner demons and the need for avenging his parents by fighting all the evil-doers of the world, etc.

While the campy-ness of Adam West's Batman/Super Friends worked perfectly for that show and era, the darkness of this show makes it a masterpiece. Thanks to Tim Burton's Batman this show's dark and sometimes scary themes were accepted by the networks but that is the only thing the two have in common. The action sequences are unbeatable, story lines are fantastic, this is the Dark Knight the way he was meant to be seen. If you are new to the Batman lore than this is a great place to start...here or with Batman Begins.

The voice-acting is immaculate, Kevin Conroy - Batman, Mark Hamill - Joker, Efram Zimblast - Alfred, Bob Hastings - Gordon, and all the others are wonderful as each character, couldn't ask for a better cast. The structuring of every episode was so well executed you couldn't wait to see what would happen in the next minute or by next week's episode. Shirley Walker's scoring is unbelievably perfect for this show, she took Danny Elman's theme and made it her own, while writing a lot more original music for the show.

This show even CREATED one of the most famous and beloved Batman characters ever, Harley Quinn, love and confidant to the Joker.

Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Kevin Altieri, and Shirley Walker along with every other writer, animator, creator worked together flawlessly to make this an amazing show and it always will be.

There aren't enough good things I could say about this show, so I will just stop here.

I AM VENGEANCE, I AM THE NIGHT, I...AM...BATMAN!

When I picked up this game after a recommendation from a friend I expected a basic Rockstar game. Good but nothing special. I own all of the GTA games and some are definitely better than others. I love the movie, its a great cult film. Just a fun 70's film. (Another reason I bought the game). The game sets itself up as a prequel to the film and is a wonderful companion piece to it. The creators of this game got everything right, the look of the film, the actions of the characters, the coloring, lighting...everything. Great game that expands on great characters from a wonderful movie that is easy to like. You learn how to fight, learn how to get better at spray paint tagging, learn background stories on the main characters. Fun game A++++