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Ghost Image (2007)
Solid Effort.
Looks like it with filmed with a nothing budget in very little time, but the director did a nice job with what he had. Nice tension built throughout the film, and the mystery actually works for a while. Elisabeth Röhm does more acting here than she did in five years of Law & Order. The love story doesn't work, but I blame that on production value.
SPOILERS!
A movie with ghostly images really does need some production value; these look cheesy. Even allowing for the unbelievable, the "ghost images" the heroine sees are so unconvincing you never quite buy the ghost scares, and it absolutely quashes the love story.
One of the main story lines remains unresolved.
The "twist" at the end, that sucked.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Silver Age fantastic!
I've been a fan of the Batman for 25 years, and got to experience first-hand the evolution of the character from campy cultural powderpuff to Dark Knight. As great as the change has been, sometimes it's necessary to stop trying to out-Frank-Miller the character. (Just look at what they did to the Spirit. Awful.)
The new "B:B&B" is a clever, fun, and completely refreshing take on Dark Knight and the DC Universe, using Silver Age-style artwork and contemporary snappy patter. Special kudos go to whomever is in charge of the music: rousing, brassy big band numbers that add to the show's flair. The new takes on classic characters like Green Arrow and Aquaman (the best take on Aquaman in television history!) is a double scoop of goodness.
Batman is, first and foremost, a comic character, and comics are, first and foremost, supposed to be fun. This series is *FUN*, a real blast to watch. If you can't handle the change, there's a half-dozen other anti-hero animated Batmans to sate your appetite. But you'll be missing out on a whole other dimension of the character. Highly, highly recommended!
Gridlock (1996)
A Cinematic Kick in the Nads
Only watched this movie for Kathy Ireland, and she plays the girl friend role in a profoundly unsympathetic light. I suppose you can't blame her, since she was supposed to play girl friend to David Hasselhoff's stupid arse. Awful movie. Just awful.
Plot: "Diehard IV", without the excitement. Hasselhoff's hero cop chopper pilot (no, seriously) finds himself fighting a bunch of guys who were smart enough to cause havoc throughout New York and break into the Fed Reserve Bank, but stupid enough to fire as many shots as possible in public as to draw attention to themselves while trying to get away. What makes it worse is how bad the villains were. Tony De Santis gets extra credit for a career-destroying performance as Hasselhoff's boss. Ugh.
Kathy Ireland's still great to look at, though.