Reviews

I'm aware enough of the Halo Universe to pick up on most of the references in the series, but beyond the fact that it provides an excellent live action piece of an excellent game series, it's simply a great piece of storytelling all it's own.

The people reviewing this saying it's 'boring for the first 55 minutes' or 'cheap and generic' must be expecting heavy action and constant explosions. And those people will never be satisfied with character pieces, which this most certainly relies heavily upon.

The arc of the characters is phenomenal, and their trepidations about becoming soldiers are real and extremely pertinent to the teens of today.

This series manages to fulfill Halo fans expectations of a glimpse into the universe they love, as well as provide new fans with relatable, intensely realistic characters that allow new viewers to experience this universe for themselves, along with the characters.

Definitely worth a watch. That is unless you're looking for non-stop action, explosions and witty one liners said by Master Chief. At which point, don't bother, because this is so much more than that.

The Cape, like any other television show, had a little trouble figuring things out in it's first season. I mean, look at Star Trek The Next Generation. It had a horrible first season. In fact, if it hadn't had the backing of the Original Series fandom, and the massive amount of money behind it, it wouldn't have made it to a second season. The Cape was even better than TNG's first season, but it was shot down so quickly, it didn't have a chance to properly 'Wow' audiences. Every episode was good, solid, but not quite perfect yet. They were improving, finding the pulse of the show, and were canceled far too soon. Unlike Firefly, which actually got far enough to really develop their episodes into excellent stories, The Cape was *just* getting to the point where the writing team and the actors had worked out all the kinks. The final episode was one of their very strongest.

The show had a wonderful mythic quality to it. It stuck itself right in the middle between the two comic book extremes of 'super heroic fantasy' and 'extremely dark and realistic'. It had an excellent blend of classic hero and villain themes, with a solid realistic approach. But the core of the show really was the fully fleshed out people. Vince Faraday, Max Malini, Vince's wife and son, all were excellently thought out and vivid people whom you watched struggle, learn and grow each week.

It really should have gone on longer. It had a massive amount of potential, and as I said, was just beginning to tap into most of it when it was shut off. It's really sad that the network didn't give it a little more time. Having been given enough time even as Firefly was given, and I firmly believe it would have succeeded.

I'm going to pick up the DVD as soon as I get a chance, it's worth owning.

Tron: Legacy is a beautiful film.

For those who are fans of the original Tron (like me), I have this to say: Those who created this film, were fans as well. The utmost care was put into evolving what you saw in the original, into the New Grid. The story, the music, the characters and the world are all a natural evolution from Tron. In short, its a more than worthy sequel that continues the vision and the beauty of the original, and adds so much more.

For those of you who have never been fans of Tron: This is a beautiful film. The story is a poignant one, filled with the emotion and feeling of deep characters. The effects are second to none. The music is unbelievable. This is a film that will delight almost anyone. Young, old, action fans, drama fans. It's usually a bad thing to say a movie has something for everyone, because if they've tried to hard, it's obvious and takes away from the film. But this one really does have something for everyone. It's an enjoyable, moving, fascinating story that leaves you with something profound, as well as wanting more.

Now I have for the longest time had trouble understanding some people who have watched shows like this and come a way with a bad taste in their mouth. I just don't understand them. Carl Lumberly played the part excellently, and the storyline had an almost perfect premise, with almost unlimited possibilities for advancement. Like the Batman and The Shadow, MANTIS would have been a show you could count on for awesome gadgets, super heroics and knockout action, all with complicated and interesting story lines to boot. But, sadly, the show was cancelled, and some people say it was a good thing. I say, "You're crazy!" this show could have been great. Just like so many others, it was shut down before it had a chance. GO MANTIS GO

You know, over the years I see a repeating pattern. This big movie, destined to be a blockbuster, great plot, great story and great acting, goes down as a "flop". This was one of those films. It is a great film, and yet it didn't make money in the boxy office. You know why? Because its an intelligent film. You've gotta THINK to get some of those gags. You've gotta have a half decent memory to catch that Terminator walking out of the police station. So once again. If you're a person who loves intelligent, well plotted movies with action and comedy, buy this movie. If you're one of those morons who went to the movies and came out going "Wha? DUh...I don't get that...." then forget it. There have been plenty of movies like this. Movies like: The Shadow, The Phantom, Dave and The Distinguished Gentlemen. Movies that are too smart for our average moviegoers and thus failed in the box-office. 9/10, an awesome movie.

Kung Fu, The Legend Continues. If you watched it while it was originally airing, you probably watched a few other great shows along with it, Babylon 5, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Batman the Animated Series, etc. This show is an inspirational one. If you're a Batman fan, or any type of person who feels that justice is not just the court system or the death penalty, than this is a show for you. Caine is a simple priest, taught in the arts of Shaolin. He does not fight unless the need is great. He helps as many people as he can, when he can. He and his son thought each other dead, and after fifteen years of Caine wandering the world in search for peace, he finds his long lost son, and now must learn to adapt in the new terrain he is in, the big city. Its all in all a very good show, combining out of place Kung-Fu in a city where crime is a known fact. They really could have camped this series, or made it really lame, but they didn't, it was realistic, and best of all it had ideals, morales, something sadly lacking from TV these days.

Without giving anything away, I must say this was the most spectacularly thrilling and uncertain film I've ever seen. Uncertain in the fact that you could never be sure of things, as in the case with...well, you know if you've seen it. Those who haven't, unless you are a die hard Schumaker fan, go. Just go.

Now, I have been a die-hard Batman 1989 fan for the longest time, and I thought nothing could beat it. But let me tell you, Begins did. It wasn't REALLY better, because 89 was VERY good, but it was better by a margin. Everything was based in a realistic setting, which to me was very nice, because everyone says that Batman can never be real. Well, look there, and guess what, Batman is the most realistic comic book character you will ever see. I have always loved Batman, and there is one thing that all the other films, even 89 lacked, and that thing was...fear. Batman doesn't use superpowers. He uses fear, the legend that he has become, to deter criminals. He uses the shadows and his costume to project a deep fear into his opponents, which gives him the edge. I was so glad when I saw this movie, that 1, there were no DUMB neon suits, which a realistic Batman would never wear. 2, it explored the IMMENSE training that Bruce Wayne undertook to become the Batman. Batman has trained in every single martial art ever known, and worked his body to be as fast and as agile as possible. As you saw in the "dock" scene, he moved so fast, that all you saw of him was glimpses. An ear there, a fist there, and all around, enemies flying back or to the ground. This is what Batman is all about. He puts fear into criminals hearts because he is THE BEST. He comes out of the shadows and disappears without a trace. He takes out twenty armed men, silently and efficiently.

Now, I'm sure, if fact I know that many are going to nitpick and find something wrong with this movie. But I'm not really going to put it against them. You just can't satisfy some people. This movie has so few and miniscule flaws I don't even know where to begin. The plot. Well developed. Scratch that, extremely well developed. The story is as easy to follow as any other movie ever made. The intricracies of the characters are fully developed, giving you a sense of the personal depth of the characters. The suit. Oh, when I saw this suit for the first time, I thought, "Man that looks weird." But then I heard that Nolan was going for as realistic a movie as possible. Then I thought, "Well yeah, something that can stop bullets and knives and almost anything can't be expected to look perfect." This suit is by far the most realistic, and stylish even in it's realism. Sure, I loved 89's suit because it was well sculpted, but that is exactly why this is a different movie. Batman 1989 was just that. Batman, in 1989. This movie, is Batman, starting out in present times. Thats why it looked not quite as stylish as people may have wanted. The fight scenes. A lot of people said the fight scenes sucked. Well, you have issues. I thought that some of them were a little fast, but not too fast. They were almost perfect. Sure, the sword scene kinda moved around a little too much and jumped, but hey, overall it wasn't that bad. The car. Just because it isn't a smooth looking vehicle doesn't mean it isn't the Batmobile. Once again they wanted realism, and this car was real. Believe it or not, this car does everything in real life that you see it do in the movie. EVERYTHING. It jumps, it accelerates past 300 miles an hour. Many of the chase scenes were filmed around 105mph, whereas most chase scenes are filmed at 50 or 60. This car is unbelievable. It does jump in real life, up to 60 feet in fact.

This is the Batman movie for me, and I dearly hope you will go see it, because you will be amazed. It is the best movie of the summer, and the best Batman movie of all time. The best comic book movie of all time. Watch it, because when you walk out of that theater, you will feel as if there is hope in the darkness...

Alongside Mask of the Phantasm, this movie is a great tribute to the Animated Series that brought Batman into children's lives. This movie, even though it was animated, was serious, realistic, and had a great plot. The fact that it came out after Shcumaker's Batman & Robin, is a shame, due to the fact that this movie, an animated movie, blows the big screen movie out of the water. Just goes to show the difference between a great movie and director, and a horrible movie.

The voices for the characters were picked perfectly, and unlike the Freeze of Batman and Robin, this Dr. Freeze was perfectly in alignment with the mentality and actions of the comic book villain.

Kevin Conroy sounds just like you expect Batman to sound like, blowing George Clooneys frankly oddball and campy rendition away. Conroy acts like people expect the real Batman to act, assuming of course you are not Joel Schumaker or anyone who thinks said directors movies are good.