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May 15, 2024, 09:25:30 PM  | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns: Part 2: Two - Disc Special Edition (2013/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia |
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Stars:
Peter Weller as Batman (Voice)
Ariel Winter as Robin (Voice)
Michael Emerson as Joker (Voice)
David Selby as Congressman Noches (Voice)
Dee Bradley Baker as Don (Voice)
Paget Brewster as Lana Lang (Voice)
Plot:Extras:
- Bonus Trailers
- Featurettes
- 2 Episodes of Batman: The Animated Series
- 1 Episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold
My Thoughts:
I watched this one last night after watching part 1. It is a good continuation to the story... I enjoyed it quite a bit. I got used to the female Robin... which seemed a little strange to me at first but ended up really liking the character. I did find it a little weird how Batman looked at this Robin as more of an employee... always threatening to fire her. While these Batman films are different then what I am usually used to and expect to see... they are definitely worth the time put in to watch them. I recommend checking them out.My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
Out of a Possible 5
(From What Movies I Been Watching on February 10th, 2013)
Member's Reviews
Shaun of the Dead, a review by Jon
Shaun of the Dead
5 out of 5
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is struggling to make his relationship with Liz (Kate Ashfield) work, because he spends too much time at the pub and with his friend Ed (Nick Frost). A zombie outbreak is the last thing he needs...
Shaun of the Dead is a far better film than you might expect. It's a proper zombie film, albeit a funny one, with irony and gore by the bucket load. Made by people who love the old zombie flicks, it's wonderful fun with a lot of heart. Simon Pegg and especially Nick Frost are hilarious throughout and pull off the more dramatic stuff too (a very British thing to successfully mix drama and slap-stick).
It's one of the best purely British films for years. Aside from a fantastic cast, the characters feel very true, so you might not ask for a romantic comedy when you sit down for some gore, but you get one anyway! It helps that they don't have to change because the best zombie films are never character driven; you introduce zombies to any mix and it simply accentuates the relationships and neurotics that were already there and lets them play out naturally and confidently in a state of heightened tension. Shaun and his companions don't affect the situation at all, they just try to survive it. You can take the actors out of the sitcom, but you can't take the sitcom out of the actors! Good job as well.
Spaced wasn't just any sitcom though. They peppered every episode with affectionate digs at classic movies, throwing plenty of perfectly judged gags around in some complicated sequences, yet never drowning the story. Shaun is more of the same on a basic level, but the screenplay is more assured and ambitious with lots of old-fashioned links between scenes (a throwaway line early in the movie gives you clue to a characters fate). And the ending is wonderful. Again typical sitcom (not even rom-coms are this natural), but with a nice twist in the zombie plot.
Neither the rom-com, or the zombie factor are compromised. Both naturally compliment each other, so you get the absolute best of both worlds and something unique and brilliant is the result. Written by and starring talented film-geeks with a detailed understanding of what a zombie story is, it's definitely a film for this generation and will last for years. Hot Fuzz was a very funny follow up to Shaun, but not as clever or honest (that time the characters couldn't be so laid back). Edgar Wright gives excellent value for money, regardless of what he does.
(From Jon's Marathon of Horror! 2009 on October 10th, 2009)
Member's TV Reviews
Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom
 | Stromberg: Staffel 1 (2004/Germany) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Stromberg
1.01 Der Parkplatz (2004-10-11)
Writer: Ralf Husmann (Writer)
Director: Arne Feldhusen
Cast
(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on July 26th, 2012)