Marvel vs. DC: X-Men, 2000 Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ray Park, Anna Paquin We’ve finally broke into the 21st century, and Marvel’s sixth film is finally the first to break a score higher than 2*. X-Men, theContinue reading “Classic Film Review: X-Men (2000)”
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Classic Film Review: Batman & Robin (1997)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman & Robin, 1997 Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Elle Macpherson Joel Shumacher is back in the director’s seat with Batman & Robin, a film that ruined the Batman character for me throughout most of my life.Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman & Robin (1997)”
Classic Film Review: Batman Forever (1995)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman Forever, 1995 Directed by: Joel Schumacher Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle Tim Burton is gone, Michael Keaton is gone: enter Joel Schumacher. This Batman film is certainly not in the same style as Batman or Batman Returns; the “comedy”Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman Forever (1995)”
Classic Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman Returns, 1992 Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy The animal kingdom is in chaos as Batman/Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton, Batman) battles The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Danny DeVito, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and Catwoman/Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer,Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman Returns (1992)”
Classic Film Review: The Punisher (1989)
Marvel vs. DC: The Punisher, 1989 Directed by: Mark Goldblatt Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr. Marvel’s debut, Howard the Duck, wasn’t very well received, and after seeing DC produce film after film, they decided to get back on board with their characters being on film, and the third Marvel/DC film of 1989 wasContinue reading “Classic Film Review: The Punisher (1989)”
Classic Film Review: Batman (1989)
Marvel vs. DC: Batman, 1989 Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance Once DC realised they’d dried up the Superman well, they turned to his Justice League team mate, Batman, to help revive their fortunes. Batman (DC’s second outingContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Batman (1989)”
Classic Film Review: The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Marvel vs. DC: The Return of Swamp Thing, 1989 Directed by: Jim Wynorski Starring: Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear, Dick Durock, Sarah Douglas, Ace Mask, Monique Gabrielle, Daniel Emery Taylor Do you remember at the end of Swamp Thing where the evil Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan, Swamp Thing) was killed by Swamp Thing (Dick Durock,Continue reading “Classic Film Review: The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)”
Classic Film Review: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Marvel vs. DC: Superman IV: the Quest for Peace, 1987 Directed by: Sidney J. Furie Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker, Mark Pillow, Mariel Hemingway, Margot Kidder It’s not the only example of this from DC, but this was the first example of them not being ableContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)”
Film Review: The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
‘Dorothy Blyskal’s script has to be one of the worst scripts I’ve ever heard in my life’ 2018 in Cinema: The 15:17 to Paris, 2018 Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer, Ray Corasani Based on the real-life incident on a train in Paris, where aContinue reading “Film Review: The 15:17 to Paris (2018)”
Classic Film Review: Superman (1978)
Marvel vs. DC: Superman, 1978 Directed by: Richard Donner Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Glenn Ford, Trevor Howard, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Maria Schell, Terence Stamp, Phyllis Thaxter, Susannah York This was the film that told the world that those characters from comic books can not only makeContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Superman (1978)”
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