I found out via Twitter that Zack Snyder is directing the Justice League movie, which is coming after Batman/Superman here's my thoughts on these two films.
Batman-Superman - I'm a Superman fan but in terms of big screen he hasn't been right since Superman II. III and IV just weren't very good, Returns just depressed me and Man Of Steel was boring, though unlike a lot of people I wasn't annoyed by the act of Superman killing as he had killed Zod and his cronies in the comics by exposing them to kryptonite, I just found the film as stated boring, Jor-El isn't needed beyond the Krypton scenes but Russell Crowe seemed to pop up in all scenes through out the film.
The studio may of been going for a serious/dark tone like the Nolan Batman trilogy (recently read a list of most disappointing comic films and DK Rises was above Spiderman 3, what!) but Superman doesn't work in a dark setting, the guy is bright coloured for a start and Clark is generally a jolly kind of guy, they should've played to Supermans strengths and not tried to go dark.
In terms of Batman he did work well in a gritty dark setting as that's what he is basically from his parents deaths etc. the one problem I have with the Nolan Trilogy is Christian Bales Batman voice, though I wasn't a huge fan of the Scarecrow film. I probably wont be watching Superman/Batman though due to 3 reasons - Superman films haven't been very good, Lex Luthor is the villain I believe (I'd of preferred say Brianiac) and the big issue - ben affleck is in it.
Justice League -
Zack Snyder is confirmed as director of this movie, uhhh I normally dont care who directs something but he did Watchmen and Man Of Steel both of which bored me to near death, however I can't rule out seeing this as it's Justice League man. The roster will probably be Supes and/or Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman and possibly Aquaman who will come in handy if the bad guy's in a submarine/dingy/speedboat.
The bad guy surely wont be Lex Luthor so I'm hoping it's Darkseid, which is likely as he's a DC villain and not character specific really for example imagine if Metallo was the big villain, though I wouldn't mind Brainiac as the villain or even a sub-villain. I just hope the film doesn't go for a dark style movie, dont get me wrong I dont expect people to fight with flowers and be all happy and smiley but I dont want a dark depressing film neither because right now DC is miles behind the MCU and if Justice League doesn't set a benchmark then Marvel will be the ultimate winners .... remember that 3 issue DC/Marvel mini-series where it ended by the heroes merging together, uhhhh.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Monday 28 April 2014
Wales Comic Con 2014
Attended my first Con this weekend (April 27th) at Wrexhams Glyndwr University and it was fantastic.
Some of the pieces for sale were beautiful, there were some 3D artworks available to buy, I got a Joker one saying 'Welcome To The Madhouse' though others did tickle my fancy especially a Spiderman and Venom one. In terms of statue/busts/whatever there was a Zod one that cost £100, it was that nice that I was tempted to get it and I hate spending £1.00 let alone £100 and a nice Green Lantern one for £75, though I am biased as I dig Green Lantern and Zod.
I purchased two photo-ops as well for £15 apiece one with Vader and one with Allison Mack (Smallvilles Chloe Sullivan), me and Vader may pass as father and son. I've been a wrestling and Smallville fan for a number of years so meeting these two was especially a nice touch to the event.
Allisons photo was at 12:30 so I avoided the Main Hall until after the photo as I probably would've been still in the que. I did intend to go to the Wrestling Legends Q&A at 2pm but lost track of time, I did however get to go to the Smallville Q&A at 4 as I had regained my bearings by then, also got Smallville Card sets for seasons 7-10 meaning I'm only missing I think one of them now.
I ventured to the Main Hall, which is where the guests were, on a number of occasions and got personalised autographs off -
Allison Mack
Big Van Vader
Rikishi
Tatanka
Chris Masters
Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf)
Chris Barrie (Rimmer from Red Dwarf)
John Chalis (Boycie from Only Fools And Horses)
It was a great event overall, with a number of fantastic people dressed up - Cap America and Winter Soldier were my favorites and a Patrick Stewart who I think was Patrick Stewart pretending to be a lookalike for a laugh. Even the rain couldn't dampen my spirits *cymbal clash*
Wales Comic Con 2015 here I come!!
Some of the pieces for sale were beautiful, there were some 3D artworks available to buy, I got a Joker one saying 'Welcome To The Madhouse' though others did tickle my fancy especially a Spiderman and Venom one. In terms of statue/busts/whatever there was a Zod one that cost £100, it was that nice that I was tempted to get it and I hate spending £1.00 let alone £100 and a nice Green Lantern one for £75, though I am biased as I dig Green Lantern and Zod.
I purchased two photo-ops as well for £15 apiece one with Vader and one with Allison Mack (Smallvilles Chloe Sullivan), me and Vader may pass as father and son. I've been a wrestling and Smallville fan for a number of years so meeting these two was especially a nice touch to the event.
Allisons photo was at 12:30 so I avoided the Main Hall until after the photo as I probably would've been still in the que. I did intend to go to the Wrestling Legends Q&A at 2pm but lost track of time, I did however get to go to the Smallville Q&A at 4 as I had regained my bearings by then, also got Smallville Card sets for seasons 7-10 meaning I'm only missing I think one of them now.
I ventured to the Main Hall, which is where the guests were, on a number of occasions and got personalised autographs off -
Allison Mack
Big Van Vader
Rikishi
Tatanka
Chris Masters
Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf)
Chris Barrie (Rimmer from Red Dwarf)
John Chalis (Boycie from Only Fools And Horses)
It was a great event overall, with a number of fantastic people dressed up - Cap America and Winter Soldier were my favorites and a Patrick Stewart who I think was Patrick Stewart pretending to be a lookalike for a laugh. Even the rain couldn't dampen my spirits *cymbal clash*
Wales Comic Con 2015 here I come!!
Monday 7 April 2014
Captain America: Winter Soldier
- Saving up for Wales Comic Con but took £7.50 out to see this.
Film starts with Steve Rogers (Cap) lapping a man named Sam Wilson many times. First big scene is when a S.H.I.E.L.D ship is taken over by Pirates but Captain America, Black Widow and some SHIELD operatives take them out, the first movie fight is Captain America Vs. Batroc (pirates leader) and Widow takes info from a computer aboard the ship as she has a different mission to Cap. Pretty good all action start to the film.
Cap is at SHIELD HQ with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) who tells Cap about 'Project: Insight', we soon see Fury again as he cant get into the files Black Widow downloaded. he asks Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford), who may be Furys boss, to arrange a vote to delay Project: Insight.
Next big moment now as there's an attempted assassination of Fury by people disguised as police. They barricade his car and fire about 1,000 bullets at it, as the cars protection is running out he gets away after using a mounted gun, they chase him but he does manage to run some over. A figure appears in the street who flips Furys car with an explosive but he has seemingly escaped underground before being killed.
Cap comes home to find Fury in his apartment. Fury tells him the place is bugged and that SHIELD is compromised, he cant reveal anymore information as he is shot by an assassin through the window, before he was shot though he did give Cap the memory Stick that Black Widow used on the ship.
Cap is now with Alexander Pierce at SHIELD HQ who tells him that Fury set the pirates onto the ship as cover whilst he stole the data (Black Widows mission). Cap leaves the office but is suspicious whilst using the lift, which is soon overcrowded by people who then turn on Cap, he manages to fight them off but did take some shots, he escapes by jumping out of the lift to the outside. Pierce tells his people that SHIELD are after Cap as he is withholding info about Fur and Captain America finds out from Black Widow that Fury was shot by 'The Winter Soldier'.
Black Widow and Cap try too again decypher the memory stick and do get some info about a place in New Jersey. When they get there Cap remembers that this is where he was trained many years ago, the place looks empty until they discover a secret basement in a hanger but all they find is a computer. As it turns out this computer is Armin Zola, who's body is dead but his mind lives on via computers. Big part of the film now as he tells them that HYDRA have infiltrated SHIELD for years at the very top, so SHIELD has never been what it was really. A missile blows the place up but our heroes survive the blast.
Captain America, Widow and Sam Wilson, who now has a machine with wings thus becoming Falcon, have a man named Jasper Sitwell cornered, he was aboard the ship and is HYDRA member, they get him to talk and the most intriguing thing for me was that he mentioned Steve Strange. They now have Jasper in a car but here's .... Winter Soldier who pulls him out. This leads to Cap/Widow/Falcon Vs. SHIELD agents, Falcon helps Cap by picking off some SHIELD agents as Winter Soldier has gone after Black Widow, she uses a voice recording as a decoy. Captain America shows up and fights with the Winter Soldier knocking his mask off in the process revealing him to be Bucky, though the Soldier doesn't know the name Bucky, who was Captain Americas best friend in the war , we did see him 'die' in Captain America: The First Avenger, the heroes are surrounded and captured but are saved in the van by an in disguise Maria Hill, she is high up in SHIELD.
She takes them to a secret place where we see Fury is still alive, hurt but alive none the less. In the meantime we see Winter Soldier having flashbacks to Captain America. Back to Fury as he tells the heroes that 3 Helicarriers will go up in the air and kill millions of people unless they can use 3 chips to change the targets. Stan Lee cameo as he plays a guard at a Captain America museum. All employees of SHIELD find out over a tannoy from Cap that HYDRA have infiltrated them. This leads to a shootout between HYDRA/SHIELD guys as Pierce is caught by an in disguise Black Widow, she puts all of SHIELD/HYDRAs info on the internet which Pierce warns her will means everyone will find out about her past.
Two of the Helicarriers have been changed leaving just one remaining. Winter Soldier manages to ground Falcon by breaking a wing leaving just him and Captain America. The fight between them seemingly ends when Cap chokes out Winter Soldier but alas when Cap goes to change the last Helicarrier he is shot but does manage to put the new chip in. We go to Nick Fury who shoots Pierce dead and now back to the Helicarrier with Cap and Soldier on, it gets shot down and part of the structure falls on Soldier but Cap saves him, Soldier returns the favour by punching Caps lights out though he refuses to kill him and ends up saving Cap after he falls into the sea as we see Winter pulling him out on to land. We also saw a SHIELD/HYDRA agent named Rumlow, who had been after Cap through the film, get pulled from a wrecked building, burnt badly but still alive none the less.
We see Balck Widow in a court and Nick Fury replacing his eye patch with shades and burning things, symbolic maybe? Black Widow gives Cap a file which when opened shows Bucky. Captain America and Falcon agree to go after him as the film ends.
Mid Credits scene showed Baron Von Strucker and two twins who weren't born with powers but given them by HYDRA, at least in this film cannon, they were Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.
- Film was fantastic as the action scenes were good but we got layers to the other characters (Fury, Widow) as SHIELD were prominent throughout the film. I'm not sure where we're heading as Fury and Widow may be in hiding, SHIELD is essentially no more and Cap is after Bucky. Will Falcon and/or Bucky show up in Avengers? I dont know about that but i'm pretty sure they'll be in Captain America 3. Also we saw Maria Hill having an interview at STARK so may be she will be in Iron Man 4, if there is one and going by the money Iron Man films have made it seems likely. Also I doubt Steve Strange was put in as a throwaway line so either he'll appear in Avengers or be in his own film, which may be a risk though I thought Iron Man was a risk at first. I'm intrigued as to where we go from here .... bring on Age Of Ultron. 9-10 / 10.
Film starts with Steve Rogers (Cap) lapping a man named Sam Wilson many times. First big scene is when a S.H.I.E.L.D ship is taken over by Pirates but Captain America, Black Widow and some SHIELD operatives take them out, the first movie fight is Captain America Vs. Batroc (pirates leader) and Widow takes info from a computer aboard the ship as she has a different mission to Cap. Pretty good all action start to the film.
Cap is at SHIELD HQ with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) who tells Cap about 'Project: Insight', we soon see Fury again as he cant get into the files Black Widow downloaded. he asks Alexander Pierce (Robert Redford), who may be Furys boss, to arrange a vote to delay Project: Insight.
Next big moment now as there's an attempted assassination of Fury by people disguised as police. They barricade his car and fire about 1,000 bullets at it, as the cars protection is running out he gets away after using a mounted gun, they chase him but he does manage to run some over. A figure appears in the street who flips Furys car with an explosive but he has seemingly escaped underground before being killed.
Cap comes home to find Fury in his apartment. Fury tells him the place is bugged and that SHIELD is compromised, he cant reveal anymore information as he is shot by an assassin through the window, before he was shot though he did give Cap the memory Stick that Black Widow used on the ship.
Cap is now with Alexander Pierce at SHIELD HQ who tells him that Fury set the pirates onto the ship as cover whilst he stole the data (Black Widows mission). Cap leaves the office but is suspicious whilst using the lift, which is soon overcrowded by people who then turn on Cap, he manages to fight them off but did take some shots, he escapes by jumping out of the lift to the outside. Pierce tells his people that SHIELD are after Cap as he is withholding info about Fur and Captain America finds out from Black Widow that Fury was shot by 'The Winter Soldier'.
Black Widow and Cap try too again decypher the memory stick and do get some info about a place in New Jersey. When they get there Cap remembers that this is where he was trained many years ago, the place looks empty until they discover a secret basement in a hanger but all they find is a computer. As it turns out this computer is Armin Zola, who's body is dead but his mind lives on via computers. Big part of the film now as he tells them that HYDRA have infiltrated SHIELD for years at the very top, so SHIELD has never been what it was really. A missile blows the place up but our heroes survive the blast.
Captain America, Widow and Sam Wilson, who now has a machine with wings thus becoming Falcon, have a man named Jasper Sitwell cornered, he was aboard the ship and is HYDRA member, they get him to talk and the most intriguing thing for me was that he mentioned Steve Strange. They now have Jasper in a car but here's .... Winter Soldier who pulls him out. This leads to Cap/Widow/Falcon Vs. SHIELD agents, Falcon helps Cap by picking off some SHIELD agents as Winter Soldier has gone after Black Widow, she uses a voice recording as a decoy. Captain America shows up and fights with the Winter Soldier knocking his mask off in the process revealing him to be Bucky, though the Soldier doesn't know the name Bucky, who was Captain Americas best friend in the war , we did see him 'die' in Captain America: The First Avenger, the heroes are surrounded and captured but are saved in the van by an in disguise Maria Hill, she is high up in SHIELD.
She takes them to a secret place where we see Fury is still alive, hurt but alive none the less. In the meantime we see Winter Soldier having flashbacks to Captain America. Back to Fury as he tells the heroes that 3 Helicarriers will go up in the air and kill millions of people unless they can use 3 chips to change the targets. Stan Lee cameo as he plays a guard at a Captain America museum. All employees of SHIELD find out over a tannoy from Cap that HYDRA have infiltrated them. This leads to a shootout between HYDRA/SHIELD guys as Pierce is caught by an in disguise Black Widow, she puts all of SHIELD/HYDRAs info on the internet which Pierce warns her will means everyone will find out about her past.
Two of the Helicarriers have been changed leaving just one remaining. Winter Soldier manages to ground Falcon by breaking a wing leaving just him and Captain America. The fight between them seemingly ends when Cap chokes out Winter Soldier but alas when Cap goes to change the last Helicarrier he is shot but does manage to put the new chip in. We go to Nick Fury who shoots Pierce dead and now back to the Helicarrier with Cap and Soldier on, it gets shot down and part of the structure falls on Soldier but Cap saves him, Soldier returns the favour by punching Caps lights out though he refuses to kill him and ends up saving Cap after he falls into the sea as we see Winter pulling him out on to land. We also saw a SHIELD/HYDRA agent named Rumlow, who had been after Cap through the film, get pulled from a wrecked building, burnt badly but still alive none the less.
We see Balck Widow in a court and Nick Fury replacing his eye patch with shades and burning things, symbolic maybe? Black Widow gives Cap a file which when opened shows Bucky. Captain America and Falcon agree to go after him as the film ends.
Mid Credits scene showed Baron Von Strucker and two twins who weren't born with powers but given them by HYDRA, at least in this film cannon, they were Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.
- Film was fantastic as the action scenes were good but we got layers to the other characters (Fury, Widow) as SHIELD were prominent throughout the film. I'm not sure where we're heading as Fury and Widow may be in hiding, SHIELD is essentially no more and Cap is after Bucky. Will Falcon and/or Bucky show up in Avengers? I dont know about that but i'm pretty sure they'll be in Captain America 3. Also we saw Maria Hill having an interview at STARK so may be she will be in Iron Man 4, if there is one and going by the money Iron Man films have made it seems likely. Also I doubt Steve Strange was put in as a throwaway line so either he'll appear in Avengers or be in his own film, which may be a risk though I thought Iron Man was a risk at first. I'm intrigued as to where we go from here .... bring on Age Of Ultron. 9-10 / 10.
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