It seems that Hollywood is all about the comic book movie these days. Just this year alone we’ve been given Watchmen and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to see either of these yet but I definitely will. That said, here’s a list of my favorite comic book movies!
- The Crow (1994) – My favorite comic movie of all time. So dark… So creepy and it was relatively true to the book. Rest in peace Brandon Lee. You were on the cusp of greatness.
- X2: X-Men United (2003) – the intro scene alone was awesome but… Continue reading
Wow. Just wow. Pip had been on my ass for quite a while to see this and I have to say that for the first time in a long time a movie finally lived up to the expectations that I had for it. I went to see this late one Monday evening. I stuck around the house long enough to put G down for the night so Amanda would be stuck with both of them. Then I headed to the cinema (which incidentally has $5 movies and free popcorn all day Mondays). I called Pip on my way to the… Continue reading
“Best Pictures” That Just Aren’t – The 1990′s
The most prestigious award that any movie can receive is the “Academy Award For Best Motion Picture” — The Oscar. Once a movie has this distinction it goes down in history as the “best” movie of that year. The red carpet at the Oscars is a huge event every year where all the stars turn out. The Academy goes through some sort of review process and determines which picture is truly “the best”. Ol Chewie’s here to tell you that there are many times where they’re just DEAD WRONG.
1990 – Dances With Wolves
I have to say that… Continue reading →