New Spiderman Poster

Lookig damn fine Web head!

A Thor(n) In My Super Side

Thor: he's a tad mighty

I finally went out and bought Thor last friday, being as Hollywood seem to be getting the superhero films right these days. Batman, The X Men, Iron Man have all been pretty decent stabs at bringing the comic world to the silver screen (I even like both Hulks despite what critics say) and after seeing the trailer to Thor, I was expecting good things from it. (You know theres a 'but' coming right?) Buuuut, I was let down. I wanted Thor to be a great movie, I wanted it to be as cool as Iron Man yet on the two occasions ive put the disc in and pressed PLAY I have not been able to get to the end. And yes I do have a sad face because like I say, I WANT Thor to rock! He's a bloody great character and has appeared in some fantastic storylines in his 50 years of being. The guy deserves a cool movie but in my opinion, director Kenneth Branagh dropped the ball. Or should I say hammer? I think Chris Hemsworth is perfect for the role but after that (again in my eyes) the perfection goes rapidly downhill.
The film feels like a chore to watch after 15 or so minutes, which is hardly a good sign and I cant exactly put my finger on what is that doesn't do it for me. Well okay heres two: it lacked the 'oomph' the other superhero films of late have had (and had in abundance). Another part of it is my fellow countryman Anthony Hopkins. Wonderful actor, enjoy his work greatly but seeing him in a superhero movie is strange. Why this should be I have no idea, and yet there it is. On the plus side I can see Thor coming good in forthcoming The Avengers flick, and of course there is Thor 2 due in 2013. My thorn may yet be plucked out.

Devil May Cry

the devil loves big guns

You can pick up this bad boy on Blu Ray (2 discs) for a mere £8.95 online these days and is next on my 'To Buy' list. Love the Devil May Cry videogames, imagery and the background stories. Dante is such a cool f**king character, the way he struts his stuff, Rebellion (giant sword) on his back and Ebony & Ivory (dual pistols with infinite ammo) always at the ready to blast some bizarre creature back to hell. And just look at the guy with his white long hair, smouldering good looks and long red coat. Half demon slayer, half rock star, thats Dante for you.

Corpse Princess

Just ordered the awesome looking Corpse Princess online and it looks right up my blood red river of gore and innards. Ive been busy sinking my pointy teeth into Manga feature lengths and not had much time to get into a series aside from Tokko so this will be a most welcome dvd when it arrives on my doormat hopefully by the weekend.
The plot revolves around Makina Hoshimura, who after being murdered turns into a 'living shikabane (corpse)'. Now to gain entry into Heaven Makina has to kill 108 shikabane. (Weilding dual MAC-11 submachine guns she's well equipped for the task). The murder/revenge theme sounds like The Crow but instead of Bruce Lee's sprog (RIP Brandon) we get a cute Japanese lass.

*And I have just recieved confirmation its been posted. Result!