Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Review: Transformers ReGeneration One #81
Posted: July 5, 2012 in Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Causes, Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Science Fiction, TransformersTags: IDW Publishing, Marvel Comics, Optimus Prime, Simon Furman, Transformers, Transformers ReGeneration One
By Todd Matthy
Before you read this review please take your time to support S.L.I.F.E.R. Needs You. Lobo co-creator and Story Editor of the Transformers cartoon, Roger Slifer was the victim of a hit and run on June 23rd. No arrests have been made. This group is dedicated to giving Roger financial support and working together to supply the Police with information that will lead to the perpetrators arrest. Thank you.
Does the original generation of Transformers still have the same magic as it did twenty years ago? Read on. (more…)
Review: Amazing Spider-Man
Posted: July 5, 2012 in Comics, Commentary, Marvel Comics, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction, Y&PTags: Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, Denis Leary, Emma Roberts, Gwen Stacy, Mark Webb, Marvel Comics, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Y&P, Young and Pretty
Review: Prometheus
Posted: June 12, 2012 in Commentary, Horror, Movies, Reviews, Science FictionTags: Alien, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbinder, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott
By Todd Matthy
Thirty-three years ago a man named Ridley Scott redefined horror by directing a little movie called Alien. The alien creature is one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time due thanks its creepy design and being a relentless machine that either kills or cocoons and impregnates victims. Despite all this, nobody really knows anything about the alien. We know it was discovered in a derelict spaceship along with a giant being known called the space jockey, and just who or what was that space jockey guy? Thirty-three years later, Ridley Scott decided to answer not only that question but also the question of “where did we come from?” It is those mysteries that drive Prometheus. The question that concerns us is “is it any good?” Click below to find out, but beware of SPOILERS. (more…)
Review: The Avengers
Posted: May 4, 2012 in Celebrity, Commentary, Marvel Comics, Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction, ThorTags: Avengers, black widow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Captain America, Hawkeye, Hulk, iron man, Joss Whedon, Marvel Comics, nick fury, robert downey jr., samuel jackson, scarlett johansson, Thor
By Todd Matthy
They did it! Five years ago Marvel Studios set out to boldly go where no studio has gone before and created their own movie universe. The seeds were planted in Iron Man during a post credits sequence where Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson) spoke to Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) aka Iron Man about something called “the Avengers Initiative.” Over four years 2 Iron Man movies, a Thor movie, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk movies and the Avengers have been assembled. Avengers not only lives up to the anticipation, it far exceeds it. (more…)
Review: Fair to Midland at Webster Hall’s the Studio
Posted: April 18, 2012 in Heavy Metal, Music, ReviewsTags: Examiner, Fair to Midland
Review: Mastodon at Roseland Ballroom
Posted: April 12, 2012 in Commentary, Heavy Metal, Music, ReviewsTags: Examiner, Mastodon, Opeth
Jim Norton Kills At Carolines
Posted: April 2, 2012 in Celebrity, Comedy, Commentary, Humor, Links, Reviews, Y&PTags: Jim Norton, Opie and Anthony, Y&P
Wrestlemania XXVIII: Predictions, Results, and Commentary
Posted: April 2, 2012 in Celebrity, Commentary, Entertainment, Professional Wrestling, Reviews, Sports, TV, WWETags: Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Divas, Dwayne Johnson, John Cena, Maria Menunos, Metallica, Monday Night Raw, Randy Orton, Santino Marella, Shawn Michaels, Sheamus, sports entertainment, the Miz, the Rock, the Undertaker, Triple H, Vince McMahon
By Todd Matthy
A repost and a new post. Once again here are my Wrestlemania XXVIII predictions WITH the results and my commentary on the show. Results and commentary are in red. How did I do? Read on. (more…)
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Posted: July 19, 2012 in Arkham Asylum, Batman, Cartoons, Celebrity, Comics, Commentary, DC Comics, Entertainment, Movies, ReviewsTags: Academy Award, Alfred Pennyworth, Anne Hathaway, Bane, Batman, Batman Begins, Catwoman, Charles Dickins, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, DC Comics, Frank Miller, Liam Neeson, Marion Cotilliard, Michael Caine, Ras Al Ghul, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The League of Shadows, Tom Hardy
By Todd Matthy
What sort of person goes out into the pouring rain to attend a screening of The Dark Knight Rises? This guy. So was it worth it? HELL YEAH! Want to know why? Read on but be weary, there are a few MINOR SPOILERS…. (more…)