August 15, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)



Hey you said it yourself jerkface...we're the "Guardians of the Galaxy"

STORY
Child of the 80s Peter Quill is abducted from earth after his mother dies.  He grow's up and becomes the legendary Star Lord...who no one knows about.  After he steals an orb with an ancient power, the assassin Gamora tries to take it from him, but right before she's going to kill him, The bounty hunter's named Rocket and Groot, try and stop her so they can get the money on Quill's head.  All four of them get arrested and taken to a Space prison, where they meet Drax, who want's to get revenge on the man who killed his family, who just happens to be the one who want's the orb.  The five conspire to escape together, with Star Lord, Gamora, Rocket and Groot conspiring to sell the Orb, with Drax escaping to go on his hunt for Vengence.  But against all odd's, in empty space, the 5 misfit's set out to save the GALAXY.   

CONTENT
Well let's see, it's Rated PG-13, as with every other Marvel film, there is violence.  The Guardians kill their, wiether it be by sword, guns or tree roots.  I would have to say there's more violence featured in the film than I was expecting, but none of it's chalk full of gore.  Language is the biggest issue in this movie for me.  Lot's profane word's, including slang terms for anatomy, which in turn make's it even less appropriate for young viewers.  And as the other the entries in the  M.C.U. series, there's plenty of banter, which sometime's can be sexually suggestive.

THOUGHTS
I did enjoy the movie, so much I checked out the Rocket Raccoon comic series (BTW it's a fantastic comedy), Although Rocket's really the only Guardian I absolutley love, I still liked the other four.  The whole premise was fun, the soundtrack was phenomenal (look up the Awesome Mix Vol. 1), and the comedy was entertaining, but at the end of the day, do the Guardian's actually know what being a hero is?  None of them seem to be humble at all.  In the movie, they do eventually decide to do the right thing, but only after doing the wrong thing's.  And like Iron Man, at the end of the movie they're character's don't even seem to change much.  As much as the comedy Superhero movies in the M.C.U. are entertaining, they just don't seem to seem to have character development, like the X-Men or Batman films.

CONCLUSION
Enjoyable, Funny, Action Filled, summer block buster, hat is becoming a standard these days.  As much as the negative elements in Guardians of the Galaxy anoyed me, I still enjoyed the movie.  On a positive note, it is the most innovative film in phase 2 and is sure to be quoted for years to come.
Looking for the perfect way to forget about the hot sun outside? Go see GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

8.5 out of 10
Although not without it's flaws...like everything else in the world...this was a great addition to the Marvel film franchise.  For Details please see IMDB, as this movie was a whopper with cast and crew and stuff...

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER...wrong movie oh well.

July 12, 2014

Superman: Action Comics: Volume 1-Superman and the Men of Steel


It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's New 52 Retelling of Superman's Origin's!!!

STORY
So this takes us back to the early day's of Superman's career, back when he was just, "That Alien with the S T-Shirt and Cape.  We see his first encounters with Lex Luthor, the U.S. Army, Lois Lane, and Braniac.  I't also shows how the Fortress of Solitude came to be, and how the Supersuit (Never used in a better meaning) came to be.



ART 
While I'm new to comic art, I like Rags Morales' interpretation of the Man of Steel, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor.  Especially for Superman, he look's a lot younger, but we can still tell it's him.  The T-Shirt and Jeans style of the first few issues I've really come to like, I'm even thinking about  thinking about cosplaying in a costume Action Comics New 52 costume.

CONTENT
There's some mild profanity's infrequently (1-2 per issue), Brainiac look's a tad creepy.  Something I would like to note, is that any title in the New 52 is probably not for younger reader's.  We are past the age of the Comic's Code Authority and so there are rating systems in place at each publisher.  This Title is Rated T, which means 12 and up. In Movie terms I would rate this PG.

CONCLUSION
Action Comics Volume 1 was a solid read for the first 5 issues.  Issues #7-8 had this time travel plot with Superman as a little boy, and these other youngling Heroes, I Don't remember that well, I found those issues boring.  For the main part, I did enjoy the retelling of everything I already knew, but it did change some thing I thought didn't need to be, such as The Suit was randomly on Braniac's Ship, when he put it on, the symbol of the house of EL appered.  So as a Superman Tale, It's not one of the best, but as a Comic, It's pretty good.

7.5 out of 10
I am a big Superman Fan, I just didn't enjoy this as much as some other Plot Arcs i've read, "For Tomorrow", "The Death of Superman", and the current Johns/Romita run.

CREATIVE TEAM
Writer    
Grant Morrison
Artist
Rags Morales
Inker
Rick Bryant
Colorist
Brad Anderson
Letterer
Pat Brosseau
Published
2012 by DC Comics