January 30, 2018
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January 25, 2018
VIDEO: MOVIES: CARTOONS: REVIEW: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (both parts) (2012, 2013)
Clint/Carolyn: 5/5 stars, 9/10 (part 1), 10/10 (part 2/both parts together).
Native ratings: 3.9/5 stars Netflix (only part 1 available), 7.9/10 and 8.1/10 IMDB.
Frank Miller’s Batman adaptation is concluded with this, which really should be the 4th movie in the current live-action Batman movies, but whatever.
The live-action Batman movies have been frickin’ amazing, but they have been less true to the comics than almost every other Batman adaptation out there. (They do kill people in the live-action movies a lot more, though.)
Set in the future, Batman had been retired for 10 years, and Commissioner Gordon is set to retire in a few days. (A cop should never say he is 3 days from retirement because bad things happen!)
This ties together Twoface, The Joker, Batman being old, Superman, and futuristic mutant gangs (that part definitely reminded us of Batman Beyond at times–except without the new Batman. But we get a new Robin). There is a lot going on, and it really takes both movies to conclude it all. (Though the total runtime is only about 2.5 hours for both movies combined, we watched one-per-night.)
This was really, really, really good. Bruce Timm’s Batman productions have been top-tier for well over 20 years now. Nobody has such a consistent longstanding record of producing quality superhero animation.
Peter Weller (Robocop) as Batman was pretty interesting too. He sounded older (which he was, he has grey hair in this).
And this Batman is more hardcore. There is blood, beatings, murder. It’s rated PG-13 but it would probably be R back in the 80’s. THIS IS THE SHIT. This is maybe my favorite Batman animation ever.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2313197/combined
January 23, 2018
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January 17, 2018
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January 15, 2018
Clint: 3/5 stars, 6/10.
Carolyn: 2.6/5 stars, 5.6/10.
Native ratings: 2.4/5 stars Netflix, 2.4/10 IMDB (83rd lowest-rated move ever).
I bought this VHS cassette for $2.50 at a yard sale because I hadn’t heard of it, liked the hot chicks on the cover, and read the plotline about girls who decide to turn the tables and rape guys. It just seemed like an outrageous plot. After years of never playing the VHC cassette… I finally Netflixed it.
Written/directed by Kat Slater who made this movie, then a bunch of porno movies. This is the only real one. wtf. I guess this was hated so much (83rd worst movie ever) that Kat Slater (aka Christina Peters) had to go into porn afterward. She’s up to Young Sluts 15 now. Here’s an article about it.
But this is her one “real” movie.
We’d seen some of these actresses elsewhere: Busy Phillips (White Girls), Keri Lynn Pratt (A Midsummer Night’s Rave, Cat from Smallville, 1 ep of That 70’s Show and Nip/Tuck), Dominique Swain (Totally Awesome, Happy Campers), Thora Birch (American Beauty, Patriot Games, Dungeons & Dragons 1).
So anyway, the movie itself was a little sophomoric. Not particularly well written, acted, shot, produced, edited, or transferred to dvd.
But it was still interesting. It almost seemed inspired by Gregg Araki‘s teenage apocalypse trilogy. Over the top plot lines & characters. Over-the-top sexual obsession. Gender power struggles. Crazy fashion that doesn’t exist in real life.
I actually felt like this movie had a lot going for it… But it was held down by the badness of it all. But some like it for being bad.
Unfortunately, it became kind of a downer at the end. Which is also a Gregg Araki thing to do. It makes it a bit more poignant (or possibily pretentious).
At least it was interesting. More interesting than your average movie.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205418/combined
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