Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D

I finally broke down and bought a 3D Blu-ray movie just to see how well my TV could actually handle 3D, apparently I chose the wrong movie, the Resident Evil films have never been great movies but while it looked great in High Definition I thought this movie was a little weaker than the previous films in the series when it comes to plot and I was pretty disappointed by the 3D work in this movie, I don't know, I was just expecting it to be better, a couple of sequences looked nice but most of it seemed pretty half-assed.

Of course now that I've spend money on a 3D movie Panasonic finally deliver my 3D copy of Avatar but I just can't be bothered sitting there for three hours with silly glasses on to watch a movie I only thought was decent the first time around, maybe I'll watch a few action scenes sometime just to check out the 3D.

Catching Up

Over the course of the last 6 - 7 months I've watched a lot of movies, I always did watch a fair amount of films but thanks to the Podcast on Fire 365 movies in 365 Days challenge ( which I completed in around 6 months ) I really concentrated on movie watching, this didn't mean that was all I did but that is how I spent a lot of my spare time.

Now my movie watching has slowed down a lot and I've been concentrating on Television series and a couple of video games, most of what I've been watching in terms of Television series have been fairly old but I've really enjoyed them.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - I'm on to disc three of season one, I remember watching the show as a kid but I don't remember any black and white episodes so I don't know if I just never saw the first season or maybe I just forgot that they were in black and white.

What I've found interesting about this show is that a lot of the early episodes were fairly straight forward cold war stories, it didn't take too long for dinosaurs, aliens and mutant plankton monsters to start appearing in stories.

The Greatest American Hero - I loved this show in high school but I don't think I'd ever seen it since it's original Television broadcast in the early 80s, I saw the entire series on DVD going cheap a while back and grabbed it on a whim, it took me a while to get around to watching it as thinking about it afterwards I though it wouldn't have aged all that well and to an extent that's true but this show is still a lot of fun, the chemistry between the three lead actors is just great, I suspect you could have cast them in pretty much anything and it would've been worth watching.

Captain America - Another of my recent eBay purchases was a German DVD Box set featuring four 60's cartoons based the Marvel characters Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and The Sub-Mariner.

I watched the Captain America disc last night, the animation was extremely primitive and the stories were pretty corny but the show was a lot of fun.

I'm hoping to watch the other three DVDs sometime soon, with any luck they'll be just like this one.

X-Men: The Animated Series - A little while back I picked up a couple of compilation DVDs from this series cheap on ebay, yesterday I watched both The Legend of Wolverine and Wolverine's Story, as you might imagine with titles like that they feature stories that were heavily based around Wolverine.


I don't think I'd seen the show since it's original television broadcast but it was fun seeing it again, I think the entire series has been released on DVD, I think I'd like to pick it up one of these days and watch the entire series.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - Another childhood favorite, this was a show that never took itself too seriously, in fact in the camp stakes it gives the 60s Batman TV series a good run for it's money, I picked up the complete series box set a couple of years ago and I'd watch the occasional episode here and there, at least until this last week when I've gotten through 8 episodes so far with the intention of watching more sometime soon, this is cheesy fun and apparently that's just what I need at the moment.

Movies Movies Movies

I haven't really done much other than watch a few movies lately, the weather has been pretty bad so I've been forced ( well not ACTUALLY forced ) to spend some quality time with my DVD player.

You Only Live Twice - This is my favorite James Bond film starring Sean Connery, Interestingly ( or perhaps not, I'll let you decide ) my favorite Bond film starring Roger Moore is The Spy Who Loved Me which had the same director and a very similar storyline.

The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 2008 ) - The original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still is a classic movie and a favorite of mine, as a rule I'm someone who gets very frustrated by the constant stream of remakes coming out of Hollywood and the announcement of this particular remake wasn't something I was pleased to hear about, add to that the casting of Keanu Reeves as Klaatu and I was sure the movie would be a disaster,

Now that I've actually seen the movie I can say it didn't suck, it wasn't great but it didn't suck, I remember reading a review somewhere, the reviewers name and where the review appeared escapes me but he wrote that he thought this movie should've been reworked as a sequel to the original film as he felt it would be interesting to have Klaatu return to Earth to discover humanity hadn't learned from it's mistakes and took matters into his own hands and I'm inclined to agree, I think that would've been a more interesting movie.

Flight of the Navigator - I picked this up on DVD a little while back while I was in the supermarket picking up some essential grocery items, bread milk and a movie, I guess I hadn't seen the movie in at least 20 years and I'd only ever seen it on VHS so I grabbed a copy, while in some respects it hadn't aged well I still had fun seeing it again, I've heard rumors of a remake, I think a sequel might be more interesting, in fact while I was watching the movie I found I actually wanted to know what would've happened next and that rarely happens to me anymore.

I've also recently seen some fun Asian films such as Wheels on Meals, Eastern Condors and the extremely over-rated Project A starring Jackie Chan, Project A has this reputation as being an amazing action movie but I found the first third of the movie very dull and boring, thankfully just when I was ready to give up on the movie it did finally get mildly interesting but it in my opinion just doesn't come close to deserving it's reputation.

Although it wasn't deliberate all of those movies featured at least two of The Three Dragons: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan.

Fanboys

The year is 1999 and a group of hardcore Star Wars fans decide to travel across the country to the Lucasfilm ranch and steal a copy of The Phantom Menace so their terminally ill friend can see the movie before he dies of cancer.

On the face of it this movie is based on a brilliant idea and one I would seem fated to love, this movie should have been funny, touching and at the end a little bittersweet but it was just bland and that's a shame because the premise is brilliant and the cast seem to be trying hard with what is very inferior material but the laughs just weren't there.

The force wasn't strong with this one.

Christmas Doctor Who Style

Today my copy of the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special A Christmas Carol arrived on Blu-ray ( along with the classic third Doctor story The Mutants on DVD ).

Now I've always said that the Christmas specials should pretty much be taken lightly, they are after all made to be broadcast at Christmas, not usually a time for intense television viewing but having re-watched the special again today I found myself disappointed once I'd reached the end.

There are some great ideas in this special but somehow it all fails to gel into a cohesive whole, I especially loved the new style Star Trek-ish bridge on the starship and all those lens flares just like the J.J. Abrams reboot of the Star Trek movie series.

I like Matt Smith as the Doctor, I really do but so far he hasn't been given the greatest of material to work with, with any luck perhaps this year the new Doctor Who production team will find their feet and deliver some strong stories instead of mearly average ones.


 

Family Guy: It's a Trap

Last night I watched the final Family Guy Star Wars special It's a Trap and I'm sorry to say it just wasn't funny and that's a real shame, I enjoyed Blue Harvest and Something Something Something Darkside was ok but It's a Trap didn't even manage to make me smile.

This time around the producers went all out on the production side, the animation ( in widescreen ) looked fantastic and the audio sounded equally as good but sadly there just weren't any laughs to be had.

Perhaps they should have stopped after they made Blue Harvest.

365 Movies in 365 Days

Over at the Podcast on Fire forums a challenge was issued to see if the members could watch 365 movies in 365 Days, I started on Friday August 27th 2110 and finished on Wednesday February 2nd  2011 so in around 6 months I finished my movie challenge.

For anyone who might be interested here's the list of movies I watched:

001. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

002. Casino Royale ( 1967 )

003. Casino Royale ( 1954 )

004. Nightnare

005. Night Creatures

006. The Evil of Frankenstein

007. Diamonds are Forever ( I just couldn't resist watching the 7th 007 film when it was time for the 7th movie on the list - little things like that amuse me )

008. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

009. Die Hard

010. The Siege

011. Flirtong Scholar ( Flirting Scholar ? )

012. King Kong ( 1976 )

013. The Dungeon Masters

014. John Carpenter's Halloween

015. W.

016. Eagle Eye

017. The Mummy ( Hammer )

018. Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman

019. The Batman / Superman movie

020. Justice League: Starcrossed

021. Batman vs Dracula

022. Wonder Woman

023. Batman: Gotham Knight

024. Justice League: New Frontier

025. Superman / Batman: Public Enemies

026. Volcano High

027. The Hunt for Red October

028. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

029. Gen-X Cops

030. Seoul Raiders

031. Disturbia

032. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

033. The Sum of all Fears

034. John Carpenter's Dark Star

035. Near Dark

036. Clear and Present Danger

037. Superman Returns

038. The Untouchables

039. Dark Water ( US remake )

040. Flightplan

041. The Magnificent Scoundrels

042. Batman: Sub Zero

043. The Tricky Master

044. Fight Back to School

045. Fight Back to School 2

046. Fight back to School 3

047. Chopper

048. A Man's Gotta Do

049. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

050. Oyster Farmer

051. War of the Worlds: The Resurrection ( Pilot movie for the TV series)

052. Batman

053. Star Trek ( 2009 )

054. Predator

055. Predator 2

056. Batman Returns

057. Batman Forever

058. Batman and Robin

059. Serpico

060. Narc

061. City Heat

062. White Hunter Black Heart

063. Pink Cadillac

064. The Rookie

065. Ninja Dragon

066. Rob Zombie's Halloween 2

067. The Descent

068. The Descent: Part 2

069. Casino Royale

070. Quantum of Solace

071. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

072. Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas

073. Carry On Abroad

074. Carry On Doctor

075. Carry On Again Doctor

076. Mr Vampire

077. Darkman

078. Carry On - Don't Lose Your Head

079. Carry On England

080. Carry On - Follow That Camel

081. Re-Animator

082. Bride of Re-Animator

083. Beyond Re-Animator

084. Heart of an Empire

085. Goldfinger

086. Goldeneye

087. The Man with the Golden Gun

088. Look Out, Officer !

089. MANTIS ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

090. Doctor Who: The Movie

091. Two Hands

092. House of Fury

093. Crank

094. Letters from Iwo Jima

095. The Pink Panther

096. A Shot in the Dark

097. The Life of Brian

098. Hudson Hawk

099. Return of the Pink Panther

100. The Pink Panther Strikes Again

101. The Host

102. Carry On Matron

103. Carry On At Your Convenience

104. The Return

105. Hot Fuzz

106. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

107. The Philadelphia Experiment

108. The 13th Warrior

109. The Punisher ( Dolph Lundgren )

110. Clerks

111. Clerks 2

112. The Nugget

113. Deep Blue Sea

114. Shadow of the Vampire

115. Dagon

116. Transporter

117. Transporter 2

118. Cujo

119. Mr Bean's Holiday

120. The Evil Cult

121. Futurama: Bender's Game

122. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcisit

123. Revenge of the Pink Panther

124. Trail of the Pink Panther

125. Curse of the Pink Panther

126. Son of the Pink Panther

127. Lost in Space

128. The Time Machine ( original version )

129. Tron

130. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

131. Spider-Man 2.1

132. Ronin

133. Hawk the Slayer

134. The Blues Brothers ( extended version )

135. Dead Like Me: Life After Death

136. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

137. 5 Pattern Dragon Claws

138. Future Cop

139. Future Cop 2

140. The Odd Angry Shot

141. Das Boot

142. Future Cop 3

143. Doctor Who and the Daleks

144. Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D

145. Future Cop 4

146. Iron Man 2

147. Predators

148. Doctor Strange

149. Mr Vampire

150. Future Cop 5

151. Howard the Duck

152. Ultimate Avengers

153. Brothers Grimm

154. Future Cop 6

155. Tideland

156. Blood Work

157. Alexander ( Revisited )

158. Heartbreak Ridge

159. Miami Vice

160. Babylon 5: Thirdspace

161. The Phandom Menace

162. Avalon

163. Ringers: Lord of the Fans

164. Along Came a Spider

165. Kiss the Girls

166. Miami Vice ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

167. The Force Among Us

168. Mallrats

169. Pegwarmers

170. Godzilla: Final Wars

171. Manhunter

172. Dr No

173. Free Enterprise

174. Alien Nation ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

175. Battlestar Galactica ( the re-edited version of the 3 hour pilot that was released as a movie )

176. Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

177. Space: Above and Beyond ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

178. Spriggan

179. THX 1138

180. The Black Hole

181. Tron

182. Next Avengers

183. Flash Gordon

184. Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

185. Alien Nation: Body and Soul

186. The Kingdom

187. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

188. Alien Nation: Millennium

189. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within

190. Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy

191. Young Frankenstein

192. The Expendables

193. The Losers

194. The A-Team

195. Friday the 13th Part 2

196. Night of the Living Dead ( Millennium Edition )

197. Battlestar Galactica: Razor

198. Ghost Rider ( extended edition )

199. Carry On Behind

200. Carry On Camping

201. Toy Story 3

202. Clash of the Titans ( remake )

203. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ( theatrical version )

204. Alien

205. Aliens

206. Alien 3

207. Mirrormask

208. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ( theatrical version )

209. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ( theatrical version )

210. Alien Resurrection

211. Aeon Flux

212. Police Academy

213. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

214. Sleepy Hollow

215. The Face of Fu Manchu

216. The Brides of Fu Manchu

217. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

218. Police Academy 3: Back in Training

219. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

220. 10 000 BC

221. Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

222. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

223: Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow

224. The Usual Suspects

225. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

226. Hellraiser

227. Stargate (15th Anniversary Edition)

228. Stargate: Children of the Gods ( The Final Cut )

229. Renegade Master

230. Robocop

231. Hellraiser 2

232. Robocop 2

233. Robocop 3

234. Stargate: The Ark of Truth

235. Hellraiser 3

236. Cube

237. Cypher

238. The Invasion

239. Hellraiser 4: Bloodline

240. Stargate Continuum

241. Rear Window ( Christopher Reeve remake )

242. Superman / Batman: Apocalypse

243. Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths

244. Batman: Under the Red Hood

245. Firefly: Serenity ( Pilot movie to the TV series not the Serenity movie sequel to the TV series )

246. Coraline

247. The Last Waltz

248. 28 Days Later

249. 28 Weeks Later

250. Stargate Atlantis: Rising ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

251. Gremlins

252. Robocop: The Future of Law Enforcement ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

253. Avatar ( Extended Edition )

253. Mr Vampire 2

254. Family Guy: It's a Trap

255. Lost in La Mancha

256. John Carptenter's The Thing

257. Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1978 )

258. The Muppet Christmas Carol

259. Daredevil ( Director's Cut )

260. The Force Among Us

261. The Hobbit ( animated TV movie )

262. Inception

263. Terminator: Salvation

264. True Lies

265. Game of Death

266. Blade

267. Princess Blade

268. Hellraiser V: Inferno

269. Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker

270. The Muppet Movie

271. The Thing from Another World

272. The Forbidden Planet

273. R-Point

274. Twins of Evil

275. Vampire Circus

276. Bruce Lee: The Man and The Legend

277. 16 Blocks

278. She

279. The Vengeance of She

280. The Ring ( original version )

281. The Ring 2 ( original version )

282. Four Sided Triangle

283. X The Unknown

384. Countess Dracula

285. John Carpenter's Escape from New York

286. The Bride

287. The Hound of the Baskervilles ( Hammer version )

288. The Dead Zone

289. This is Spinal Tap

290. Robpcop: Dark Justice

291. Robocop: Melt Down

292. Robocop: Ressurection

293. Robocop: Crash and Burn

294. The Great Muppet Caper

295. The Day The Earth Stood Still ( original version )

296. The Forbidden Planet

297. Twlight Zone: The Movie

298. Police Story

299. The Alien Saga

300. The Exorcist ( The Version you've never seen )

301. Blade ( DTS edition )

302. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

303. Rasputin The Mad Monk

304. Police Story 2

305. Blade 2

306. Blade: The House of Cthon ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

307. Journey to the Centre of the Earth ( 1959 )

308. Tango and Cash

309. Jin-Roh The Wolf Brigade

310. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

311. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

312. Frankenstein Created Woman

313. Spies Like Us

314. Caddyshack

315. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

316. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

317. They're a Wierd Mob

318. Police Story 3: Supercop

319. Scott Pilgrim vs the World

320. Planet Hulk

321. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

322. The Mummy's Shroud

323. The Killer

324. Last Hurrah for Chivalry

325. The Warriors

326. The Abandoned

327. Stormy Monday

328. Bandits

329. Dracula: Prince of Darkness

330. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave

331. Taste the Blood of Dracula

332. Scars of Dracula

333. Dad's Army: The Movie

334. The Spy Who Loved Me

335. Hellraiser VII: Deader

336. The Omen ( 2006 )

337. The Thing From Another World

338. John Carpenter's The Fog

339. The Omen

340. Damien: Omen II

341. Omen III: The Final Conflict

342. Omen IV: The Awakening

343. The Omen Legacy

344. Nosferatu ( original version )

345. Top Secret

346. Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld

347. You Only Live Twice

348. Superman II ( The Donner Cut )

349. Alien 3 ( Special Edition )

350. Nosferatu ( 1979 remake )

351. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn

352. The Incredible Hulk

353. John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13

354. Star Trek: Generations

355. Star Trek: First Contact

356. Kolchak: The Night Stalker

357. Kolchak: The Night Strangler

358. 36 Crazy Fists

259. The Street Fighter

360. Hart's War

361. Von Ryan's Express

362. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

363. Young Hercules ( Pilot movie for the TV series )

364. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ( remake )

365. Exorcist: The Begining

I while back I picked up Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes on sale and today I was in the mood to watch something animated so I thought I'd give this series a try.


As far as stories go Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes is a little on the simplistic side for my tastes, the show is far from horrible and I know it's target audience is children but even keeping that in mind I've gotten to the end of some episodes unsure of what happened, there was fighting and superpowers but some stories were very light on actual story content, some of the character designs featured in this series are horrible, especially their version of Doctor Doom but the visuals are usually pretty decent.

So far Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes has been mildly disappointing but I'll probably watch an episode here and there until I've seen them all and if the first DVD is any indication I can see why it was so cheap.