Hitman Reviews The Movies - NOW WITH PODCASTS!

[The Hitman]

Hey guys, I have a favor to ask. I set up a "Suggestions Thread" over at the Major Spoilers Forum. If anyone has any suggestions, could you kindly send 'em my way?

Here's the thread:

http://www.majorspoilers.com/smf/index.php/topic,1078.msg3751.html

Or you can post 'em here. Thanks!

[docdelorean88]

PMs have been sent, gents. Anyone else curious can get in to it as well.

I am cruious as well. Btw, that was a great review! I remember seeing this and loving it for its quirky offbeatness! It is in no way an amazing film, but it is a fun family friendly(for the most part) movie, with some great covers of great songs!

[The Hitman]

Hey look, kids! I reviewed a New Release:

Review: 9

[The Hitman]

Two days in a row?! And rife with spelling errors?!?

Review: Heroes: Season 4.1

[The Hitman]

Oops, I've been so busy lately I forgot to post my latest review:

DVD Review: Unbreakable

Oh, and I had the chance to go to Mid-Ohio Con this year, and did a little write-up about it. It has pictures!!

Mid-Ohio Con '09: The Overview

So, for the next review, I'm either gonna cover The Shadow, The Phantom, or The Rocketeer. Any preference?

[BWPS]

Review the awesome movie before the mediocre and terrible ones.
Rocketeer, The Shadow, and The Phantom respectively.

[The Hitman]

Here's a few more reviews for ya!

DVD Review: The Rocketeer

DVD Review: Ast?rix et Ob?lix contre C?sar

DVD Review: Toxic Avenger

[The Hitman]

Back from a 2 month hiatus:

Movie Review: Avatar

[detourne_me]

Interesting take Hitman. I'd say you hit the middle-ground point-of-view in reviewing this movie.

Like any other reviewer you went for the predictable it looks nice, but there's no story angle. Well, I for one believe you didn't go deep enough. You started to touch on it with the USB port analogy, but didn't quite get there.

The real story, like so many of James Cameron's other Sci-Fi films goes beyond the simple narrative.
There are themes of isolation and interconnectedness throughout the movie that should cause us to examine how or why the Na'vi are so great, while humans aren't.
The Navi use a technology just as the humans do, augmenting bodies to go beyond their natural limitations (a very explicit predicament, as the main star is confined to a wheelchair).
While Cameron has explored before in Aliens the monstrous augmentation of bodies, here it seems almost sublime, even revered by Lang's character.
The troubling thing is that the Navi are able to use technology effectively AND coexist with nature by sole virtue of their genetic makeup, something humans truly lack.

Even the audience isn't genetically capable of witnessing this dream of James Cameron's come to fruition without technological aid (the 3d glasses)

Anyway, I just find it interesting the intricacies of the two societies that are presented.
Heck I've seen the film twice now in 3D and I still haven't got my bearings straight on it yet.

[Trelau]

I've seen avatar and...meh. It's pocahontas with a 300 millions dollars buget. And 3d glasses.

[JeyNyce]

Back from a 2 month hiatus:

Movie Review: Avatar

That is the most honest review I ever read about this movie.  When are you going to do Sherlock Holmes?  I'm going to see it this weekend.

[Previsionary]

Back from a 2 month hiatus:

Movie Review: Avatar

That is the most honest review I ever read about this movie.  When are you going to do Sherlock Holmes?  I'm going to see it this weekend.

I second the sherlock holmes review!

[bredon7777]

I've seen avatar and...meh. It's pocahontas with a 300 millions dollars buget. And 3d glasses.

Yup. You're supposed to be so distracted by the pretty effects and strong performances (from everyone EXCEPT the male lead, oddly enough) that you don't notice how utterly predictable, cliche-ridden, and overly preachy the script is.

It drives me up a wall that "Sherlock Holmes", a film that is better in every way save for visual effects keeps coming in second to this overblown, albeit pretty piece of tripe.

[thalaw2]

From the trailers of Avatar I was uninterested.  The interviews with the stars and JC himself made me even less interested.  I think I will pass on this all together.  I will give Sherlock Holmes a good look given suggestion from you all and others.

[The Hitman]

Another 2 months later...

DVD Review: Batman ? 20 years later

And I guarentee, there will be less time between this review and the next.

[JeyNyce]

Are you in the podcast?

[The Hitman]

No, I'm just a "contributing writer." But one can dream, right?

[The Hitman]

2 reviews in less than a month?! Must be some kind of record!

From the Vault: Justice League of America (1997)

[detourne_me]

i'm glad you wrote that,  I tried to watch it but gave p about a quarter into part 2... ugh!
I agree wholeheartedly with your review

[chuckles]

I need to admit that........I watched this when it was broadcast, and I still feel violated by the experience.

[The Hitman]

Another week, another review:

From the Vault: Captain America (1979)

[Kenn]

I could have warned you. 

I was disappointed with this film when I saw it when I was 11...  when it was first broadcast.

[The Hitman]

From the Vault: Dick Tracy (1990)

Well, at least it looked good.

[JeyNyce]

Well, the long and short of it is, I picked the wrong movie to review, and the Wrath of the Fanboy came down hard. The site moderator spent all yesterday morning deleting flagrant attack messages. He sent me the worst one, and man... I've never been hated on that much before. It was almost funny. I can post it if anyone wants to read it.

But good news! I can still write reviews! I just can't pick the movies i review until further notice.

Welcome to the internet.  Now you know how video game, movies, and other companies feels.  Don't take it personal, and you still can review movies.

[The Hitman]

From the Vault: The Muppet Movie (1979)

Wokka wokka wokka.

[Uncle Yuan]

Sigh.  Love the Muppet Movie.  Such a wonderful film.  I really need to put it on my Netflix queue.  Again.

[The Hitman]

From the Vault: Fantastic Four (1994)

Ben Grimm looked like a Ninja Turtle!

[The Hitman]

From the Vault - Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Kneel before Zod!

[Panther_Gunn]

Overall, a good review, however I'm disappointed that you put all of the blame for the behind-the-scenes controversy on the studio.  The *real* reason all of that went down was the Salkinds and their way of making movies.  They didn't like Donnor because he wouldn't mindlessly bow down to their wishes.  The only positive thing the Salkinds really did was bring the Superman family (Superman, Supergirl, Superboy) back to the screens, live-action.  Anything that resembles quality in any of those products is totally due to quality actors, writers, and directors (which were sometimes sorely lacking).

[The Hitman]

From the Vault: The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)

I wonder if he dies or something...