Posts Tagged ‘Reviews’

Superman shield continuity, shiny new cemeteries, ridiculous planetary requests, fish puns, Scott Kolins and more! And that’s just the first half hour! HOLY CRISPY CRAP! Be sure to chime in on our voice-mail at 708-LANTERN!

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The Legend of Lantern Jesus, Durlans, graboids, more Durlans, superdickery, restorative God fire and more Durlans just for good measure. All of this and, of course, LISTENER FEEDBACK! GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY! Be sure to chime in on our voice-mail at 708-LANTERN!

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Convict origins, the return of the corpse, John and his merry men, God killers, Super Red Lanterns and MORE! Holy narrative structure Batman! Listen in as Mark and Chad talk seriously about insanity! All of this and LISTENER FEEDBACK! Be sure to chime in on our voice-mail at 708-LANTERN!

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Preparation H sponsorship’s, tough love from a cat, impossible constructs and more all in this ONE episode! Listen in as we continue talking about the title that keeps getting better and better! All of this and LISTENER FEEDBACK! Be sure to chime in on our voice-mail at 708-LANTERN!

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Transportation metaphors (again), super friendly aliens, alternate timelines and the all powerful (yet still somehow completely oblivious) Kyle Rayner! Listen in as Mark and Chad continue their reviews! All this and, of course, LISTENER FEEDBACK! Be sure to chime in on our voice-mail at 708-LANTERN!

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By Chad Bokelman:

Classic rock, grilling, camping, family values…and Godzilla. These are the things I got from my father. The latter of which was via video cassette rental viewings one on one between my father and I. Therefore, to me, Godzilla TRULY is the King of the Monsters. Now, I’ll be the first to admit, 1998 Godzilla is a guilty pleasure movie for me. If it’s on? I’ll watch it. BECAUSE IT’S GODZILLA. So when I heard they were releasing a NEW Godzilla movie…I was stoked. When I saw the teaser trailer, I LITERALLY watched it 20+ times that night. When the first ACTUAL trailer came out, I jumped out of my chair.

My standards were high.

And they were not let down.

Now I’ll admit that the criticism that has been leveled at this movie is justified. Not enough kaiju, too many characters, “bad” acting, etc. But here’s the deal. 1998 Godzilla left a BAD taste in peoples mouths. They had to set the reset button. The original movies we all love so much? They had to set the reset button. There is TOO MUCH history to Godzilla bogging him down. TOO MUCH that fans (including myself) bring to the theater seat with them. They had to break free of those constraints and yet remain true to the core of who Godzilla is. That is an incredibly difficult task.

But they did it. Godzilla wasn’t overly benevolent or cuddly. He was feral and ancient and powerful and massive and intimidating. He WALKED and let nothing get in his way. He used his arms, he used his teeth, he used his tail, he used his size. His roar was true to form and FANTASTIC. His origin was plausible and not overly complicated. It still maintained a slight air of mystery to be explored (or not) later on. The MUTO’s were nicely designed. I felt they looked too…Clover (from ‘Cloverfield’) meets the alien from ‘Super 8’. I guess I’m trying to say it looked more ALIEN than anything that originated on Earth (whereas Godzilla looks…domestic).

Did I truly care about the human-based plot? Not really. But, to be fair, I really didn’t want a knock down, drag out monster fight for the entire movie either. I’m GLAD they took the time to introduce Godzilla to a modern audience and build the threat level enough to where you can see the NEED for Godzilla.

The fight scenes weren’t overly one sided and the “final blow” was quite possibly the best Godzilla moment I’ve seen on the big screen.

Bottom line? This was the best movie I’ve seen in a good long while. Is it the best movie I’ve ever seen? By no means. But it ABSOLUTELY is a fun, action packed, true to form, Godzilla movie. I give it a 4.3 out of 5. Small changes here and there, but overall a FANTASTIC flick!

Chad and I will be getting to our review of Sinestro #1 in the not-so-distant future, but I still felt compelled to write a little something about this book. While one issue does not necessarily a good series make, the first issue definitely steers the book in that direction.

Getting a look into Sinestro’s mind alone is interesting in the early pages.  His new mission, brought on by his reunion with Lyssa Drak , is believable and clearly is the kind of trigger that would get Sinestro back in the game.  How his mission will jibe with Arkillo’s refocused Sinestro Corps (or Arkillo Corps) should make for fascinating reading, as will the role Soranik Natu will play as the series goes on.

Sinestro #1 already has me looking forward to the next issue more than most, if not all, of the other Lantern books.  Hopefully, the book can follow-up on a great premiere issue and if it can, Sinestro will one-up Hal Jordan once more: He’ll be starring in a more interesting comic.

Mark J. Marble

Green Lantern Corps continues on and so must the reviews! Pointless “obvious money grab” tie-ins! Lanterns complaining at every turn about light usage! Hal’s face is irresistibly punch-able! All of this and MORE unbelievably exciting things await us in these three issues! Be sure to chime in on our voicemail at 708-LANTERN!

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Once more into the fray, the guys RETURN to current issue reviews! This one is chock-a-block with fun! Hal VS Girls! Hal VS the ability to delegate! Hal VS light conservation! All this and Mickey Mouse impersonations, the joy of the name ‘MukMuk’ & topical ‘Jurassic Park’ references! Be sure to chime in on our voicemail at 708-LANTERN!

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‘Lights Out’ is HERE! Chad and Mark discuss the triumphs and pitfalls of this Lantern-centric event. Source Wall preferences, half-cocked Hal, the death of Oa and the threat of Relic! All this and MORE! Leave us a voicemail at 708-LANTERN!

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