Book of Blood (2009)

Clive Barker's recent film adaptation have been dark in lighting and weak on story and follow through, while they do tend to have a big finish, getting there... Is it worth it? With Book of Blood I would have to agree not. The ghost scenes at the end are spooky and the end does tend to be faithful to the source material, what we have leading up to it just falls flat. A paranormal scientist (Sophie Ward) and her assistant are conducting research in a supposed haunted house when she finds a haunted young man who she will use as the conduit. Now this set-up works but it lasts the majority of the movie just to find out... Well, you'll have to watch the film and see, but I think it causes the movie to have major faults, who knows maybe you've already turned it off and moved on by this point, which just shows it really isn't worth it to get all this build up to be let down and miss out on an ending that is worth watching.

5 out 10

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

While the storyline of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a basic western premise, the film is captivating in its simplicity and genius in its execution. It is one worth watching again and again, in any capacity: it's a perfect movie to cheer you up when you're sad, or to help you wallow in your own self-pity. It's a movie you want to share with friends, and also one you would love to watch with only your significant other. The film itself is a classic without being overrated. After the film's brief set-up, the story is told of a bad man named Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) who attacks the unsuspecting lawyer Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart), leaving him penniless and without dignity. Ransom sets up shop in the small town of Shinbone, where the stage is set for him to steal away the woman that had been claimed by Tom Doniphon (John Wayne.) As the story progresses, it is clear that something must be done about Liberty Valance, who has a thirst for Ransom's good-hearted blood. The film unfolds into a series of suspense-building scenes that climax with a classic shoot-out in the streets of Shinbone. By far, the best part of this movie is the acting. Lee Marvin, as always, is chilling as the eccentric villain who drinks just a bit too much. John Wayne is stoic and masculine, but seems to soften just for the woman of his dreams, Hallie (Vera Miles). These moments are heart-wrenching and bittersweet, the definitive sign of an actor showing some true emotion. James Stewart is charming in his clumsiness. The change in his character from when he first arrives in the town to when he re-visits years later is vast, and proves that Stewart is an acting force to be reckoned with. These talents are supplemented with actors like Edmond O'Brien, Andy DeVine, and John Carradine (amongst others) who brighten the film with their distinctive quirks, and give a bit of comical relief to an otherwise gripping film. Overall, this movie is a joy, and I can tell I'll like it the more it sits with me. It's simple, classic, and captivating. The acting is phenomenal and the story is extremely satisfying. It is bittersweet, yet it leaves room for hope and prosperity. This film isn't just a western; it's a life lesson. Rating: 9.5 out of 10

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

The film would more aptly be titled the Time Traveler, for we follow him and his dilemma that is known as Chrono-Displacement. He travels forward and backward in his own time and not of his own free-will. Even though we follow him throughout his life the film can't help but place the sympathy on his wife who goes through so much more pain and hardship. She deals with his two-week hiatus during their first Christmas and new years following their marriage, he wasn't around during the miscarriage she had to endure. She manages to pull through all this and love him no matter what. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and it shows on the screen for each time Claire (Rachel McAdams) sees Henry (Eric Bana) its like a huge heart warming revelation that this may be the last time they see each other and she needs to make the most of it. Love. Eric Bana is amazing on the screen, he's extremely likable, he pulls at your heart strings when you see him disappear, you can feel the pain the each person must be going through for this loss. Rachel McAdams is just as good but she can't help but get over shadowed by Eric Bana because she comes off as the perfect wife and very accepting of everything. While all the emotion that's possible fills the screen there is plenty that is left out and feels like its in fast forward. A great film to watch and get captivated by, but so much more could have been explored and to its benefit had it been.

7 out 10

Executive Action (1973)

Executive Action is JFK two decades before the fact. Instead of feeling like a blatent conspiracy theory, it presents facts in conjunction with real footage, enhanced with a compelling "what-if" situation, to convey a shockingly realistic idea of what really happened in the grassy knoll. Interestingly enough, the protagonists of the film are the right-wing conspirators who used political reasonings to justify the murder of President Kennedy. While there is an extreme sense of injustice regarding the ease at which the politicos sort out the assassination, there is also a strange sense of sympathy. This can be attributed to the acting talents of Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, and Will Geer (amongst others). Burt Lancaster has always been one of my favorite actors. His dedication to the portrayal of vital roles and characters is always a shining moment on the screen. And it seems that as he got older, this gift of his just became more delightful to watch. Even in a bleakly honest portrayal of a president's assassination, Lancaster lightens up the screen and makes the film truth. The story may not be true or even warranted. The film may make the scandal seem like a forever-unsolved mystery that can only be speculated about. It may even put the government in an unnecessary bad light. All in all, though, Executive Action entertains and educates. It exists to answer a question with another question. It exists to make one think and feel; that is where the success of the film lies. Overall rating: 7.5 out of 10

Sequel Podcast 1 Part 1.mp3 by Sequel Productions

Sequel Podcast 1 Part 1.mp3 by Sequel Productions

ELECTION

I just had a thought, they say every vote counts, but we know that's all bullshit, because no election has ever been won by a single deciding vote especially with this electoral bullshit, now it's basically won by maybe one state, some voice I have. We need to go back to the popular vote and thats how elections need to be won. Never mind, I don't have time to throw my thoughts out there, but I just want it said that I think it can be done better to where everyone's vote counts instead of every thousand or so votes count.

Omega Men #3
Omega Men #5
Omega Men #9
Omega Men #10
Omega Men #19
Omega Men #20
Omega Men #37
Justice League International #18
Justice League International #19
Justice League International #20
Justice League International #21
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #3
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #4
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #5
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #6
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #7
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #8
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #9
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 #10
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #11
Action Comics #650 (cameo)
Superman Vol 2. #41
Adventures of Superman #464
Action Comics #651 (cameo; flashback)
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #12
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #13
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #13
Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #14
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #14
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #15
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #16
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #17
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #18
Adventures of Superman Annual #2
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 Annual #1
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #19
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #20
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #21
L.E.G.I.O.N. '90 #22
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #23
Lobo Vol. 1 #1
Lobo Vol. 1 #2
Lobo Vol. 1 #3
Lobo Vol. 1 #4
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #24
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #25
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #26
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #27
Demon Vol. 3 #11
Demon Vol. 3 #12
Demon Vol. 3 #13
Demon Vol. 3 #14
Demon Vol. 3 #15
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #29
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #30
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #31
War of the Gods #1
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #60
War of the Gods #3
Captain Atom #57 (cameo)
War of the Gods #4
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 Annual #2
Justice League Europe #32
Justice League America #57
Justice League Europe #33
Justice League America #58
Justice League Europe #34
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #32
Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special #1
Starman Vol. 1 #42
Starman Vol. 1 #43
Starman Vol. 1 #44
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #33
L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 #34
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #35
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #36
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #37
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #38
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #39
Lobo's Back #1
Lobo's Back #2
Lobo's Back #3
Lobo's Back #4
Ray Vol. 1 #6 (cameo)
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 Annual #3
Armageddon Inferno #1 (cameo)
Armageddon Inferno #2
Armageddon Inferno #3
Armageddon Inferno #4
Adventures of Superman Annual #4
Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2
Guy Gardner Reborn #1
Guy Gardner Reborn #2
Guy Gardner Reborn #3
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #41
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #42
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #43
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #44
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #45
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #46
L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #47
Valor #3
Valor #4
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #48
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #49
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #50
Superman: The Man Of Steel #20
Lobo: Blazing Chain of Love #1
Lobo: Infanticide #1
Lobo: Infanticide #2
Lobo: Infanticide #3
Lobo: Infanticide #4
Lobo: Portrait of a Victim #1
Lobo: Convention Special #1
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #51
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #52
Lobo: UnAmerican Gladiators #1
Lobo: UnAmerican Gladiators #2
Lobo: UnAmerican Gladiators #3
Lobo: UnAmerican Gladiators #4
Demon Vol. 3 #31
Demon Vol. 3 #32
Demon Vol. 3 #33
Demon Vol. 3 #34
Demon Vol. 3 #35
Demon Vol. 3 #36
Demon Vol. 3 #37
Demon Vol. 3 #38
Demon Vol. 3 #39
Guy Gardner #8
Lobo Vol. 2 Annual #1
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #44
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #57
Darkstars #11
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #45
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #58
Trinity #2
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 Annual #4
Bloodbath #2
Valor #12
L.E.G.I.O.N. '93 #61
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #62
Action Comics #695 (cameo)
Superman: The Man of Steel #30
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #63
Lobo Vol. 2 #1
Lobo Vol. 2 #2
Lobo Vol. 2 #3
Lobo Vol. 2 #4
Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #8
Lobo Vol. 2 #5
Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #1
Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #2
Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #3
Lobo: A Contract on Gawd #4
Lobo: In the Chair #1
Aquaman, Vol. 4 #4
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #64
Lobo Vol. 2 #6
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #65
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #66
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #67
Lobo Vol. 2 #7
Lobo Vol. 2 #8
Lobo Vol. 2 #9
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #69
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #70
R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #0
R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #1
R.E.B.E.L.S. '94 #2
R.E.B.E.L.S. '95 #3
R.E.B.E.L.S. '95 #4
R.E.B.E.L.S. '95 #5
Bob the Galactic Bum #1
Bob the Galactic Bum #2
Bob the Galactic Bum #3
Bob the Galactic Bum #4
R.E.B.E.L.S. '95 #6
Lobo Vol. 2 #0
Lobo Vol. 2 #10
Lobo Vol. 2 #11
Lobo Vol. 2 #12
Lobo Vol. 2 #13
Lobo Vol. 2 #14
The Ray, Vol. 2 #8
Lobo/Deadman: The Brave and the Bald #1
Lobo: Bounty Hunting for Fun and Profit
Underworld Unleashed #2 (cameo)
Sovereign Seven Annual #1
Lobo Annual #3
Lobo Vol. 2 #15
Lobo Vol. 2 #16
Lobo Vol. 2 #17
Lobo Vol. 2 #18
Lobo Vol. 2 #19
Lobo Vol. 2 #20
Showcase '95 #6
Lobo: Big Babe Spring Break Special
Lobo Vol. 2 #21
Lobo Vol. 2 #22
Showcase '95 #9
Lobo: I Quit!
Lobo Vol. 2 #23
Lobo Vol. 2 #24
Lobo Vol. 2 #25
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29
Lobo Vol. 2 #26
Lobo Vol. 2 #27
Lobo Vol. 2 #28
Lobo Vol. 2 #29
Lobo Vol. 2 #30
Guy Gardner: Warrior #34
Lobo Vol. 2 #31
Lobo Vol. 2 #32
Lobo/Demon: Hellowe'en
Lobo Vol. 2 #33
Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81
Lobo Vol. 2 #34
Lobo: Death and Taxes #1
Lobo: Death and Taxes #2
Lobo: Death and Taxes #3
Lobo: Death and Taxes #4
Lobo Vol. 2 #35
Lobo Vol. 2 #36
Lobo Vol. 2 #37
Lobo Vol. 2 #38
Lobo Vol. 2 #39
Lobo Vol. 2 #40
Lobo Vol. 2 #41
Lobo Vol. 2 #42
Lobo Vol. 2 #43
Lobo Vol. 2 #44
Lobo Vol. 2 #45
Lobo Vol. 2 #46
Book of Fate #11 (cameo)
Book of Fate #12
Lobo Vol. 2 #47
Lobo Vol. 2 #48
Lobo Vol. 2 #49
Lobo Vol. 2 #50
Lobo Vol. 2 #51
Lobo Vol. 2 #52
Lobo Vol. 2 #53
Lobo Vol. 2 #54
Lobo Vol. 2 #55
Lobo Vol. 2 #56
Lobo Vol. 2 #57
Lobo Vol. 2 #58
Lobo Vol. 2 #59
Lobo Vol. 2 #60
Lobo Vol. 2 #61
Lobo Vol. 2 #62
Lobo Vol. 2 #63
Lobo Vol. 2 #64
Hitman/Lobo: That Stupid Bastich #1
Superman Vol. 2 #153 (cameo)
Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 (as Li'l Lobo; cameo)
Young Justice #20 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #21 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #25 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #26 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #27 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #28 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #29 (as Li'l Lobo)
Justice Leagues: Justice League of Aliens #1 (as Li'l Lobo)
Justice Leagues: Justice League of America #1 (as Li'l Lobo)
Superboy Vol. 3 #84 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #30 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #32 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #34 (as Li'l Lobo)
Superboy Vol. 3 #88 (as Li'l Lobo; cameo)
Young Justice: Our Worlds at War #1 (as Li'l Lobo)
Nightwing: Our Worlds at War #1 (as Li'l Lobo; cameo)
Young Justice #35 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #36 (as Li'l Lobo)
Superboy Vol. 3 #92 (as Li'l Lobo; flashback cameo)
Impulse #77 (as Li'l Lobo; flashback cameo)
Young Justice #37 (as Li'l Lobo)
Young Justice #38 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #39 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #40 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #41 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #43 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #44 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #46 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #47 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #48 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #49 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #50 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #51 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #52 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #53 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #54 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #55 (Slo-Bo)
Young Justice #1,000,000 (statue)
Lobo Unbound #1
Lobo Unbound #2
Lobo Unbound #3
Lobo Unbound #4
Lobo Unbound #5
Lobo Unbound #6
52 Week Seventeen
52 Week Nineteen
52 Week Twenty
52 Week Twenty-Eight
52 Week Thirty-One
52 Week Thirty-Two
52 Week Thirty-Five
52 Week Thirty-Six
52 Week Thirty-Seven
52 Week Fifty-One
52 Week Fifty-Two (cameo)
Superman/Batman #32
Superman/Batman #33 (cover only)
The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #2 (cover only)
The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #3
The Brave and the Bold Vol. 2 #4
Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1
Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #2
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #50
Blue Beetle Vol. 4 #18
Reign in Hell #4 (cameo)
Reign in Hell #5
Reign in Hell #6
Reign in Hell #7
Reign in Hell #8
Non-continuity appearances
Ambush Bug (Nothing) Special #1 (joke appearance)
The Authority/Lobo: Jingle Hell #1
The Authority/Lobo: Spring Break Massacre #1
Batman/Lobo #1
Batman: Black & White #2 (joke appearance)
Batman Gotham Nights #2 (head shot dream sequence)
Batman: Mitefall (joke appearance)
Bloodwulf: #2 (parody appearance)
Comic Book Week #5
Comic Buyer's Guide #1095
Comics Interview #99
Comics Interview Super Special: Lobo
Darker Image #1 (parody shot in "Bloodwulf" story)
DC First: Superman/Lobo #1
DC vs. Marvel #1
DC vs. Marvel #4
DC/Marvel: All Access #1 (cameo)
DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (one-page story)
Demon Vol. 3 #19 (cameo, poster)
The Dragon #2 (parody shot)
Infinite Crisis #7
Infinite Halloween Special #1
JLA/Avengers #1 (cameo)
JLA/Avengers #3 (cover only)
JLA: Secret Files & Origins
Kingdom Come #1 (caricature only)
Kingdom Come #2 (in background)
The Kingdom #2 (in background; Lobo's daughter)
The Kingdom: Offspring (in background)
L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 Annual #5
Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 4, #21 (as android probe)
Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 4, #22 (as android probe)
Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 4, #23 (as android probe)
Legion of Super-Heroes, Vol. 4, #24 (as android probe)
Lobo Vol. 2 #1,000,000
Lobo Annual #2
Lobo/The Authority: Holiday Hell (TPB collects 'Paramilitary Christmas Special' and the two Authority crossovers)
Lobo/Mask #1
Lobo/Mask #2
Lobo/Judge Dredd: Psycho Bikers vs. the Mutants from Hell
Lobocop #1
Lobo: Chained #1
Lobo: Fragtastic Voyage #1
Lobo Goes to Hollywood #1
The Lobo Gallery: Portraits of a Bastich #1
Lobo's Greatest Hits (TPB collects several stories w/ all-new frame story)
Lobo the Duck #1 (Amalgam Comics)
Lobo: Portrait of a Bastich (TPB collects Lobo mini-series #1-4 and Lobo's Back #1-4)
Loco vs. Pulverine (parody)
Marvel vs. DC #2
Marvel vs. DC #3
Mr Mxyzptlk #1 (joke appearance; "nephews of Lobo")
Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC #1
Silver Surfer/Superman #1 (as shapeshift of Mr. Mxyzptlk)
Spoof Comics #9: Hobo Patricide (parody)
Spyboy/Young Justice #3 (back cover only; Slo-bo)
Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs. Lobo #1
Superman Adventures #29
Superman Adventures #41 (one-page story)
Superman Adventures #56
Superman and Batman: World's Funniest
Who's Who in the DC Universe, Vol. 1, #17
Who's Who in the DC Universe, Vol. 2, #8