February 2011

Doom Patrol #19

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doom-patrol-19-coverI love Keith Giffen, but not everything he does is a winner. This second-half of the Secret Six crossover finds the Doom Patrol and Catman and company battling it out on an island while an active volcano turns everything to slag around them.

Although I liked the madcap action of the first-half of this crossover, this one’s a bit disappointing. There are some fun moments (including the crazed charge of the Science Squad), but the craziness ultimately never pays off. On the plus side, Catman and Scandal get off some good lines (reminding us of pre-Bane Secret Six days).

Although the Secret Six are present, they take a definite backseat to the Doom Patrol (who, to be honest, I’ve never really been that fond of).

It’s not a bad read, I was just hoping with all the insanity at his disposal Giffen would knock the second-half of this one out of the park. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC $2.99]

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Coming Soon

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  • Title: Atlas Shrugged
  • IMDB: link

Congratulations Ayn Rand, you’re the new J.K. Rowling. That’s right, the rumors that someone was not making just one but three movies based on Rand’s novel appear to be true. And it’s directed by Highlander: The Raven star Paul Johansson. (This just keeps sounding better and better, doesn’t it?)  Taylor Schilling, Paul Johansson, Edi Gathegi, Matthew Marsden, Michael Lerner, and Armin Shimerman star. Coincidently, you can start looking for Part I on the day your taxes are due this year.

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Comic Rack

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It’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this week from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, BOOM!, Dynamite, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Astonishing X-Men, Avengers, Deadpool, Detective Comics, Gotham City Sirens, Green Arrow, Godland, Invincible Iron Man, Kato, Lady Death, Power Girl, Savage Dragon, Scalped, Spike, Teen Titans, Thor, Usagi Yojimbo,X-Men, the first issues of Iron Man 2.0, King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel, Transformers 3 Movie Prequel – Foundation, True Blood: Tainted, and the final issues of Fantastic Four, Green Hornet: Blood Ties, Iron Man/Thor, Kull: The Hate Witch #4 (of 4), Star Trek: Infestation, Warriors Three, and X-Men: To Serve And Protect.

Enjoy issue #116

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I Am Number Four

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  • Title: I Am Number Four
  • IMDB: link

i-am-number-four-posterBased on the young adult novel of the same name by Pittacus Lore I Am Number Four is somewhat bland coming of age tale of a high school aged alien (i.e. college aged actor) on the run from another group of aliens that want him dead. Incredibly silly, and more than a little dumb, the film tries to cover up most of its flaws with a sense of humor and some well executed special effects.

We meet the alien savior John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) and his protector Henri (Timothy Olyphant) on the beaches of Florida before they hastily relocate to the scenic town of Paradise, Ohio, in an attempt to stay ahead of the other aliens.

These evil visitors to our world, known as the Mogadorians, are systematically hunting down nine children from John’s home planet in order of the numbers someone (the film never mentions who) has given them. Once these children are dead the Mogadorians plan to turn their attentions to the helpless earthlings.

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Unknown

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  • Title: Unknown
  • IMDB: link

unknown-posterLiam Neeson stars as Dr. Martin Harris, a scientist from the United States who arrives in Germany with his wife (January Jones) for a medical conference, only to find his very life stolen from him in the space of four days.

After a car accident leaves him in a coma, Martin awakes days later to find his life has been Taken away from him and an another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Frantic, Martin tries to piece together his fractured memory with the help of a cab driver (Diane Kruger) and a former East German spy (Bruno Ganz).

The film was based on the novel by Didier Van Cauwelaert, but could have just as easily been pieced together from a variety of recent Hollywood thrillers. There’s nothing new added to the equation, and the execution is far from thrilling.

That’s not to say Unknown is a bad film. It hits the right marks, the action sequences are passable, and the movie does include one fairly well done car chase through the streets of Berlin.

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