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Glee: The Concert Movie

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Glee: The Concert Movie
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glee-the-concert-film-blu-rayConcert films are tricky beasts. Not only do you have to make hard decisions in how the performances are shot, especially when you have a stage full of performers to showcase, but there’s also the question of how much behind-the-scenes and backstage footage to show. For Glee: The Concert Movie there’s the added challenge when dealing with characters from a popular television show as to whether you allow the actors to be themselves or stay in character throughout the entire performance.

With footage taken from the concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, during the group’s Glee Live! In Concert! tour the movie includes 24 songs (including several numbers chosen just for the concert series) performed by the Glee cast as well as backstage moments with the show’s cast (in character). Sprinkled throughout the movie are short interviews and mini-documentaries of selected Glee fans.

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Deadpool #47

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deadpool-47-coverDeadpool‘s battle with his evil twin comprised of a collection of his former body parts continues. Now that there are two Deadpools, his antics have gotten (even more) out of control. Something has to be done. Enter Captain America.

I’ve stayed out of this Deadpool/Evil Deadpool arc until now, but with Cap’s appearance I decided to give it a try. The early fight between Deadpool and Captain America is actually kinda fun, as Cap doesn’t believe any of the Merc with a Mouth’s nonsense about an evil twin. Deadpool even goes so far as to use Cap’s shield against him.

The rest of the comic about Evil Deadpool taking a job to kill a kid, and regular Deadpool (using his weird-ass logic) deciding to kidnap a totally different kid at gunpoint to draw out both his evil twin and Captain America, is certainly bizarre, but isn’t anywhere near as much fun. Hit-and-Miss.

[Marvel, $2.99]

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Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1

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flash-gordon-zeitgeist-1-coverDynamite Entertainment brings a new version of Flash Gordon back to comics. Although when I say new, this version of Flash seems to have quite a bit in common with the 1980 film by starring Sam J. Jones, Max von Sydow, Melody Anderson, Timothy Dalton, Ornella Muti, and Brian Blessed.

The comic opens with a bored Ming the Merciless deciding to toy with the planet of Earth. From their we’re given a plane crash that Flash Gordon and Dale Arden survive only to be kidnapped by Hans Zarkov and taken into space in his rocket ship.

Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? However there are some differences including the fact the story doesn’t take place in the 80’s or the present, but in the era of Nazi Germany, and Hitler (believe it or not) will play a major role. It also introduces characters not seen in the film in its final pages such as the Lion Men of Mongo.

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Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword #6

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flash-gordon-invasion-of-red-sword-6-coverFlash Gordon: The Invasion of the Red Sword ends here. I’ve found the latest mini-series from Ardden Entertainment more frustrating than the first but it’s had just enough moments to make me pick up the final issue which finds Flash Gordon uniting the various factions of Mongo to drive the Earth soldiers known as the Red Sword off of Mongo and back to Earth.

Once again the comic relies far too much on paragraphs of exposition and dialogue, especially from Flash and Zarkov. The actual battle only takes place on a few scatter panels between character discussions of the situation and flashbacks to Zarkov’s past and his connection with the leader of the Red Sword.

It’s not a great conclusion, but it does wrap up the main story as well as lay the foundation for the next mini-series which looks to have more of Ming and Queen Azura. Hit-and-Miss.

[Ardden Entertainment, $3.99]

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Birds of Prey #3

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birds-of-prey-new-52-3-coverThe entire team is assembled (well, almost, but we’ll get to that in a minute). Black Canary‘s worst fears are realized as Starling and Kantana are less than thrilled with the fact that Poison Ivy has joined the team. To tell the truth, I’m with them.

Because this is DC’s reboot it wouldn’t be complete without a complete character redesign for Poison Ivy. Although it is a shock that the character is one of the few female DC’s characters that got less sexualized as part of the New 52.

The issue itself, once Starling and Katana stop trying to kill their new partner, isn’t great but it works well enough to keep my interest (even if the art looks extremely rushed). The issue ends with a cliffhanger as Black Canary learns she’s a ticking timebomb set at the mercy of whoever is in charge of this legion of invisible assassins.

The real interesting tidbit is the news that Batgirl won’t just be guest-starring over the next couple of issues but will become a permanent member of the team beginning next issue. Babs inclusion could be just what this book needs. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

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