
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Three Disc Special Edition (2008)
"Director Guillermo del Toro proved himself the go-to guy in terms of cinematic faery with the moody and beautiful Pan's Labyrinth, so it is no surprise when that aesthetic is carried over into his second Hellboy flick. But it does lead to trouble when the overwhelming imagery threatens to reduce the title character to a supporting role in his own movie." More...
The Incredible Hulk: Three Disc Collector's Edition (2008)
"Intended as a "reboot" of the character after Lee's version, The Incredible Hulk nonetheless takes advantage of that high-profile predecessor (and the suprisingly durable TV series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferreigno) by providing a shorthand version of the Hulk's origin under the opening credits, allowing the movie to spend it's two-hour run time on a very cleanly constructed three act structure, with a fine balance between character and action. Each act climaxes with significant property damage, which (let's face it) is all we want from a Hulk movie." More...
Iron Man: Two Disc Special Collector's Edition (2008)
"Comics fans can be forgiven for greeting the news that Marvel Comics had started its own movie production company with hope quickly followed by a chaser of skepticism. The track record for House of Idea comics made cinematic flesh is, to put it kindly, wildly uneven; and the verb "love" was rarely appended to those films." More...
Speed Racer (2008)
"A lot of movies get referred to as "live action cartoons", and that is usually not meant as a compliment. But then there's Speed Racer, where, it must be admitted, that is the entire point." More...
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