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CollectionsI really liked this movie, I seriously don't get the low rating. It is a most enjoyable family film, that is really sweet. My only complaints are one or two dull spots in the script and plot(primarily in the middle) and I didn't feel as though the direction was as good as it could have been. The special effects however are simply wonderful, and the sets are suitably dark and Gothic. But what made this movie for me was Casper, forgive me but he is so cute. The whole movie is well worth seeing just for him, but there are many other good things about this film too. The dance sequence especially is delightful.
The music by the ever reliable James Horner is lovely, and the performances are very good. Christina Ricci matches Casper beautifully in a delightfully sweet central performance, and while Bill Pullman has been better he gives an appealing performance. Eric Idle is hilarious when he is given good material, and on the whole that's what he had. Although his dialogue wasn't always as funny as it could have been, he was still entertaining. But it is Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso who provide the most laughs. It is Cathy Moriaty though who comes close to stealing the show, with a brilliantly wacky portrayal as the villain of the piece. The script is funny and touching on the most part despite the one or two dull spots in the middling half.
Overall, a winning family film. Not perfect by all means, but underrated you bet it is. At the end of the day, it's Casper's picture. 8/10 Bethany Cox
A winner of a family film- Casper is so cute!
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 03:50
(A review of Casper)
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Mediocre, but I have seen much worse
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 03:38
(A review of Casper Meets Wendy)I have seen much worse movies, and Casper:A Spirited Beginning is worse in my opinion than Casper Meets Wendy. Casper Meets Wendy in my opinion is not a good movie, more mediocre for my tastes, but it could have been much worse.
PROS: The costume and set design is excellent and the film's photography is quite good. The music is decent, and Hilary Duff does a good job as Wendy. Also Casper is still very cute.
CONS: I love the ghostly uncle trio as characters, and while they are well-voiced and look good I cannot say the same for their dialogue and slapstick. In general the script is weak, the effects aside from the ghosts look rather slap-dash and the slapstick is tired and generic. I liked the inclusion of Cathy Moriaty and George Hamilton, but was disappointed in their performances, for my money Moriaty is better as a villainess and Hamilton is so over-the-top his character becomes annoying and ineffectual. The film is too short and too rushed for my tastes too, making the predictable story seem even thinner than it already is.
In conclusion, a mediocre movie but I have seen much worse in all honesty. 4/10 Bethany Cox
PROS: The costume and set design is excellent and the film's photography is quite good. The music is decent, and Hilary Duff does a good job as Wendy. Also Casper is still very cute.
CONS: I love the ghostly uncle trio as characters, and while they are well-voiced and look good I cannot say the same for their dialogue and slapstick. In general the script is weak, the effects aside from the ghosts look rather slap-dash and the slapstick is tired and generic. I liked the inclusion of Cathy Moriaty and George Hamilton, but was disappointed in their performances, for my money Moriaty is better as a villainess and Hamilton is so over-the-top his character becomes annoying and ineffectual. The film is too short and too rushed for my tastes too, making the predictable story seem even thinner than it already is.
In conclusion, a mediocre movie but I have seen much worse in all honesty. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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28. Miyamoto Usagi
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 03:16
(A review of Usagi Miyamoto)First Appearance: Albedo Anthropomorphics #2
Best Writer & Artist: Stan Sakai
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40. Lex Luthor
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 03:09
(A review of Lex Luthor)First Appearance: Action Comics #23
Best Writer: Brian Azzarello
Best Artist: Frank Quitely
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20. Hellboy
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:59
(A review of Hellboy)First Appearance: Dime Press #4
Best Writer & Artist: Mike Mignola
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36. AGENT GRAVES (100 Bullets)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:56
(A review of Agent Graves)AKA: PHILLIP GRAVES
Apart from being the coolest cat on several continents, Agent Graves also serves as the harbinger of moral dilemma. Appearing as the protagonist of Brian Azzarello's 100 Bullets, Graves offers those who have been wronged the chance for revenge without consequences, if only they're prepared to take it. A briefcase, a gun, 100 'untraceable' bullets and incontrovertible proof against the single person behind their woes, these are what Graves has to offer. Interestingly, neither Graves nor the writers pass judgment on whether taking up the offer is right or wrong. Graves' motives are never made clear but he used to be a member of a group called The Minutemen and harbours a great deal of resentment for the shadowy organisation known as The Trust, who betrayed him in the past.
Trademarks: An older man in a nondescript, government official-style suit, Graves is meticulous, calculating and rarely displays his emotions.
On Screen: Someone unflappable, ice cold and possessed of extreme gravitas – we're thinking Chris Cooper or Alan Dale.
Did You Know?: The character's full name, Phillip Graves, is a homophone of 'fill up graves'.
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5. Daredevil
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:54
(A review of Daredevil)First Appearance: Daredevil #1
Best Writer: Frank Miller
Best Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz
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38. CEREBUS (Cerebus)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:51
(A review of Cerebus the Aardvark)AKA: CEREBUS THE AARDVARK
Canadian artist Dave Sim, an outspoken proponent for the creative rights of comic book creators, a frequent marijuana (and occasional LSD) user and the man responsible for creating the longest-running, single-creative-team-driven series in comic-book history, is the person to thank for giving us one of pop culture's strangest and most complex characters: a misanthropic, anthropomorphic three-foot tall gray aardvark with a chequered history that has seen him playing the roles of pope, prime minister, mercenary and unwanted houseguest. The saga of Cerebus is made even more compelling by the fact that he's a borderline alcoholic hermaphrodite with (according to his creator) a voice like George C. Scott and a general dislike for everything and everyone he comes into contact with. A character born of bizarre brilliance.
Trademarks: Possessing of a bad temper, fine skills at hand-to-hand combat and a predilection for speaking in the third person. Oh, and he's an aardvark.
On Screen: Despite numerous cross-fertilisation appearances in the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Flaming Carrot comics, Cerebus has never (and is rather unlikely) to ever make the leap to the big screen - just look what happened to Howard The Duck. If it did ever happen, however, we're thinking [Link removed - login to see] in the aardvark suit and [Link removed - login to see] providing the voice.
Did You Know?: Cerebus' name was originally an accidental misspelling of Cerberus, the mythical three-headed dog who guarded the gate of Hades in ancient Greek myth.
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39. THE MEKON (Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:49
(A review of The Mekon)Take that, Dan Dare. You may be the one who gets to save mankind all the time, but it's your arch-enemy, the mega-meloned Mekon who makes our list! As created by Frank Hampson in the pages of venerable British comic The Eagle, The Mighty Mekon of Mekonta is an emotion-free genius, always coming up with nifty weapons (a weaponised black hole is one of his latest whizzes) with which he spectacularly fails to kill pilot-of-the-future Dan Dare and his chubby pal, Digby.
Trademarks: A giant swollen green head to accommodate his mighty, over-sized genetically engineered Venusian brain; a levitating chair to hump his atrophied limbs around on. Oh, and lots of evil plotting.
On Screen: The Mekon has yet to be brought to the big screen, though there was talk of a Dan Dare movie, with [Link removed - login to see] rumoured to be working on the script. If it ever happens we're sure it'll be CG, but we'd love to see someone in heavy-duty prosthetics, to be honest. And that man is... David Thewlis.
Did You Know? Elton John's song, Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future), contains the Bernie Taupin-penned line, "Dan Dare doesn't know it, but I like The Mekon!" In retaliation, Dare produced a single containing the line, "Elton John doesn't know it... but I like his partner, David Furnish."
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34. Scott Pilgrim
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 29 May 2022 02:47
(A review of Scott Pilgrim)First Appearance: Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life
Best Writer & Artist: Bryan Lee O’Malley
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