Welcome to another addition of The Doctor's Prognosis! I hope you all enjoyed your 4th of July whether you live in the U.S. or not. :)
A little news on me.... I just got a new car! It took me like 2 weeks to find the deal I was looking for. I ended up getting a Nissan Altima 2.5 SL fully loaded with sunroof, Bose stereo, Bluetooth, leather seats, XM radio free for 3 months, the works! All for $26,550! That is a little more than $3000 under the asking price. I was able to do that because I did my homework.
I'm thinking to do my next blog or at least an upcoming one on my car-buying experience and also give some tips on how to buy a car. It's just that if you go in there without any knowledge on what you're doing then you WILL get taken. What do you guys think? Should I do the car-buying blog?
Anyway, today I am taking a break from games and talking about films. Let's start with some films I have recently watched.
The Incredible Hulk
This is one of the bigger films of the summer. After Ang Lee's iteration, many filmgoers wanted something less artsy and more smashy. And this film delivers on that promise.
The Incredible Hulk stays closer to it's television roots with the wandering Bruce Banner trying to make sure he doesn't lose control over his other side, afraid of what he might do. But the best part is how they include the Abomination, a monster whose threat is worse than even the Hulk's. This of course leads to a great fight scene between these behemoths which was far more satisfying than the confusing ending to the last Hulk film. Furthermore, there are a few cameos and little fun surprises for Hulk fans to find.
While I don't hate Ang Lee's version of the Hulk as much as everyone else seems to, this new film is one I think we all can enjoy. Big thumbs up.
The Happening
Now I have to give one of my most scathing reviews ever. Warning: Contains Spoilers!
I will just tell you straight out that I hated this film. Usually, I can find some merit in Shyamalan's films but this one was pretty ridiculous. Furthermore, there isn't even a twist ending like all his other films.
They explain half-way through the film that the plants are probably the ones releasing toxins into the air causing people to kill themselves. At first they thought it was terrorists.
Anyway, this leads to ridiculous scenes where characters are actually trying to outrun the WIND in open fields.
So the whole movie I was like "Well there's going to be a twist and it will explain everything because plants is a really stupid explanation leading to people running away from the wind which is impossible."
The twist never came. The ending was stupid.
The plants just suddenly stopped letting out those toxins and everyone lived happily ever after. Until in some European country the events start happening again. THE END
The thought was that man has to change so that they can continue to live. It's an environmental film.
I guess it sounds good on paper but the execution was horrible.
That's Shyamalan for you. Good ideas but horrible execution.
Huge thumbs down.
Justice League: The New Frontier
This is a straight to DVD/Blu-Ray release. Don't let the happy, kid-friendly look of the character design fool you. This is actually a pretty adult-oriented tale. A part of the film even features someone getting shot in the face, resulting in the shooter going into a mental ward.
Anyway, you might think that having so many characters in a film would cause this film to turn out pretty bad. Actually, the film tends to center on certain individuals the most. So the film doesn't really feel uneven as all the characters eventually come together to battle a common foe.
The animation is top-notch, and the voice acting is great. Warner Bros. has almost always done a great job with their animation (let's forget Superman: Brainiac Attacks ever happened) and they don't disappoint this time either. Pick this one up for sure.
In case you didn't know, I am a huge Batman fan and for me, The Dark Knight is THE film of the summer to watch. But Warner Bros. is here to give us a little extra to hold us over until the release and it is called Batman: Gotham Knight and it takes place after Batman Begins but before The Dark Knight.
So what's so great about this straight to DVD/Blu-ray release is that it isn't in the traditional Warner Bros. sty|e of DC animated films/programs. It's actually an anthology of six tales and all are done by 6 different anime directors in 6 different anime sty|es.
Another tidbit about myself is that I am a huge anime fan. A Japanese animated Batman is something I have dreamed of for a long time so this was like a dream come true. While I haven't seen this film, I really feel like this is a can't-miss for Batman/anime fans.
Batman: Gotham Knight is set to release on July 8th so that's this coming tuesday. Make sure to keep it on your radar.
Cosplayer of the Blog
Keeping in the theme somewhat, here is a hot superhero (sometimes villain). This time we got Black Cat of Spider-Man fame. She can catch me any day. ;)
Thanks for making another appointment with the Doctor's Prognosis. See you next time! :)