Tentagil’s Realm

So weeks ago now I went and saw Captain America: The First Avenger, and I loved it.  Life unfortunately got in the way of me getting a review up so here it is, stylishly late.

I’ve always liked Captain America, but at the same time his comics tended to bore me a little.  Although he’s not [...]

Long time visitors of my little corner of the net no doubt realize that I’m a comic book fan.  So the fact that I’m a long time fan of the Green Lantern shouldn’t come as much of a shock.  As a fan I’ve had great expectations for this film since the first trailers went up.  [...]

“With his faithful valet Kato, Britt Reid, daring young publisher, matches wits with the Underworld, risking his life so that criminals and racketeers within the law may feel its weight by the sting of the Green Hornet!”

So began each episode of the Green Hornet circa the nineteen thirties and forties.  It shouldn’t be a surprise [...]

RED is one of those rare comic book based films that I think really is a vast improvement over the comic.  From a rather grim three issue miniseries arose a action packed comical spy flick full of creative explosions, great one liners, and enough twists and turns to make your head spin.

Bruce Willis is retired [...]

Jonah Hex is a result of DC Comics foray into westerns in the early 70s.  I’ve always been a fan of westerns, an influence of my mother I think.  So of course when I discovered  Jonah Hex I was an instant fan.  He was and is a different kind of character from their normal fare.  [...]

In 1989 Jordan Mechner created a little platforming adventure game called Prince of Persia.  A swashbuckling affair full of acrobatics and sword play set in ancient Persia.  It’s a game I spent a great deal of time with as a child. It would spawn a handful of sequels before the series received a major reboot [...]

I went into Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood expecting a modern rehashing of the classic legend.  What I received was definitely a modern retelling, but it was more of a prequel to the legend we all know and love.  In fact it’s not until the last ten minutes of the movie that Robin actually becomes [...]

Iron Man was an incredible movie.  It wasn’t just a great comic book movie, it was a great movie period.  Great acting, great special effects, and a well written story.  Of course Hollywood being what it is it had to have a sequel, and since Marvel is gearing up for an Avengers movie in a [...]