Grouch Bite: SOA Plus Updates

A quick & dirty look at the newest season  FX's hit biker drama Sons Of Anarchy.

Syfy Orders Booster Gold TV Series.

Looks like the channel that gave us battlestar galectica is looking to get into the superhero racket and oh boy did they pick a one to adapt to the small screen. Booster Gold for those of you who don't have the time to immerse yourself in comics 24/7 is a time traveling janitor who goes back in Marty Mcfly style to fins his fame and fortune as a super hero. A lot of work has gone into Booster golds character over the last few years so it only seems right Hollywood would come knocking some time soon.

The only problem is the show is being brought to us by Greg Berlanti the man responsible for the craptacular Green Lantern movie & No Ordinary Family so you just know this will be another master piece.

Comic Book Cast Ep.19 Go Go Power Nerds (Guest TheDVDGrouch)

http://dcuopodcast.podbean.com/2011/11/20/cbc-episode-19-go-go-power-nerds/
The awesome guys over at the comic book cast invited to me to do another show with theme. We talk comics a little Skyrim and it all goes kinda crazy by the end.

Live Action Samurai Jack Movie In The Works?

Immortals director Tarsem Singh' says that he would be very interested in adapting Genndy Tartakovsky's feudal samurai fantasy epic 'Samurai Jack. While I've never loved Singhs work I feel he might just be the man for the job when it comes to adapting a show with such a unique visual flair as Samurai Jack.

 

 

 The directors project big project will be a will be a dark fantasy retelling of Snow white starring Thor himself as the Huntsman.

 

Grand Theft Auto 5 Trailer & Rumours

By now everyone and their mothers are raving about the new teaser trailer for Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto 5. As a long time fan of the series you can bet I was up bright and early to catch even the smallest glimpse of the new game. It appears the new game will again take place in Los Santos GTA's answers to LA. While no word yet as to who the main charter will be or any other story details but the rumor mill is already running wild.
http://botchweed.com/game-news/grand-theft-auto-5-full-details-leaked/

Comic Book Cast With Special Guest TheDVDGrouch

The awesome guys over at the Comic Book Cast deiced to have me on their latest episode come check it out.

http://dcuopodcast.podbean.com/2011/10/21/cbc-episode-15-batman-fully-penetrated/

Avengers Trailer Realased.

Yeah its all basically hero's shots and other such tricks all meant to get people excited who aren't already but I have to admit this is a really great trailer & I know for sure this Grouch is sure won over.

Epic PS3 Long Live Play Commercial.

I've been a Playstaion owner pretty much my entire gaming life. And while I love my machine Sony often makes choices that dose my head in. Choices like having a trailer for a new system be headed up by creepy baby dolls or Kevin Butler. While Nintendo celebrates its vast history in its trailers & X-box swaggers around to its own sense of bravado poor PS3 always felt left out to me that is Until NOW!

Its a beautiful trailer that celebrates  both the player and some of gaming's greatest modern characters and of course the whole thing is held together by a score that could melt an Ice Giants heart.

Mad Hatter To Appear In AC.

Eagle eyed gamer & youtube user , MrKQGaming has managed to catch a glimpse of yet another Villain in the upcoming Batman Arkham City. Fans will ofocurse know this funny little man as Jervis Tech AKA The Mad Hatter, a master of mind control who just happens to be obsessed with the works of Louis Carol. No word yet on who will voice the character personally I was always a fan of Roddy Mcdowells performance of the charter in Batman TAS. 

Will the Hatter be this games answer to the mind bending Scarecrow from form the first Arkham game? Only time will till but all I can say is October 18th cant come quick enough.

New Batman Series In 2013

I'll admit i was never a fan of The Batman or even the newer Batman Brave & The Bold, I often found myself wishing that Bruce Timm and company would do an updated Batman show to coincide with the Christopher Nolan Batman film series. Unfortunately Beware The Batman dose not look like an answer to prays.

Besides the ugly animation and the inclusion of new villains like Mr.Toad & Dr.Pyg from what I can tell for this one image it appears Batman will be aided in his fight against crime by lesser known hero Katana & what appears to be a gun touting Alfred of all things.

To be fair Alfred is probably the only person Batman approves of using guns, but only in a defense means and never side by side with Batman himself. Only time will tell what this new series will bring but all I can say is thank god Young Justice is still on TV and good as ever.

Video Shakedown: Green Lantern

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGb9e08hep4&feature=channel_video_title

Hey be sure to drop by the Youtube page and check out my newest ongoing series Video Shakedown. This week I revisit Green Lantern and give it another thrashing.

Top 10 Trippy Cartoon Segments

Spark your joints, drop your acid and get ready to expand your mind as TheDVDGrouch delves deep into some of the craziest cartoon scenes from his youth.

Bane Costume Reveal TDKR

You know sometimes I seriously forget I even have a blog, but you know what reminds me? Batman news & today we have a dozy.

Pictures from the set of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises have been released and these pictures finally give us a look the movies long awaited villain Bane played by Tom Hardy. 

As I've stated elsewhere I feel the mask is a little too Hannibal lector when it could easily be more Lucha Libre to fit with the charterers Latin back story & background. I like the idea of him wearing braces and other such protective gear but I think most people are going to flip their nerd shit over his coat in the same way they did about Jokers makeup in Dark Knight. I personally have no problem the coat especially seeing as early reports state a good chunk of the movie may take place during winter.

In the same picture Bane is also seen with what appears to be a group of heavily armed mercs whether they are on his side or not still is yet to be seen.

Regardless of what the new movie brings I doubt t it will be hard to top Banes last appearance on the big screen.

Grouch Comm: Justice League New Frontier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGSAq_kurIg&feature=channel_video_title

Hey Azazel & I recorded another commentary track come by the youtube page and check it out.

Theatre Tales: EP.2 (Almost Was)

Grouch Bite: Green Lantern

Grouch Bite: X-Men First Class(Now With Video)

The Punisher-A-Thon Pt.5 (Commentary)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzwAkRft4c&feature=channel_video_title

Drop by the youtube page for a very special commentary track for spider-man: the animated series season 2 episode 7 Enter The Punisher.

Is Talia Al Ghoul Going To Appear In DKR ?

According to TheBassDigest(http://www.badassdigest.com/2011/03/02/the-dark-knight-rises-but-against-whom-major-spoilers) yes. From a fans perspective it would certainly seem like the most logical course for the new film to take. Talia has always been a strong female sort and Christopher Nolans series is in good need of a shot of estrogen.

For those unfamiliar with the character Talia is the daughter and heir to Ra's Al Ghoul (the villain from Batman: Begins) and his terrorist empire. Talia has also been one of the most prominent Batman love interest comics have ever seen.

HO!-ly Crap Thundercats

So after much time and rumoring it seems cartoon network is finally ready to dust of the old Thundercats property. If your anything like me you came across this 80's classic during your time watching reruns of the show during cartoon networks Toonami block. Personally I feel the show is nothing but raw potential and has been long over due for a reboot especially in this post Transformers movie we live in now. The new show seems to take place of the Thundercats home Thundera(Cleaver) and follow the adventures of a young group of characters. The new anime art style will probably earn the wrath of a lot of old school fans( Fun fact the shows original animation company became Studio Ghibli) but such is to be expected. My only question is wheater or not the new show will have a rocking theme song like the original. Expect to be saying Snarf sometime in 2011.

The Punisher-A-Thon Pt.4 (Punisher Warzone)

Part 4 of the punisher-A-Thon is up right now on youtube be sure to drop by and check it out.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7lO0y_EEks

Heavy Rain To Leap Onto The Silver Screen

David Milch known for his work on HBO's Deadwood has apparently signed on to script the big screen adaptation of Quantic Dreams' genre bending title Heavy Rain. While video game movies certainly don't have the best track record around color me interested in a movie. Heavy Rain was a video game much touted for its cinematic flare and mature and inventive story telling, perhaps these factors will make this adaption a perfect fit. While no real hard news has been announced you can bet I will be following this project very closely.
                                                                                  For those not in the know Heavy Rain tells the story of
four protagonists involved with the mystery of the Origami Killer, a serial killer who uses extended periods of rainfall to drown his victims. Ethan Mars is a father who is trying to save his son from being the next victim, while investigative journalist Madison Paige, FBI profiler Norman Jayden, and private detective Scott Shelby are each trying to track down clues to the Origami Killer's identity.

At Long Last The Man Who Broke The Bat

After almost endless speculation and theorizing its finally been officially announced that Tom Hardy will portray Bane in Christopher Nolan's eagerly anticipated Dark Knight sequel. Bane was always one of my favorite batman villains and one that I certainly never thought would be done proper justice on the big screen. Bane for all the non comic fans out there is a Hispanic super mercenary who given inhuman super strength by the fictional drug venom(Not to be confused with the spider-man villain of the same name).

Bane's biggest claim to fame in of course in his first comic appearance actually breaking batman's back and taking him out of commission for a good long while. Only time will tell how exactly Nolan plans to update and adapt Bane to his movie universe or what part he will play in the greater plot involving Catwomen( Ann Hathway). But I'm personal just glad to see a favorite of mine in the lime light.

Grouch Bite: Machete

Well I don't know about you guys out there but I certainly had great Christmas one that was filled with many new DVD's given to me as gifts. So I figured it might be cool if TheDVDGrouch actually gave a short review of a new release DVD for a change. With that said I've decided to share my thoughts on Machete a movie which I surprisingly felt I had a lot to say about.

Machete is of course ultra violent intentionally cheap intentionally silly mexplotation movie brought to by writer director  Robert Rodriguez. If your like me then you first hear about this movie when it was featured as one of the many excellent fake trailers in 2007's Grindhouse.

The actual plot to Machete as best as I can describe it ,after notorious drug lord(Steven Segal) nearly kills him, Machete , a renegade Mexican Federale and tough-as-nails vigilante for justice Played by action super star Danny Trejo, roams the streets of Texas, working as a day laborer. When Machete is hired by a crooked US Senator(Robert Deniro) to execute a covert hit, Machete is double-crossed and forced to run from the cops and an endless stream of assassins. But what they don't know is that Machete is looking for them so he can settle the score.

As I stated before the story is intentionally silly and tailor made to string together one bat shit insane fight scene after another. These fight scenes are especially the ones early in the movie are the obvious highlight bloody and over the top as well as feverishly inventive. The use of bladed weapons, guns and even landscaping equipment throughout the movie keep the many action scenes from getting boring.

Had the been nothing but campy scenes of violence I would have been given everything I asked for out of the movie but unfortunately Machete tries to more with it almost two hour run time. The attempts to contrast it almost looney toon level of cartoon violence with actual biting social commentary on the border debate. Don't get wrong I can see where Rodriguez is coming from I'm sure a man like him would have a lot to say on the issue I just don't feel this movie as it is was the right place to do it.

The sad fact is the movie is jammed pack Machetes quest for revenge is just a small part of a much bigger and more confusing story that involves Don Johnson and a group of border vigilantes and drug addicted Lindsay lohan as well as a I.C.E investigation lead by Jessica Alba and an underground immigrant network lead by Michelle Rodriguez. The films final battle while being an action packed free for all is a needless convoluted mess that intentional or not did affect my liking of the movie.

Over all if you Like Danny Trejo if you like violence and like beautiful naked senoritas then Machete is numero uno jsut don't go looking for deep characters of a compelling story. The DVD also comes with the great extras Robert Rodriquez is know for including some fun deleted scenes.

GROUCH RATING: ITS OK (Good For a RENTAL Or On TV)