Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Alien Vs. Predator

Alien Vs. Predator (2004) Source Comic: Aliens versus Predator (Dark Horse Comics) IMDb Rating: 5.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 20% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 39% My Rating: 3/10 The concept of crossing over the Alien franchise with the Predator franchise started with the comic, first published in 1989. It was an idea that fit together so neatly, …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1993) Source Comic: Dennis the Menace (King Features Syndicate) IMDb Rating: 5.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 27% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 38% My Rating: 4/10 I was surprised by the big names that were associated with this movie. Walter Matthau, Lea Thompson, and Christopher Lloyd all starred in the film, and it was written …

I Recently Finished Reading: Leviathan Wakes

I have heard a lot of good things about the TV series The Expanse, but I've never been able to make it through a single episode. Eventually, I decided that I should just read the book instead. I thought that maybe if I read the book, the TV series would be easier, since I'd have …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Weird Science

Weird Science (1985) Source Comic: "Made of the Future" Weird Science (EC Comics) IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 57% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 69% My Rating: 5/10 It is a little bit of a stretch to call Weird Science a comic book movie. The source was an anthology comic from the 1950s, and a single …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Wanted

Wanted Source Comic: Wanted (Top Cow Productions) IMDb Rating: 6.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 71% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 69%% My Rating: 6/10 I need to say up front, that this is one of those movies that is so different from its source material that it's almost unrecognizable. That said, I'd also say that Wanted is a …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Virus

Virus Source Comic: Virus (Dark Horse Comics) IMDb Rating: 5.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 12% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 21%% My Rating: 3/10 As I've been writing these posts and going through the history of comic book movies, I've noticed that many of the bad films follow a similar pattern. The writer of the source material doesn't …

All-Time Worst Comic Book Movies

A while ago I published my list of the 50 best comic book movies of all time. Now, I thought I'd look at the other end of the scale and find the worst. I ran into an issue early as I was compiling this list. Namely, that there are so many obscure comic book movies …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: From Hell

From Hell Source Comic: From Hell (Tundra Publishing) IMDb Rating: 6.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 57 Rotten Tomatoes audience: 66% My Rating: 4/10 From Hell follows a psychic, opium addicted London detective, played by Johnny Depp, who's trying to find Jack the Ripper. It's a solid premise with just a touch of fantasy that sound very …

I Recently Finished Reading: A Darker Shade of Magic

I've been in a reading slump the past few weeks and I needed some help getting out, so I asked my wife to pick a book for me. A Darker Shade of Magic is one of her favorites, so that's what she chose. The book is set in parallel Londons. The protagonist, Kell, is one …

Comic Book Movie Rewatch: Dredd

I'm still going through movies adapted from comic books, though I'm starting to run a little low on available titles. This post is about the 2012 movie Dredd. Dredd Source Comic: 2000 AD (IPC Magazines) IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes critics: 79% Rotten Tomatoes audience: 72% My Rating: 7/10 First things first: this is not …