X-Men (2000)
Sean
Let me start out by saying that I am not and have never been an X-Men fan. I have seen a few episodes of the animated series and am familiar…
Superhero
Blade (1998)
Comic book adaptations are one of my love/hate relationships when it comes to movie genres. Last year brought the rather good Spawn and the rather bad Batman & Robin. I…
The Phantom (1996)
When this movie was originally released in theaters, I could only wonder what was going through the minds of those in charge at Paramount Pictures. The Phantom, as a comic…
Spawn (1997)
Finally, a comic book movie that gets it right. Now, I’ve never been a big fan of the comic book incarnation of Spawn. Not because I didn’t like the character,…
Batman & Robin (1997)
I finally got my chance to see the second of Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Lite” movies. Schumacher, after taking control of Warner’s big budget franchise in 1995, pronounced that he would…
Batman Returns (1992)
1992’s Batman Returns turns up the violence level a bit while turning down the humor a lot. Undoubtedly the darkest film in the Batman series, Batman Returns verges on the…
Batman (1989)
In the summer of 1989, there was no movie that could hope to live up to the hype that was built up around Batman — including Batman. I was horribly…