I saw a bunch of movies over my plane ride to Ukraine:
Compliments
1) If you like Wes Anderson, it is not his best, but it is still pretty good.
2) Cast is AMAZING!!!
3) Art Direction - THE BEST
4) Ralph Fiennes's performance
Needs Improvement
1) Under-Utilized characters (see cast)
2) chase movies kind of annoying after a while
3) miscast the two younger characters (weak)
4) Wes Anderson places obscene material into his movies. It is supposed to be a clever ploy at humor i.e. replacing the portrait of boy with apple. But instead it is disruptive and makes us question his judgment.
I still enjoyed it and recommend it.
Its not for kids which is sad because two child actors are in it.
It's The Six Millions Dollar Man's 40th anniversary, and we at Dynamite are proud to bring you the direct continuation of the classic television series with Season 6! Better. Stronger. Faster. The original Six Million Dollar Man, Steve Austin was a man barely alive until the OSI turned him into the world's first Bionic Man. Now he and Oscar Goldman are the most effective team in National Security. But a rogue faction in the OSI is making a power play for that position with a new type of infiltration agent - one that is completely obedient and robotic. Can a soulless machine that wears Steve Austin's very face make the Six Million Dollar Man obsolete? For the 1st Time EVER! Fan favorite toy-line character Maskatron makes his Six Million Dollar Man debut and becomes a part of the classic television series mythology with a violent and terrifying purpose. And as Steve's world is threatened from within, his very actions unknowingly release an alien menace upon an unsuspecting world. Classic action, powerful science fiction, and a cast of characters from one of television's most original series combine to make The Six Million Dollar Man: Season 6 a must have for comic fans!
Compliments:
- True to the franchise
- Art is beautiful
- love knowing that a new generation will experience this character
Needs Improvement:
1. Some anachronisms is the book. Here is what Goldman's secretary is wearing on page 4
Compare that to what they really wore in the 70's.
On the same page, Steve Austin recommends Goldman gets some sushi, when in those days, they liked Steak or ate at Red Lobster still considered a high end restaurant in those days. The book refers to the Russians instead of the Soviets. Is this going to be a period piece or is this set in the modern days?
2. Dialogue is very wooden. This is a problem for a lot of Dynamite's books. Dynamite's entertainment is very wholesome which separates itself from a lot of publishers. But I have no idea who these characters are nor does this presentation intrigue me further about them.
Both Goldman and Steve Austin have a lot of history. There is a lot to explore with these characters potentially. Say what you want about Kevin Smith's writing and I am not a big fan, but his characters have a point of view, goals motivations and conflicts.
3. The Plot is a bit convoluted. Having spent some time in technology and defense industry, these guys do not make these machines to replace humanity. Also we are in the heart of the Cold War. These characters are products of that era. Here is where Frank Miller's Robocop, Battlestar Galactica and Tom Wolfe's Right Stuff intersect.
Zorro continues to wage war and chaos against the bullying oppressors of California, but those in command have had enough of the rogue and plot desperately to destroy him and his crusade once and for all!
Covers: Matt Wagner (75%), John K. Snyder III (25%)
Writer: Matt Wagner
Penciller/Inker: Francesco Francavilla
Colorist: Francesco Francavilla
Genre: SUPERHERO, WESTERN, ADVENTURE
Awards: N/A
Publication Date: JANUARY, 2010
Format: Comic Book
Rights: WW
Age range: 16+
UPC: 725130135193
(source: Dynamite)
Plot a little bland, very simplistic.
The mute character is under utilized
Characters are a bit bland.
Not an innovation for the franchise but it is good that it sustains it for a new generation
No nudity, some fighting violence, one of the soldiers is killed by a vigilante
Plot: A teenage cop from a high-tech future is sent back in time to 1986 New York City. Dayoung Johansson is investigating the Quintum Mechanics mega-corporation for crimes against time. As she pieces together the clues, she discovers the “future” she calls home – an alternate reality version of 2013 – shouldn’t exist at all! (source: Image) "BODIES IN MOTION TEND TO STAY IN MOTION…” Teen future-cop DaYoung Johansson hits 1980s NYC like a meteor. People can't get enough of the Rocket Girl: she's fighting crime, saving citizens, and causing a sensation. But she's also trying to right a wrong in a mystery so deep it could change the future forever. There's a lot more going on here than anyone knows about — and it might be more than the 15-year-old super detective can handle. "A time-travelling teen police force is the stuff my dreams are made of. It's drawn elegantly and masterfully by Amy Reeder. It looks like she and Brandon Montclare came up with the perfect story to go wild on." —FIONA STAPLES, artist of the Eisner Award-winning ongoing series SAGA
Characters are fresh and witty interesting setting NYC 1986 more reviews: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=6553 No nudity. Some minor fighting violence, murder investigation is the plot point that introduces the second act, No questionable or dark content - recommend for ages over 13.
Black and Blue, a graphic novel by Diami Virgilio and Mark Cage, is a coming of age story set cross roads of the streets of the Bronx and the Las Vegas Octagon of Mixed Martial Arts.
The story begins in Las Vegas with the two fighters engaged bloody hand to hand combat. I have read all four chapters. It is all combat. There is Violence, Mystery and Sex in just about every page of this book. Mark Cage has chosen to illustrate this book in manner the way a prison artist, a detention junkie, an addict slacker or street derelict would giving the story authenticity and legitimacy.
I am not going to spoil this book. I do recommend that you read it and buy it. And here's why. Diami Virgilio's writing is very good. He understands the Aristotelian dramatic structure handed down to us from the ancients and practiced to this day by the likes of JJ Abrams and the boys.
Diami Virgilio does not write to be politically correct. He writes to be real describing what it's like to grow up in the Section 8 world of the Bronx and yes, it does suck. But he writes from the heart too. Our hero gets punched in the heart - not from a physical body blow, but one of those punches from the meanest MMA fighters called LIFE. But Diami Virgilio also does something at the end of each chapter that make you want to know the rest of this story. He throws in twist that is like reacting to a baby with a live hand grenade. You want to know what happens next.
As I mentioned, Mark Cage's illustrations are authentic to the street and the first four frames of Chapter Three were in my opinion the best. He does some things in Chapter One that are clever. His style is solid though I do think the characters sometimes look similar at least in the beginning they do. I do wish the framing particularly in the fight scenes were more creative. I understand that Mr. Cage was a London MMA fighter. So I am looking forward to more installments.
This is a really good book. It's cheap. The first chapter is free. The next three chapters are a buck a piece. Check it out it is an insight into the mind of Diami Vigrilio and into the soul of Mark Cage.
For more information
http://www.mmacomic.com/index.html
Social Media:
https://twitter.com/MarkBlackBlue
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1999Kursk carried out a successful reconnaissance mission in the Mediterranean, tracking the United States Sixth Fleet during the Kosovo War
12-Aug-00Sunk
1128 hours 12-Aug-00there was an explosion while preparing to fire
1130 hours 12-Aug-00The second explosion ripped a 2-square-metre (22 sq ft) hole in the hull of the craft, which was designed to withstand depths of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), and also ripped open the third and fourth compartments.The second was 45 to 50 times bigger than the first, suggesting that one or more of the Kursk's own torpedoes had exploded.
That appears to be confirmed by the extent of the damage to the forward part of the submarine, but the cause of the first explosion is still unknown. Water poured into these compartments at 90,000 litres (3,200 cu ft) per second killing all those in the compartments, including five officers from 7th SSGN Division Headquarters.
The fifth compartment contained the ship's two nuclear reactors, encased in 13 centimetres (5.1 in) of steel and resiliently mounted to absorb shocks in excess of 50g. The bulkheads of the fifth compartment withstood the explosion, allowing the two reactors to shut down automatically and preventing nuclear meltdown or contamination
Dmitry Koleznikov
12-Aug-00Twenty-three men working in the sixth through ninth compartments survived the two blasts. They gathered in the ninth compartment, which contained the secondary escape hatch (the primary hatch having been in the destroyed second compartment).
Captain-lieutenant Dmitri Kolesnikov (one of three surviving officers of that rank) appears to have taken charge, writing down the names of those who were in the ninth compartment.
0840 hours 13-Aug-00the rescue ship Rudnitsky carrying two submersible rescue vessels, AS-32 and the Priz (AS-34) reached the disaster area at around 8:40 AM the following morning.
14-Aug-00CBS News reports that the Russian Navy is communicating with the sailors via Morse Code and that 2 Los Angeles class submarines
16-Aug-00the Russian government accepted the British and Norwegian governments' assistance
17-Aug-00a rescue ship was dispatched from Norway
18-Aug-00 Nadezhda Tylik, mother of Kursk submariner Lt. Sergei Tylik, produced an intense emotional outburst in the middle of an in-progress news briefing about Kursk's fate. After attempts to quiet her failed, a nurse injected her with a sedative by force from the back, and she was removed from the room, incapacitated. The event, caught on film, caused further criticism of the government's response to both the disaster, and how the government handled public criticism of said response.
19-Aug-00Norwegian Rescue ship reaches the site
20-Aug-00British and Norwegian deep-sea divers reached the ninth compartment escape hatch. They were able to determine that the compartment was flooded, and all hope of finding survivors was lost.
