Showing posts with label review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label review. Show all posts

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Movie Review- "Thor: Ragnorok"



Hi folks,
We are back with a quick movie review for "Thor: Ragnorok". Let's start off with me saying that I love this movie. For an incredibly dark movie it was quite funny and entertaining. We saw the deaths of many well known characters and the introduction of new ones including the awesome "Valkrie"!

We start the movie with an awesome battle with Thor that shows his strength and powers to demonstrate what a powerhouse he is. Then before you know it we are thrusted into the main storyline as a well known character passes on and we are introduced to the main villainess "Hela".
Hela is the most powerful villain we have encountered yet and she owns every scene she is in. Thor is banished and on his quest back he teams up with the Hulk, Valkrie and a few others to try and put an end to villainess's conquest to rule the universe.

The breakout character for me was Valkrie, played by Tessa Thompson. She was a very strong character physically and personality wise that even rivals Thor himself. I look forward to seeing more of her in the Marvel Universe. Tessa Thompson did an awesome job. She would make a great Lady Ultra for the UltraHeroix universe.

This  movie is pretty well contained that you don't necessarily need to see the other movies to know what is going on but if you have then you see a lot of cameos and easter eggs that will make you jaw drop. The storyline, music and character were very well played out and came together nicely. In a nutshell this was a really fun movie and definitely one of the best of 2017.





Sunday, June 11, 2017

Movie Review- Wonder Woman (2017)


Hey folks, we're back! This time to do a review on Gal Gadot's "Wonder Woman" movie. I have to say right away that this is currently the best superheroine mainstream movie! Patty Jenkins did an excellent job as director in that she balanced a great story with awesome action. The look and feel of the movie feels like it comes right of the Comic book.

The story is simple but effective as basically an origin movie that takes place mostly during the World War 1 period. We see Wonder Woman grow up, recieve training, discovering her powers and venturing into "Man's world" to save it from the God of war, Ares. It was incredible to see the Amazons as strong and sexy as they fight and dominate the Nazis that invade their island.

Gal Gadot did an awesome job as Diana Princ
e, Wonder Woman. She came off as strong and charming and you really root for her in the movie. We also have Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, the love interest for Diana. He was really good and plays off well with Gadot as they show great chemistry together. One of my favorite characters was played by Robin Wright. She was Diana's aunt and trainer as she prepared her for possible dangers.

I have to say this was an awesome movie and I would put it in the top 10 if best super hero movies and best in super heroine movies. I can only look forward to the sequel and it looks like we'll get one after seeing the success of this one. We can see this Wonder Woman next in "Justice League" later in 2017.  


Saturday, June 4, 2016

X-Men Apocolypse movie review




Hey all,
We're going to take a look at "X-Men: Apocolypse". First off, I want to say that it looks like Fox Studios is slowly embracing the comic roots of their franchises. "Deadpool" was a massive success by embracing the comic history and fun so now it seems that they tried to put a little of that in the X-Men franchise. Unfortunately, little is not enough.

Right off the back, the background story seems to be a rehash of previous X-men movies. Magneto is disgusted with the world and Professor X tries to stop his old friend and make him see the error of his ways.

The main story focuses on the new main villain, "Apocolypse". Apocolypse was a ruler from ancient Egypt and he was possibly the first mutant. His powers made him seem like a god back then and he was feared.  His subjects eventually revolted and he was sealed away for thousands of years. He awoke to the year 1983 where he found the world was ruled by lesser un-powered beings so he forms a small group called "The Four Horseman" to take over. Meanwhile, Professor X is expanding his school to include more mutant students and we meet the younger versions of the core X-Men. Eventually, the young X-Men must take on Apocoplypse and his Horsemen to save the world.

The new players were basically well played. I enjoyed the new actors who plays Storm, Cyclops, Nightcrawler and etc. While the returning actors did a great job in their established roles. I really enjoyed Olivia Munn as Psylocke. She was easily my favorite person/character in the movie. She looked the closest to her comic book counterpart playing the sexy but deadly mutant ninja (which is why you'll see more pics of her here).  You can also see that

Olivia is
having a lot of fun playing this character because it easily shows in her performance. I loved he costume and this was my favorite outfit of hers in the comic.

Another welcomed return was that of Quicksilver. He literally runs away with every scene that he's in and he quickly becomes and integral member of the team. We also get a quick cameo of Wolverine, his little side story was not well explained from the previous movie "X-Men:Days of Future past". His appearance was awesome but left more questions than what was answered. At least, this will serve as a bit of a taste in what we could expect in the final Wolverine movie with Hugh Jackman in that this was the bloodiest fight we've ever seen him in and it sounds like they want his final movie to have an "R" rating thanks to the success of the "Deadpool" movie.

A new addition that was cool and had the potential to be better was Jubilee. The actress did a good job but unfortunately there was too little of her and she didn't have much of an impact on the movie. I'm not sure what role she'll play if she even appears in new movies.

The major disappointments were that of Apocolypse himself. Physically he's not as intimidating or large as his comic counterpart. He doesn't show his true potential until the end of the film and even then it was still a little underwhelming. The other Disappointment was Mystique. Jennifer Lawrence returns to play Mystique but you could see that heart wasn't in it. She appeared disinterested and lacked the energy that she had in the past in the role.


As I mentioned in the beginning, the movie feels to be rehashing a to of the same stuff we've seen in the previous X-Men movies and at this point in 2016 we've seen quite a bit of superhero movie where hero has fought hero and ironically the four horsemen villains has spots filled by X-men heroes and now fills a bit old.

I think for the next movie, they should not hold back and totally embrace the comic roots. Have a new story that does not revolve around the Magneto/Professor X relationship, have more comic accurate/colorful costumes and a new director with a different vision. The Deadpool movie embraced it crazy comic roots and it paid off immensely. It set a new, higher bar that the X-men franchise has to meet.





Saturday, April 30, 2016

Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman





Hey Everyone, We are back with a new update! For this one, I want to talk a bit about the new Wonder Woman...Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman. When we think of live action versions of wonder woman, the first person we think of is Linda Cater's version. Linda's version is probably the most loved and iconic by most fans. But her version is best for another era. 

For this generation, We needed a new version of this prolific super heroine. We would be getting this in the new movie "Batman V Superman", that was released in 2016. This would be the first time we would see the DC's heroic trinity together on screen so they all had to have the look and mannerisms that would fit in this movie universe.  

Say what you will about the movie itself but I feel that one of the best things about that movie is the introduction of this new Wonder Woman. First off, Gal Gadot has done a great job portraying the heroine. She comes off strong, smart and sexy. She can kick your butt and look great doing it. We don't get too much backstory of this Wonder Woman other than she has been around for hundreds of years.  She was even around during World War I. We should be getting more of her backstory in her own movie next year. But what we do know is that she is an awesome
fighter and very intelligent as she even outsmarts Batman in a key part of the movie.

She easily holds her own against an insanely powerful foe and is able to work alongside her fellow heroes. Her movements are very fluid and when she attacks, you could feel the power behind her punches and kicks.

The look of this Wonder Woman is pretty different from earlier incarnations in that she is wearing more of what is considered armor and the colors of it is not very bright. She looks like a greek warrior but there are traces of her original comic book costume that I think fits very well for this updated modern version of this Wonder Woman.

So now that "Batman V Superman" story is over, where does this leave our Wonder Woman? Well, She has her own movie coming out in 2017 and then she returns after that for the 2-part "Justice League" movie. Hopefully, she gets a few movies because I believe this version...Gal Gadot's version of Wonder Woman has a lot of story potential and great action to tell.









Saturday, February 27, 2016

Television Review, "Supergirl" TV show







It's been worth the wait but it looks like we have a worthy super heroine television show. So far, Supergirl has been very impressive in how well it is staying in it's comic book roots. This show started in the Fall of 2015 and we are now enjoying the second half of the season in 2016.

The main character is played by Melissa Benoist, and she does an excellent job in the role as Supergirl. She portrays the heroine as inexperienced with something to prove early on in the season but as time goes on she becomes more self confident in her training with her powers and as she fights super villains.

The villains has been pretty good so far as we see a good variety from criminal masterminds to super powered aliens. I have to admit that the first half of the season had better fight scenes that was easier to see. In the second half of the season, the fights appear to be shorter and at night so it's not as easy to see or enjoy. Which leads me to the special effects, which has mostly been good. There has been a fe instances when things looked a bit subpar but the majority like the flight scenes and fight scenes looked great, which show that we've come along way for special effect since the 1980's and the original "Supergirl" movie.

The cast has been very good. Calista Flockhart has been great as Cat Grant, Kara's (Supergirl's secret identity) boss. She has been tough but showed a few signs of a soft heart. The rest of the cast has been strong. The story lines has been pretty easy to follow as we've seen mostly a new villain a week but there has been a few overarching story lines featuring evil krytonians and Maxwell Lord (the show's version of Lex Luthor).

So far, my favorite episode has been the pilot episode but there is enough for me and hopefully fans to keep coming back. I would only hope that they keep the current costume, which is great, they do better fight scenes and have more peril as they go on.


Sunday, December 6, 2015

Recommend "Wonderful Girl" series from HeroineMovies.com


Hey all,
For this installment I would like to do something different and recommend another Producer in the Super heroine genre which happens to be one of my favorites in this genre. HeroineMovies.com is the leading website for news on anything related to superheroine productions. All the info you could want regarding superheroine websites including our own ultraheroix.com .

They also produce their own superheroine videos including one of my favorite series called "Wonderful Girl". Wonderful Girl is a heavily inspired by the Wonder Woman character in which she wears a very similar costume and has similar powers and background and she is played by Hannah Perez. Hannah does a phenomenal job as the superheroine and sells her performance very well.  You could see and feel her  when she's at full strength and when she is at her most helpless. This series would not have been as successful without her as she really dives into the role and gives a stellar performance every time.

What really sets this series apart from others is how well it is produced, it looks like something you would see on television by the looks alone. The series has great fight scenes, cool stories and are a bit on the racier/erotic side. So if you have Wonder Woman fantasies then these are the perfect videos for you. These videos are produced and distributed at heroinemovies.com and are directed and edited by Damien Woods, who runs his own superheroine video website:  http://www.superheroinelimited.com/ and features his own original superheroines.

The series starts with "Wonderful girl" and has 6 more sequels, ending with "Wonderful Girl: The Final Chapter". These videos could be seen as one long story or individually. I would say that my favorites are; "Wonderful Girl: The Return" and "Wonderful Girl: The Final Chapter".

Be sure to check out the Wonderful Girl series at HeroineMovies.com, You won't be disappointed!











Saturday, June 27, 2015

UltraHeroix Spotlight: Swiftgirl



Hi everyone,
I would like to put the spotlight on one of our most popular characters, Swiftgirl.  From her very first video on Ultraheroix.com , Swiftgirl has been our breakout character and is often getting tons of requests to do more videos on.

The Swiftgirl character is inspired by the classic Supergirl character, which is why her costume and powers are very similar. She has super strength, invulnerability, flight, super breathe and laser vision.  She also has similar weaknesses. Like a a green crystal that weakens her and a vulnerability to magic.

Swiftgirl's real name Cor-El and she was sent from another dimension by her scientist father, when her world was embroiled in war by the Warlord Vod and his minions (including Swiftgirl's sister Nuclea) to save her life. When she arrives in the UltraHeroix dimension, she gains her new super abilities and now fights for justice. Her character is nowhere as strong as Supergirl but she is still the most powerful super heroine in the UltraHeroix Universe

In her first video, "Swift Moves" it has been established that Swiftgirl has been an active super heroine for awhile and has taken on a few villains and has always been victorious. One of her most tenacious foes is Mr. Oblivion, a Lex Luthor type character and his hench-woman Tessa. While Mr. oblivion had a vision of riches and powers to be gained through illegal activity, he was always stopped by Swiftgirl. Tessa on the other hand, has a deep hatred and jealousy for Swiftgirl. Tessa had to work hard to become one of strongest women in the world, Swiftgirl was simply blessed with her abilities. So Tessa, finds every opportunity to prove superiority over Swiftgirl but is often humiliated by Swiftgirl. In "Swift Moves" and "Swift Outrage", Mr. Oblivion and Tessa manages to capture Swiftgirl in scheme to steal her power and Tessa takes the opportunity to pummel the powerless Swiftgirl and in the process killing her boss, Mr. Oblivion. In the end, Swiftgirl defeats the villainess but not before Tessa gain new resources and confidence in dealing with Swiftgirl.



We then go to the biggest Swiftgirl and UltraHeroix story lines, the  "Swift Reunion" storyline. In 4 videos we see the arrival of the Warlord Vod to our dimension as he brings his brother Gorn and Swiftgirl's evil sister, Nuclea. After destroying their home world they set their sights on Swiftgirl's new home. The villains overwhelm the young heroine and not even the arrival of another powerful super heroine, American Amazon could save her in "Swift Showdown".

The story carries over to the "Power of Vod" as Vod holds Swiftgirl captive as he searches for a device to help him take over the world. American Amazon returns to help Swiftgirl defeat the leader and finally in "Swift Victory" Swiftgirl takes on the remainder of Vod's gang alone in a final battle to close out the Swift Reunion/Vod storyline.

Now that this storyline is over, we are gearing up to take on the next Swiftgirl storyline.  In the years of UltraHeroix we were very lucky to find awesome actresses to take on the Swiftgirl role and we look forward to bringing you more Swiftgirl stories.

Some idea I'm tossing around is Swiftgirl dealing with an alien invasion, mutants, evil cyborgs and supernatural threats. The only limit is my imagination and budget.














Be sure to check out the Swiftgirl adventures at UltraHeroix.com

Friday, June 5, 2015

Movie review, "Athena: The Goddess Of War"


Hi folks, I finally got my DVD copy of “Athena: The Goddess of war” from Maiden Network. The Maiden Network is a new streaming channel that you could subscribe to like Netflix and Hulu. This channel focuses primarily on Heroine and female driven-action programs/shows which I think is great, especially for the superheroine genre. One of their first joint productions is a super-heroine film called “Athena: Goddess of war”. This character is very similar to wonder woman in her appearance, powers and greek mythology background.

In this story it appears that her enemy is Persephone, another Goddess that is bent on taking over the world and it is up to Athena to stop her. It is mostly set up in a small town and Athena is assisted by a few citizens and government agents. The production is pretty good for a small budget film like this and the special effects are pretty good, it’s pretty apparent that it was done by After Effects which can be brought for your home computer but still looks pretty good. The major negative that I have for this film is in the acting. Most of the main characters seems stiff and or lifeless, especially the villainess. The villainess character is very powerful and usually has the upper-hand over the heroine Athena but
unfortunately, we don’t feel that from the actress.

The storyline itself is pretty simple but effective and the heroine goes through a lot of challenges and is defeated a few times and is often in peril which I think is great as it shows the heroine powerful but also very vulnerable and the final fight scene between Athena and cyber warrior was pretty cool as the monster gains the upper hand in the fight. Another aspect that I found pretty cool is the reverse damsel in distress plot. Usually the male hero’s love interest is the one in danger and must be saved or motivate the hero but in this case it was good to see the roles reversed with Athena’s love interest in that role of the relationship.

I’d say give “Athena: The Goddess of war” a view if you’re a fan of the super heroine genre. It was done on a smaller scale compared to more high budget/main stream productions and I feel that is what is the film’s biggest strength. I could also see that the director/producer has a real love for the character and genre as it shows in this film.  It also gives me more motivation to do a bigger movie production on one of my main characters. It’s also worth checking out Maiden Network. It’s in the early stages as a new network but can develop into a premier site for fans of the superheroine/heroine genre.



Saturday, May 9, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron Review


It's been a few years since a major comic book movie milestone called "The Avengers" hit us. The effects were incredible, never has a number of movie franchise characters combined forces into one movie to become a major hit. This became Marvel's biggest success and spurred DC to get off their butts and create their own movie Universe to hopefully create the "Justice League" movie we've all been waiting for decades.

Now we have "Age of Ultron" and it has been worth the wait. "Age of Ultron" is a worthy successor to the previous "Avengers" movie. All of our favorites make their return; Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Hulk. The chemistry is there and even improves.

The storyline here takes place a few years after the alien invasion of New York from the first Avengers movie. The team is working together to put an end to an evil organization called Hydra that continues to exist and has acquired the alien tech. These battles and the feeling of an impending alien invasion spurs Tony Stark, AKA "Iron Man" with the help of Bruce Banner, AKA "Hulk"to create Ultron. An artificial Intelligence derived from the alien tech to help defend the Earth from the dangers
of invaders. But Ultron comes to realization that the main threat to the world is mankind which has to be destroyed. The main obstacle to his plan is the Avengers. Ultron is joined by 2 other super-powered individuals called "Quick Silver" and "Scarlette Witch" that gives our heroes more than they can handle and they are forced to regroup and try to save the world.

Two of my favorite scenes are: The party scene in the Avengers tower after their most recent victory. There are great character interactions that are both humorous and character building. The second is the Hulk/Hulkbuster fight that is as destructive and awesome as you would imagine.

This was an awesome movie and although it doesn't match the awe inspiring moments of the first Avengers movie it has a number of cool moments and a great story-line. This movies also sets up the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as there are new heroes and villains on the horizon.

This is a must see!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Movie Review: "Furious Seven"



The "Fast and the Furious" has become one of my favorite movie franchises. It had it humbled beginnings as a street racing movie to an international spy movie with cars. Which is where we are now with the "Furious Seven", the seventh film in this franchise. Unfortunately, it is also the last movie starring Paul Walker, who died back in November 2013 in ironically a car crash.

I am happy to say that this movie is good, silly fun that allows you to escape from the real world. All the major players are back, including Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Duane "The Rock" Johnson who adds so much to the franchise with just his presence that I can't see it going on without him.

As far as plot goes, Jason Statham plays the main villain in this sequel as he avenges his brother who has been crippled by the FF crew as he tries to maim and kill each member of Vin Diesel's racing family. We are then introduced to new members to the racing family as they race all over the world on various missions for the government to eventually bring down Statham's character. There tons of awesome fight scenes and stunts that would keep you on the edge of your seat.

The film ends with a great tribute to Paul Walker that would definitely make you shed a tear. It's most likely that the franchise will carry on but it also wraps up in a way that this could be the perfect bookend to this group's story.

My review:
*See it now!*

If you're a fan of action movies, fast cars and gorgeous women then this is a must see!