Fantasy films of today, with their epic scope and amazing visual effects, bear little resemblance to the Sword & Sorcery movies of the ’80s that I grew up with, still they were vastly entertaining and I will always have a soft spot for them, but today’s entry is one that I completely missed…until now.
Category: Film
Movies
The Maze Runner (2014) – Review
How long do you think it will before we get a reality show that pits teenagers against each other in some horrific game? With political parties tearing countries apart and with climate change wreaking havoc across the globe it may not be as far off was one would hope. A dystopian future could be right…
The Land That Time Forgot: Book vs Movie
Dinosaurs’ still roaming the earth today is a fantasy element to be found in stories dating from as far back as 1912s The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the upcoming Jurassic World and our love of those magnificent beasts will certainly keep this genre alive, do it is no surprise that the…
Hercules (2014) – Review
Because Hollywood apparently likes to do things in pairs we were treated to two Hercules films in 2014 as if the world was clamouring for another sword and sandal epic starring everyone’s favourite familicide, that’s the murdering of one’s family for those not in the know, and shockingly enough this version actually touches on that…
The Many Faces of Spider-Man
Everyone’s Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man was created back in 1962 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and with decades of incredible adventures under his belt it’s not surprising that he became the flagship character for Marvel Comics, but how tumultuous was his career and how has he fared in other mediums outside the four colour pages? Today we…