The character of Nick Fury has certainly seen quite a few changes over the years, from his first appearance in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos, a cigar-chomping leader of an elite U.S. Army Ranger unit, to him later sporting an eyepatch as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. an espionage agency that would put both the…
Generation X (1996) – Review
Back in the 1990s, long before Hugh Jackman was popping his adamantium claws as Wolverine, there was a group of people over at New World Entertainment who decided they’d to take a crack out bringing those wacky mutant characters of Marvel Comics into the world of live-action, and with a sterling track record that included…
The Fantastic Four (1994) – Review
One of the most notorious films to “never happen” would be Roger Corman’s low-budget comic book adaptation of The Fantastic Four, a film that was never intended to see the light of day as it existed for the sole purpose of co-executive producer Bernd Eichinger retaining the Fantastic Four film rights and keeping them in…
Captain America (1990) – Review
Spider-Man may be Marvel’s most recognizable hero but Captain America is right up there in the “very recognizable” category and he also appeared in comics two decades before the wall-crawler made his debut, in fact, Cap also predates Marvel Comics having been created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for what was then called Timely…
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990) – Review
The third and final made-for-television Hulk movie was, like the previous two films, intended to be another backdoor pilot and would have teamed everyone’s favourite emerald giant with another Marvel character, the Sensational She-Hulk, but the planned introduction of the emerald giantess into the world of live-action was soon abandoned, instead, we were treated to…