BlogHide Reblurtsmazima in # blurtreviews • 5 yr. ago • 7 min readMovie Review: National Treasure 2: Book of SecretsI really enjoyed National Treasure. Since the movie was so successful, I wasn't surprised when I first heard a sequel was being made. I was interested in seeing National Treasure: Book of Secrets even before I saw a trailer. The actual title of the movie doesn't include the number 2 like the listing here. source I am not going to discuss…mazima in # blurtcomics • 5 yr. ago • 7 min readComic Review: Batman The Killing Joke by Alan MooreI decided it was fast time for me to look back into some of the comics that influenced Dark Knight. My first stop was The Killing Joke as it is the book quoted by both Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger as the main influence for their very different portrayals of The Joker. It is also the book that is universally lauded as the best Joker story ever…mazima in # blurtreviews • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readMovie Review: ScoopI have seen a few of Woody Allen’s movies over the years. I've liked a few of them and haven’t cared for others. I'm just not a fan, but I will see his movies if they seem interesting to me. I thought that Scoop might be good when I first heard about it years ago. I was only able to recently see it. Sondra was a journalism student spending some…mazima in # blurtcomics • 5 yr. ago • 6 min readComic Review: The Ultimates, Super-humanIt's been over 50 years since the birth of Marvel Comics and subsequent introduction of their first new super heroes The Fantastic Four. In that period Marvel comics have grown to embrace many of the worlds favorite heroes including Captain America, Spiderman, Ironman, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Daredevil. Of course with this ever growing cast…mazima in # blurthealth • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readAvoiding Sick KiddosWe just recently had the flu sweep through our family. Every single one of us got sick, within a week’s time, with the exception of Daddy. It seems that as a general rule either everyone gets the bug all at once, like last week, or the virus is spread out over the course of several days, or even weeks. Either way you slice it, having a bug run…mazima in # blurtcomics • 5 yr. ago • 5 min readComic Review: The Ultimates, Volume 2: Homeland Security by Mark MillarHomeland Security starts right where Super-human left off. The Ultimates have now successfully established themselves as America's premiere crime fighting unit after putting a stop to the Hulk's rampage through Manhattan. Unfortunately the unity of the team is not nearly as solid as the public trust in them would indicate. Wasp is currently lying…mazima in # blurtreviews • 5 yr. ago • 2 min readDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (Book Review)Finding quality books for elementary aged children, especially boys, can be difficult. My household has found a winner with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It is one of my third grade boy's favorite series. My youngest will devour the books, even giving up video game time to finish one of these delightful tales! It is difficult to hold his…mazima in # blurtcomics • 5 yr. ago • 4 min readComic Review: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1 is the first of a three-issue series illustrating the state of Gotham as it was influenced one way or the other during the Flashpoint event, watched over by a less merciful bat-themed vigilante, the role of which was somehow assumed by Dr. Thomas Wayne, the father of Bruce Wayne. It was penned by comic book writer…mazima in # blurtcomics • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readComic Review: Red Hood and The Outlaws #1 by Scott LobdellThe Red Hoods travels to Quarac to break Roy Harper out of prison. Meanwhile, something is happening to Jason’s former mentors. Author: Scott Lobdell Publisher: DC Comics Page Count: 32 Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 is a ongoing series from DC Comics. We follow Jason Todd, Roy Harper and Koriand’r, AKA Starfire as they help bust roy out…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readComic Review: Fables #95, #96, “Snow White and Rose Red/Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”.Vertigo’s Fables tells us the more adult version of what our Fairytales were about. In truth an entire universe has been cobbled together, along with all the interesting things like Adultery, War and Politics. Three riders of a modern apocalypse there. credit Fables takes a rest from it’s normal continuity of debauchery in a magical world…mazima in # blurtcomics • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readComic Review: Teen Titans: Cold CaseI admit freely I picked up this book only because Sean Gordon Murphy had drawn it. I had seen on his Devart Blog about the artwork and it piqued my interest, so I picked up the book. My perspective on this is that I’ve never read a Teen Titans book and I know nothing of them other than that they’re a superhero team up that seems to involve…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readComic Review: Zatanna #8I think it’s only fair to point out from the outset that I’m terrified of Marionettes. Those sick little puppets on string have tormented me ever since a Sunday afternoon kids special about some misbegotten child being chased by a demonically possessed puppet bent on his destruction. I don’t remember if the kid survived, I’ve never been able to…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 4 min readComic Review: Daytripper TPBDaytripper is set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and follows writer Brás de Oliva Domingos. To get one of the big things out of the way…Brás dies. In every issue. We see what his life (and death) would look like if it had been just a tiny bit different each time. If he had crossed the street to talk to the cute girl, if as a child he had reached for his…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 3 min readComic Review: My Friend DahmerMy Friend Dahmer is a single issue comic written and illustrated by Derf (John Backderf). In it, Derf recounts his middle and high school years as a friend of Jeffrey Dahmer. Yes, THAT Jeffrey Dahmer. Heavy subject matter. I’m taking a look at this now, because Derf is currently working on expanding and reworking the 26 page comic into a full…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readComic Review: Charismagic #0Aspen does a few things very well, primarily engaging with visually pleasing high fantasy comics. They never come off looking cheap or half done, though I will admit I’ve found some of the storylines to be somewhat tedious. I was never the greatest fan of Fathom for example, though I admire Mike Turner’s pencil style, rest his soul.…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 4 min read'Once Upon a Time in America' Movie Review"Once Upon a Time in America" is an epic film directed by Sergio Leone, who also cowrote the screenplay. He adapted the story from " The Hoods ," a novel written by Harry Grey. Leone chose the title of the film while he was filming the western "Once Upon a Time in the West." "Once Upon a Time in America" is about a group of Jewish boys in New…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 12 min read'Boys Over Flowers - Declaration of War' Anime Movie ReviewThis anime typically features very pretty boys and their undying love for the girl heroine. credit So from my shoujo list, I've seen Fruits Basket (excellent), Azumanga Daioh (super-excellent), and Chobits (meh ... Besides, I don't think it's a "shoujo" anyway.) Somewhere along the line I came upon Boys Over Flowers. Boys Over Flowers is…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 5 min read'Edge of Tomorrow' Movie ReviewHistory tends to repeat itself in all areas, including the movies. Sometimes, there are films that take that concept to the extreme, like in Groundhog Day. 21 years later, the sci-fi version of living the same day over and over again repeats itself in Edge of Tomorrow - only with a lot more of Tom Cruise dying before foiling his latest alien…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 4 min read'Tristan and Isolde' Movie ReviewI don't know why everyone was so hard on Tristan and Isolde. It is a nice little period piece romance. But it does contain several errors of historical fact. It also includes some pretty decent battle scenes for the guys. The dialogue wasn't totally out of the realm of possibility. Overall, although it was a little over 2 hours, I wasn't bored…mazima in # blurtreviews • 6 yr. ago • 4 min read'Skeleton Key' Movie ReviewThis is a good scary thriller about the south. My west coast friends whom I saw the movie with were disappointed--I thought it would be scarier they said. Well, I guess it all depends on where you are from? The movie is constructed fairly well, although it dragged a bit in parts. It has a good amount of tension (they don’t give it all away in the…
