Scott's Blog of Doom

The SmarK DVD Rant - Action Comics!

- OK, this one is probably a bit of a stretch, but bear with me.

My eternal quest to string together somewhat-related DVD reviews brings us this time around to a pair of comedic-slanted action movies, one of which is much better than the other. I'll leave it to the reader to guess which one I liked more. See if you can figure it out by the end of the review!

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Hey, Scott, long time, first time. Somebody sent me this press release and I figured I should pass it on: http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1433
The headline: "McMahon Wrestles To The Top In GOP Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Blumenthal Hammers Her 2-1"
I don't know much about this poll, but I do know this about the race: The wrestling headline puns are going to be unbearable.

 

I’m just glad we live in a society where political power is still based on worth and voter trust, and not how much money you have to start with. 

What?  Oh, crap.

MICHAEL'S IMPACT REVIEW #11

MARCH 15, 2010

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - THE IMPACT ZONE

-  OK, so before we get started, I was wondering something.  What is making Raw that much more appealing right now?  I was thinking about this today.  You have a four week gap before Wrestlemania and all they really can do is book the matches right away and then build them up for four weeks.  Now, I am very excited about this time of year, more than any.  With that being said, how many times can I enjoy John Cena vs, The Big Show and Randy Orton vs. Triple H?  I am pretty sure that last year's Wrestlemania Rewind Raw showcased John Cena vs. The Big Show, but I could be wrong,  Now before you go accusing me of saying that WWE's product is worse than TNA and that I am just "trolling"; keep in mind that I am disgusted at the way they build feuds and hype pay per views over in TNA.  But, I do find their product something fresh and there is a chance for new rivalries and it is an alternative.  OK, now I'm done....Let's Cross the Line.

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I'm a fan from your blog. Would you consider helping me out?
Advertise this group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=364301286886&ref=nf
I know this won't actually help keep 24 on the air. I just want to see if I can get people to join.

Oh, oh, you know what else would help?  An ONLINE PETITION!

Just kidding.

Oh, so just to prevent thread-jacking, here’s your post to discuss all the excitement of Impact and RAW until Michael sends me his Impact review.

Hey Scott,

Wondering which comic book storylines you would most likely to see animated (time constraints don’t matter). Top 5 DC stories, and if you feel like it Top 5 Marvel… You can throw in some Image/Indy stuff if you like as well.

Also what would you rank as your favorite animated movies produced thus far? (all companies)

 

I’m not much of a Marvel guy so I probably couldn’t even name 5 story arcs I’ve read, let alone 5 I’d want to see movies about.  I’d say maybe Marvels but that one’s already really cinematic and might not work as well.  I think the concept of an everyman living out his normal life surrounded by heroes would work well, though. 

For DC, I think Identity Crisis (DC Comics) would translate really well as long as it was done for grownups and not PG-rated like the other ones.  I’m currently reading the trades for 52 and that would be a hell of a TV series thus far, kind of like 24.  I also think the Great Darkness Saga would be a hell of a big space battle movie, although once you know who the big bad guy is it kind of takes away from the reveal.  Plus the Legion of Super-Heroes would need a lot of backstory.  Ditto for something like Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, which I really like as a fan of Dan Jurgens but can see where the idiotic plot and surprise villain reveal would turn people off.

http://www.heavy.com/post/smark-rant-ufc-26-4485

I forget if I posted this one or not, but it’s fucking terrible either way.

Marquee matches better than I remembered. Disagreements with Scott across the board. The good stuff was pretty damn good but tons o' crap like JBL vs. Finlay, a horribly unmotivated Batista vs. Umaga, Bunnymania Lumberjacks and Chavo-Kane really soured this card.

Enjoy.

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... this one killed my updating schedule, but, well, it's as
definitive as I can make it.
http://jlurevisited.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/justice-league-crisis-on-two-earths/

 

I think I enjoyed it less than you did, although my problems were with the running time not being long enough to explore all the cool cameos and throwaway stuff that was in there.  President Slade Wilson was pretty cool, and I liked that they left it as an Easter egg of sorts for fans instead of being all “OMG HE’S EVIL NORMALLY!!!”  It was a good subtle touch.   And yeah, Owlman was awesome.

Here's the #3 Canadian wrestler of the modern era.  http://bit.ly/dbdyaU

Another tough one to think of a defining singles match. Lots of great stuff with Angle and Undertaker, but no 5-stars in my book.  Maybe Matt Hardy in the cage?

 

To be honest, Edge’s injuries have hampered him from hitting the levels he was looking to hit around 2002.  I’d call the hair v. hair match against Angle his best singles match, but he’s got a shit-ton of even better tag matches between 2000 and his huge solo push starting in 2004.  Benoit & Angle v. Edge & Mysterio in the Smackdown tag title finals was EPIC. 

Nine time World champion is pretty ridiculous, though.