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I love the Mad Mod episodes, so I'm with James on "Revolution."

Written by Geoff Johns.

Sign number 0: your con has the word "Wizard" in the title.

Rod Blagojevich is going to be at Wizard World Chicago.

I know it would never happen, but a Spider-Man film from that angle would be a breath of fresh air for superhero films.

Yeah, the over the top slo-mo violence and obvious villainy in Veidt's performance really hurt the film IMO.

If I was in charge of the Spider-Man reboot, I would base it on Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. No joke.

Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler - A four hour silent epic by Fritz Lang. On the surface, Dr. Mabuse is a prominent psychologist, but underneath that cover is a criminal mastermind. Its four hour length is a little intimidating for a silent film, but the plot, murders, car chases, and special effects keep things compelling throughout. Most compelling is probably Rudolf Klein-Rogge's performance as Dr. Mabuse, whose intensity is the highlight of the film. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse - The sequel to Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler, also directed by Fritz Lang. A few notches below the first film, it is still a very effective early thirties thriller. The Wackness - An offbeat coming of age film about a teenage drug dealer's relationship with his psychiatrist and romance with his psychiatrist's step-daughter during the summer of 1994. Apart from a couple of forced cliche' moments, this is one of the better coming of age films I've seen. The story is enhanced above the norm by the film's humor and its capturing of New York in the 1990s. Den Kingsley and Olivia Thirlby turn in great performances as the psychiatrist and his step-daughter, but most effective is Josh Peck as the teen drug dealer. Peck comes from a career of Nickelodeon teen comedies, but turns in a performance well above most of the actors that come from a Disney/Nickelodeon background. Highly recommended.

Neither MJ or Gwen were in high school with Peter and MJ was introduced well before Gwen died. Sounds like you're pro-rearranging the comics continuity. But I agree, if they make another trilogy, building Gwen up as a character and then having her die at the end of the second film would be very effective.

Ha! And like you said before, she really didn't have much to do other than be the "other girl," which didn't do her character any favors. Bryce Dallas Howard was perfect casting though, it's just a shame she wasn't playing a well developed character.

'Tis a deal.

Some parts worked, but others like the whole modeling bit were completely off character.

I'll be happy if it's Gwen Stacy and they don't completely botch her character this time.

My favorite Man vs. Food challange has to be eight pounds of steak on top of pounds of fries, which is then covered in mushroom sauce. To eat that would be glorious.

A third vote for the first one. If you haven't played it, get Spider-Man 2 as well.

Zombieland - Not very deep, but fun enough. I think it suffers a bit from comparison to Shaun of The Dead. All of the cast members are great, especially Woody Harrelson. I've thought of Jesse Eisenberg as Michael Cera-lite, but, after seeing him in this, I think he's actually better than Michael Cera. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - Awful film. I don't have the love for the original Boondock Saints that a lot of people have, but I thought it was okay. When the sequel was announced, I figured that writer-director Troy Duffy would have had enough time to realize what hadn't worked and make a better sequel. Yeah, I was probably expecting too much. I don't even think the people who love the original will like it much, as it's pretty much the first film again without the best parts. Instead of Willem Dafoe, there's Julie Benz (who I think is a good actress) with a terrible southern accent. Instead of Rocco, there's another sidekick who's pretty much Rocco-lite. Duffy tries to make it deeper, but those bits are miniscule next to the forced profanity, dick jokes, and gratuitous violence. Brick - Great film that recasts a Dashiell Hammett detective story in a high school setting. The unusual combination works because the detective dialogue is matched with normal scenes such as the characters being served orange juice by a mother. The more films I see Joseph Gordon-Levitt in, the higher he goes up on my list of favorite actors. Bubba Ho-Tep - An elderly Elvis and black JFK (or are they?) fight against an ancient Egyptian mummy terrorizing their nursing home. If you can go with that premise and/or think Bruce Campbell as Elvis sounds awesome, you'll have fun. Horror of Dracula - The first Hammer horror film I've seen (outside of Captain Kronos) after avoiding them due to my affection for the Universal films. After watching it, I look back on my avoidance as an irrational error. Hammer crafts its own Dracula mythos and the result is a great fifties horror flick. As opposed to Bela Lugosi's aristocratic Dracula of the Universal films, Christopher Lee's Dracula is a silent and savage creature of the night. Peter Cushing's Van Helsing is, in a word, badass, staking his friend after he is turned into a vampire and burning a cross on a female vampire's head. Comic book trivia: Michael Gough, Alfed of the four 80s-90s Batman films, has a prominent role. Dark City - I wanted to love this film after everything I've heard about it, but I found it to be only good. While there are some cool ideas here, the film feels more plot driven than character driven. The visuals are great, but the amount of homage in it is to the point where it feels a bit too close to swipe. I don't think it's a terrible film like Boondock Saints II, but it didn't blow my mind either.

Still my favorite Nolan film.

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From what I've seen of it, Neal Adams has no clue how to write Batman.

Social Distortion's new album comes out in November.

Not off to a good start at the box office...

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