Five Great Horror Movies To Buy On Black Friday 2014

Black Friday... As time has gone on, and more and people have kind of latched on to the idea of it, more and more people have been heading out to do their Christmas shopping on this day, what with all of the amazing deals that are around then! So I thought that to beat the rush, that I might recommend a couple of great horror movies for the horror fan in your life this Holiday season!

And without further adieu:

At number 5: Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead (2006):

At number 4: ThanksKilling (2009):

With number 3: Silent Night Deadly Night (1984):

Next up on the block, at number 2: Santa Claws (1996):

And finally at number 1: New Years Evil (1980):

Hope these will help you guys when doing your Holiday shopping this year, enjoy!

Cell (2006) - Stephen King - Book Review

[caption id="attachment_557" align="alignright" width="307"] Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils[/caption]

You know one of the types of supernatural monsters movies that I have found that I really like is Zombie movies, the reason being is that most of the time these movies start off from when the protagonists of the movies are still apart of their old lives and how they not only become embroiled in the chaos and pandemonium of  the fall of civilization, but also the lives that they lead immediately afterward!

A great example of this is the movie, Dawn Of The Dead (1978)... In this movie George A. Romero (A Night Of The Living Dead) has crafted a beautiful and terrifying saga of people from different walks of life with only have the most illusory connection to each other during the end of the world, and how after they get together, they form a survivalist bond that is almost like a family!

The reason that I mention this is because there is a novel (one of my personal favorites), that Stephen King did a few years back that has a similar concept called, 'Cell' (20o6)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="213"] A truly fun read![/caption]

Starting off from the begging of the end of the world, this book tells the story of how at some point an electronic signal is being mostly sent through your, 'Cell Phone', and that signal turns you in to a  rampaging psychotic Zombie... After the fall though it tells of how a group of survivors will have to survive in a post apocalyptic nightmare... And find out the truth about what the signal in, 'Cell Phones' is really all about!

This may not be his best work, but the truth is, is I have found that this novel is not that far off! What I mean is the way that Stephen King has crafted this story, he has done such a good job that in the end, you feel almost like you are watching a Zombie movie in your mind!

In the end, this book is,'AWESOME!' And if you get a chance, check it out, it is a fun one!

Slither (2006) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

Growing up in the 90s as a fan of horror and science fiction movies, some of my favorites were and still are such films as, Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and even, The Faculty (1998)... I thought that these and a lot of the other horror and science fiction (rather it is mainstream or indie) were pretty well made and a lot of fun to watch!

The truth is though is that when the new millennium hit, it seemed to me like filmmakers kind of lost the momentum that they had managed to gain in the late 90s with some truly awful horror and science fiction movies that came out in the first part of the new millennium (I would say that since then though that the quality of the movies in these genres have gotten better and better though.)

The reason that I mention all of this is that I just recently saw an indie B Sci-Fi/Horror movie that was not only a lot of fun, and was well made, but also was a reminder of some the great classic Horror and Science Fiction movies of the 1990s, and that movie is, Slither (2006)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="190"] A truly fantastic film![/caption]

Why was this movie so great? Well first off I wanted to say that this movie has an amazing cast of actors and actresses, including: Nathan Fillion (Serenity), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer), Rob Zombie (Halloween), Lloyd Kaufman (Terror Firmer) & Jenna Fischer (The Office).

I also thought that the story was pretty awesome and brilliantly created, in that the movie takes place in a small town, and tells of how after an Alien symbiote queen lands on Earth, a man by the name of Grant Grant (Michael Rooker), while sexually frustrated and about to cheat on his wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks), ends up in the woods with a younger woman, but after coming across this weird Alien, ends up being infected by the queen and becomes the host!

Now at first everything seems to be normal, but as the new Alien/Grant infects the young woman, and the woman becomes fatter and fatter, weird things begin to happen, (such as dogs, horses, cows and the like disappearing, which brings Chief Bill Pardy (Fillion) to investigate...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="499"] Chief Pardy & his team as they investigate some one who just seemed to be really, 'hungry'...[/caption]

But when the woman gives birth to hundreds of these tiny little worms/symbiotes that begin to take over the town, Chief Pardy will have to gather up the last surviving towns people to stop the Grant/Alien from destroying the town and eventually the world!

The other thing that I liked about this movie is the fact that the style in which this movie was made was like an awesome homage to classic 90s Horror/Sci-Fi movies, and that they also gave a kind of fun homage to John Carpenter's, 'The Thing' when they named the mayor, 'Jack Macready' (Played by: Gregg Henry), and that it looks like his store is called, 'R.J. Macready's', (In John Carpenter's, 'The Thing' the lead character's name is, R.J. Macready!)

As a matter of fact, the only thing that I wasn't completely satisfied with, is the fact that this is supposed to be a a Horror/Sci-Fi/Comedy... But although this movie has its moments with comedy... It is more just simply awesome then funny!

In the end, I really found this one to be an awfully fun time, and if you check it out you might find the same as well!

http://youtu.be/QfPkYyfCvOU

The Many Faces Of, 'Leatherface' And The Men Who Played Him

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] 'Leatherface' with his family as they are about to sit down for dinner in, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'![/caption]

Believe it or not, with the exception of Freddy Krueger (who has uptil the recent remake has been played by: Robert Englund), and Norman Bates, (who til it's remake had always been played by: Anthony Perklins,) most long standing horror movie villains have been played by several different actors.

A good example of this is, 'Kane Hodder' (Hatchet)... Now Kane Hodder had up until recently been kind of universally recognized as the actor who played, 'Jason Voorhees' in the, 'Friday The 13th' movies... The only thing is, is that he didn't start playing the role till around part 7, and there were at least a couple of actors who played the role before him, and played them after him!

Well I got to thinking that you guys might enjoy a look back at the many looks of ,'Leatherface' over the years, (another role that has been played by many actors,) and the actors that played him!

So with out further adieu:

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): Gunnar Hansen as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Gunnar Hansen played the role of, 'Leatherface' first, when he did, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974)![/caption]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986): Bill Johnson as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="attachment_2953" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Bill Johnson would go on to take over the role in 1986's, ' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'[/caption]

Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990): R.A. Mihailoff as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="attachment_2954" align="aligncenter" width="640"] R.A. Mihailoff would go on to be the first person to play the role in the 90s with, 'Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3' (1990)[/caption]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994): Robert Jacks as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Robert Jacks would be the final person to play the role in the 90s, having taken over for, 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation' (1994)[/caption]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006): Andrew Bryniarski as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442"] Andrew Bryniarski would not only go on to be the first person to play the role in the new millennium, but he would be the first person in the history of the franchise to have played the role more then once![/caption]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (2013): Dan Yeager as, 'Leatherface':

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="543"] To date... Dan Yeager is the most recent person to take over the role, but not only has he taken over the role, but in my opinion, helped bring the original series back to prominence, what with helping reboot the original franchise![/caption]

In the end, this series is pretty awesome, and if you are like me, then you are really looking forward to what comes next!

5 Classic Japanese Commercials For 5 Classic Video Game Systems

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="427"] Nintendo is one of the most historically relevant video game manufacturers of all time... Most of the video games & consoles that we all grew up with had their beginning largely in Japan![/caption]

You know, most people may not know this, but for most of the 20th century, and even today (although not as much today, as it had been in the past), but Japan was the dominating force behind Video Games and their consoles...

Nintendo is a great example of this... Even though, 'Nintendo' and it's accompanying video games and consoles are all over the world, and are still a dominating force in American Video Gamming... The company was formed in Japan with just about all of the generations of their video games originating in Japan.

Sega is another good example of this, It is true that Sega doesn't really do video game consoles anymore, but they still do video games, and just about all of that also has it's roots in Japan as well!

So I thought that it might be fun to see, 5 Classic Japanese Commercials For 5 Classic Video Game Systems:

Color TV Game (1977 - 1980):

http://youtu.be/hvEQIjSNbv8

Famicom (1983 - 2003):

http://youtu.be/2Ll4XbatNB4

Sega: Master System (1986 - 1996):

http://youtu.be/DHReBmIKscs

Atari 2600 (1977 - 1992):

http://youtu.be/0YLwftwWZlQ

Playstation (1994 - 2006):

http://youtu.be/BEuBYE6je_U

Curious Goods: Where Are The Now

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Louise Robbey (as Micki Foster), Chris WIggins (as Jack Marshak), & John D. LeMay (As Ryan Dallion) in the classic Horror TV series, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'.[/caption]

On October 3rd 1987 producer Frank Mancuso Jr. (Friday The 13th Part 2) along with, Louise Robey (Raw Deal) as, 'Micki Foster'', Chris Wiggins (Murder By Decree) as, 'Jack Marshak', John D. LeMay (Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday) & R.G. Armstrong (Children Of The Corn) as, 'Louis Vendredi' would release to the world a little known show that would go on to be a cult favorite among the legions of fans that this show still draws today... That show being, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'!

Well folks, besides Frank Mancuso's role in the production of this series, this series is not really affiliated or connected to the series, as Jason has never made it in to the show, nor has there been much of any interchange between the show and the movies for the cast from the movies... Never the less, it is a truly kick ass show... And I thought you might like to know where the staff of, 'Curious Goods' (The base of operations in the show) are now!

1. Actress and Musician, Louise Robey would go on after the show to have a role in the 1992 thriller, Play Nice, in which she would play, Jill Crane/Rapunzel... Sadly though this seems to have spelled the retirement for Louise Robey from acting...
As of last report, Ms. Robey was still working on various photography and music projects.

[caption id="attachment_2279" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Louise Robey in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

2. As for John D. LeMay... He ended his career on the show a little early, but his work on the show led him to be the only cast member to date to ever have appeared in a, 'Friday The 13th' movie, having appeared in, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993)...
Since his time working on the show, Actor John D. LeMay has continued to work his craft in both the big screen and the small screen as well as going behind the camera when he directed what appears to be the only episode of L'Chaim L.A. to date...

[caption id="attachment_2280" align="aligncenter" width="450"] John D. LeMay in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'.[/caption]

3. Chris Wiggins (who played, 'Jack Marshak') already had an extensive acting resume when he was cast for 'Friday The 13th,' and continued on with his work, with his last credit to date being the role of, 'Cornelius' in the children's TV series, 'Babar and the Adventures of Badou' for it's 2010 - 2011 episode.

[caption id="attachment_2281" align="aligncenter" width="416"] Chris Wiggins in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

4. Steve Monarque... He would end up playing, 'Johnny Ventura' a man who would later replace John D. LeMay's, 'Ryan Dallion' on the show, as some one that is on the same quest with Micki to find the cursed items.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="299"] Steve Monarque in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

After the show, actor Steven Monarque has continued to act, but he has also branched out in to writing & directing on screen as well as on the stage, as a matter of fact his play, 'Free Country' ended up winning, 'Best Play' at the, 'Strawberry One Act Play Festival' and won best film at the, 'New York International Film Festival' in 2011! As of most recent, it looks like the founder of, 'MonaVision Films' is working on his latest writing and directing project called, 'Please Say A Command'... A short film starring: Jerry Stiller (Seinfeld), which is being slated for release in 2014!

5. Last but certain not least veteran actor,'R.G. Armstrong' (who played, ' Louis Vendredi' in the series). This guy had a prolific career before the release of this show, and continued to work steadily up til about 2006... Unfortunately though, it looks like in 2012 R.G. Armstrong passed away...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="642"] R.G. Armstrong in a scene from, 'Friday The 13th: The Series'![/caption]

In the end, this show may have ended years ago, but the characters and the actors that made this show a cult success will live on in the hearts and mind of the legions of fans that still exist to thus date!

http://youtu.be/EPgvcnp1F5g

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point - F.E.A.R. Files Expansion Pack (2006) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

When I first got my X-Box 360, one of the first genre of games that I wanted to try was the, 'Shooter' genre, I mean since the release of the first Playstation,  this genre not only has become a major player in the video game world, but I would say that it has become more or less a dominant genre in the modern world of video games!

But for me, the one that I was the most interested in was the horror shooters, and one of the games series that I can to try out, and I have found so far is a fun one, is the, 'F.E.A.R.' series... And one that I most recently beat that I found to be fun is, 'F.E.A.R. Extraction Point' (2007)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] This, 'F.E.A.R. Team' is about to head back in to hell![/caption]

This video game which I played as part of the, 'F.E.A.R. Files' Expansion pack, and tells the story of how after crash landing inside the city, you and your team have to go through various areas of the city, fighting off Demons, and all sorts and kinds of super monsters as you make it to the new  extraction point...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="312"] A fun place to live, but I wouldn't want to live there![/caption]

Now the truth is, is  that this game which was developed by TimeGate Studios and published by Vivendi Universal, is a fun one, it has great graphics, a fun story line, great music, and it is a game that is really easy to learn the controls (believe it or not there are some games that are actually really hard to learn...)

In the end, this game is worth it... The only problem that I had is that some times you die for sometimes inexplicable and strange reasons...

Never the less, it is a fun one, I found it definitely worth playing, and if you get a chance I think you might find the same thing as well!

http://youtu.be/TcNDWij0fTg

5 Classic Horror Shows That Were Canceled To Early

In the world of TV, just as in the world of movies, they tend to gravitate more toward Drama/Comedy/Chick Flick style movies or TV shows, a great example of this is the fact that, 'Beverly Hills 90210' a great teen drama that lasted for about a decade was on longer than, 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'...

Now don't get me wrong, both are great shows in their own right, and in all truth and fairness, most of the bigger named Science Fiction or Horror TV Programs out there do tend to last at least 5 seasons (a pretty good run considering that most of the time these shows that go on for at least 5 seasons get at least a 100 hundred episode run if not more.)

In this case I suppose more what I am talking about is those shows that didn't make it very far but should have!  Like do you remember the show, 'Cult'? Didn't last very long, but a fun show about a TV Program and how it, and it's creator influences a group of obsessed devotee's  that are looking for something specific from the past? Of course not! I mean the  show lasted less then a regular season... And you know what? That show is a show that aired earlier this year!

But I digress and apologize, I didn't mean to rant, all I meant to say is that I thought I would do this list to remind fans of some classic horror TV that was canceled well before it's time!

And for number 5: Point Pleasant (2005 - 2006)

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="413"] Point Pleasant (2005 - 2006) a classic horror show that was canceled just when it was finally getting it's sea legs![/caption]

This awesome TV series tells the story of how after a mysterious teenage girl ends up arriving in, 'Point Pleasant', a small coastal town in New Jersey, where she is taken in by an unassuming family, but the longer she stays in this town, the more she finds out the truth about herself, and who her dark mysterious father really is!

Now this show was freaking awesome, and one could almost say is a new take on, 'The Omen', but was canceled way to early and replaced with a show that didn't make it either!

For number 4: Freddy's Nightmares (1988 - 1990).

This one is an interesting one, you see this show is loosely based on Wes Craven's, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' movie series, which was mocked up sort of similar to the old, 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' anthology show, in which Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) would come on and introduce the stories for the show...

I will admit that I have not seen to many episodes of this series (it doesn't air a lot on TV and I have as of yet been able to find it on Netflix, but the few episodes I have seen are a lot of fun, and it is just a shame that this show did not last beyond it's 2 season run!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="410"] Considering it's backing, and the commercial success of the movies, it is extremely surprising that this show did not end up doing better then it did![/caption]

At number 3: Night Stalker (2005):

Now here is another truly awesome series that had a strong backing (considering that this is a remake of the classic tv series, 'Kolchack: The Night Stalker' but did not end up lasting to long!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="333"] Night Stalker... Another show that was canceled when it was just starting to get amazing![/caption]

You see this show which also had a great cast, including: Stuart Townsend (Queen Of The Damned) as: Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter whom after his wife dies, ends up investigating her murder through the strange murders of other people that he believes whose deaths are linked to the murder of his wife! Helping him on this is, Gabrielle Union (Bring It On) who plays, 'Perri Reed' another investigative reporter, as well as a few other from their newspaper!

At number 2: Millennium (1996 - 1999)

Admittedly this show has lasted longer then all of the other ones that I have mentioned above... But the reason that I decided to add this series in here is because this show was so abused and mistreated when it was having it's run that every time it was just about to hit the marks and really become something truly amazing, the shows producers seemingly felt like they would have to knock it back down!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] A truly classic show that showed amazing potential, but just never seemed to quite get it's sea legs![/caption]

What I mean by this, is that this show which took the lead character, who was a retired FBI Agent with seeming special insight in to the mind of a killer, and how initially he worked for a group of seeming retired investigators that consulted on crimes, but seemed to have a greater agenda that in the end, the lead character tried to stop, and destroy the organization got off to a great and creepy fun start in season 1, as a matter of fact I would say that season 1 is probably one of the more memorable seasons of strictly horror TV show to be released in the late 1990s!

But then comes season 2... I won't bore you with the details except to say that it sucked! But then comes season 3... Admittedly that season took a little bit to completely get the show back on track, and just when season 3 was just starting to get really good, and had a strong potential to make the show really something, they ended the series with an episode that really sucked!

In the end, the only saving grace for this series was the crossover that had Lance Henriksen (Aliens) and Brittany Tiplady (The Pledge) who played his daughter, guest star on an episode of, 'The X-Files'

And finally at number 1: Brimstone (1998 - 1999).

I am going to be honest with you guys and say that where as all of the shows that I mentioned above were awesome, this show for me was truly spectacular that watched and re-watched a few times when the show first aired and when it went on sporadic re-runs!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="304"] A truly great show that was taken way to early![/caption]

This amazing show which starred: Peter Horton (Children Of The Corn) John Glover (RoboCop 2), and Lori Petty (Point Break) and which told the story of how after killing the man who raped his wife and then getting murdered himself, a Detective (Horton) is given a second chance by the Devil (John Glover) is given a second chance at redemption when he is asked to rescue a group of damned souls who have figured out a way to escape from Hell!

In the end, this is one of those few shows that I am still bummed out that it got canceled after only 1 season!

http://youtu.be/AaaLvZsFoUs

http://youtu.be/RYGGfbbJlKo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yTFuRmN4dQ&feature=share&list=PLF1492D6ECEEA57DA

http://youtu.be/mcKyW_AtXB0

http://youtu.be/fKJR8BEJsaU

Star Trek: Legacy (2006) - Video Game Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

You would think that being a huge Star Trek fan as well as being a huge fan of Video Games in general would be a great combo, as a matter of fact, you would think that Video Game manufacturers would be climbing over themselves to make a great Star Trek video game for us, 'trekkies' out there... I mean doesn't Gammer, plus, 'Trekkie' = 'Nerd'? (In this case the definition that I am talking about is some one who would spend a lot of time playing Video Games and watching Star Trek a fair amount...)

Well I admit it, I am kind of a nerd, I mean I would definitely consider myself to be both a trekkie (although let me be the first to say that I am not one of those types that wear the Star Fleet Uniforms as my only source of clothing, I also wanted to say that I think those that go so far as to dress up in the uniforms in their daily routines are some what odd!)

With that in mind though I am trekkie and a gamer, so it seems rather odd to me that I could not for the longest time find a passable Star Trek game!

Well that was till recently and that is with the game, Star Trek: Legacy (2006)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The Enterprise and it's armada as it goes to war against the Borg in its era![/caption]

Now this game which was released for both, PC, and X-Box 360 told the story through out the 3 prime eras in the shows history (Enterprise, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: The Next Generation), during these times though it seems as though you can play as all of the major Captain's, (I,e: Jonathan Archer all the way through Captain janeway (If you wanted to)), but during these time lines you hunt a renegade Vulcan through out the decades, as she utilizes different enemies of the Federation of the different eras (leading up to the use of the Borg) in an effort to make a more ordered universe... And you must stop this renegade Vulcan at all cost!

Now as for the game play, I found that trying to figure out this game was a little bit confusing at first, but once I got used to it, I found this game to be an awful great time, with amazing graphics, that really almost made me feel like I was playing an interactive episode of Star Trek, or even playing an interactive movie version of Star Trek!

So if you are like me, and you are both a Trekkie fan and a gamer, but have no such luck what so ever in finding a really great Star Trek game to really sink your teeth in to, then give this one a try, I really enjoyed this one, and you might as well!

http://youtu.be/Q9kTvuMombU

Kirk Alyn & Noel Neill: The Longest Running On Screen Duo In Superman History!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Christopher Reeve (Village Of The Damned) as, 'Superman'![/caption]

Most people generally tend to recognize the work that Christopher Reeve (Switching Channels), and Margot Kidder (The Amityville Horror) did in the Superman movie series that went from 1978 - 1987. You may even recognize the work that actor George Reeves (So Proudly We Hail) and actress Phyllis Coates (I Was A Teenage Frankenstein) did for TV with, Adventures Of Superman (1952 - 1958) and for the movies, Superman and the Mole Men (1951)... Both the time that Christopher Reeve, George Reeves, Phyllis Coates and Margot Kidder spent playing the roles of Superman & Lois Lane was great, and as for Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve, it might seem like they spent the longest time in the world of, 'Superman'.... But as it turns out that it wasn't!
The longest running was the first onscreen duo to play Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane, Kirk Alyn (Call Of The Rockies), and Noel Neill (The Adventures Of Superboy)!

The first time we would see Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill on the big screen would be in the 1940s at the height of the serials in the theater, with the first movie just called, Superman (1948). Now this movie had to do with the classic story of how Superman ended up making it to Earth and eventually how he made it to Metropolis as the glasses wearing Clark Kent, and how he eventually would become Superman.... fighting for truth, justice and the American way, (in the case of this movie,) fighting against Spider Lady (Played by: Carol Forman)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Kirk Alyn as, 'Superman' with Noel Neill as, 'Lois Lane' in Superman (1948)[/caption]

A few years later Mr. Alyn and Ms. Neill would dawn their roles again as, 'The Man Of Steel' and, 'Lois Lane'.  This time the man of steel would go up against a villain that would become one of the most famous villains that he would ever face... That of course being, Lex Luthor... or in the case of this serial, 'Atom Man'... This time the movie would tell the story of how Superman, will do everything he can to stop the ultra smart Atom Man, including the damage that is caused to him due to the artificial, 'kryptonite', as well as being dropped in to the, 'Phantom Zone'!

Now unfortunately Kirk Alyn would never dawn the Superman uniform again despite the fact that he had been offered the role when Superman was being adapted for TV in the early 1950s... But Noel Neill would continue to play a prominent role in Superman, when she was called to take over for Phyllis Coats (when it was found out that she had other obligations and had to leave the role.)

Noel Neill would go on to play the role she had made famous in the movie serials in, Adventures Of Superman alongside George Reeves from 1953 till the end of the series in 1958...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="310"] Noel Neill as, 'Lois Lane' with the new, 'Superman' actor George Reeves![/caption]

In 1954 she would play, 'Lois Lane' again with George Reeves as, 'Clark Kent/Superman' in the 1954 short film, Stamp Day For Superman!

After the end of the series, Noel Neill would return to Superman when it came back to the big screen in 1978 for, Superman: The Movie, playing the role of Lois Lane's mother, 'Ella' alongside her former Superman serials co-star, Kirk Alyn!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] General Sam Lane (Kirk Alyn) with his wife, 'Ella' (Noel Neill) in, 'Superman: The Movie' (1978)[/caption]

This would be the last time Kirk Alyn would be connected to, 'Superman' but it wouldn't be the last time for Noel Neill though!

You see in 1988 her role as Lois's mother, 'Ella' would return in a documentary that was released in 1988 called, Superman 50th Anniversary, as well she would go on to guest star on, The Adventures Of Superboy, a TV series in the late 80s - early 90s that told the story of the, 'Man Of Steel' during his teenaged years... In the case of Noel Neill she guest starred on the series in the role of, 'Alexis' in an episode during their 1991 season titled, 'paranoia'.

Now the last time she would be attached to, 'Superman' is when Superman would come back to the big screen when Brandon Routh (Number Nine) would take over the role of 'Superman' in Superman Returns (2006)!

For that Noel would go on to play a completely different role that is separate from her attachment to the Lois Lane character, and that is the role of, 'Gertrude Vanderworth', who was the dying elderly wife of, 'Lex Luthor' (played by: Kevin Spacey)!
In the end, Kirk Alyn would be connected to Superman from 1948 - 1978 and Noel Neil would be honored to have worked with all of the Supermans from the first one (Kirk Alyn) to Brandon Routh's, 'Superman' movie!

Due to the fact that Noel Neill worked with Kirk Alyn on, Superman (1948) for Kirk Alyn in the role of, 'Superman' and Noel Neill in the role of, 'Lois Lane', and again in, Superman: The Movie (1978) as Lois Laine's mother, 'Ella' and Kirk Alyn in the role of Lois Laine's father, 'General Sam Laine' it makes, Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill's 30 year connection to Superman, as the longest running on screen duo to have played roles on, 'Superman' of all time!

[caption id="attachment_534" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Noel Neil and Kirk Alyn have the longest running history of playing a role in a Superman movie, TV, Or Radio show of all time, what with having worked together in 1948 in, 'Superman' and again in 1978 having worked on Superman: The Movie together![/caption]

Ultimate Avengers (2006) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Marvel has been hitting it big in the new millenium, what with having released movies that for the most part almost all of them were summber block busters! Such movies as the X-Men series, the Spider-Man series,the Iron Man series, and now with the success of the big screen box office smash hit, The Avengers (2012)! And speaking of the Avengers, before the recently released movie came out... As a matter of fact, before most of the sub-series for the characters from this team was released, there was great animated movie series version of, 'The Avengers', (which I also belive may have eventual spawned a cartoon series on TV) called, Ultimate Avengers (2006)! Written by: Greg Johnston (Planet Hulk) and Directed by: Curt Geda (Batman: The Mystery Of The Batwoman), Steven E. Gordon (Terminator: Salvation) & Bob Richardson (Daredevil Vs. Spider Man). Starring: Justin Gross (Ninja Gaiden), Grey DeLisle (Bolt), Michael Massee (Millenium), Oliviia d'Abo (Point Of No Return), Marc Worden (Sky Blue), Nolan North (TMNT), Andre Ware (The Cost Of Heaven), David Boat (The Super Hero Squad Show) and Fred Tatasciore (Team America: World Police).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Captain America & Black Widow as they are trying to recruit Iron Man for the, 'Avengers'![/caption]

The first thing that I thought that I should mention that I thought that you guys would find pretty interesting is the fact that this Avengers Team is very different then the one that you saw in the live action movie! What I mean by that is that in the live action movie that came out just a few months ago, that, 'Avengers' team consisted of, Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and the members of S.h.i.e.l.d. that they work with... In the, 'Ultimate Avengers', the team consists of Captain America (Gross), The Wasp (DeLisle), Bruce Banner (Not the Hulk, and he is voiced by Michael Massee), Black Widow (d'Abo), Iron Man (Worden), Giant Man (North) as well as the S.H.I.E.L.D. Crew that work with them! As for the story, this movie (which I was really quite impressed with the animation for), tells the story of how near the end of World War 2, Captain America and his United States Soldier, are about to win the war when Nazi Germany gets some help by an Alien race that has given the Nazis the technology for the Atom Bomb! Now of course this can't work for Captain America, and takes out the nuclear weapon while it is in mid air, the only problem is that after he takes out the bomb, and with the U.S. Millitary giving him up as being killed in action, Captain America falls in the the Atlantic and freezes in to a glacier (where he is able to stay alive by being kept in suspended animation! 60 years later, the U.S. Government and the people who work at S.H.I.E.L.D. are fighting a super secret war against the Aliens that have stayed on Earth... When they find Captain America and thaw him out, General Nick Fury (Ware), is ordered to iniiate the, 'Avengers' program and bring together the above mentioned heros to fight against the alien invasion and stop this secret war before it comes out in the opening!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448"] Nick Fury, Black Widow & Captain America as they are prepping to kick some major ass![/caption]

Now like I mentioned above, the animation in this movie really was cool, the reason for that is the fact that I always enjoy watching the comic book characters (literally) come to life in the style that they were drawn in the comic books... (With the exception of Thor, and to a degree Iron Man... But still the animation was great!) Also I have to admit that story was a lot of fun! The last thing that I thought that I would mention is that this movie would in the end produce a sequel, as well as I believe a really awesome cartoon series!

http://youtu.be/R_Tgw6f61Vg