Batman Beyond: Season 1 - Episode 5: 'Meltdown' (1999) - TV Episode Review

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

You know, so far I have to say that I am pretty impressed with, 'Batman Beyond'... I mean it is a fascinating look at a world where the mantle of, 'Batman' had to be passed on to a new generation... And with that new generation, a new generation of Super villain as well!

And speaking of new villain... Episode 5... Has our new Dark Knight fighting an old villain... Which did make for a very fun episode!

You see, this episode, which was written by: Hilary Bader (The New Batman Adventures), Stan Berkowitz (Justice League: The New Frontier), Alan Burnett (Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm), Paul Dini (Batman: Arkham City), Rich Fogel (Smurfs), Bob Goodman (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1) & Directed By: Curt Geda (Ultimate Avengers). Starring: Will Friedle (Kim Possible: The Secret Files), Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series), Linda Hamilton (Children Of The Corn), Michael Ansara (Broken Arrow) & Sherman Howard (Lethal Weapon 2).

Mr. Freeze (Michael Ansara)... A villain who when Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) fought him as, 'The Dark Knight', was a criminal that was hell bent on saving his wife's life... His only connection to humanity... What with being a cold emotionless immortal shell and all...

Well decades later he has become a different type of person... He wants to reform and come back in tot he world of the living... In comes Derek Powers (Sherman Howard)!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Mr. Freeze goes to war with his benefactor![/caption]

You see, for his own nefarious reasons, Derek Powers has decided to help him out, and gives Mr. Freeze a new lease on life, with a new body and all...
At first everything seems to be going alright... As a matter of fact, it appears as if, 'Mr. Freeze' has gone to that cold storage in the sky, what with Victor Freese adjusting to his life as a law abiding citizen of the great city of, 'Gotham' real nicely!

In the end though... Victor Freese's body ends up reverting to, 'Mr. Freeze', (along with his mind as well)... In the end though Victor Freese may finally get the justice that he so richly wanted, in the revenge he thought he deserved to reap on Derek Powers and the group that tried to help him!

In the end, this episode was a lot of fun, and well worth it to see the character arc of Mr. Freeze... So in the end, check it out, I think that you might find this episode to be fun... I know I did!

http://youtu.be/22yMGXR2fqU

Children Of The Corn (1984) - Movie Review

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

The thing about Stephen King and his body of work, is that it is truly terrifying... And in a world that, these days is comprised of people who when writing horror novels, generally seem to lend themselves to, (for some bizarre reason), more young adult novels then they do to the adult world... That is no tall order!

What I mean by this is that I would liken Stephen King to the greats of the literary world, that made Horror the truly insanely awesome works of fiction that to this day inspire horror filmmakers the world over!

And what sets Stephen King apart? Well, I would say that beyond the fact that he keeps his stories chilling and scary, he also keeps the suspense alive for the most part, and as you read on, you tend to draw deeper and deeper in to the story as you begin to get hooked on the characters, and the hope that they make it out of their horrifying existence alive... At least that is how I see it.

And you know what? For the most part, Children Of The Corn (1984) was no different!

Written By: George Goldsmith (Force Five) & Directed by: Fritz Kiersch (The Stranger). Starring: Peter Horton (2 Days In The Valley), Linda Hamilton (The Terminator), R.G. Armstrong (My Name Is Nobody), John Franklin (Child's Play), Courtney Gains (Back To The Future), Robby Kiger (The Monster Squad) & Anne Marie McEvoy (Invitation To Hell).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Seeing his parent's die at the hands of religious fanatics probably was not on his agenda for the day![/caption]

You see this movie tells the story of a town in Nebraska by the name of, 'Gatlin', and how at first this town is just your average everyday small farming community... Until one day when the kids decide to turn their small farming community in to a sort of, 'Shrine' to their new god, 'He Who Walks Behind The Rows'. and slaughters all of the adults!

Anyway, years later a couple by the name of, Burt (Horton) and, 'Vicky' (Hamilton), are passing by close to where, 'Gatlin' is supposed to be, when they end up accidentally running over one of the kids and killing him! So as they make their way in to town to file a report with the authorities, they begin to notice something really off about the town... (i,e. like how there are no adults anywhere, and how the kids appear to have control over the town..)

Well it will be up to Burt and Vicky to stop what is going on, before the children and their new god end up making sure that they're stay in the small town of Gatlin is a permanent one!

[caption id="attachment_1966" align="aligncenter" width="600"] He Who Walks Behind The Rows Wants You![/caption]

In the end, I have to admit that this movie is a lot of fun, in all truth, it doesn't really go over the top anywhere, which both harms and helps this movie, for example... The special effects were fun, and where as they weren't that type of over CGI'd crap that is still prevalent in a lot of modern day movies... It fortunately wasn't there with this movie... The problem also is, is that there is nothing really uniquely different about these special effects...

But I will say this, all in all, this movie is a fun one, and even though there are certain elements of this movie that are not particularly unique, this is a fun little gem all in all, and if you check it out, I think that you might find this to be a fun little addition to your Friday night fright fest double feature!

http://youtu.be/uLT81wVp3BY