It Begins 2005 takes a look at the worst, the weirdest, and the most puzzling of comic book movie misfires
Brace yourself for the inevitable sexist subtext (and there is a LOT of it) as we soar through the clouds with the first female superhero to ever hit the big screen: Kara Zor-El, the Maid of Might! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERGIRL (1984)
Dancing babies, murderous dogs, and Alan Cumming– oh my! Come take a look at possibly the most disappointing comedy sequel of all time… and brother, that is SAYING something! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SON OF THE MASK (2005)
Witness the near-miss that almost dropped a (Terrigen) bomb into the middle of the MCU, as we take a look at the much-maligned TV series about Marvel’s OTHER band of colorful genetic misfits… you know, the ones that nobody likes! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: INHUMANS (2017)
Stare into the face of horror as we take a look at the Wonder Woman that MIGHT have been: a 2011 T.V. pilot, written by David E. Kelley, that puts the cynicism and Randian selfishness of even Zack Snyder to shame! (It’s gonna be a rough one, folks…) Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: WONDER WOMAN (2011)
In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, watch a young Brandon Routh play dress-up as a hard-bitten supernatural private detective in this cheap-o action flick based on the Italian horror comic character! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT (2011)
T4ke 4 look b4ck 4t 20th Century Fox’s l4st, desp4r4te swing 4t n4iling M4rvel’s First F4mily 4nd competing with Disney’s MCU: Josh Tr4nk’s c4t4strophic4lly botched “gritty, re4listic” reboot! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: FANT4STIC (2015)
Take a scenic tour through Hell (or at least Texas) with Nicolas Cage as your guide, in this look at the Faustian superhero Western about that totally cool-looking skull guy who sets everybody on fire! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: GHOST RIDER (2007)
Sylvester Stallone is THE LAW (or at least a decent approximation) in this brainless adaptation of the popular British comic character… a film which kinda, sorta accidentally endorses fascism. Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: JUDGE DREDD (1995)
Brace yourself for a truly fowl cinematic experience as we go back to the first-EVER Marvel movie: the story of a duck trapped in a world he never made! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: HOWARD THE DUCK (1986)
In this look at Superman’s FIRST big-budget cinematic revival, find out if the Man of Steel can overcome his greatest foe to date: existential angst! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006)
Watch Peter Parker learn that “with great power comes no responsibility” in the vapid, overstuffed blockbuster that killed Sony’s Spider-Man franchise! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (2014)
Celebrate the spookiest day of the year with a campy creature feature toplined by “America’s FAVORITE Super Hero”, the Swamp Thing! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING (1989)
Join Batman’s estranged daughter, the one-time Batgirl, and a whiny blonde tag-along as they battle the forces of evil in New Gotham in their short-lived 2002 TV show! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: BIRDS OF PREY (2002)
Relive the darkest chapter of the X-Men franchise as we take a look at Hugh Jackman’s first stab at solo superheroics! (Well, solo if you don’t count Gambit. Or Deadpool. Or Silver Fox. Or Kestrel. Or…) Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (2009)
Turn back the clock to revisit the FIRST truly bad superhero movie– and the worst Superman film that doesn’t have the name “Martha” in it! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SUPERMAN III (1983)
This Halloween, take a bite out of 1996’s forgotten Roger Corman comic book movie, as Talisa Soto takes on the role of bloodsucking superheroine Vampirella! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack Halloween Special: VAMPIRELLA (1996)
Go green with the first big-screen adaptation of Marvel’s Jade Giant! … You know, the one nobody really remembers anymore. Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: HULK (2003)
Dig your claws into the truly terrible Halle Berry vehicle that’s somehow worse than all the OTHER terrible Halle Berry vehicles: 2004’s tenuous Batman Returns spin-off, Catwoman! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: CATWOMAN (2004)
Witness Marvel’s second attempt at bringing their First Family to the big screen– y’know, the one that actually MADE it to the big screen– with 2005’s middling film debut of the Fantastic Four! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: FANTASTIC FOUR (2005)
Take a trip to Hell and back as we take a look at the best comic book movie 1997 had to offer! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: SPAWN (1997)
Revisit the ’80s with Marvel’s first live-action crack at America’s favorite gun-toting psychopathic “superhero”, the Punisher! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: THE PUNISHER (1989)
