Time of Death: September 1980; “Archie’s Alone” S2 E1 Archie Bunker’s Place- November 2, 1980
Edith Bunker was well known after spending years on All My Family as the wife of Archie Bunker. When Jean Stapleton decided to leave the show, All in the Family became Archie Bunker’s Place and Edith spent the first season off screen. The decision was made that, in order to move the character Arcvhie forward, Edith had to die. She died off screen and her death was explained in the second season premiere. Though her death occurred off screen, Edith Bunker’s loss was felt by Archie for seasons after.
It is that time of the week again. I had had hopes that I could get this done on Sunday, but it just did not work out. So I am back on Monday with the EYC Comic Cavalcade. It is post #225 too, another of those comic benchmarks that usually requires some kind of anniversary celebration. I am waiting for 250 before we do.
I was able to pick up the original four-issues of Hour of the Wolf from Mad Cave and the 12-issue Camelot 3000 series from DC back in the day. I am currently doing a Daily Read on the Hour of the Wolf and I intend on doing Camelot 3000 next.
Comic of the Week
Hammer Head #1
This is a great horror book out from Mad Cave. Brand new this week. The main protagonist, Julie McCormick, was the sole survivor of the immortal slasher Henry “Hammer Head” Elgin killing spree.
Twenty years later, Julie is arrested and finds herself in a mysterious, high security prison.
I enjoyed this book very much and I love this variant cover even though it did not quite make the Medalists this week.
Books this Week:
Amazing Spider-Man #1001. Written by Joe Kelly and art by Pepe Larraz. Cover art was done by Federico Blee. I also picked up Cover B by Todd Nauck. This continues the story from ASM #1000 with Aunt May and her son Cormac Crane. Crane is the villain Ravage, but it does not seem as if he and Peter are going to mend their fences.
Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1. Written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle with art by Fran Galan. Cover art was done by Patricio Delpeche. With the DC Studios movie Clayface coming out this coming weekend, this series may be picking up some steam.
Mark Spears: Graveyard Shift #1. Written, illustrated and cover art by Mark Spears. The new book from Mark Spears debuted this week. The art is still the highlight to me as Mark Spears is just spectacular. The story featuring the Boss gathering together a crew for the “graveyard shift” to take care of business. I liked this, but it did feel like the same as we usually got from him. Love the art though.
Sicko #3. Written by Tini Howard and illustrated and cover art by Amilcar Pinna. Valentine returned to OMELAS, but she has discovered that this was a mistake. Valentine discovered that several other patients with Breton’s Disease had mutations giving them powers much like Valentine. This has been a solid book so far from Ignition Press.
Lion King #6. Written by Edwin Galmon with art by George Kambadais. Cover art was done by Edwin Galmon. After the first five story arc that included Simba, we now have a new story with Timbon and Pumbaa, and it was a fun start. It felt like a small little issue with a fun story dealing with Pumbaa seeing things that were not there… or were they. It was another fun issue form this unexpectedly good book.
Legion of Super-Heroes #2. “No Escape.” Written by Joshua Williamson and art by Hayden Sherman. Cover art was done by Hayden Sherman & Tamra Bonvillain. Brainiac 1 of 5 and Matter-Eater Lad are trying to solve the case of the murder of R.J. Brande. Garth Ranzz is looking for a new trainer so he can become a super hero. I have liked this new version of Legion.
The Doom Patrol #2. “That’s the Spirit!” Written by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art and cover art was done by Niko Henrichon. While I have never been a fan of Doom Patrol before, I have been loving the first two issues of this new version from DC. I have found the characters to be extremely compelling and I am happy to be learning about them. This has been excellent so far.
Teen Titans #2. “AFK” Written by Kyle Higgins and art and cover art by Danielle Di Nicuolo. I have liked this new Teen Titans book, and the idea of kind of setting them opposite of Nightwing feels fun. I have to say that I am struggling with learning the characters. In Doom Patrol, there is only three characters for me to learn about, but Teen Titans has multiple ones and only the Red Hood is the only one that I know well. I do like this and I am into the book.
Iron Man #10. “Who is Citizen V?” Written by Joshua Williamson with art by Carmen Carnero. Cover art was done by Ryan Stegman & Frank Martin. Happy Hogan is back alive as Citizen V, which was revealed last issue. This gives us background on how he is alive and why he did not tell Tony about his truth.
Nova: Return of the Rings #1. “Return of the Rings” Written by Josh Trujillo and Rafael Loureiro with art by Bruno Abdias. “Shining Light” Written by Juan Ponce and art by Andy Pereira. Cover art was done by Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado. Sam Alexander is back in the helmet. This is a one-shot and the comic indicated that Sam will be back in the pages of Iron Man. Iron Man? That is a weird tie-in. I am anxious to see what that is like.
Barbara Gordon: Breakout #6. “Old Friend.” Written by Mariko Tamaki with art by Pablo M. Collar. Cover art was done by Karl Kerschl. Barbara Gordon is still in prison, and the end of this issue brought about a huge arrival… Two-Face. Two-Face just had his own mini-series and now he is here to deal with Barbara Gordon.
Ice Cream Man: Chocolate/Vanilla Twist #1. “Raspberry Suprise” Written by W. Maxwell Prince with art by Martin Morazzo. Cover was done my Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran. A black & white story that reaffirmed that Ice Cream Man is the BEST of all the horror anthology of all time. So many other books have come out since Ice Cream Man to a various amount of success, but Ice Cream Man is consistently the best read of all of them. Plus, they are the most original and big-swinging horror book of them all. This special was a fabulous issue that I enjoyed tremendously.
12-Foot Skeleton #1. Written by Aaron Campbell & Tim Seeley with art and cover art by Ben Templesmith (Silver Medalist). Another cool new horror book with two kids at the heart of the book. The Halloween decorations in their yard is more than just a decoration. It is a fun concept and the first issue was solid. Ignition Press has been hitting on all cylinders over the last year or so, and they have earned my trust on reading new issues. More often than not, they are really good.
Wolverine: Paradise #1. Written, Drawn, and cover art by Dan Panosian. This book has a different feel than a lot of the other Marvel books “set in the past” that we have had so many recently. This one feels more special. Dazzler is making an appearance in the book, which is always great. I really love the look of the art from Dan Panosian. It had the great atmosphere for this throwback story.
DNX #3. Written by Jed MacKay with art by Federico Vicentini. Cover art was done by Kaare Andrews. The X-Men are desperately trying to prevent the crashing of their ship into Philadelphia after 3X escaped. How are they going to stop the metal missile? How about Magneto? Magneto makes his fully powered return thanks to the FF and he arrived at the end of the issue. DNX has been interesting so far.
X-Men #39. Written by Jed MacKay and art by Netho Diaz. Cover art was done by Tony S. Daniel & Jay David Ramos. While the action in Philadelphia is hot and heavy, the Factory in Alaska has been left … well, not quite defenseless. O*N*E* was going to make an attack on the factory. Xorn and John Greycrow have been left behind to protect it. However, it seemed that it was not just them… but also Glob.
Black Cat #15. “Dress for Success” Written by G. Willow Wilson and art by Gleb Melnikov. Cover art was done by Josemaria Casanova. Peter Parker asked for help from Black Cat, going undercover at the opera. So Felicia needed a new dress. Problem: the dress shop would not take cash. So Cat just chose to steal the dress. This brings Tombstone into the mix as well. Black Cat is such a fun book with some great writing by G. Willow Wilson.
Batman & Robin Year One- Dynamic Duos #3. Written by Mark Waid and art by Chris Samnee. Cover art was done by Chris Samnee and Mat Lopes. Robin’s undercover mission does not go well, as he is placed in the situation where he had to prove himself by shooting Catwoman. Dick was able to get out of that, but Catwoman followed him to his meet up with Batman. This has been a great series so far. Even though there are like three hundred Batman books.
Spawn ’77 #2. Written by Mark Spears & Todd McFarlane with art by Mark Spears. Variant cover B art was done by Shawn Crystal. Spawn works extremely well in the art style of Mark Spears. I think Spawn is much like the monsters that Spears is used to draw.
Cassie #1. Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated and cover art by Eleonora Carlini. This Boom! Studios book was a bizarre baseball book. I have had several strange baseball books over the last couple of years, but this one I just could not get through. It is only a one-shot, but I would not have been buying it had it been a series.
The Infernal Hulk vs. Fantastic Four #1. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson with art by Cian Tormey. Cover art was done by Nic Klein. The Infernal Hulk is trying to create a new age of monsters, and now it is up to the Fantastic Four to stand in his way. Unfortunately, they take quite a beating.
Venom #1. Written by Charles Soule with art by Tommaso Bianchi. Cover art was done by Davide Paratore. Charles Soule writing Venom is interesting. The book has reset Venom, with Eddie Brock back in the symbiote and in New York to save people. I am not sure if I want to continue with Venom, but this first issue was pretty solid. We’ll have to see.
Generation X-23 #9. “Have a Nice Trip” Written by Jody Hauser with art by Marco Renna. Variant cover B art was done by Partha Pratim. I have loved this book so far. I did not expect this book to be as enjoyable as it is. These young characters are all fabulous and I am hoping this book keeps going after issue 10 (although it seems most Marvel books do not any longer).
Wade Wilson: Deadpool #9. “Big Guns Part 3 of 4” Written by Benjamin Percy with art by Geoff Shaw. Cover art was done by Geoff Shaw & Alex Sinclair. The sort of team-up between Deadpool and the Punisher moves along into the third part as Bullseye joins the conflict. One more issue with the crossover in the next Punisher.
Other Books this Week: The Seasons #12, 100 Bullets: The US of Anger #4, Blood & Thunder #18, X-Men ’97 Season 2 #5, Star Crossed #3, DC Studios Clayface #1, Planet Atmos: Exordium #6, Avengers: Meals to Astonish #1, Horror Comics: Dead Man’s Party #1, Bludwire #4, and Jinx & Stitches: The Great Revenge #1.
Quick Hits: Mad #602 is out this week with a look at the world of art. It is nice that it is still being released at a semi-regular rate. There is a cool and lovely black & white version of the Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1. I’ll pick up the rest of the series from Image. There are a series of art from Lee Bermejo in the Amazing Spider-Man: Amazing Visions #1. There is an interview inside this book with Bermejo along with his art of some of the greatest Spider-Man moments of the history of Marvel. This was also the bronze medalist for the week. I grabbed the foil version of Archie vs. the Terminator #1 from Dynamite. It is a cool cover, and the Archie renaissance continues. Captain Britain: 50th Anniversary Special #1 dropped from Marvel this week as there are several past Captain Britain stories. Pancho Villa: Monster Hunter #2 keeps sending our Mexican hero after monsters. This Amp book has been entertaining so far. Babylon Cove #5 brings this story to a conclusion. It was a decent book, but maybe not as great as I had hoped. We look at Mrs. Hyde in the Accessories #3, which is the third of four issues. They have just now introduced all of the members of the Accessories and there is only one issue left. I wonder if this should have been more issues than four. Batman-Bad Seeds: Streets of Gotham #1 was the gold medalist for the Favorite Comic Cover of the Week for the B variant cover. The Nice House By the Sea #12 wrapped up the new series this week from Vertigo. Of course, this series was not from Vertigo when it started. We focus on Elita Prime in Transformers #37 on Cybertron in the war. Elita learns a lesson. New ID book You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive #1 arrived on the stands this week. This is one that I am going to need to see a little bit more before I decide if I like it. The Omega Book #3 continues to be wild and bizarre. Love the swing this series took. I am shocked at some of the scenes from Chachu #3, because Iman Vellani is such a sweetheart that I did not expect a blowjob scene. Speaking of sex stuff, Lilith: Blood & Burlesque #1 had a cover by Garth Graham that is very sexy. Then, I received this in the mail from eBay today: Watson v. Holmes #1. What an interesting book. It is a twelve-issue series. I have #2 coming from eBay as well and I have added it to my pull list.
With the second issue of Hour of the Wolf, we get some backstory on the painter of the mysterious painting that steals people away, and Owen Blackwood is inside the painting looking for the woman and her daughter.
The first half of the issue was pretty exposition heavy, but the second half was freaky and enjoyable. I do like the story so far. It is a very creative storyline and has some elements of horror too.
The art is excellent and work well for the idea of the painting.
Second issue felt a little short for a four issue series, but Owen and the woman are together and so we will see the story progress.
Time of Death: Agatha All Along; September 25, 2024 S1 E3 “Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials“
Poor Mrs. Hart. Or should I say Sharon Davis. Mrs Hart was the name given to her by Wanda Maximoff inside the Hex during WandaVision, and, of course, that is all that Agatha Harkness knew her by. So when Agatha recruited her out of desperation for her coven (despite Sharon not being a witch), Sharon was stuck on the Witches’ Road. After the first trial, Sharon died from drinking poisoned wine. Mrs. Hart was one of the many joys of this show.
I caught back up with American Horror Story’s 13th season after missing a few weeks. I watched episodes 7-10 of the big crossover season.
These four episodes featured the witches from AHS: Coven heavily, specifically in the first two of these four episodes. We also get back to Ben, and we learn what his deal is and why he has that tattoo 616 on his back.
I did love seeing the Nightstalker, Dahmer and Zodiac make appearances only to get their asses handed to them.
I have to say that the first six episodes of this season were fun, but I was not very invested in them. I think a big reason was that there were a lot of Easter eggs with characters showing up from seasons that I did not watch or did not remember. For every Twisty or Rubber Man, there were two or three characters that I did not know.
However, with the focus on the Coven witches, even though that was not my most favorite season, I was able to focus in on what the story was going to be, and these last four episodes had me bought in.
We find out the truth behind Mr. Nas and his purpose. A bet between God and Satan? How very Chris DeBurgh of the show. Constance discovering the shocking truth behind her own parentage, which was a big time cock block as well.
Then, the end of episode ten, with Ben, who just learned of his own position as son of Satan and Satan’s potential right hand man on earth, heads to Miss Robichaux’s Academy to confront the Coven who is beginning their search for him.
These episodes felt very much more concise, more planned and we more than just a bunch of member-berries. These have me much more excited for American Horror Story than I was before, as it was clear that the last AHS episode I watched was Oct. 4. It won’t be two weeks until I watch episode 11, for sure.
I picked up the original four issues of this Mad Cave series, released in 2024, off eBay because the company was releasing the fifth issue and continuing the run. I was curious about the book, and because of that, I decided to do a Daily Read of the first five issues.
I have not done a Daily Read since I read the first book of the Starhenge series, and this one works very well as the next one. I have Camelot 3000 #1-12 that might be the next series I do, but with the busy time of October, we will have to see if the schedule permits that.
But the schedule will allow me to do this since there are only five issues at this moment.
I did not know what to expect, but I was engaged immediately with the bizarre painting and the manner in which the painting came to life.
I found myself intrigued as well by the main protagonist, Owen Blackwood, who was an agent of Wolvenheart. The agents of Wolvenheart are time travelers and they have one hour to complete their mission, always during the time frame of 3-4 AM.
I loved the concept laid out with the first issue and I am excited to see where it goes from here. Apparently, this is a part of a universe called Underworld, which I do not know much about. After a little research, it seemed to include the books Revolution 9 and Exit City, neither of which I know anything about.
I have seen several versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers before, but I had never seen the original 1956 version, so I found it on Amazon Prime and added it to the list of the October 13.
You could tell this was a classic because it was just a wonderful film.
The film was an allegory for the world at the time, with the Joe McCarthy Communist “Red Scare” Hearings creating a paranoia about who may not be what they seem. This is obviously a commentary about that dark period in American history with the pod people being substituted for the Commies.
According to IMDB, “A small-town doctor slowly comes to realize that the population of his community is being perfectly duplicated and replaced by an alien entity.“
Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter were our lead protagonists in this epic thriller with an amazing amount of tension and sinister suspense. The movie moves at a brisk pace and has a true creepy nature to it. The black and white worked great to keep the mood filled with anxiety.
Starting off with McCarthy as Dr. Miles J. Bennell in what seemed like an asylum flipping out was a strong beginning and a great hook for the film.
This is an iconic movie with a top notch performance from Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. You can’t help but root for them, even though you know that they were not together at the hospital like we saw at the beginning. I was hoping for a hopeful ending, and, while that may not be exactly what we got, it was a proper end to the film.
The second episode of the series has some interesting moments, especially with Linda Cardellini.
Pam Voorhees went to The Experience, a self-help group led by Wilhelm (Nathan Darrow). I really thought that Wilhelm, the guru who ran the program, was going to be the next victim on the list of Pam, after she murdered those agents last week (although it was in self-defense). Wilhelm was a really a-hole and I kind of wanted to see him killed. However, someone else caught up to Wilhelm before Pam could and left him a bloody (albeit alive) mess.
Something scary is going down at Camp Crystal Lake as the counselors were having a party, only to be disrupted by rain. Before the rain, Grace had shown up to the party, trying to look older. She was dismissed by Claudette. Grace told Claudette that she saw her having sex with Barry at the time of Jason’s drowning, but Claudette tossed that threat aside. Grace threw away her cloggers and they wound up being chucked at Barry’s car at the end of the episode when they see some giant monster in the woods.
Not sure how I felt about this episode. I have not been a huge fan of Friday the 13th but the first episode was interesting enough to make me want to continue. I hope the next episodes will pick up the pace or I might have to forget about watching more of Crystal Lake.
The next film in the October 13 is a 60’s film featuring the iconic Vincent Price as the Last Man on Earth.
Dr. Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) was a survivor of a plague that crossed the world. The plague turned the victims into a vampire/zombie-type hybrid that came out at night. Morgan would go out in the day and try to kill and burn however many vampires he could.
Vincent Price was as wonderful as he always was. The overall production of the film was not as strong as it could have been. It had some weaker sound design and the vampires were not the best looking threats we have ever had. I have a feeling that came from a low budget.
I do like how it was filmed in black & white. It makes the film feel more like one of the past movies in the genre.
There seems to be three prevailing theories in my head about DTF St. Louis.
One: Carol killed Floyd by upping the dose of amphezyne, a deadly combination with the blood thinners Floyd was taking.
Two: Floyd accidentally overdosed himself with the amphezyne.
Three: Floyd could not be a better person, even if he is a little kinky.
Looking at three first, we got even more examples of Floyd being just the best guy ever. He saved the blind teenager from falling into the pool. He spotted him out the window while he was watching Carol and Clark in the motel room.
Oh, when we thought last week that Floyd had “caught” them, it turned out that he had approached them and asked to watch.
Looking at number one, Carol sure looks suspicious. She lied to the police about the bike. She acted like she had no clue about the life insurance. She asked what would happen if Floyd took too much amphezyne. She sure is acting guilty.
I do not believe that Carol killed him, but there is definitely something going on with her. She does not seem like a grieving widow.
Theory two: Could Floyd have done something to himself? Suicide in some manner? Has something happened between what we have seen and the death to make him hopeless? Clark told his lawyer that he stopped telling the police the story because the rest would hurt Floyd. What did that mean?
There are only two more episodes remaining, with the final coming on November 1st.
Actors: Miles Ekhardt, Mikkel Karin-Fidler, Jack Molloy Legault, and Matilda Legnault
Time of Death: October 26, 2025; S1 E1 “The Pilot”
The HBO Max TV show prequel to the movie franchise, It, came out and was a major hit. However, it kicked off its first episode by introducing us to some awesome kid characters that Pennywise then promptly killed off in the final moments of the episode. It was brutal. It was a shock. It set the tone for the series moving forward. I know some people reacted poorly to the first episode slaughter because they liked these kids so much, but I understand the reasoning behind it, and the show certainly was able to recover from the moment.
Boston Legal has always had some wonderful guest stars over the years who played some extremely memorable characters. The three episodes of season two had several examples of some of the best.
Catherine Piper- played by Betty White. She had been on previous episodes as well as on The Practice. She starts robbing convenience stores to get Alan’s attention.
Jerry Espenson- played by Christian Clemenson, who would eventually become a series regular… at this point was just an eccentric lawyer who would not take his hands off his thighs. He also held a knife to Shirley’s neck when he found out that he was not making partner.
Daniel Post- played by Michael J. Fox, who was a young CEO who had terminal cancer, but becomes involved with Denise. Daniel was very spoiled and used his money to try and take advantage of a special cancer trial.
Bev Bridge- played by Joanna Cassidy, had sex with Denny the night they met… the the coat check room. Denny and Bev planned to marry, and the firm worried about the influence she would have over Denny. She does fire the sandwich guy.
This is not just guest stars, but these roles are being played by big name stars. They all would appear in several episodes, if not many more.
These episodes start to show that Alan Shore is more than just a lawyer with questionable ethics. They are showing Alan as a man who is willing to fight for what he believes and for his clients. He might still do what it takes (like bribe a witness with a new car), but I might go as far as to say that Alan is beginning to become the heart and soul of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. He’s always been a good man deep down, but much of these episodes show him being a good man outwardly.
These three episodes in the third season of the Muppet Show are starting to show how the talent level is going up. These three stars, Roy Clark, Gilda Radner and Pearl Bailey, were sensational performers and they are able to do so much.
Roy Clark is so talented with his ability to play multiple instruments. In the one song, he played the fiddle, the guitar, the banjo and the mandolin. Impressive as always. He sang one of my favorites, Yesterday When I Was Young too.
Gilda Radner showed off both her singing skills and her comedy chops as some Muppet Labs super adhesive glue got out and wound up having everyone stuck to each other. Radner was chewing the scenery, almost literally.
Pearl Bailey has a remarkable voice and they took advantage of it with several numbers.
These episodes had several editions of the standbys, Pigs in Space, Muppet Labs and At the Dance.
It still amazes me when this kids show pulls out stuff like the “jousting scene from Camelot.” It never missed to elevate the acts intended to not only entertain, but to educate.
The new thriller with a credibility-stretching premise came out this weekend. Whalefall sees our main character getting swallowed by a sperm whale.
According to IMDB, “Follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father’s remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.”
Austin Abrams starred as Jay Gardiner, the kid who winds up inside the whale. Josh Brolin played his father, Mitt Gardiner. I think that Austin Abrams does a great job, and he is having a big year after starring in the new Resident Evil film. I think he is a star in the making.
Now, the whale in the room is this… you absolutely need to suspend your disbelief in order to accept this premise. The idea that someone could be swallowed by a whale and attempt to survive is just ridiculous and implausible. If you can get past that, the scenes where Abrams is swallowed by the whale (thanks a lot squid) and trying to survive inside the whale are compelling, stressful and engaging as hell. I was fully tense the entire time Jay was inside the whale.
The film used flashbacks to give more details to the relationship between Jay and Mitt. Most of these flashbacks were okay, even if the ones that they showed were kind of heavy-handed. All of the flashbacks played a role in the situation Jay was in. The flashbacks were nowhere near as captivating as the scenes inside the whale. Josh Brolin was fine, if not good, as Mitt, but the character itself was fairly stereotypical.
The first two acts of Whalefall were tremendous and created such a suspenseful tone that it was feeling as if it was going to be one of the best movies of the year. Sadly, the third act was nowhere near as strong and, while still not keeping me from enjoying the film overall, it did bring my opinion of the film down. No spoilers of course, but I just did not think the ending reached the high levels of the first two acts.
The effects inside the whale were absolutely spectacular. They created such a feeling of claustrophobia and tension that the scenes were hard to watch at times. I was always waiting for the next thing to drop to cause trouble for Jay. The sound mix was perhaps Oscar level as the sounds inside the whale and the lead up to Jay being inside was just amazing.
One area that was a problem was the fact that Jay had to keep a mouthpiece in his mouth the whole time he was in the whale because of the toxic air in the whale’s stomach, and that led to Austin Abrams having to mumble a lot of the lines he had. It was difficult to understand what he was saying through much of the movie. So much so that perhaps they should have given an ADR for Abrams so he could be heard. It may have been used to give some realism to a series of scenes that had little to no realism about them. Maybe they could have placed words on the screen so the audience could know what Jay was saying.
I enjoyed this movie for most of the runtime, though it did slip from my initial thoughts of it challenging for the top 10 of the year to a point where it is a movie that I would recommend and liked, but not loved.
I did not think that the trailer to this new version of the video game, Street Fighter, was very good. In fact, I thought it looked bad. However, I knew that WWE Superstars Cody Rhodes and Joe ‘Roman Reigns’ Anoai appeared as characters, and so, even with Cody displaying the ridiculous hairdo of Guile, I wanted to see the film.
After watching the new Street Fighter, I confirm that the trailer was an accurate description of the film. This really did suck.
According to IMDB, “Street Fighters Ryu and Ken reunite when Chun-Li recruits them for the World Warrior Tournament. As they face a hidden conspiracy, they must confront each other and their past-or face destruction.“
Ken was played by DC Movie Black Adam’s Atom Smasher himself, Noah Centineo and Ryo was played by GI Joe’s Stormshadow, Andrew Koji. I am sorry to say that neither of these actors were good in this movie. Ken was especially difficult to watch because the character was meant to be stupid. He sure was that, so maybe Centineo does a better job of it than I expected.
Oddly enough, I thought Cody Rhodes was the most entertaining aspect of this movie, as Guile and his incompetent, smart-aleck quips. I even got use to the ridiculous hairdo. Unfortunately, Roman did not get much of a character in the film. But he did look great. I acknowledge that.
The story of Street Fighter is so dumb that it takes away from anything positive that the film may have. I found it boring for a good chunk of the film and I could not close my mind off enough to enjoy it. Things happened off screen that seemed to be important to the overall film.
I do like David Dastmalchian, who is always a great choice for a villain, even if M. Bison is a one-note villain. Jason Momoa was in this too, but I spent most of his time on screen trying to figure out if that was Roman Reigns playing the role.
The film looked decent. I liked the color and the design of most of the film. The music was filled with needledrops that were really on the nose.
The ending was left open for a sequel that, I can imagine, that if you were enjoying the movie, you would have been upset at the lack of a satisfying conclusion. I had long since given up on enjoying the movie so the crappy ending did not bother me any more.
The film was too long. It was too dumb. It was not a fun kind of dumb. It was more the stupid kind of dumb. This could have had a role as a satire/parody, but it was supposed to be too serious.
I did like the animated sections they used to fill in the exposition. They should have done more with that. Any time they went back to the live action, this movie suffered.
This was much worse that the Mortal Kombat film from earlier this year. Thank goodness for Cody Rhodes.
