Monday, 4 November 2013

@proroan presents 'Batman (1966) or POW! How to Kill an Acting Career'

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This time, we're welcoming back young @proroan of 'Apparently Ranty' back to the mash-up, fresh off his analysis of 'Superman and the Mole-men', he dives back into the mean streets of Gotham where only one playboy billionaire can hold off the hordes of degenerate filth from consuming his once fair city. It's just him, the young boy in pants who lives in his cave, and his trusty series of animal repellent Bat-sprays!

'So, here we go with my first foray into the Marvel vs DC Movie Mashup and it's all the way back to 1966. World Cups and Harold Wilson, Blonde on Blonde and an Everton FA Cup win. But none of that really matters. Not when you're thinking about superheroes.

I'm a child of the '80s and I know two Batmans. One is the Dark Knight: stoic, emotionally stunted and very, very serious. The other is a camp cowboy in grey, unflattering cotton lycra mix with speech bubbles that come out of his hands.'


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'Goats in the Machine' review BATMAN (1966)

Our Marvel and DC mash-up plows along like the blogging juggernaut it is, this week aided by the sterling work of fantastic blogger/podcast @RJBayley, creator of Goats in the Machine .

In this installment, he's joined by mash-up partner @niallheseltine and #tmot stalwart @wanderingloulou as they look back at 1966's BATMAN, the Adam West fronted spectacular, and try to determine whether 60s era Batman is an incarnation to be cherished, or a betrayal of the very roots of the character.

Check out their spiffing discussion below!

'Batman the Movie' Review

Thursday, 31 October 2013

WHINECAST - 'Thor - The Dark World' review

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Well, here at WHINECAST, things have been rather Marvel heavy at the moment and Lordy lord, things are getting heavier this week with the release of Thor 2, smashing its way into cinemas like the god of thunder himself!

Tune in as we have our regular twenty minutes of spoiler free chat telling you whether or not to take a punt on this latest Marvel offering and then revel in our spoilerific chat in which we discuss the surprising but welcome love scene between Loki and Selvik!

'Thor- The Dark World' Review

WARNING - Everything that you see in this film will be, in one way or another, very, very pretty.

Thursday, 24 October 2013

'Superman II'

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Well, it's time for the plot of the mash-up to well and truly thicken (and possibly curdle) as we are leaping into the next phase of our look at the Crissy Reeve quartet, with the ambitious, sprawling, ridiculous, funny, disgracefully compromised 'Superman II'.

Partially filmed as part of one giant production with 78's 'Superman', 'II' is a film whose production is what some would describe as 'a bit troubled'. Others would call it 'an express elevator to hell'. Where lies the truth? The only way to find out is to listen to our damn commentary, but BEWARE, good listener - it's vital to recall that this instalment is recorded for the theatrical Richard Lester cut, known to contain at least 36% more dung!

'Superman II' Commentary

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Goats in the Machine joins the Mash-up

We are proud to welcome on board Goats in the Machine to The Marvel Vs DC movie mash-up!!!

RJ Bayley (@RJBayley) and Niall Heseltine (@niallheseltine) will be joining in on the project with their own brand of witty and insightful banter.

So listen in as they try and decide what to make of 1951's 'Superman and the Mole-men'! '.

Superman and the Mole Men.

Tuesday, 22 October 2013

'Superman: The Trailer' by @proroan

So, we've got ourselves a little treat this week with a written contribution to the mash-up from fine blogger and stellar human @proroan ! Now, this cheeky devil might be a little bit behind us, but he's coming up fast (almost faster than a speeding bullet you might say...or you might not), so take a trip back to Month 1 with his look at 'Superman and the mole-men'!

'Superman: The Trailer'

I love B movie sci fi. All of it, from War of the Worlds to The Thing From Another World and The Blob. Give me Day of the Triffids and a bag of Maltesers and I'll pretty much do what you want. So Superman and the Mole Men should be great, yeah?

Read the rest here- 'Superman: The Trailer' by @proroan

Thursday, 10 October 2013

'Superman'

The nights are getting darker, the wind is getting colder - so it must be October, a month internationally known as the one that kicks off the Christopher Reeve portion of our little Marvel Vs DC project!

Yep, we're jumping forward twelve years since last month to 1978, the year in which Dicky Donner delivered a film that was destined to be hugely influential in its sheer impact on the superhero movie genre.

There's earthquakes, wigs, lazy stars, amazing effects and a man who was possibly born to play the last son of Kryton - so let's get to it!

'Superman' Commentary

WARNING - This film may make you believe a man can fly