{"id":13159,"date":"2008-07-07T22:34:32","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T05:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/07\/07\/final-bachelor-movie-reviews.html"},"modified":"2015-05-08T12:25:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T18:25:20","slug":"final_bachelor_movie_revi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/07\/final_bachelor_movie_revi.html","title":{"rendered":"Final Bachelor Movie Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Margie and Katherine coming home tomorrow, here are a few last things I watched before they did.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0010X744G?&#038;tag=davedoesthebl-20\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Click here to go to Amazon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B0010X744G.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0910812\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tin Man<\/a> <\/em>(2007) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Good (4 stars out of 5)\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/stars4.jpg\" width=\"78\" \/>: For all that Sci-Fi channel&#8217;s original programming tends to suck, they can do a pretty decent job at times. This clever homage to Wizard of Oz (it&#8217;s not quite a retelling, but it reincorporates a whole slew of elements in an updated-yet-steampunkish kind of way) manages to stay entertaining for most of its&nbsp;three 90 minutes (broadcast time) episodes. The production values are low-value, and the plot stammers a bit toward the end, but it kept my attention and my amusement. I might very well watch this with Margie &#8212; and possibly Katherine, too.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000PFSYO4?&#038;tag=davedoesthebl-20\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Click here to go to Amazon\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/B000PFSYO4.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0902272\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justice League: New Frontier<\/a> <\/em>(2008) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Good (4 stars out of 5)\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/images\/stars4.jpg\" width=\"78\" \/>: A variant retelling of the formation of the Justice League of America, based on a 2003-04 comic series by that name. Set in the late 50s and early 60s, we get smatterings of McCarthyesque red-baiting and general paranoia, set against luscious retro settings, as the various heroes &#8212; Flash, Jonn Jonnz, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and an initially pre-GL Hal Jordan struggle with what it means to be a hero for the people in the face of social ostracism and government suspicion. It works pretty well, even if some of the voice artist choices are a bit off, and for someone with a love of Silver Age DC, there&#8217;s chewy bits a-plenty. It&#8217;s also rated PG-13 for some fairly violent scenes and a fairly high body count, making it a dubious choice for Katherine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Margie and Katherine coming home tomorrow, here are a few last things I watched before they did. 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