Superman Batman Public Enemies

 

TITLE-Superman Batman Public Enemies

SOURCE-Warner Premiere DVD

Now I have never read the comic series this  film is based on. Never really been a big Superman fan. And Batman is one I like but depends  on the creative team.

A meteor is heading to Earth,Lex Luthor is President of the USA. Using manipulated footage Luther convinces the US citizens that Superman murdered Mentallo. Leading to a pile of heroes hunting for Superman and Batman. All while Luthor is up to something and this meteor is not that far from hitting Earth.

I love how the animation style used in the film looks like a tweeked version of the Timmverse style. The voice work is well done. And the film isn't too long. 

What I really enjoyed is how many lesser known heroes get to appear. Black Lightning,Captain Atom,Nightshade and so many others get appearances. Then you got Power Girl in a major role. With a sly joke about her best known feature when her,Batman and Superman have to goto a 13  year old genius to stop the Kryptonite meteor from hitting Earth.

I know there is a sequel. Which deals with what was in that meteor. Had that part spoiled for me already. Will track that sequel down soon.

Superman Batman Public Enemies gets a B-

D.O.A.Dead or Alive

 

TItle-D.O.A. Dead or Alive

SOURCE-Dimension Extreme DVD

I was the perfect age when the fighting game genre blew up in the arcades. By the time  DOA hit systems I was out of video games. So while I had played some DOA game a few times I don't know much about the  franchise or it's lore. Just wanted to get that out first before talking  about the  film.

There is  an invite only fighting  tournament. The film starts with us seeing the various people getting invited.  Got Devon  Aoki as a princess who is  also a ninja, Holly Valance as a thief. And Jaime Pressly as Tina Armstrong a pro wrestler.

This is a plot I've seen many times in various martial arts films. Fighters invited  to an island for a tournament. The twist  this  time is the guy  running  it all  is  Eric Roberts. And he  is injecting  each  fighter with nanobots. So he  can  record them  and  then  sell  this  data to  other fighters around  the world.

Yes the film is dumb,and knows this so runs  with it. Imagine a bigger budgeted Bruceplotation film. That is what DOA Dead or Alive is. Not the  best movie  based  on  a video game,but also far from the  worst.

DOA Dead or Alive gets a C+

Meatballs IV

 

TITLE-Meatballs IV

SOURCE-MVD Rewind Collection Blu Ray

Starting off as a film known as Happy Campers,no not the early 2000's film. But mid way through  production they paid for the  Meatballs rights,which pissed the director off. He hate sequels.

But really this ain't a sequel. Just another film set at a summer camp. This time it is a ski camp. On a lake where there is two camps. One ran by the late great Jack Nance,and the other ran by Sarah Douglas. Jack's camp is losing customers so he rehires the best skier ever Ricky Wade (Corey Haim) who even though he is the same  age or maybe a year older than the campers calls them kids often.

The camp ran by Sarah Douglas starts pulling stunts to get the other camps campers to leave. Leading up to a contest winner gets both camps. 

It's your standard 80s camp comedy. Just happening in the  early 90s and almost  all the female cast if former Playmates of the month. And  really it is one I happened to see so many  times. When it hit cable SHowtime had the rights  and aired it  at least once a week. 

This Blu Ray looks  and sounds  great. Way better than it looked when I saw it on Showtime. And better than the DVD rip  I have had for years. 

Extras there isn't many. Get trailers for 3 other films  MVD is releasing/has released. Trailer  for Meatballs 4.Then  a 55 minute interview with the director. Which is loaded with info. The director also did Repossessed and a few other cult classics.

Meatballs 4 isn't some amazing comedy. But if you want a throwback  to 80s style comedy it is perfect. And this release is a great  way to watch it.

Meatballs 4 gets a B.