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Conan The Adventurer Season 1 DVD Review

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by Eddy Most know the character Conan as the break out role of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1982 classic film Conan the Barbarian. Yet few know that Conan has appeared in comics, short stories and books as far back as the 1930’s. Other than the movies (Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer) which as a child of the 80’s I absolutely loved, I was also a big fan of the cartoon, Conan the Adventurer, that had come out in 1992 (so much so, that even 19 years later I once and a while find myself still singing the theme song). To my absolute joy and surprise, the first season of the show was released on DVD on July 26th. I had the good fortune of being able to receive a copy to watch and review with the help of Big Brother. Conan the Adventure, follows the adventure of Conan and his band of allies (Jezmine, Snagg, Needle, Greywolf and Zula) as they fight against the evil powers of the God Set in an attempt to save his parents who were turned into stone. While no where as … [Read more...]

The Expendables Movie Review

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By Eddy If it were 1988, it is likely that The Expendables would have been a ridiculously huge hit...I mean Avatar huge!  With stars like Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the latter two only making cameos, the movie already would have been guaranteed to top the box office.  Add on top of that Dolph Lundgren and Jet Li rounded out by tough looking men like Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Steve Austin and you would have all the makings of something pretty special. Unfortunately, for us and them it is 22 year later.  Most of the afore mentioned actors are now or soon will be past their prime, but that is what The Expendables is all about: these guys have reached their Lt. Murtagh point or the "I'm too old for this sh*t" stage of their career both in reality and in the film and we get to see how they handle it, which is to say watch them take out their sadness by decapitating some nameless Latin soldier. But even … [Read more...]