The Superman Quadrilogy (1978-1987)

Jacked Up Movie Reviews

"The Superman Quadrilogy" (1978-1987)

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The hit television series that captivated audiences for a decade, "Smallville" will come to a climactic end in May.  I just wanted to take this time to talk about the Superman that I grew up with...Christopher Reeve.

"YOU WILL BELIEVE A MAN CAN FLY!"

These films were my introduction to Superman before I got into the comic books, and Reeve to me was the perfect embodiment of the Man of Steel.

All four films hosted a slew of cinematic all-stars including Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Richard Pryor. 

Out of all the movies my favorite had to be "Superman II". Terence Stamp as General Zod was the perfect menacing force to face our hero and take over the world, in which he succeeded when Supes gave up his powers to be with Lois Lane.

After learning of Zod's global conquest, Clark returns to the Fortress of Solitude to restore his powers thus leading into the most kick-ass confrontation between good and evil ever put on film at that time.

From George Reeves all the way to Brandon Routh, whichever incarnation of Superman you grew up with...they all stood for the same thing: Truth, Justice and the American Way.

Coming in 2012, Henry Cavill (The Count of Monte Cristo and Stardust) will don the cape in Zack Snyder's (Watchmen, 300 and Sucker-Punch) Superman reboot.  Will he live up to the expectations? Time will tell.

Christopher Reeve may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.

Here is my all time favorite scene from "Superman II"

Until next time...I'm Justin, and you just got Jacked!

Incognito Cinema Warriors XP (2008-????)

Jacked Up Movie Reviews

"Incognito Cinema Warriors XP" (2008-????)

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For this review I thought I'd change things up a little by reviewing a show that makes fun of bad movies and public domain shorts...no, not that one.

"WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE, WHO NEEDS BAD MOVIES?"

"Incognito Cinema Warriors XP" or ICWXP for short is an homage/tribute to the sci-fi/comedy show "Mystery Science Theater 3000".  But instead of a guy being trapped in space on a satellite watching bad movies with two robots, it's about a soldier who takes cover in an abandoned movie theater during the zombie apocalypse and is forced to watch bad movies and shorts by the theater owner/mad scientist...with two robots.

Think MST3K meets Resident Evil.

Special Unit C.O.R.P.S. (Command of Re-Animate Processing and Suppression) Commander Rick Wolf in a last ditch effort to survive the living dead uprising, agrees...against his will...to sit through the Cine-A-Sorrow Theater's entire supply of movies and shorts by Dr. Harrison Blackwood.

Rick is joined in this deranged experiment by two wise-cracking robots invented by Dr. Blackwood to help run the theater.

Johnny Cylon (The Usher Bot) and Topsy Bot 5000 (Popcorn/Refreshment Bot) join Rick in the theater as it is considered a "panic room" of sorts just in case the zombies get in.

So far there have been 4 episodes of this great series.

Episode 1 "Bride of the Gorilla"

Episode 2 "Lady Frankenstein"

Episode 3 "Bloody Pit of Horror"

and

Episode 4 "Werewolf In A Girls' Dormitory"

You know with titles like these...the movies deserve to be riffed.

I'm very proud to say that the movie for Episode 4 that they make fun of is a movie that I picked out for them and I was personally thanked in the audio commentary along with having my fan email read at the end of the show.

If you are a fan of MST3K or zombie films, this show is totally worth it.  These guys need all the help they can get to keep the show going.

You can find out more about them at their website http://www.icwxp.com/ where you can find all the episodes for sale. (Episode 1 is in limited supply and no more copies will be made after they are sold out, so get them while you can.)  You can also purchase a bloopers/behind the scenes disc and t-shirts with the show logo on them.

You can also keep the show living (or undead) by hitting the DONATE button on the websites homepage. 

To see what these guys are all about, here are some random clips from the different episodes:

ICWXP: Taking on evil...one bad movie at a time.


Until next time...I'm Justin, and you just got Jacked!