Before the commonplace intertextuality, that became conventional in both cinemas and streaming platforms, there was a time that franchise mix-ups were a rarity. In 1999, Alan Moore drew upon some of the tallest tales of the public domain, to fashion intriguing graphic novels dedicated to … Continue reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Crime capers, murder mysteries, and whodunits have been a captivating form of artistic expression for centuries. These creative conundrums have been set in exciting locales and feature a wide variety of professions, regardless of if it made sense or not. As such, it is a … Continue reading Basic (2003)
The dawn of the millennium brought with it the Sega Dreamcast, and though the console shone briefly, it did produce a lot of zeitgeist capturing games that still resonate fondly with, One such example, Sega’s Crazy Taxi, showed that light-hearted action, speed, and a reckless … Continue reading Treehouse of Simpsons Spinoffs Part 2: The Simpsons: Road Rage (2003)
Like Doom just before it, the impact that Grand Theft Auto has had on gaming is astounding, from causing moral panics to shaping gameplay in competitors. Inspiring an open world sandbox gold rush of copy-cat competitors each providing their style to the winning formula. Many … Continue reading True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
As storytelling takes us to the stars, it often becomes tempting to move beyond the classic conflict of good and evil. But it can be tempting to return to the safe and familiar waters of biblical prophecy, theistic combat. In 2003 Konami teamed up with … Continue reading Apocalyptica (2003)
When Batman TAS entered the scene, it was a serious noirish take in the world of Superhero animation, borrowing from the Fleischer cartoons of old. It was also a huge success, spawning a franchise of its own. In 2003 the colourful world of Batman TAS … Continue reading Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003)
It became the in thing to make apocalyptic predictions before the year 2000. The Terminator franchise prophesied a Robot uprising in the year 1997, but it is hard to forecast doom if that date comes and goes without nary a metallic massacre. In 2003, Skynet … Continue reading Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
While film adaptations of games have often been tarred with negativity, game adaptations of films have often been marred with the same issues too. The uncomfortable challenge being that the two mediums, despite looking similar have strengths and weaknesses that don’t complement each other. But … Continue reading The Great Escape (2003)
There’s nothing like a frozen wilderness to inspire fear, we’ve seen it in The Thing, Alien Vs Predator, The Grey. Despite our conquering of other elements, we weren’t meant to survive the tundra. In 2003, a book that helped a writer deal with a car … Continue reading Dreamcatcher (2003)
It’s the classic conundrum, you have a film, it does well, and now you want to capture the magic again. How do you do so without robbing the film of the conclusion you gave it? Luckily for a universal concept like thwarting death, returning to … Continue reading Deadly Intuition Part 2 – Final Destination 2 (2003)
The Real Mr. Positive 