STACK #122 Dec 2015

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Heroes in a half shell. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Release Date: 10/12/14 Format:

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Digital Reality In Your Face! The Turtles in 3D It Ain’t Easy Being Green Evolutionary Mash-Up Turtle Rock Extended Ending “Shell Shocked” Music Video Making of “Shell Shocked”

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Cowabunga! Who would have thunk back in 1984 that this ridiculous sounding quartet of superheroes would escape the pages of a comic book to take over cartoons, movies, video games and cosplay. “Turtle Power” has endured, and with performance capture technology having recently revived (and revolutionised) the dormant Planet of the Apes franchise, now

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3D Blu-ray/ Blu-ray Steelbook

The film was originally to be called just “Ninja Turtles”, but “Teenage Mutant” was added following a (justifiable) backlash from fans.

April O’Neill, who discovers that the vigilantes targeting the notorious Foot Clan crime gang are six-foot tall talking turtles, with the names of Renaissance artists and an appetite for pizza. Michael Bay’s involvement tells you what you should expect from this reboot, but rest assured, TMNT is cooler and much more fun than one of his Transformers films. • See page 48

it’s the Turtles’ turn – rising from hibernation with a spiffy new photorealistic makeover. Producer Michael Bay and director Jonathan Liebesman have started from scratch, introducing the heroes in a half shell to a new generation. This time round it’s Megan Fox (having made peace with Bay since their Transformers tiff?) as New York reporter

TMNT (2007)

Before he was a legend, he was a man. HERCULES

Release Date: 17/12/14 Format:

BD ONLY

Extended Cut Commentary by Director Brett Ratner and Producer Beau Flynn Brett Ratner and Dwayne Johnson: An Introduction Hercules and his Mercenaries Weapons! The Bessi Battle The Effects of Hercules 15 Deleted/Extended Scenes

Big Herc has enjoyed a mini revival of late – hot on the heels of Renny Harlin’s The Legend of Hercules comes Brett Ratner’s 3D sword and sandal spectacular, with a perfectly cast Dwayne Johnson rocking it as the eponymous Greek demigod. Where Harlin’s film resembled

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This film is based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars .

TV’s Spartacus sans sex and gore, Ratner’s beefed up version is like Clash of the Titans , complete with CGI creatures for the hero to slay. Having completed the legendary Twelve Labours and now living as a mortal man, Hercules joins a band of swords-for-hire to train the armies of Thrace – a kingdom under threat from a nasty warlord. But Herc’s no mere merc; he’s a noble

warrior on a date with destiny. Ratner mightn’t be the world’s greatest director, but we’ll cut him some slack here for delivering an old school adventure that moves at a cracking pace, features some pretty damn impressive action set pieces and 3D, and surprisingly clocks in at a thrifty hour and a half. Like its muscular star, there’s no fat on this Hercules .

The Legend of Hercules Clash of the Titans (2010)

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