Batman: Year One (2011)

Returning after twelve years of being abroad, Bruce Wayne has made his way back to his home town of Gotham. He has taken the years to prepare himself to become the main source of crime fighting within the city as he knows the police force is completely corrupted.

After a failed daylight attempt, Bruce is forced to find a way to strike fear into the hearts of the scum in Gotham, this is when he takes on the persona known as Batman.

Starring, Benjamin McKenzie, Bryan Cranston and Eliza Dushku.

It also follows the first year James Gordon works for the GCPD showing that no matter what they do, he will not stray from looking for justice for those who deserve it, such as what Batman is doing.

I've always been a fan of the 1987 story arc as it gave the reader a most in depth look at the history behind some of comics most popular characters and when I first heard it was being brought into animation I couldn't wait to see it. And when I did I absolutely loved every aspect of it.

It shows off how green Batman was in his first year, having been shot on multiple occasions, going out in public without a proper costume nor any real gadgets and how his martial arts training hasn't fully been put to the test until now.

The voice cast was perfect I found, although Benjamin McKenzie (who now ironically plays a young James Gordon on the Fox television series, Gotham) was a little bit hard to take in when he first started speaking at the start, but quickly it started to sound much more natural.

Bryan Cranston as James Gordon however was spot on through and through. It seems like no matter what the man does he can always nail a role whether it's comedic, serious or even a voice acting job, he seems to always come to the table fully prepared and ready to make things happen the right way.

Again, I loved it all and have to throw a 9 out of 10 out there for it. Almost perfect in my eyes!

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Saw (2004)

Lawrence and Adam wake up in a dark room without any recollection as to how they have arrived nor why they have been brought there

They quickly find out that they are just a small part of a larger game that a maniac named Jigsaw has put together. Will they be able to survive? Or will they be brave enough to do the unthinkable to save themselves?

Directed by James Wan, written by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Starring Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover and Tobin Bell as John Kramer.

I first stumbled upon this film accidentally when searching online for a comedy film I wanted to see at the time, and I can not be any happier that I did.

This turned out to be such an amazing movie with plot line twists continually keeping you on the edge of your seat at all times with a conclusion that blew my mind not only the first time I had seen it, but every other time up to and including this viewing.

The traps and the gore just had me wishing for more and more throughout the film. I couldn't get enough of it and immediately watched it over again after my first viewing.

A refreshing film for the genre during the time of it's release due to the fact that most of the horror movies around it's time were teen oriented slashers / thrillers and a very, very large amount of sequels, prequels and remakes making the scene very repetitive.

I have always been a fan of this movie and never seem to get sick of it no matter how many times I watch it. I would recommend this movie to anybody whether they are horror fans or not. It has an amazing story line with a great cast to support it.

I have to give this one an almost perfect 9 out of 10. If you have not yet seen it, get out there and watch it!

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