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Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster
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The Dark Knight: Two Disc Special Edition (2008)
Given that, as of this writing, The Dark Knight is approaching the billion dollar mark in worldwide revenues, one wonders if an introductory paragraph or two is really necessary. But for those two or three of you in the far future, reading this on a dusty Google cache etched on solid impervium, here is the skinny...
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Also: Iron Man: Two Disc Special Edition (2008), Cloverfield(2008)
The Bad Movie Report
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
In all, it is possibly Blood's determination to not be pigeonholed as a vampire flick that works against it. It is, in effect, a mad scientist movie, with the monster being the scientist himself; but with a title like Blood of the Vampire... well the story is concerned with the Blood of a so-called Vampire, but... but... I'm going to stop there before I get too cynical about audiences and their seeming inability to think.
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Also: A Trip to Mars (1918), The Deathless Devil
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Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army: Three Disc Special Edition (2008)
Director Guillermo del Toro proved himself the go-to guy in terms of cinematic faery with the moody and beautiful Pan's Labyrinth, so it is no surprise when that aesthetic is carried over into his second Hellboy flick. But it does lead to trouble when the overwhelming imagery threatens to reduce the title character to a supporting role in his own movie.
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Also: Speed Racer (2008), Latitude Zero (1969)
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The Incredible Hulk: Three Disc Special Collector's Edition (2008)
Intended as a "reboot" of the character after Ang Lee's version, The Incredible Hulk nonetheless takes advantage of that high-profile predecessor (and the suprisingly durable TV series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferreigno) by providing a shorthand version of the Hulk's origin under the opening credits, allowing the movie to spend it's two-hour run time on a very cleanly constructed three act structure, with a fine balance between character and action. Each act climaxes with significant property damage, which (let's face it) is all we want from a Hulk movie.