Welcome to the new Rocket Punch! website. After who knows how many years, I decided to re-start the website with renewed interest. I switched over to wordpress from php nuke and I’m in the progress of transferring some of the articles over from the old site. Most of the articles are rather old, the most recent was 2004. I lost a lot of the newer articles to content hacks and bad backup habits, but at most the newest articles would [...]
I didn’t get the chance to attend the Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark panel at Comic-Con. But Miramax was kind enough to share some images of the panel. Producers Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Orphanage”) and Mark Johnson (“Chronicles of Narnia”) join forces to deliver “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror. Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison), a lonely, withdrawn child, has just arrived in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex (Guy [...]
Guillermo del Toro made a surprise announcement to fans at Comic-Con that he is currently developing a new film for The Walt Disney Studios based on the classic Disney theme park attraction, The Haunted Mansion. “Dark imagery is an integral part of the Walt Disney legacy. After all, Disney himself was the father of some really chilling moments and characters – think Chernabog from Fantasia or Maleficent as the Dragon or the Evil Queen in Snow White,” said del Toro. “I [...]
Dragon Ball returns to it’s roots with it’s new game for the Wii. Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo follows the original Dragon Ball storyline from the manga and anime. The game features cell shaded 3d Graphics, with all the illustrations based on the original Akira Toriyama drawings, while the gameplay will be more action platform oriented instead of the current Brawler/Fighter style games out for the Dragon Ball Z game line. Impressions: I was able to play this game [...]
Muramasa: The Demon Blade, is a beautiful action platformer by the guys who brought you Oden Sphere on the Ps2, Vanillaware. Exclusively on the Wii console, Muramasa features 2d Hand Drawn graphics, 16:9 Widescreen support and multiple endings to add to the replay value. Hands on impression: When I saw this game at E3, I was blow away by the graphics. The 2d graphics had a beautiful, hand drawn look about them and the action and animation was fast and [...]
What if you were kidnapped and held hostage for 15 years without being told why? And then, as if that weren’t maddening enough, one day you are released without being told why. Don’t know why you were kidnapped and don’t know why you were released. All you know is that you are going to dedicate the rest of your life to finding out who was responsible and hunting them down. That’s the premise of the Korean film-yes, another Korean film-titled [...]
If you live in the Los Angeles area, love free comics and Korean horror movies, be sure to check out “Voices”. On the screening day, Netcomics will give out a copy of the Two Will Come graphic novel to everyone who attends. “VOICES”, based on Netcomics graphic novel Two will Come, is the eerie tale of a young girl who bears witness to a shocking act of violence at a wedding party. For no apparent reason, the groom throws the [...]
