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“First there was darkness…”
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…then came the strangers.
From director Alex Proyas, who has brought us some very good sci-fi (The Crow, I, Robot and Knowing), comes this gloomy tale about aliens searching for the human soul and a man who shows them what it is. Dark City came out the year prior to The Matrix release and from [...]
The Truly “Forbidden Planet”
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This is perhaps one of the better science fiction movies ever made, despite it being released in 1956, with now campy special effects, cheesy character development and predictable plot. Predictability mainly comes from the general structure of the story having been used in all sorts of other [...]
Something to Avoid: Splice
0April 13, 2010 6:00 AM
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A grave error has been made. A mistake that is practically unforgivable. A film that should never have made it out of the fim festival circuit actually got picked up by Warner Bros and is slated for a summer release date, with tons of “hype” behind it. The movie we’re talking about, the movie [...]
A Lonely Trash Compactor
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So the other day, I was watching my little girl while my wife was out. With nothing to do, I decided I might as well introduce her to my favorite Pixar movie, Wall-E. But, since I’d seen it a million times, I watched it with commentary by director Andrew Stanton. This was a major treat, and [...]
It’s too bad she won’t live…
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…but then again, who does? Fantastic last words to a fantastic movie. Blade Runner can be considered a vis major in and of itself. Directed by Ridley Scott, a master of film, and based off of the novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” written by Phillip K. Dick. This movie has always stood [...]
Science Fiction at the Oscars
0February 26, 2010 6:00 AM
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If you’ve been following me, or are a fan of sci-fi, you’ll know that 2009 was a big year for the genre. There were a slew of good movies released, many were box office bombs, but the majority were artistically successful. Yet the biggest surprise to come out of last year, didn’t actually happen [...]
2012: The Disaster Movie to End All Others
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Whenever I watch one of these kind of movies, I am left with one nagging thought. No, it’s not that the science is a little way too out there. Or that due to sheer mathematical probability the main characters should have died at least a dozen times over. The thought that bothers me, and actually [...]
Go Speed Racer Go!
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For movie night this past week, with the ‘Lost’ premiere siphoning off anybody that might have even come, we decided to watch Speed Racer. This movie is definitely soft science fiction, but I am compelled to share it with the world. For one, because this is one of the most visually delightful [...]