Articles in Sci-Fi Movie Reviews
The Puppet Masters (1994) Movie Review
I liked “The Puppet Masters” when I first saw it many moons ago, while still at the age where the word “impressionable” can reasonably be used. But time has ways of shedding light on a movie’s problems, and 10 years later, Stuart Orme’s film isn’t quite as good as I remembered. Which doesn’t mean it’s [...]
March 22nd, 2005 | Nix | 1 comment | Read MoreThe Forgotten (2004) Movie Review
The Forgotten” is a hard film to review, in much the same way that it is hard to properly articulate the feelings brought about by an extended bout of vomiting. This is Hollywood at its worst, a lame, by the numbers retread of a dozen better films and infinitely more inventive episodes of “The X-Files”, [...]
December 7th, 2004 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreDracula 3000 (2004) Movie Review
There are bad movies, and then there is “‘Dracula 3000″, a science fiction/horror/unintentional comedy (or is it?) set in the year 3000, where people are flying around in spaceships, but wheelchairs still look like they were stolen from someone’s yard sale circa 1990. Also, spaceships look amazingly like docked ocean cargo ships, and the futuristic [...]
November 28th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreNothing (2003) Movie Review
If there’s one thing about Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali that you can take to the bank, it’s that the guy really, really likes to make movies that challenge him as a director. No one gets better mileage out of so little than Natali, who has done wonders with the resource-challenged “Cube”, the minimally budgeted “Elevated”, [...]
November 13th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreImmortel ad vitam (2004) Movie Review
It seems like 2004 will be known as ‘The Year of the Virtual Movie Set.’ “Immortel” is one of four films that are garnering notice this year for being almost entirely filmed on blue/green screen with the majority of the on-screen visuals added digitally in post production (the other three films being “Sky Captain and [...]
October 30th, 2004 | Gopal | 0 comments | Read MoreI, Robot (2004) Movie Review
You have to wonder why Hollywood decided to make a movie from something as famous and cherished as Isaac Asimov’s “I, Robot”. Then again, considering that director Alex Proyas (“Dark City”) has made nothing even remotely resembling Asimov’s novel, that question is probably moot. Having invented phrases like “inspired by” and “based on a true [...]
October 2nd, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreHardware (1990) Movie Review
One of the bleakest, most inventive, and nihilistic films of the 1990s was barely noticed when it was first released, but thanks to cable and video rentals, “Hardware” has slowly gained a following that has earned it cult status. Deservedly so, for “Hardware” is a dark and daring piece of filmmaking that deserves to be [...]
September 25th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 1 comment | Read MoreSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Movie Review
Hey, folks use computers to simulate lots of aspects of real life — sex, gambling, and all that important stuff. So, what the hell, why not fabricate the backdrop of an entire movie? That’s exactly what director Kerry Conran has done with “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.”
This is the first movie I saw [...]
Star Wars 6: Return of the Jedi (1983) Movie Review
Of the three original trilogies, “Return of the Jedi” has always been considered acceptable, but not overly good. Made in 1983, just three years after the superlative “Empire Strikes Back”, the final installment in George Lucas’ space adventure ends with a whimper. The film is mostly saved by the continuation of Luke Skywalker’s journey from [...]
September 18th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreStar Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Movie Review
The first thing you notice about “The Empire Strikes Back” is just how sophisticated everything is. From the direction right down to the smallest props, “Empire” marks a giant leap in narrative as well as technology. No surprise, considering the mammoth success of 1977’s “Star Wars”. After that film, Lucas could have made a $100 [...]
September 16th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreStar Wars 4: A New Hope (1977) Movie Review
At the risk of offending every fanboy across the globe, let me just say that I liked “Star Wars” when I first saw it, when I was in middle school ages ago. Having said that, I’m one of the few who has never really considered “Star Wars” to be a great film, as even then [...]
September 14th, 2004 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreStar Wars: The Dark Redemption (1999) Movie Review
For fans who can’t wait for next year’s “Episode III”, this fan-made offering should help tide them over for the next several months. While not on par with the official films, “Star Wars: The Dark Redemption” is well done and more ambitious than most amateur fan films. It’s an enjoyable, albeit brief, treat for fans [...]
September 7th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 comments | Read More
Thank you for the detailed review! I've put this on my que to watch. 
I think these guys are outta control.....yes the re-make of Texas Chainsaw was good..not great but good....plus the TCM franchise ...
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actually, me too...im quite disappointed about not having the same actress that played the Evie role, while everybody in that ...
