Category: Action Movies
Posted on July 1, 2020
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Falling Down opens with the intensely shot claustrophobic sequence of Michael Douglas stuck in traffic. Full of uncomfortable close ups and an auditory assault, the opening sequence puts you centrally in the experience of a man we only know by his license plate… D-Fens.… Continue Reading “Becoming the Bad Guy (Falling Down, 1993)”
Posted on June 24, 2020
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Six years later, the studio wanted to try and reboot the franchise. The biggest twist of the film this time around? No time travel. The beginning of a planned trilogy set during the war, Christian Bale takes over the role of John Conner. The… Continue Reading “A War This Time (Terminator: Salvation, 2009)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Anton Yelchin, bryce dallas howard, Christian Bale, Common, Gale Ann Hurd, Helena Bonham Carter, John Brancato, McG, Michael Ferris, Michael Ironside, Moon Bloodgood, Sam Worthington, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Dark Fate, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Salvation, The Terminator
Posted on June 23, 2020
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It took nearly a decade before there was a follow-up to T2: Judgement Day. This time around, the focus is on an early 20’s John Conner. He has been living off the grid and the original date for Judgement Day came and went without… Continue Reading “Rinse and Repeat (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, 2003)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes, Earl Boen, Gale Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Mostow, Kristanna Loken, M.C. Gainey, Nick Stahl, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Dark Fate, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Salvation, The Terminator
Posted on June 22, 2020
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After the Terminator, James Cameron proved it was not a fluke with the sequel to Alien, Aliens, and the Abyss. Cameron determined his idea for a sequel to the Terminator was a technical possibility. Picking up ten years after the first film, we find… Continue Reading “Twice Upon a Terminator (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 1991)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Earl Boen, Edward Furlong, Gale Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Morton, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Robert Patrick, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Dark Fate, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Salvation, The Terminator, Xander Berkley
Posted on June 19, 2020
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In 1984, James Cameron was a genre vet, but not quite the guy we think of. He had no mega-hits…yet. Cameron came up out of the Corman school and made his names with technical and special effects….especially stretching the low budget effects. His one… Continue Reading “A Wrench In Time (The Terminator, 1984)”
Category: Action Movies, horror, Science FictionTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Paxton, Brian Thompson, Earl Boen, Gale Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Lance Henriksen, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Dark Fate, Terminator Genisys, Terminator: Salvation, The Terminator
Posted on June 18, 2020
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After Into Darkness, Trek lost Abrams to Wars. Simon Pegg stepped up as a screenwriter with Doug Jung to try and get the Kelvin timeline back on track. The studio also decided to try out an action director, Justin Lin, who had success with… Continue Reading “Boldly Going Pt 13 (Star Trek Beyond, 2016)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Alex Kurtzman, Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Doug Jung, idris elba, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Justin Lin, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Orci, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Simon Pegg, sofia boutella, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: the Search for Spock, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Star Trek: the Next Generation, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Posted on June 17, 2020
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After a pretty successful first outing, the whole team came back. So, my hopes were riding high for another exciting Star Trek film. But early on I saw a danger sign. They were basically doing a Man of Steel. It was clear that they… Continue Reading “Going Boldly Pt 12 (Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Alex Kurtzman, Alice Eve, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, peter weller, Robert Orci, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: the Search for Spock, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Star Trek: the Next Generation, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Posted on June 16, 2020
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It is often not really a great sign when a franchise seems to go dormant. After the struggle at the box office with Nemesis and a large amount of negative fan reaction, Paramount’s Star Trek team started trying to figure out new ideas, most… Continue Reading “Boldly Going Pt 11 (Star Trek, 2009)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Alex Kurtzman, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Eric Bana, J.J. Abrams, Jennifer Morrison, John Cho, Karl Urban, Leonard Nimoy, Rachel Nichols, Robert Orci, Simon Pegg, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: the Search for Spock, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Star Trek: the Next Generation, Winona Ryder, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Posted on June 15, 2020
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So, after the disappointing returns the studio brought in the director of Executive Decision, Stuart Baird, and John Logan, the screen writer of the Time Machine. The Romulans are in turmoil and during a high level meeting of their government, there is an assassination… Continue Reading “Boldly Going Pt 10 (Star Trek: Nemesis, 2002)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Alan Dale, Brent Spiner, Dina Meyer, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LaVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, patrick stewart, Ron Perlman, Star Trek, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: the Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis, Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Star Trek: the Next Generation, Stuart Baird, tom hardy
Posted on June 12, 2020
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After a rousing success with First Contact, Jonathan Frakes returned to the directors chair with Insurrection. When Data goes haywire as part of an undercover science team observing a small community on a remote planet, the Enterprise is called to investigate. When they arrive,… Continue Reading “Boldly Going Pt 9 (Star Trek: Insurrection, 1998)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Anthony Zerbe, Brent Spiner, Donna Murphy, F. Murray Abraham, Gates McFadden, Gene Roddenberry, Gregg Henry, Jonathan Frakes, LaVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, patrick stewart, Star Trek, Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: the Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home, Star Trek V: the Final Frontier, Star Trek VI: the Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Star Trek: the Next Generation
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