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 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 October 1, 2016
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Green Room is one of Anton Yelchin’s final films. The story is simple. Pat and his friends are in a punk band. When their show falls through, they get a new gig in a remote club. They discover it is a Neo-Nazi bar. When… Continue Reading “Green Room Serenade (Green Room, 2016)”
Category: Action Movies, Drama, horrorTags: Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Callum Turner, David W. Thompson, Green Room, Imogen Poots, Jeremy Saulnier, Joe Cole, patrick stewart
Posted on July 23, 2016
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In the third film since J.J. Abrams rebooted the Star Trek Universe, we get an original story. And really? It is quite a bit of fun. It begins a bit shaky with attempts to give us brief character moments that are not entirely effective. … Continue Reading “To Infinity And… (Star Trek Beyond, 2016)”
Category: Action Movies, Science FictionTags: Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Deep Roy, idris elba, J.J. Abrams, John Cho, Justin Lin, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, sofia boutella, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
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