Posted by moviegeek916 on June 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Alien (1979) – So Starfleet is a pretty cool idea. I mean a sort of egalitarian organization that goes around exploring and keeping the peace. That’s part of the utopian vision of Star Trek. (Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, anyway, I don’t know so much about J.J. Abrams’s…) A lot of space-set science fiction tends to … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 12, 2012 · 1 Comment
Super 8 (2011) – This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 10 June 2011 I, like everyone, have a certain sense of nostalgia about the way things used to be. Now I think there are a lot of great movies out there. I even think there are a lot of great movies for families … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on March 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This article was originall published on 12ftdwende.com on 19 August 2011 I think remakes get a bad rap. It’s true that the sheer volume of remakes out there indicate a lack of originality in the film industry (or, more aptly, a lack of will to finance originality), but they’re not all bad. Three movies were … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on February 25, 2012 · 3 Comments
Well, the Oscars are coming up in a couple days. I’ll get my picks and predictions and whatnot posted Sunday morning and then try to do some sort of real-time reaction thing like I tried doing with the Emmys a while back… In the meantime I figured I’d chime in with what I actually thought … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on December 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) – Let’s get something out of the way: holy shit! Tom Cruise is insane. I mean we already knew he was “I’m going jump up and down on a couch” and “I’m in a cult” insane, but this… If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, I refer you to … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Person of Interest – “Pilot” Jonathan Nolan is not as well-known as his brother Christopher, who directed the films Batman Begins and Inception. However he wrote the short story “Memento Mori” which was the basis of Christopher’s breakthrough film Memento. He also helped write Christopher’s films The Dark Knight and The Prestige. Now he’s created … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Star Trek (2009) — So growing up I was really into Star Trek, but around my teens years I just sort of tuned out. The shows didn’t get any worse (although the movies sure did), but I just developed other interests. Among the television interests I developed in my 20s: Lost. So a Star Trek … Continue reading →
Persistence of Vision 