Alien 3 (1992)

Posted by moviegeek916 on July 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

Alien 3 (1992) – So in 2003 the Alien series came out in a deluxe edition box set somewhat stupidly called the Alien “Quadrilogy.” (Quartet. The fucking word is quartet.) Ridley Scott came out with a new Director’s Cut of Alien. James Cameron supervised the restoration of his Director’s Cut of Aliens. Jean-Pierre Jeunet created … Continue reading →

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Alien (1979)

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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Prometheus (2012)

Posted by moviegeek916 on June 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Prometheus (2012) – Ridley Scott has not made a science fiction movie in 30 years, since his unparalleled masterpiece Blade Runner. Almost as good (and definitely more popular) is Scott’s second-best film Alien. Alien kicked off a franchise given us the great sequel Aliens, the sequel which I like (though few others seem to) Alien … Continue reading →

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Micmacs (2009)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Micmacs (2009) — I would try to write this review in French… but I didn’t do that well in French… Anyway, Micmacs (full title: Micmacs à tire-larigot) is the latest film from French auteur Jean-Pierre Jenuet.  So of course it has the usual signs of a Jeunet film: whimsical characters, painterly visuals, and the actor … Continue reading →

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