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Tag: sci-fi
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‘Total Recall’ remake doesn’t stack up against Schwarzenegger original
Let’s face it, Hollywood loves a remake. In a world seemingly out of ideas, films from the days of old are revamped with CGI and sold to a new generation who might not be familiar with the source material. The 2012 version of Total Recall is one of those films, remade from the 1990 Paul…
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Prometheus, so many questions…
These are just a few of the many unanswered questions you are left with after seeing ‘Prometheus’. Any you would like to add?
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Scott stumbles with ‘Prometheus’
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is billed as smart sci-fi, the unofficial prequel to his 1979 classic, Alien. With a slick trailer that mirrors the original Alien trailer, this film had fans of the franchise excited to see it resurrected to respectability after the Alien vs Predator films. Unfortunately, Prometheus lacks the groundbreaking nature of Alien and…
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Fast pace keeps ‘In Time’ entertaining
Time is money in In Time, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. In this future society, everyone stops aging at 25 (when they’re at the height of hotness, coincidentally) and gets one year of time to “spend” trying to extend their lifespan. The super rich can live forever while the poor end up dying in…
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‘In Time’ surprisingly entertaining
Every morning Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) wakes up he has less than a day to live. So he gets up early and looks for work to buy more time. The movie In Time is a futuristic world where time has replaced money. When you want to buy things you purchase them in units of minutes,…
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Trashwire talks to Joe Cornish and John Boyega about ‘Attack the Block’
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re bringing back a throwback post from Comic Con 2011 when we sat down with John Boyega to discuss his film debut in Attack the Block, a funny and innovative sci-fi comedy from Joe Cornish.
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J.J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 teaser
Last night, hordes of people flocked to midnight screenings of IRON MAN2. In addition to seeing the movie, they were also treated with an exclusive teaser for J.J. Abrams’ new film ‘Super 8’. Some clever person with a camera phone uploaded the trailer to YouTube and here it is in all it’s shaky-camera-phone-bootleg glory. Who…
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District 9 an alien original
It’s no surprise that District 9 kicked off the weekend with a strong 100% “fresh” rating on RottenTomatoes. The hype has been off the charts! Nearly everyone I know has been talking about it for weeks and Twitter was all a’buzz with early reviews from people who attended midnight screenings. I finally got the chance…
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Was ‘Cloverfield’ shot with Britney-cam?
It seems like a great idea: a post-9/11 disaster flick with aliens. Unfortunately, Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield begins like an episode of The Hills and looks like the cinematography was done by Britney Spears a la her homemade reality show Chaotic. The hype surrounding this film and the spectacular trailer gave me very high hopes for…
