from my original blog on 23/11/19 (originally posted 1/11/14): I saw two of my favourite sci-fi genre films back-to-back at Vue on 31st October 2014: Ridley Scott’s “ALIEN” followed by James Cameron’s “ALIENS”… WOW, what an experience!! I first saw ALIEN on VHS video in about 1985, some six years after the original cinema releaseContinue reading ““Halloween Horror!!”
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Netflix – making great stories and strongly disrupting traditional entertainment media…
Netflix has profoundly changed how we consume visual entertainment in our homes. Founded in 1997, the company has rapidly expanded from an online DVD rental store into a market-dominating internet streaming service, distributing mainstream TV programs and Movies, as well as a growing portfolio of ‘Netflix Originals’. ‘Netflix Original’ films are either produced, co-produced, orContinue reading “Netflix – making great stories and strongly disrupting traditional entertainment media…”
Which Star Trek movie starring the Original Crew is the best?
Well, that’s a divisive question! I enjoy all aspects of the Star Trek universe from The Original Series (TOS), The Next Generation (TNG), Deep Space Nine (DS9 – this features one of my favourite episodes of all time, from any series of any program – “Duet” from series 1), Enterprise, The Animated Series, Voyager. TodayContinue reading “Which Star Trek movie starring the Original Crew is the best?”
Why Blake’s 7 remains relevant today, 40 years after it was first broadcast on BBC1…
In the world of Dr Who, there are fixed points in Space-Time where events have such deep effects on the timeline of the Universe that they must not be altered, for fear of damaging reality itself. In our real-world lives I believe there are similar events that become fixed anchors in our personal timelines; theseContinue reading “Why Blake’s 7 remains relevant today, 40 years after it was first broadcast on BBC1…”
Space 1999: the problem with Victor Bergman…
When I was a boy I really enjoyed watching the TV series ‘Space 1999’. I was fascinated by space exploration and the ‘realism’ of an Anderson creation featuring real people made a strong impression on me. At that time creating a moonbase seemed like an obvious next step towards mankind stepping out properly into spaceContinue reading “Space 1999: the problem with Victor Bergman…”
Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…
So, I just finished watching the sci-fi movie ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix, and I have to say I was underwhelmed and disappointed. A March ’18 review on DigitalSpy ( http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/feature/a852095/netflix-annihilation-explained-ending-spoilers/ ) described it as “… one of the most intellectually challenging films of the year” – I don’t think so. Here’s a quick summary of theContinue reading “Disappointed with ‘Annihilation’ on Netflix…”
Are “Ghost in the Shell” and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” the perfect anime?
I’m not an expert on manga and anime, but there is something captivating about both of these stories. They are set in the fictional mid-21st Century Japanese city of Niihama, where a law enforcement agency called ‘Public Security Section 9’ are conducting counter-terrorism operations. So far, so normal, in our modern day world. But thisContinue reading “Are “Ghost in the Shell” and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” the perfect anime?”
Falling in love with “Red Dwarf”…
It was around 2003 or 2004 when I fell in love with the British sci-fi comedy show “Red Dwarf”. I had been somewhat aware of the series when it launched in 1988 but the external model shots looked so unrealistic that I didn’t bother to try it… what a mistake! My epiphany came late oneContinue reading “Falling in love with “Red Dwarf”…”
“Atomic Blonde” – a great fun film starring Charlize Theron
Last night I really enjoyed watching the DVD of 2017 action-thriller “Atomic Blonde” – the films rocks fast like a Sam Peckinpah version of ‘The Bourne Conspiracy’ with x1000% of the violence. Charlize Theron is very convincing in the role of lethal MI6 officer Lorraine Broughton, sent to Berlin to recover ‘The List’ (of allContinue reading ““Atomic Blonde” – a great fun film starring Charlize Theron”
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