Inception (2010)
Chris Nolan: Destined to be the most overrated director of our time.
Archive | Sci-Fi
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
There isn’t a whole lot to say about Hot Tub Time Machine. It is exactly what you’d expect from the poster and synopsis: A mostly-vapid gross out comedy with a lot of slapstick humor.
Metropia (2009)
It’s really a shame that Metropia didn’t have a more original plot.
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Here’s the thing: My intense attachment to the Iron Man film franchise makes it difficult for me to be objective about it.
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
As far as zombie pictures are concerned, it really all started with Night of the Living Dead.
The Crazies (2010)
It’s fair to take the tone of the original into consideration when judging the remake, and under those B-movie horror standards, it does pretty well.
Repo Men (2010)
Probably the greatest aspect of any science fiction is that it has the power to make the unbelievable believable. It isn’t necessarily easy to accomplish, though, and I think Repo Men is a good example of how a clever and startling idea can be mishandled by failing to inject enough believability into the story.
The Handmaid’s Tale (1990)
Sadly, I have yet to read The Handmaid’s Tale, so my disappointment with the film version will probably be less irritated than it otherwise might be. I’ve done a little reading up on the differences between the two and various controversies surrounding the film, though, and I’m well informed enough to be thoroughly unimpressed with some of the changes.
The Fourth Kind (2009)
If The Fourth Kind succeeded in being anything, it was annoying and unconvincing.
Mad Max (1979)
Motorcycle bandits with bad Eighties hair are coming for you, Mel Gibson.
