Archive for the ‘sci-fi’ Category
Vikaren (The Substitute) (2007)
Written by Colin on September 29, 2008 – 11:40 am -
That’ll learn ‘em…
It would be a mistake to attempt to categorize Ole Bornedal’s Vikaren as ‘horror’. It’s certainly a fantasy film, and a very good one at that. I would venture that it is probably the first real family horror film. The kids have a handle on what’s going down from very early on, and the adults – none-too surprisingly - don’t believe them…
Tags: Copenhagen, fantasy, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Jonas Wandschneider, Ole Bornedal, Paprika Steen, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Tim Burton, Ulrich Thomsen, Vikaren (2007)
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Sapphire & Steel (1979-1982)
Written by James on August 20, 2008 – 2:44 pm -
Time, the old enemy…
‘All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper…Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel, have been assigned.’
Tags: Alyson Spiro, Anthony Read, Bob Hornery, Catherine Hall, Christopher Fairbank, Copper, David Collings, David Foster, David Gant, David MacCallum, David Warner, Davy Kaye, Diamond, Don Houghton, Edward De Souza, Felicity Harrison, Gerald James, gold, Jet, Joanna Lumley, Johanna Kirby, John Boswall, John Golightly, Lead, Operators, Peter J. Hammond, Philip Bird, Radium, Russell Wootton, Sapphire, Sapphire & Steel, Shaun O' Riordan, Shelagh Stephenson, Silver, Steel, Stephen Macdonald, Steven O'Shea, Susannah Harker, Tamasin Bridge, Technicians, Tom Kelly, Transient Beings, Tully, Val Pringle
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Written by James on July 24, 2008 – 9:21 pm -
End of the ‘X’ factor?
So, with the passing of all the fin de siècle angst that in no small degree provided the inspiration for Chris Carter’s (at times) seminal sci-fi/horror show The X-Files, are we left with very much to maintain the mood ten years on from the first film The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) and six years after the end of the TV series?
Tags: Billy Connolly, Chris Carter, David Duchovny, Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson, Mulder, Scully, The X-Files, The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Xantha Radley
Posted in US, horror, sci-fi, thriller | 3 Comments »
The Happening (2008)
Written by James on June 10, 2008 – 3:28 pm -
Just not happening…
It’s strange - the exalted expectation ahead of every new Alfred Hitchcock M. Night Shyamalan effort seems usually based on amnesia concerning his recent work (which, quite frankly, is amazing, when you consider just how woeful both Lady in the Water (2006) and The Village (2004) were) and a kind of long-term collective eulogizing over how good his first film, The Sixth Sense (1999), supposedly was.
Tags: Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley, John Leguizamo, Lady In The Water, M. Night Shyamalan, mark wahlberg, nature, Robert Bailey Jr., Signs, Spencer Breslin, suicide, supernatural, the happening, The Sixth Sense, The Village, Unbreakable, Zooey Deschanel
Posted in US, horror, sci-fi, suspense, thriller | 2 Comments »
The Invasion (2007)
Written by James on April 7, 2008 – 11:15 am -
Send in the clones…
It had to happen eventually, I suppose - there have now been four versions of Jack Finney’s classic Collier magazine sci-fi/horror serial Invasion of the Body Snatchers brought to the big screen and, unfortunately, Olivier Hirschbiegel’s latest take is the first turkey.
Tags: Abel Ferrera, Don Seigel, Donald Sutherland, emotion, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jack Finney, Philip Kaufman, pod people, The Invasion
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John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
Written by James on December 5, 2007 – 2:37 pm -
A thing of darkness…
With a storyline that still leaves audiences asking questions, John Carpenter’s terror and suspense tour de force, The Thing (1982), is undeniably one of the landmark horror films of the 20th century.
Tags: horror, In the Mouth of Madness, John Carpenter, John W. Campbell, Kurt Russell, Prince of Darkness, special effects, The Thing, Who Goes There?
Posted in US, gore, horror, paranoia, sci-fi | No Comments »
Galaxy Quest
Written by Colin on December 5, 2007 – 2:15 pm -
Space, camp
Hands up – who has never enjoyed an episode of Star Trek? Not many, I’ll bet. Those of you who are less than seven years old or have not owned a TV set since the early 1950s may want to go to another of our reviews for entertainment.
Tags: Alan Rickman, Galaxy Quest, Sigourney Weaver, Star Trek, Thermians, Tim Allen
Posted in US, comedy, sci-fi, spoof | No Comments »
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