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Tag Archives: gadgetry
Iron Giant
Adam Link to robots past A major surprise in a summer already crowded with fun flicks is this under-hyped animated wonder. Disney has struck gold in recent years by swiping from classic Japanese anime, so it was inevitable that Warners … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, animation, atomic bomb, beatnik, Brad Bird, Christopher McDonald, comedy, explosions, gadgetry, giant robot, Maine, Movie, Review, robot, sci-fi, space alien, zap guns
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Inspector Gadget
Go Go to Hell In essence, Disney kid flicks haven’t changed that much. Films like Inspector Gadget aren’t much different than Million Dollar Duck or The Monkey’s Uncle with several million bucks of special effects thrown in.
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged action, adaptation, comedy, cops & robbers, cyborg, Disney, evil twin, explosions, Fred Williamson, gadgetry, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Matthew Broderick, Movie, murder, Review, robot, Rupert Everett, sci-fi, superhero
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Parasite DVD
Monsters unleeched They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. Demi Moore is an actress who has seen her share of lemons throughout her career. After all, this is the actress who saw the scripts for … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged action, blood, Charles Band, Cherie Currie, Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith, Demi Moore, DVD, gadgetry, gore, heads roll, horror, laser, Luca Bercovici, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, mutants, post-apoc world, psycho killer, radiation, Review, Robert Glaudini, sci-fi, Stan Winston, Tom Villard
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ElectroBabe and DynaChick
Spand-X-Women In the mid-1970s, Sid & Marty Krofft were kings of Saturday morning TV. Their animated and live-action shows were top rated (as was their prime time Donny & Marie Show). Noting the popularity of superhero shows like Shazam! at … Continue reading
Posted in Review, VHS
Tagged backyard, comedy, gadgetry, mad laboratory, mad scientist, robot, superhero, supervillain, VHS
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The Matrix
One Pill Makes You Bigger, the Other Makes You Small As any SubGenius knows, the normal world is an illusion. Those with the gift can see through the veil and see the wondrous and horrifying reality lurking beneath the surface. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged action, Carrie-Anne Moss, explosions, future, gadgetry, gun fu, hacker, helicopter, Hugo Weaving, Keanu Reeves, kung fu, Laurence Fishburne, metropolis, monster, Movie, psychic phenomena, Review, robot, sci-fi, superhero, supervillain, Wachowski, zap guns
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Godzilla (1998)
Pretender to the Throne Well, let me make this short and sweet: I’ve got one main problem with this movie. The title. Godzilla is a real fine monster movie. It’s fun. It’s got great special effects and some really clever … Continue reading
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Tagged action, comedy, explosions, gadgetry, giant monster, godzilla, gun fu, Harry Shearer, Japan, Jean Reno, kaiju, Matthew Broderick, monster, Movie, mutants, New York, Review, Roland Emmerich, sci-fi
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Lost in Space
Space Family Values I was one of those kids who missed the first half of each week’s Batman episode because it was on up against CBS’s sci-fi/camp hit Lost In Space. As science fiction, the series wasn’t far above Captain Video – … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Billy Mumy, explosions, gadgetry, Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Irwin Allen, mad scientist, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, monster, Movie, psycho killer, reboot, Review, robot, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Stephen Hopkins, TV, William Hurt
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New Rose Hotel
Vague This is based on a relatively well-known William Gibson story that appeared in an early issue of Omni magazine. I don’t think I read it when it was published, but I’m going to have to track it down and … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel Ferrara, adaptation, Asia Argento, assassin, Christopher Walken, future, gadgetry, Movie, Review, sci-fi, Willem DeFoe, William Gibson
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Dark City
Back in Black Well, you can’t accuse them of using an inaccurate title. Director Alex Proyas’ follow-up to his tremendously successful The Crow is set in a city where there’s never daylight, yet nobody ever notices the lack of sunlight. … Continue reading
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Tagged gadgetry, Jennifer Connelly, Keifer Sutherland, mad laboratory, metropolis, Movie, mutants, psychic phenomena, psycho killer, Review, Richard O'Brien, sci-fi, space alien, zombie
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Deep Rising
Not Too Deep A gang of pirates with a cargo of missiles hires Treat Williams’ ship to rob a ridiculously luxurious new passenger ship. Before they can get to it, the cruise ship is attacked by monstrous, slimy Graboids from … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, explosions, Famke Janssen, gadgetry, gore, gun fu, monster, Movie, mutants, Review, space alien, Stephen Sommers, Treat Williams, vehicle chase
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