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Tag Archives: mad laboratory
Blade
Cutting Edge The curse is broken! Until now, every film based on a Marvel Comics character has turned out mediochre at best. Some of them have been downright horrible. Here at last we have one that’s not just decent – … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, blood, explosions, gun fu, heads roll, horror, kung fu, mad laboratory, monster, Movie, psycho killer, Review, Stephen Norrington, superhero, supervillain, swordplay, Tracy Lords, Udo Kier, vampire, Wesley Snipes
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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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Face/Off
Losing Face For John Woo’s third Hollywood feature, it was announced that he would be getting back to something much closer to the Hong Kong action thrillers that made him famous. Being a big fan of Woo, especially those HK … Continue reading
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Tagged blood, explosions, gadgetry, gore, gun fu, John Travolta, John Woo, mad laboratory, murder, Nicolas Cage, prison, psycho killer, sci-fi, surgery, vehicle chase
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Mars Attacks!
Playing with a Full Deck? In 1964, two films were released with essentially the same plot: the United States accidentally sends the order to use atomic weapons against the Soviet Union and is unable to correct the mistake. While Sidney … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Christina Applegate, comedy, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, destruction of city, disaster, explosions, gadgetry, giant monster, Glenn Close, gore, gun fu, horror, Jack Black, Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Joe Don Baker, Las Vegas, Lisa Marie, Lucas Haas, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, monster, Movie, mutants, Natalie Portman, New York, Pam Grier, Pierce Brosnan, Review, robot, Rod Steiger, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Sylvia Sydney, Tim Burton, Tom Jones, zap guns
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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 1
Short is Good Shot back in 1991, this collection of shorts were among the first made by Nelson, inspired by his attendance of Psychotronic Film Society shows, which reawakened his love of monster movies. In true Rocky fashion, Nelson begins … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, blood, David "the Rock" Nelson, Dracula, Frankenstein, George Bush, horror, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, murder, Review, snake, vampire, VHS, werewolves
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
Theater of Pain Why remake Island of Lost Souls, one of the most chilling horror classics of the ‘30s, which has already been remade at least twice? Two possibilities: public domain source material and modern creature f/x.
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Tagged action, adaptation, Fairuza Balk, island, John Frankenheimer, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Marlon Brando, Movie, murder, mutants, remake, Review, sci-fi, talking animal, Val Kilmer
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Independence Day
Fireworks from Space Nearly every country in the world seems to have some kind of independence day holiday, and they all celebrate the same way – by blowing up stuff real good! It’s some kind of shared tension/release effect that … Continue reading
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Tagged action, atomic bomb, blood, Brent Spiner, explosions, gadgetry, gun fu, horror, invasion, Jeff Goldblum, mad laboratory, mad scientist, monster, Movie, nuclear holocaust, Randy Quaid, Review, Roland Emmerich, sci-fi, space alien, spaceship, Will Smith, zap guns
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Hai Kiba! I’m one of those who hated this show – until I actually saw it. If you haven’t sampled it on cable (or the cut-down syndie version), here’s your chance to see the funniest show on TV – in … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, comedy, explosions, gadgetry, giant monster, horror, Kevin Murphy, mad laboratory, mad scientist, Michael J. Nelson, monster, Movie, mutants, Review, robot, sci-fi, sequel, space alien, spaceship, Trace Beaulieu
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The Arrival
They’re here already! I wasn’t expecting much from this one, other than an attempt to cash in on The X-Files, but I was pleasantly surprised – this is one summer movie that’s actually better than its trailers. Charlie Sheen uses … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Sheen, conspiracy, mad laboratory, Movie, Review, Ron Silver, sci-fi, space alien, weird gadgets
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