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Tag Archives: metropolis
The Matrix Reloaded
Whoa It takes my old computer about five minutes to restart, so it’s no surprise that it took the Wachowski brothers a few years to reload the Matrix. They’ve spent their time well, producing a sequel that feels more like … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Anthony Zerbe, blood, Carrie-Anne Moss, Collin Chou, David No, Essie Davis, explosions, future, gadgetry, ghosts, gun fu, Harold Perrineau, heads roll, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Keanu Reeves, kung fu, Laurence Fishburne, Leigh Whannell, metropolis, Monica Belluci, monster, Movie, murder, Ngai Sing, psychic phenomena, psycho killer, Review, robot, sci-fi, sequel, superhero, supervillain, swordplay, vampire, vehicle chase, Wachowski, Yuen Woo-Ping, zap guns
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Metropolis
Anime vitae Osamu Tezuka was so taken with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis that he had to create his own version. In 1949, Tezuka was one of Japan’s favorite young cartoonists. His New Treasure Island series had been a big hit, and … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, animation, anime, explosions, future, gadgetry, Japan, Katsuhiro Otomo, mad laboratory, mad scientist, metropolis, Movie, mutants, Osamu Tezuka, Review, Rintaro, robot, sci-fi, zap guns
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A.I.
The Anti-Intellectual This film will always be remembered as the project left unfinished by Stanley Kubrick, then picked up and finished by Steven Spielberg. The first question this brings up is: how much of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)is Kubrick and how … Continue reading
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Tagged Frankenstein, future, metropolis, Movie, Pinocchio, psycho killer, Review, robot, space alien, Spielberg
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Patlabor 1 DVD
War of the robots Also known as Patlabor: The Mobile Police, this film depicts an alternate universe Tokyo of 1999, where the world’s industries receive a boost with the creation of “Labors”, robot mecha-suits used for everything from construction to … Continue reading
Posted in DVD, Movie, Review
Tagged action, adaptation, animation, anime, cops & robbers, DVD, future, giant robot, gun fu, Japan, mad scientist, Mamoru Oshii, metropolis, Movie, Review, robot, sci-fi
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Bicentennial Man
Man or Ro-man? Well, it was probably a mighty struggle, but Robin Williams (What Dreams May Come) put aside the ham for once and let the story breathe. Which is excellent, as movie adaptations of the works of Isaac Asimov … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Chris Columbus, future, gadgetry, Isaac Asimov, metropolis, Movie, Review, robot, Sam Neill, sci-fi, Stephen Root
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Mystery Men
All In Color for $5.25 (matinees) The Flaming Carrot is cartoonist Bob Burden’s most original and inspired creation, but that big carrot mask must’ve scared off facetime-loving Hollywood, so his second greatest creation gets the movie treatment instead.
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Tagged action, adaptation, Ben Stiller, comedy, explosions, fantasy, gadgetry, Geoffrey Rush, ghosts, Greg Kinnear, Hank Azaria, invisible, Janeane Garofalo, Kinka Usher, mad laboratory, mad scientist, metropolis, Paul Reubens, superhero, supervillain, Tom Waits, Wes Studi, William H. Macy
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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
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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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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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L5: First City in Space
Space was Never Spacier The biggest science fiction film ever made – literally!
The Crow: City of Angels
Tar & Feathers Why this unnecessary sequel is set in LA beats me. This poor retread looks the same as Detroit did in the great original. Good perfs by punk vets Iggy Pop and Ian Dury, but otherwise there’s really … Continue reading
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Tagged future, ghosts, gun fu, horror, Ian Dury, Iggy Pop, metropolis, Movie, Review, sequel, superhero, supervillain, witchcraft, zombie
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