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Resident Evil – (2002 movie)

2017-09-18
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Why is it even titled that?
Why is it even titled that?

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/residentevil

A team investigates the killing of genetics researchers by their secret laboratory’s artificial intelligence, learning it had a good reason to do so.

Quite good, even after its era. It does not show much age except for one monster. This movie headed the resurrection of the zombie movie sub-genre.

TODO – To watch with commentary and all the bonus material.



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Ancient Relic – (2002 movie)

2017-09-15
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Ancient Relic - (2002 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

Archaeologists discover an ancient body with impossible technologies, giving evidence of a time-traveling journalist.

Quite a good movie! With a three hour run time, it was an easy binge and one that strings together seamlessly. A great story, and while it has some storytelling moments, it has unforgiving realism for its characters.

It has only a couple of awkward “like it’s totes real, yo” moments because of some characters, but thankfully it’s well-balanced and is overall absent of religion aside from the major plot point.



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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – (2010 movie)

2017-08-20
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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - (2010 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/tuckeranddalevsevil/

College kids go on vacation out into the woods, and everything goes horribly wrong when misunderstandings spiral out of reason.

A great movie with a great tone. Really fun to watch, but, as with most of its peers, it’s great for just the one watch.



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Continuum – (2012-2015 series)

2017-08-18
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Continuum - (2012-2015 series) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954347/
was showcase.ca/continuum

A cop from an authoritarian future is caught up in a daring time-travel jail-break, to become stranded in present-day Vancouver Canada.

Overall this is adequate, but with several plot points and character traits which are difficult to believe. The biggest problem I have is the various brushes against citizen-terrorism apologetics. My takeaway is that this show is “safe”, with some edginess fabricated for the kids.



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Centurion – (2010 movie)

2017-08-16
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Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020558/
http://www.magnetreleasing.com/centurion/

The telling of the story of one Roman soldier’s struggle for survival at the far front lines.

An excellent movie on all fronts. Highly recommended for fans of this genre.



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Edge of Tomorrow – (2014 movie)

2017-08-16
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Edge of Tomorrow - (2014 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/edge-tomorrow

A man is conscripted into the military and alien goo forces him into a suicidal time loop.

A watchable waste of time.


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The Secret Garden – (1911 book), by Frances Hodgson Burnett

2017-08-06
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My cover is different
My cover is different

Entertainment > Reading >

(on Wikipedia)

A spoiled little girl loses her rich parents and is sent away to live with her reclusive heartbroken (rich) relative.

The story is fairly awful to me, though I can see how this was popular at the time. It has definitely aged, not just in its period but in its language and writing style.

I’ll class this as “liked”, but I only see this as being good for historical reasons and wouldn’t recommend it. I’ll also class this as child-friendly, except it’s child-friendly in its context: A parent reading to their child in the early 1900s.

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The Discovery – (2017 movie)

2017-08-02
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The Discovery - (2017 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5155780/

A machine somehow shows that a piece of a person goes somewhere else, and stupid people assume there is an afterlife.

A straightforward drama-type movie.

What’s the opposite of brain candy? It numbs the mind in a kind of monotone hum. While I originally said “terrible writing for a terrible world with terrible characters” on second viewing maybe that’s harsh; I actually kinda like it.



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