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Cloud Atlas – (2012 movie)

2016-12-30

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/cloud-atlas

During the thrashing of an epileptic seizure, an editor stitches together bits of various unrelated shorts into a single movie filled with famous people and great music.

If one can labour past the non science-fiction, it’s pretty good. In fact, I think if one cut out everything except two of the storylines, they would make for good shorts. I may do that one day.

I wouldn’t imagine this to have been a critical success.

Based on Cloud Atlas (2004 book), by David Mitchell

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Timestalkers – (1987 movie)

2016-12-27

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094154/

A scientist from the future goes back in time to do (stuff that I wasn’t paying attention enough to figure out), but his assistant’s daughter goes back to stop him with the help of one of the grandfather’s of time travel.

For an old TV-movie this is pretty good.

The actual movie is copyright 1986.

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G.I. Joe – The Rise of Cobra – (2009 movie)

2016-12-13

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G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra - (2009 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/

Newly-developed military nano-technology is stolen by terrorists in a plot to take over the world, and only a super-elite team chosen from the international best can stop them.

This movie is another example of both an astonishingly wide gap between its original audience and current audience, and a needless unimagination in original movie universe-building authorship.

Properly titled G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Based on the G.I. Joe toy / cartoon franchise.
In association with Hasbro.

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Men in Black – (1997 movie)

2016-12-09

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119654/

to re-watch

See also R.I.P.D. – (2013 movie)
#1 in the Men in Black franchise

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300902/

In a world where everyone must take a daily suppressant to survive a deadly plague, one cop is put on the case of a string of murders targeting its researchers.

As usual, Christopher Lambert is a terrible actor. I just realized he’s another Keanu Reeves, where if you like the guy you’ll be just fine.. and you’ll also know how each of his characters will look and feel.

Kelly Brook is a work of art.

Released 2003-12-16

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Roswell – (1999 show)

2016-11-22

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201391/
~~home page~~ (archived on archive.org)

Alien high school students struggle to keep their secret.

It’s okay.

1999-10-06 – 2002-05-14
Based on the book series Roswell High (1998-2000 books), by Melinda Metz

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The Year’s Best Science Fiction, ed. by Gardner Dozois

2016-11-19

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Collections of science fiction short stories, curated by.. people I don’t know and who have no authority in my mind. They came into being pre-internet and still cling to relevancy.

I was excited to find these, but their stories are hit-and-miss.

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The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones – (2013 movie)

2016-11-17

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1538403/

A girl learns she has magic powers and stuff when a bad guy and his henchmen who all like demons hunt her down for a thing she has.

A superhero-girl-witch movie. Adorable and stuff. Recommended for girls who are fans of this adorable ~~trope~~ genre.

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Doctor Strange – (2016 movie)

2016-11-15

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1211837/

A distracted surgeon crashes his car and is left with ruined hands, but he’s brought into a magic order who defend the planet and universe and stuff.

A decent movie, although fluffy and of narrow scope.

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(trailer)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2309961/
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Two friends go on vacation, with one of them seriously ill and possibly dying, but a new illness progresses.

How do I describe this without spoiling it? I know a lot of people don’t like found-footage movies, but this one is quite good as it actually shows everything.

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All posts tagged entertainment

Cloud Atlas – (2012 movie)

Timestalkers – (1987 movie)

G.I. Joe – The Rise of Cobra – (2009 movie)

Men in Black – (1997 movie)

Absolon – (2003 movie)

Roswell – (1999 show)

The Year’s Best Science Fiction, ed. by Gardner Dozois

The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones – (2013 movie)

Doctor Strange – (2016 movie)

Afflicted – (2013 movie)

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