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Groundhog Day – (1993 movie)

2018-03-28

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

An asshole anchorman is sent to a little town to do a fluff story on Groundhog Day, but karma bites him in the ass when the town gets snowed-in.

A fantastic movie not just for the usual things, but for the execution of its idea. Unlike so many movies that have its elements, this one stays grounded and accessible. This movie is well-loved and highly recommended.

This movie has its title because it’s set on Groundhog Day.
The writers and producers of 12꞉01 – (1993 movie) believe their work was plagiarized by this movie.

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Alien 3 – (1992 movie)

2018-03-27

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103644/

Survivors of an alien attack crash next to a prison and learn that the alien came with them.

This was my first movie with a shaved-headed woman. I guess I was all “oh no she di’int, now wesa gettin serioooos”.

In my mind, the franchise was significantly weakened by this movie. It just didn’t “feel right”. Perhaps the previous two were so good that they became too tough to follow, but after yet another re-watch this movie really just doesn’t seem all that good.

Alternately titled ALIEN³

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Blade Runner 2049 – (2017 movie)

2018-03-18

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blade-runner-2049

A synthetic bounty hunter of synthetics learns of a plot for synthetic-synthesis. Or something.

Plodding and nervous. Another unnecessary remake.

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Andromedia – (1998 movie)

2018-03-15

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303658/

A girl is digitized, becoming a valuable commodity for people seeking power and immortality.

This might be interesting for fans of science fiction history, but it’s dumb in too many places for me to enjoy it.

If you end up watching this, here are my edited Andromedia subtitles.

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Google and the World Brain – (2013 movie)

2018-03-15

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2551516/
http://www.worldbrainthefilm.com/

On Google‘s Google Books project flagrant disregard of United States and international copyright law.

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todo – watch the director’s cut
todo? This is novelized

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/

Waking from long hibernation, a woman claims to be the survivor of an alien attack from a planetoid which has since become a terraforming colony.

A direct descendent of Alien – (1979 movie), this movie not only builds on but improves on the movie, turning this into a blockbuster franchise.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/

A crew of civilians investigates a distress beacon, but it turn out to be a warning that they were too late to heed.

Alien is another “first to get there” movie which has set the bar for its sub-genre.

It has a dirty old-but-futuristic look to it that really stretches its technological and budgetary limitations. As it turns out, this has given the movie incredible longevity. For a movie as old as this, it easily stands the test of time.

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Black Panther – (2018 movie)

2018-02-24

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825683/
https://movies.disney.com/black-panther

After the assassination of his father, a new king is crowned for an insular but extraordinary nation, but he does not go unchallenged.

I decided to watch this, breaching my “no more superhero movies” position, because there was some fascinating drama surrounding it.

Not recommended: I can’t understand why anyone would think this is particularly good for any particular reason. Aside from being all manner of racist, it does not provide any intellectual cud to chew on.

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