Not to be mistaken for Thunderbird.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057790/
(archived website)
Based on a space station, a super high-tech secret organization performs rescue operations worldwide.
Wow, this is really good. Great effects.
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620680/
https://movies.disney.com/a-wrinkle-in-time
A standard broken-family Disney movie, but with magical thinking.
God damn this is a low-effort piece of shit.
Inspired by A Wrinkle in Time – (1962 book), by Madeleine L’Engle
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756/
https://www.marvel.com/movies/avengers-infinity-war
A space-environmentalist works to cull the people who don’t recycle, but polluters aim to stop him.
An adequate movie which for once has a sensible major plot arc.
 The bits and pieces thing makes no sense.
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https://www.2k.com/en-US/game/the-bureau-xcom-declassified/
You are part of an elite squad who freeze time to move near cover and get shot in the head.
I guess they didn’t play their own game, because there are obvious flaws. This would have been more fun if they got rid of the whole moving around like an RPG. Like the old X-COM ga– oh wait, the old games are just better. Why was this game made?
Properly titled The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
 I guess he's kind of interesting.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1872181/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theamazingspiderman2
Our favorite web slinger has relationship problems.
Still quite a good movie. Recommended if you liked the earlier one.
 The moderately-interesting spider-dork
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470/
https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theamazingspiderman
A breakthrough in rapid genetics-alteration has unintended side-effects.
I’m fond of the earlier ones, but I think they get classed as “nostalgia”. This is a very good movie, and that’s likely enhanced by Emma Stone, who is incredibly attractive in dress, appearance and action.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2234222/
https://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/orphan-black–1010578
An underclass punk, returning from a ten month flight from the country, happens upon a suicide that reveals that she is part of a larger picture.
The lead actor is particularly good, as is all the acting. The story is poor in a number of places, and it is particularly jarring to have literal-faggotry forced into it. I don’t mind there happening to be gay characters, but when they’re gay characters being gay because gayness yay gay gay as opposed to just being people who happen to be gay, it’s so obvious and so insulting as to taint the whole fucking show.
I’ll flag this as liked and lightly-recommended. It’s really not all that awful, but it rubs me the wrong way. It’s like girly science fiction drama-whatever.
See also:
 Nerd.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1677720/
http://www.readyplayeronemovie.com/
In a dystopic future akin to Brave New World – (1932 book), by Aldous Huxley, everyone is lost in a virtual reality, playing a game to take control of the world’s largest corporation.
This movie is parasitic to the childhoods of old men and permanent-children. It’s worth a watch if you’re over 40, otherwise it’ll be a fairly confusing mess of references.
Inspired by Ready Player One – (2011 book), by Ernest Cline
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2493486/
Inspired by the story of the forty-seven rōnin . If you don’t know it, then don’t look that up. I can’t give a description without spoiling it. Consider yourself lucky to have a fresh mind.
This is a patient yet tense movie. I have next to no notes, because there’s really nothing to write or even think about. Recommended, though not “highly recommended”, as there are a lot of movies which execute this general manly-man theme extremely well. Though it’s not among its number, anyone who likes the samurai genre should give this a watch.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464763/
http://www.liberty-films.com/project/mute/
In a futuristic Germany, a mute guy has relationship troubles.
An interesting world, but generally terrible writing.
Intended as a spiritual successor to Moon – (2009 movie), though I don’t see how.
