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The Iron Giant - (1999 movie) image

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129167/
was https://theirongiantmovie.com/ (redirect)
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/iron-giant (redirect)

A metal groot crashes by a small town, and is befriended by a boy.

Charming!



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Tron - (1982 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/
https://movies.disney.com/tron

A corporation which has been taken over by nefarious entities is hacked from an unlikely direction.

A classic. Some of the graphics hold up, but it’s mostly dated. It’s still fun.


X-COM꞉ UFO Defense image

Entertainment > Games >

(XCOM > on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/7760/XCOM_UFO_Defense/
was on microprose.com
was on mythosgames.com

Aliens drop by Earth and evil Humans shoot them down and mug them.

Nothing about the interface makes enough sense, and there are no hints as to how things work. It could have been made much better, even back in the day. I’m not going to forgive how bad it is, especially since there was zero effort by Steam to actually fix basic things like aspect ratio.

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War of the Worlds - (2005 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/
was dreamworks.com/wotw/

A bad dad and some shitty kids run away when aliens come down and up and stomp around.

While it’s a great ride, it’s ultimately unsatisfying and can’t be recommended.



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Lifeforce - (1985 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089489/

Astronauts discover a structure in space and decide bring bits back which turn out to be hot girly bits.

Nice!



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The Peripheral - (2022 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/
https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Peripheral/0PE2SANXUROCEZ5W2FD7WGMM9R

A woman witnesses and participates in things she becomes a person of interest for.

Although not immediately spectacular, it gets good enough.

  • Inspired by The Peripheral – (2014 book), by William Gibson
  • Although it was picked up for another season, it was killed due to various strikes.



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Stargate Origins꞉ Catherine poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7161862/
(YouTube playlist)
https://www.stargatecommand.co/

A handful of Nazi scientists have toiled in secret to find and use a ring kept by some Americans in Egypt which they believe leads to an advanced civilization.

A rehash of other ideas done in a somewhat more amateur way, with a cheap ending as a prequel to either the original movie or series. Interesting to watch if you’re a fan of the franchise but absolutely skippable if you’re not.



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Advantageous - (2015 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3090670/

In a utopic-ish world, a woman ages out of her career and looks to transplant into a new opportunity.

Plodding and uninteresting.



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Transformers꞉ The Last Knight - (2017 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3371366/
https://www.paramountmovies.com/movies/transformers-the-last-knight

A clusterfuck of a movie.. stuff happens and there is lot of cgi.



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