science fiction entertainment

The Ice Pirates – (1984 movie)

2017-08-17

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/

In the far future, the scarcity of water prompts pirates to steal ice, but they are swept up into a rebellion.

Swashbuckling-and-blasters, this movie is cheezy without being funny. I think it has some cult following merely because there wasn’t much of interest back then, and this style of movie was popular for reasons outside of quality entertainment. This is like some sort of movie version of shitposting.

Absolutely not recommended, as it doesn’t tick any boxes outside of nostalgia.

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Independence Day – (1996 movie)

2017-08-17

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/independence-day

coming later

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Dark Matter – (2015 series)

2017-08-17

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Why is it called this? Who knowsǃ

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4159076/

Some people wake up with no memories, alone on board a ship. Blah blah mysteries and stuff.

It gets the basics right, but it ends up being shit in all the important places. The writing and tone of the show is terrible. I couldn’t get past two episodes before being disgusted. A show ought to hook me in the pilot, but this didn’t have one.. and it shows.

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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.

Renamed to Live. Die. Repeat.
Based on All You Need Is Kill – (2004 book), by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

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Star Wars – Episode I – The Phantom Menace – (1999 movie)

2017-08-06

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Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace - (1999 movie) poster

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https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace
https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/episode-1/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/

Do not watch this! Instead watch the fan edit Star Wars Episode I.II – The Phantom Edit – (2000 movie). Even at its much lower quality it’s head and shoulders above this movie.

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I Origins – (2014 movie)

2017-08-05

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It's a play on words

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884206/
https://www.searchlightpictures.com/iorigins/

A science guy has a thing for eyes.

Has one long mellow semi-suspenseful tone, but doesn’t take full advantage of its opportunities. It grows weaker and weaker as it drones on, and barely pretends to have a reasonable resolution.

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The Discovery – (2017 movie)

2017-08-02

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(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.