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The Ice Pirates – (1984 movie)

2017-08-17
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The Ice Pirates - (1984 movie) poster

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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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Edge of Tomorrow – (2014 movie)

2017-08-16
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(on Wikipedia)
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.


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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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(on Wikipedia)
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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(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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The Discovery - (2017 movie) image

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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.



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Dark Star – (1974 movie)

2017-07-23
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/

In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.

Not bad, and it might have been good in the era it was made in but it’s mediocre now.



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The Time Machine – (2002 movie)

2017-07-23
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The Time Machine - (2002 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268695/

Ends before it begins. Not very good. =/



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Assassin’s Creed – (2016 movie)

2017-07-08
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Assassin's Creed - (2016 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2094766/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/assassins-creed

A murderer is saved from death only to be used in an experiment to explore his ancestry.

It’s an awkward combination of slowness with action. I suspect it could have been quite good, as it has the elements for it.. but the writing is shit in enough significant places that it can’t recover. It has an abysmal resolution, making the whole experience regrettable.



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