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The Chronicles of Riddick - (2004 movie)

2017-08-21

action movies, disliked, entertainment, fiction, Karl Urban, Movies, reviews, Riddick series, superhero movies, superheroes, the future, Vin Diesel

The studio didn't get to keep his career.

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/
~~http://www.thechroniclesofriddick.com/~~
https://www.uphe.com/the-chronicles-of-riddick

An infamous criminal hides from or fights bounty hunters for years, only to be declared the enemy of a galaxy-spanning crusade.

This comes after Riddick - (2013 movie), but isn't really a continuation as such. If you didn't like that movie, then obviously don't see this one. If you did, then this is a risky recommendation. It's definitely not the same in any way.

I didn't like it, but it's not awful or anything. Maybe the fact that I didn't take a lot of notes says something. Well maybe it says that Disgaea - Hour of Darkness - (2003 game) is more interesting to grind while watching.

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - (2017 movie)

2017-08-20

alien movies, aliens, disliked, entertainment, fiction, Movies, movies based on comic books, reviews, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future

Oh god, her eyebrows

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2239822/
http://www.valerianmovie.com/

Something about a powerful thing that was taken, and a conspiracy. I guess.

Terrible. Simply terrible. A bad setup to the universe, a whole lot of shit pulled out of thin air.. generally bad writing and a bad mood. Bad pacing. Everything about it is terrible. Do not watch.

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Continuum - (2012-2015 series)

2017-08-18

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954347/
http://www.showcase.ca/continuum/

A cop gets sent back in time alongside criminals.

Continuum season 1 notes

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The Ice Pirates - (1984 movie)

2017-08-17

casual misandry, comedy, comedy movies, disliked, entertainment, fiction, Movies, reviews, Ron Perlman, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future

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(on Wikipedia)
http://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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Dark Matter - (2015 series)

2017-08-17

disliked, entertainment, fiction, reviews, science fiction, science fiction television, television, television shows based on comic books, the future

Why is it called this? Who knowsǃ

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(on Wikipedia)
http://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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Edge of Tomorrow - (2014 movie)

2017-08-16

alien movies, aliens, entertainment, fiction, liked, Movies, movies based on books, reviews, science fiction, science fiction movies, the future, time travel, time travel movies, Tom Cruise

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1631867/
http://www.edgeoftomorrowmovie.com/

I really liked this one, and I'll take notes when I re-watch it.

Renamed to Live. Die. Repeat.
based on All You Need Is Kill, by Hiroshi Sakurazaka

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Defiance - (2013 TV show)

2017-06-17

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2189221/
http://www.defiance.com/en/series/

In a world ruined by an alien invasion and terraforming, an ex-military turned scavenger and his alien adopted daughter take refuge in one of the few reasonable settlements: Defiance.

Although it has elements I like, it doesn't have anything that actually grabs me. In a world where there is so much else of better quality, this is not recommended. There are a couple of characters who are really well acted, but again.. it's not worth the trouble.

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Almost Human - (2013 show)

2017-06-14

dead, entertainment, fiction, Glances, Karl Urban, liked, live, robot television, robots, science fiction, science fiction television, television, the future

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2654580/
~~http://www.fox.com/almost-human/~~

A buddy cop show with an android, set in the near future.

So far it's great all around, especially the acting.

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Ghost in the Shell - (2017 movie)

2017-05-07

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Ghost in the Shell - (2017 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827/
http://ghostintheshell.tumblr.com/

A special agent combat-cyborg pursues a cyber criminal who comes to have a special interest in her.

Although I like it, I suspect it's because I like the original so much and I can't be unbiased. I also think Scarlett is hot.

I became even more interested in seeing this movie in light of the incorrectly-supposed-whitewashing of the lead character. Antisocial injustice is actually pretty good at recommending things.