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G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra - (2009 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1046173/

Newly-developed military nano-technology is stolen by terrorists in a plot to take over the world, and only a super-elite team chosen from the international best can stop them.

This movie is another example of both an astonishingly wide gap between its original audience and current audience, and a needless unimagination in original movie universe-building authorship.

  • Properly titled G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  • Based on the G.I. Joe toy / cartoon franchise.
  • In association with Hasbro.



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absolon-2003-poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300902/

In a world where everyone must take a daily suppressant to survive a deadly plague, one cop is put on the case of a string of murders targeting its researchers.

As usual, Christopher Lambert is a terrible actor. I just realized he’s another Keanu Reeves, where if you like the guy you’ll be just fine.. and you’ll also know how each of his characters will look and feel.

Kelly Brook is a work of art.

  • Released 2003-12-16



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hot-tub-time-machine-2-2015-poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2637294/
https://hottubmovie.tumblr.com/

Although having benefited using a time machine, three men travel again to save one of their lives.

A mediocre movie meant for a mediocre audience. Perfectly fine for not thinking too hard. Vulgar humour.


colony-2016-image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4209256/
https://web.archive.org/web/20200911092658/https://www.usanetwork.com/colony

The Earth is invaded by aliens, and although civilization is cordoned off and human-managed, pockets of resistance remain.

A largely-boring drama. I don’t know why I don’t like this.. there’s something about its tone that grates on me. I did watch ten episodes, but it never “clicked”.



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the-expanse-2015-image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3230854/
https://www.syfy.com/the-expanse

Tensions between the three factions in our solar system rise with an known party’s military science efforts.

Describing this one is pretty damned hard. Quite a good series, although the lead actor is just a little too young to be properly-believable. They all are, but I guess that was the target market.


Star Trek Beyond (2016) poster

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(trailer)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/
https://www.facebook.com/startrekmovie/

Another alien race is whipped up, with another genocidal personality wielding another universe-threatening super weapon, and The Enterprise and her crew are once again the only thing standing in the way.

God, yet another of the same old shit. If you liked the other, you’ll like this.



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I’ll take proper notes when I re-watch this.

Outpost 37 (2014) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474972/

A documentary following soldiers fighting the aliens left over from an invasion.

I rather liked this! People talk about this being low budget, but until it’s pointed out I doubt someone would really notice.

  • aka Alien Outpost



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Kill Command (2016) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2667380/

A mercenary group is sent to an island for training exercises, only to learn that it was being used to train military robots.

Although pretty stiff because of the lead character, this is a decent enough movie. Worth watching for science fiction fans, but not for military movie fans.

  • Released 2016-05-16 in the UK
  • Trailer



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The Divergent Series - Allegiant (2016) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3410834/
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The last remaining city in a ruined world learns it has an oversight committee funding a research project overseeing them.

An adequate movie, filled with no character development, an uninteresting world and a mediocre plot. Good for a watch for people who like the earlier movies in this series, or people too young and dumb to know what a good movie actually is.



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TODO – Oh god my DVD looks awful. I’m spoiled by Blu-Ray.

Natural City (2003) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378428/

I’m not really sure what’s going on with this movie. Something about cyborgs and a guy who is in love with one that he’s trying to “resurrect”.

It’s an interesting watch, but probably only because it’s Korean. I don’t get to see a lot of foreign science fiction movies outside of the glut of Japanese anime. I sort of like it, but I tend to get confused in a couple of places. It’ll be recommended, but only to those of a similar mind to me.

Very good subtitles; very few were awkward for me.



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