Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Cyborg Watch: Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (1991)
Watched: 03/31/2019
Format: Alamo Ritz
Viewing: oh, god... who knows?
Decade: the 1990's, buddy
I saw Terminator 2: Judgment Day opening weekend in the theater with my girlfriend at the time, who, upon seeing a Terminator endoskeleton crush a human skull turned to me and said "that's a REAL man" (she was kidding), thereby hitting the nail on the head, in her own way, for what this movie was going to be on so many levels. Despite its fame as a CGI pioneer and predictor of Marvel's weirdly death & bloodless ultraviolence, there's an actual story about mothers and sons and overcoming juvenile distrust of your parents once their flaws are exposed, and how a cyborg learns to laugh and love. Indeed, the Judgment Day may be the friends we made along the way.
Also, so many gasoline-fueled fires making just huge, puffy blossoms of red and orange with lots of loud ka-booms.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
PODCAST: "Innerspace" (1987) - SimonUK & Ryan watch an 80's sci-fi comedy!
Watched: 03/19/2019
Format: DVD
Viewing: Unknown. Probably 3rd of 4th.
Decade: 1980's
It's Spring Break, and SimonUK is looking for something breezy and light. Ryan hasn't seen this movie in 30 years. We talk 1980's sci-fi comedies, director Joe Dante's ideas, and what actually works pretty well in this not-much-discussed artifact of the 1980's.
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Sunday, March 3, 2019
MST3K Watch: The Day Time Ended (1979)
Watched: 03/02/2019
Format: MST3K on Netflix
Viewing: First
Decade: 1970s
This movie is a bizarre mess with no story. Now, sometimes MST3K cuts these movies for time, so its possible we lost some key moments or elements on the floor, but... I don't think so.
The MST3K episode DOES feature an astonishing musical number lifting music from The Music Man. The current crew has really hit their stride. And - there's a Kim Cattrall callback.
But, yeah, it's a bunch of unmotivated special FX and a cast that I can't not talk about.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Sci-Fi Watch: Annihilation (2018)
Watched: 02/02/2019
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: First
Decade: 2010's
I really, really wish I'd seen Annihilation (2018) without all the hype and teeth gnashing about "why aren't people seeing this?", etc... Much like any movie with Oscar buzz, this sets the table for expectations 9 out of 10 movies given this treatment can't possibly match.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
MST3K Watch: Lords of the Deep (1989)
Watched: 01/18/2019
Format: MST3K on Netflix
Viewing: First
Decade: 1980's
A mash-up of The Abyss and every space station movie you've ever seen, with terrible acting, hilariously bad lighting and direction, set-design right out of a high school play and your two leads played by "that guy" from 1970's television and Felix's wife who gets killed early on in License to Kill. And some adorably bad puppets.
The courage it took to make this on the heels of The Abyss is just... man...
Saturday, January 5, 2019
MST3K Watch: Atlantic Rim (2013)
Watched: 01/03/2019
Format: MST3K on Netflix
Viewing: first
Decade: 2010's
It's not often you see a movie and you think "this isn't a patch on Robot Jox". Made for... someone? by The Asylum - which raises the question about the market and outlets for movies like this in 2019.
Yes, this was a quick cash grab by The Asylum to make some coin off the dummies who think Pacific Rim and Atlantic Rim (2013) must be related, and probably honestly can't tell the different between the two, anyway. I do wonder what has to happen to you along the way to decide this is going to be what you do for money, but I also don't blame them.
In closing: I am pretty sure they made the movie up as they went along and the cast was drunk through 40-60% of the movie, and I'm not kidding. Our lead seems pickled a huge amount of this movie.
Friday, December 28, 2018
MST3K Watch: Mac and Me (1988)
Watched: 12/27/2018
Format: MST3K on Netflix
Viewing: First
Decade: 1980's
What the actual @#$% was that?
Thursday, December 27, 2018
RiffTrax-Watch: Ready Player One (2018)
Watched: 12/25/2018
Format: Rifftrax
Viewing: First
Decade: 2010's
I am not a gamer. The only console I own is one of those 2600 emulator boxes and it hasn't been out of the closet in a year. I get that people spend a lot of time on video games, and that I have no stones to throw about people wasting their time and money on non-real-things. I write on a blog that needlessly analyzes movies and occasionally comics and talks a lot about comic-based movies. Take all of the below with the necessary grain of salt.
Friday, October 26, 2018
PODCAST! HALLOWEEN WATCH 2018 FINALE! "The Thing" (1982) w/ Jamie and Ryan
Watched: 09/30/2018
Format: BluRay
Viewing: Unknown. Eighth?
Decade: 1980's
After 20 years of avoiding watching The Thing (1982) Jamie decides it's time to watch the movie and then get in front of a microphone. We discuss a modern horror classic, and what it's like to finally see a movie you've heard so much about (and maybe built up a bit in your imagination).
Music:
Bride of Frankenstein Theme - Franz Waxman
The Thing Main Titles - Ennio Morricone
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - The Carpenters
Swan Lake - Act 2: No. 10 Scene - Tchaikovsky
Playlists:
Featured: Signal Watch Halloween 2018
- Amy and Ryan Watch 50 Shades!
- Bond Watch! James Bond movie discussion
- Avengers Chronological Countdown w/ Jamie and Ryan
- Disney History w/ NathanC and Ryan
- High School Movies w/ Maxwell
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Monday, September 3, 2018
Kubrick Watch: 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)
Watched: 09/02/2018
Format: 4K restoration at Alamo Slaughter
Viewing: 8th? 9th? 10th?
Decade: 1960s
Friday, August 24, 2018
PODCAST! RECOMMENDATION WATCH: Southland Tales (2006)
Watched: 08/19/2018
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: First
Decade: 2000's
You guys, I @#$%ing loved this movie. Get a look inside my wheelhouse and what works for me in a movie with Southland Tales (2006). And, man, we really missed so much of what there was to say - enough so that I'm ready to make covering this movie an annual event.
Official description:
AmyC returns with this overlooked, underseen sci-fi satire of a post 9/11 America. We struggle to convey the plot and all of the amazing things packed into this film - from one of the most astounding casts ever assembled, to musical choices, to transdimensional travel, to porn stars with rock solid business plans. Truly an unusual film that was never given a real shot at finding an audience - Ryan watches the film for the first time and is absolutely ready to push it to his list of recommendations.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Shark Watch: The Last Sharknado (it's the 6th and final Sharknado)
Watched: 08/22/2018
Format: DVR from SyFy
Viewing: First
Decade: 2010's
Well, it's all over with. No more Sharknadoes.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Thursday, April 12, 2018
PODCAST: NathanC and Ryan talk Disney's curious 1980s - "The Black Hole", "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and "Never Cry Wolf"
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Inexplicable Watch: Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Watched: 04/03/2018
Format: Amazon Streaming (included in Prime)
Watched: First
Decade: 1980's
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......................
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Sci-Fi Watch: The Black Hole (1979)
Watched: 03/24/2018
Format: Amazon Streaming
Viewing: 2 and 1/6th
Decade: 1970's
(saving this one for a podcast)
Sunday, March 18, 2018
PODCAST: Simon and I talk "Big Trouble in Little China", "Buckaroo Banzai" and "War Games"
Buckaroo Banzai
Already covered
War Games
Watched: 03/17/2018
Viewing: Fifth or Sixth
Format: Alamo Drafthouse/ Village
Decade: 1980's
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Watched: 03/18/2018
Viewing: Seventh or Eighth
Format: Shout Factory BluRay
Decade: 1980's
Join SimonUK and I as we ponder some cult favorites of the 1980's! And, boy howdy, do we go all over the map on this one. But, mostly, we stay on task.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
"Planet of the Apes" 50th Anniversary
So, Shoemaker sent me a text alerting me that today is the 50th Anniversary of the Premier of Planet of the Apes! I've found three completely different release dates, and February 8th is absolutely one of them. I wasn't born yet, so I don't know, but I expect this is the Premier date the rest were release windows across the US. Movie distribution used to be a bit different.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
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