Posts with the tag 'sci-fi'
FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “As they push into Germany near the end of World War II, Russian troops discover that the Nazis have used the research of legendary scientist Victor Frankenstein to create monstrous new soldiers that are pieced together from body parts of the dead.”
7/16/13- Some good reviews including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/24/13- I enjoyed the first half hour until the monsters arrived and then the movie became a “mad scientist” type movie with essentially no plot. I turned it off at 45min. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: sci-fi
July 27th, 2013
EUROPA REPORT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this nail-biting thriller, a private space-exploration company sends six astronauts to determine whether Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, can sustain life — and what they find terrifies and transforms them.”
6/28/13- Reviews are fairly good for this sci-fi thriller. TRDB.
8/2/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
10/15/13- A very interesting concept but for me something got lost in the execution. One critic said “What isn’t straightforward about the plot is either hackneyed, implausible, or both.” I have to agree. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi, thriller
June 28th, 2013
THE WALL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Vacationing with a couple in their mountain retreat, a woman finds herself alone at the cabin one afternoon, inexplicably trapped by an invisible wall. Her isolation behind the barrier grows more surreal as hours, then days, then weeks pass.”
5/31/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times and mixed reviews from others. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign, sci-fi
June 4th, 2013
SIRIUS- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Earth has been visited by advanced Inter-Stellar Civilizations that can travel through other dimensions faster than the speed of light. What we have learned from them about energy propulsion can bring us to a new era, but those in power have suppressed this information in order to keep us at their mercy. It is time for you to know.”
5/31/13- Uniformly critical reviews from the pros but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, sci-fi
June 4th, 2013
THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Although Trius has been sent to begin the colonization of Earth, he abandons his mission upon hearing music for the first time. When an assassin from his home world arrives, Trius persuades him to join his bluegrass band and save his adopted planet.
5/31/13- The plot sounds a bit ridiculous but almost all reviews of this film, including the one in today’s NY Times have been positive. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
June 4th, 2013
THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Banished to Earth, intergalactic bad boy Johnny X and his gang of goons soon get embroiled in a wacky scheme involving a femme fatale, a shifty concert promoter and a dead musician who won’t let a little decomposition keep him from rockin’.”
4/26/13- A poor review for this movie in today’s NY Times. Audiences seem to like it however. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
April 26th, 2013
ANTIVIRAL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wild sci-fi vision imagines a freaky future where diseases caught by celebrities are put on the market for injection by their obsessed fans. Virus dealer Syd March makes a big mistake when he gives himself the same bug that killed a superstar.”
4/12/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times but other critics have given this sci-fi thriller better reviews. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi, thriller
April 13th, 2013
THE HOST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When an alien race implants a parasite soul named Wanderer into Melanie Stryder’s body, she resists the takeover. Soon, Melanie and Wanderer become reluctant allies as they go on a quest to track down the men they love in this sci-fi thriller.”
3/29/13- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
March 29th, 2013
THE BRASS TEAPOT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this cautionary comedy, an impoverished young couple finds the answer to their money woes in the form of a magical brass teapot that dispenses cash whenever they feel pain. But as the teapot ups the ante, how far will they go to make a fast buck?”
3/22/13- Just a few reviews and they are poor. TRDB.
4/5/13- Poor review in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
March 22nd, 2013
UPSTREAM COLOR- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A woman is abducted and hypnotized with material harvested from a flower. When she falls for a man, the two realize they have been subjected to the same process. Together they search for a place of safety and struggle to reassemble their wrecked lives.”
3/22/13- Sounds strange but very good reviews from lots of critics. TRDB.
4/5/13- Today’s NY Times liked the movie but also found it strange. TRDB.
5/19/13- One of the biggest wastes of time as far as I’m concerned– I turned it off. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
March 22nd, 2013
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