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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Saturday, August 9, 2008

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is by no means a great film but I won't go as far as to call it bad either.

The Mummy Returns… With No Real Mummy?

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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Hi all… If your favorite scene of a movie involves a group of CGI Yeti kicking a field goal with a Chinese soldier for the ball… something’s wrong. First… Luke Ford as Alex O’Connell? How in the heck could Rick (Brendan Fraser, whom I like) and Evie O’Connell have a son in College? Huh? Next… Maria Bello as [...]

Stargate: Continuum is Smart Sci-fi? What gives??

Monday, August 4, 2008

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Stargate: Continuum is Smart Sci-fi? What gives??

Hey all… It’s no secret that I’m a science fiction and fantasy guy. Have been since I was first introduced to Robert Heinlein and JRR Tolkien many many moons ago… So it shouldn’t be too shocking that I’m a fan of the Stargate series. From the original movie with James Spader and Kurt Russell in 1994 [...]

Eragon

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Eragon was released in 2006 but I still love to watch this movie. If you are like me in any way, the mystical and mythological portions of the movie is the attractiveness of the film itself. This is a very family friendly movie and if you have not yet seen this movie, I would recommend [...]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Saturday, July 12, 2008

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It isn’t often that one can say a sequel is better than the original. I can think of a few only: The Godfather II, Shrek 2, Toy Story 2, and maybe Spiderman 2. It just doesn’t happen all too often. So when it comes to Hellboy, which is better? The first film really didn’t do [...]

Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Review

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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The original Hellboy was only a minor success, and a mediocre film, raking in $99 million world wide on a $60 million budget. A sequel was not a certainty. Thanks to brisk DVD sales and the subsequent success of director Guillermo Del Toro’s Pans Labyrinth, the green light was given to Hellboy II: The Golden [...]

Stardust

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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When I first saw Stardust on the shelf of my neighborhood Movie Gallery, I didn’t have the highest expectations. I haven’t really been into fairy tales since the age of seven, and I definitely didn’t expect to find one that swept me away in 2008. So, why did I rent it? Intrigue. My lack of expectations [...]

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D - Review

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Journey to the Center of the Earth 3-D - Review

I’ve never read the book “A Journey to the Center of the Earth”, or seen any of the previous movies it spawned. As I watched the trailer for the latest incarnation of Journey to the Center of the Earth, and saw that it was an action film starring Brendan Fraser, with dinosaurs, AND filmed in [...]

The Guide to Sci-Fi Genres

Friday, July 4, 2008

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Love it or hate it, science fiction is part of our lives. While we, the mainstream public, tend to categorize something as sci-fi the moment we see a spaceship, or a laser, or some clean cut soldier in a tight one piece suit; for the world of nerd pedagogy, there are many different genres [...]

Prince Caspian

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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The next in line of the summer movies, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is the sequel to 2005’s popular The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. There were several complaints with the first film in such areas possible poor casting choices, and weak action sequences. We are glad to say that these problems (perceived [...]