In a time where rebooting or re-casting a film and having a female lead creates headlines (and let’s face it, internet-rage) it’s interesting to see the Trancers-franchise just casually switching to a young female protagonist. And well to be fair, I guess the lack of reaction is probably due to this film coming out in 2002 and it being the sixth film in a lousy b-movie franchise nobody cares about. But it also feels kind of natural, given the series’…
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Godzilla 2000: Millennium 1999
Godzilla vs Destoroyah saw Godzilla’s previous, strong era go out with a bang. Quite literally, in an astounding explosion of nuclear power and epic storytelling. Frankly, it would have been a perfect definitive ending to Godzilla, but inevitably it wasn’t and well, I’m not one to say no to some more monster-bash. Seemingly cranked out as a response to the abysmal American version, ゴジラ2000 ミレニアム (Godzilla 2000: Millennium) is a quick reboot that despite coming out in the 90s, tries…
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Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
“We didn’t do anything”
“Then who killed the world?”From the moment that Mad Max: Fury Road started, I couldn’t stop smiling. I sat through the entire first half of the movie with a giant smile on my face and partially even laughter, but by the end of the movie I had experienced both tears and gotten my mind blown to smithereens. George Miller’s fourth Mad Max movie is an action masterpiece, it packs in a superb soundtrack and so…
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Jaws 1975
“I'm not going to waste my time arguing with a man who's lining up to be a hot lunch”
Yesterday, I saw Jaws for the umptieth time and it struck me that it was not only a perfect movie, but also a perfect viewing.
I don't exactly know why, but to watch Steven Spielberg's breakthrough yesterday was such a perfect fit. The pleasant breeze of the summer have just started to crawl in and the last few days have meant…
