Supernova (2000)
What starts out as intriguing if derivative sci-fi soon descends into meaningless horror and in the end a real letdown from a cast and crew of professionals who should know better. From the fact...
2000s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published January 15, 2000 · Last modified March 12, 2019
What starts out as intriguing if derivative sci-fi soon descends into meaningless horror and in the end a real letdown from a cast and crew of professionals who should know better. From the fact...
1990s / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published December 27, 1999 · Last modified March 10, 2019
The plot: Eighteen years after their cult science fiction show is cancelled, the actors of TV’s “Galaxy Quest” are still together, appearing at “GQ” conventions and ribbon-cutting ceremonies, living off their association with the...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published November 22, 1999 · Last modified December 29, 2019
Before the ponderous space odyssey, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, opened, Paramount planned for a follow-up. Due to the costly production problems they experienced, the sequel would be a modestly budgeted film made by...
1990s / Comedy / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published August 12, 1999 · Last modified March 3, 2019
A crashed plane is mistaken for a nuclear bomb explosion by an eccentric inventor and his family. In their attempts to get away before the world explodes, they go underground in their massive bomb...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 29, 1999 · Last modified February 8, 2019
If there’s one thing Hollywood needs to learn is that Jaws is the definitive shark terror movie. There has never been another remotely close to being as good and there probably never will be. Deep Blue Sea is...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published June 25, 1999 · Last modified February 7, 2019
In an Ohio high school, the faculty begins exhibiting strange behavior including dressing sexy and drinking copious amounts of H2O. The behavior seems to be spreading to the students as well, and soon the...
1990s / Mystery / Science Fiction / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published May 29, 1999 · Last modified February 27, 2019
A computer genius (Bierko) creates a company to invent a virtual world where people can travel into, and which resembles 1937 America in detail. But while going into his virtual world, he discovers something important...
1990s / Horror / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published May 24, 1999 · Last modified February 6, 2020
200 years after her death, Ripley (Weaver) is “resurrected” by being cloned out of her DNA samples. Unfortunately, the alien mother that was within her gets resurrected as well, and the scientists that do the...
1990s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published April 23, 1999 · Last modified March 8, 2019
In the near future, the government has begun cultivating males from birth for one sole purpose: to be the best soldiers on Earth. The first group of soldiers served faithfully and executed their missions...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published April 6, 1999 · Last modified October 8, 2020
They Live is a laid-back sci-fi actioner starring ex-pro wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper as John Nada (he’s not called any name in the movie), a drifter who lands a temp job at a construction...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.