Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within is a film before its time, costing an estimated $125-150 million to produce, but only earning about a third of its revenue back theatrically. That’s not to say it...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
1984 is based on the classic science fiction novel by George Orwell, which offered a bleak vision of a future dystopia where one’s thoughts and actions were controlled by a totalitarian government ruled by...
Barb Wire (1996)
Barb Wire starts off with an inspired but bewildering inclusion of Gun’s cover of Cameo’s funk classic “Word Up!” while Pamela Anderson Lee (“Baywatch”) dances around, displaying her well-crafted assets, and you’d begin to...
District B13 (2004) | District 13 | Banlieue 13
With a premise not dissimilar to that of Escape from New York (with a heavy nod to John Carpenter’s other crime thriller, Assault on Precinct 13), a thriller style not far from that of The Rock, and action...
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
Although I did see the original theatrical release back in 1991, with high hopes I might add, I left the theater feeling extremely disappointed. This was no longer the Highlander I remember, and even though it...
Solaris (2002)
First off, I have to say that if you aren’t prepared to see a pure science fiction film, with all of the maturity and complexity that the term implies, you probably are better off...
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
The new rule of thumb for this millennium is that if a film takes place on Mars, stay the hell away at all costs. Not since Total Recall has there been a Hollywood expedition there with...
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Remaking one of the best sci-fi films of all time was bound to be an arduous task, and the fact that this new incarnation of Planet of the Apes is pretty solid entertainment even if it...
Red Planet (2000)
Red Planet is the fourth attempt in the last year to try to make the same storyline work and come up short. Supernova, Pitch Black and Mission to Mars all dealt with an Earth-mission to another planet, only to have...
The 6th Day (2000)
With The 6th Day, Arnie may finally prove once and for all that he’s no longer worthy of the “World’s Greatest Action Star” title he’s held for over a decade. The elements were here for...