After the success of the Battlestar Galactica pilot, ABC rushed the series into production, much to the chagrin of producer-creator Glen A. Larson, who had hoped to have time to properly ready the series for the long haul, and it was this accelerated schedule that is mostly responsible for the same stock shots of Vipers…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Time Lapse (2014) – Review
If you have made a time machine, inherited one, or even just come across one by accident…destroy it, this is advice that could save your life.
Tarzan’s Peril (1951) – Review
Tarzan’s Peril is the third outing with Lex Barker in the titular role, but this is with a slightly darker tone than the previous two, and there are no lost civilizations or a fountain of youth this time out. For this movie, we go back to the standard “evil white man entering the jungle” threat,…
Jurassic World (2015) – Review
Kids love dinosaurs, this is an undisputed fact, but do we really need them in all are dinosaur movies? In the first Jurassic Park movie Hammond’s grandkids were from the book so I can cut Spielberg a little slack there, but now we have the fourth Jurassic movie and we are still stuck wasting screen…
Battlestar Galactica (1978) Pilot – Review
The impact Star Wars had on movies and television cannot be overstated, and for years Glen A. Larson had tried to get a space exodus show greenlit called Adam’s Ark, but with no luck. But then along came Star Wars, and the execs over at Universal quickly greenlit the project under the new name of…