The 2012 movie John Carter was based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel A Princess of Mars, and is most notable for its disastrous box office performance rather than the actual quality of the film. and I think most can agree that the biggest stumbling block the movie had was that it was saddled with…
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Top 10 Movie Twists (Spoiler Alert!)
I have always been a fan of a great plot twist. Some are so good that it takes a few minutes (or days) to fully comprehend what just happened! So here is my personal top 10 all time Twists (and a few honourable mentions) In case you haven’t been paying attention, Were about to…
Things to Come (1936) – Review
H.G. Wells’ Things to Come is one of the more interesting early entries in the history of science fiction movies. Unlike films such as Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, Wells believed that man could achieve Utopia, and not the horrible dystopia or post-apocalyptic worlds we still get in today’s sci-fi movies. H.G. Wells was a socialist who believed…
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – Review
I’ll start off by saying I enjoyed the first installment by J.J. Abrams when I saw it in the theatre back in 2009, though I had some issues major issues with the film; Nero’s whole motivation and plan for a start, but I was still engaged enough by the actors and action that I found…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) – Review
Once again we visit the dark and rain-slick streets of Frank Miller’s Sin City and along for the ride is our old pal Robert Rodriguez, so “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”