First of all, one has to admit that the original Lawnmower Man was no cinematic masterpiece – not to mention a terrible adaptation of the source material – but the dodgy CGI and an even dodgier grasp of science that plagued that film is nothing compared to the cinematic disaster that is Lawnmower Man 2….
Tag: science fiction
The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Review
When it comes to movie adaptations straying from the source material no author has suffered more than Stephen King – even Kubrick’s amazing adaptation of The Shining earned the ire of the author – but in the annals of adaptations none are as far off the mark as the 1992 adaptation “The Lawnmower Man” which…
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987) – Review
Director Ken Dixon not only brings us a film with one of the greatest titles ever written, because what could be better than Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity, but he also gives us another fine entry in “Films based on Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” with this particular offering taking that well-worn premise into…
The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) – Review
Cinemas of the 1950s saw a variety of threats from outer space but come the 1960s flying saucers and death ray-toting aliens would step aside from some more insidious types of attacks from beyond. In the case of Britain’s The Earth Dies Screaming we have a film that isn’t so much about an alien invasion…
The Brain Eaters (1958) – Review
Having a loved one taken over by an alien creature has to be one of the more terrifying premises to be tackled by the science fiction genre, from the classic Invaders from Mars to Don Seigel’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers it’s a foundation that pretty much can’t miss when it comes to delivering both…