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, and then with the success of Star Wars, the execs over at Universal quickly greenlit the project under the new name…
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The Visitor (1979) – Review
There is something truly fascinating about a movie that starts out making very little sense and then proceeds to get even more messed up and nonsensical as it goes. That is the case with Giulio Paradisi’s 1979 new age meets Star Wars flick called The Visitor, but what is truly astounding is the calibre of people…
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) – Review
There is certainly no shortage of Star Wars rip-offs, but in the case of 1983s Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn we get a Star Wars/Road Warrior combo rip-off so it gets points for that.
Top Ten Movie Robots
Robots and science fiction movies go together like a horse and carriage, well if the horse was a robot duplicate and the carriage was a landspeeder, but you get my meaning. Since the very early days of cinema robots have fascinated moviegoers, whether the robot be a helpful aid to the hero or a villainous…