Transformers was a surprising hit in the summer of 2007. Based on a line of action figures, the CGI-intensive film managed to rake in almost $710 million worth of worldwide box office receipts. Of course, this meant a sequel would be close behind. In the summer of 2009, that sequelContinue Reading
Twenty years ago, a large UFO entered Earth’s atmosphere and positioned itself over Johannesburg, South Africa. All over the world, tension mounted as people waited for whoever or whatever was inside to come out. They never did. So, after waiting for three months, a team of soldiers was sent toContinue Reading
Four astronauts enter sleep chambers in their spaceship, allowing them to travel through space for long distances. When the spaceship crash lands on an Earth-like planet, three of the astronauts awaken to explore the planet. The fourth, a woman named Stewart, has died in transit. Her sleep chamber didn’t sealContinue Reading
When Warren Lansky (Martin Sheen) leaves Pearl Harbor aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for an observational cruise, he has no idea that he’s about to take a trip that will propel him back in time 40 years to the eve of the Japanese attack that launched the U.S.Continue Reading
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, before Star Wars burst into the mainstream/blockbuster arena, science fiction films were not usually regarded as action movies. There is very little action in films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Andromeda Strain, Colossus: The Forbin Project, or Silent Running. Instead, each ofContinue Reading
Here’s a brief synopsis of the Terminator series timeline: In the future, Skynet, a network of machines, will become self-aware and view humanity as an enemy. They will declare war on the humans and construct many different types of killing machines, called Terminators, to eradicate humanity from the Earth. OneContinue Reading
Let me start off by saying that I am a very casual Star Trek fan. I used to watch the original series in reruns when I was younger and I went to see all six of the original movies in the theaters during their first runs. I am not someoneContinue Reading