Alien – Visionary Sci Fi Masterpiece

January 17, 2010 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In space no one can hear you scream.
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Actors:

Tom Skerritt Dallas
Sigourney Weaver Ripley
Veronica Cartwright Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton Brett
John Hurt Kane
Ian Holm Ash
Yaphet Kotto Parker
Bolaji Badejo Alien
Helen Horton Mother
Directors: Ridley Scott
IMDB Rating: 8.5
out of 10 (152,694 votes)

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“Alien” 1979 by Ridley Scott – Movie Review

“Alien” is a break-through film. A sensation on the battlefield for the moviegoers’ money. The movie which, along with several other movies shot in the late 70’s – early 80’s, defined the mainstream for many years (I would also mention that the era of “Alien” is not over yet, although it is close to its sunset as never before).

Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)

Ellen Riplay (Sigourney Weaver)

Gothic story in futuristic surroundings convincingly dusted by the wind of time (the interiors of the ship were artificially “aged”) sets the highest standards for the genre of space sci-fi. And a few have managed to surpass it. To tell the truth only James Cameron was able to do better in the “Aliens”.

Originally the screenwriter Dan O’Bannon was thinking about the storyline of gremlins spreading havoc on board the B-17 bomber. Later B-17 turned into a small starship named “Snark” with exclusively male crew. But the producers insisted that two women be included in the crew, and one of them should defeat the main villain. Time has shown that it was the right decision. Seemingly fragile but strong Ripley became the second – after her toothy enemy – most important symbol of the “Alien” cult universe.

According to the original intent the dying alien would scratch a triangle on the dashboard. Searching his ship the people from “Nostromo” would find a stone pyramid nearby with the aliens eggs. This idea was never implemented (though Giger did the necessary sketches), but the idea of the pyramid was finally used in the “Aliens v. Predator” movie.

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‘Scary Movie 2′ Download and Reviews

December 22, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy

“Scary Movie 2″ Movie Details

Scary Movie 2 tagline: More Merciless. More Shameless.
Scary Movie 2 - DVD Cover

Scary Movie 2 DVD Cover

Actors:
  • Veronica Cartwright
  • Anna Faris Cindy Campbell
    Marlon Wayans Shorty Meeks
    Shawn Wayans Ray Wilkins
    James DeBello Tommy
    David Cross Dwight Hartman
    Regina Hall Brenda Meeks
    Christopher Masterson Buddy
    Tim Curry Professor Oldman
    Kathleen Robertson Theo
    Chris Elliott Hanson
    James Woods Father McFeely
    Andy Richter Father Harris
    Tori Spelling Alex Monday
    Natasha Lyonne Megan Voorhees
    Megan’s Mother
    Directors: Keenen Ivory Wayans IMDB Rating: 4.7/10 out of 41,054 votes

    “Scary Movie 2″ Movie Review

    “Scary Movie 2″ Plot Summary

    Four teens are tricked by their professor into visiting a haunted house for a school project.

    Cool Movie

    I really enjoyed watching this film with my family. Granted it wasnt as good as the first but none the lees it was funny. Keenen Ivory Wayans is a good director and knows what the audiance wants. To see him make fun of movies such as Charlies Angels, The Haunting, and The Excersist, was well worth my time to watch this movie.

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    ‘The Invasion’ Download and Reviews

    December 10, 2009 by Paul Wall  
    Filed under Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

    “The Invasion” Movie Details

    The Invasion tagline: Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep.
    The Invasion - DVD Cover

    The Invasion DVD Cover

    Actors:
    Nicole Kidman Carol Bennell
    Daniel Craig Ben Driscoll
    Jeremy Northam Tucker Kaufman
    Jackson Bond Oliver
    Jeffrey Wright Dr. Stephen Galeano
    Veronica Cartwright Wendy Lenk
    Josef Sommer Dr. Henryk Belicec
    Celia Weston Ludmilla Belicec
    Roger Rees Yorish
    Eric Benjamin Gene
    Susan Floyd Pam
    Stephanie Berry Carly
    Alexis Raben Belicec’s Aide
    Adam LeFevre Richard Lenk
    Joanna Merlin Joan Kaufman
    Directors: Oliver Hirschbiegel
    IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 26,570 votes

    “The Invasion” Movie Review

    “The Invasion” Plot Summary

    As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

    Don’t even bother to find fault with it

    I don’t always listen to film critics but when three reasonably reliable ones all give this movie a 2/4, I should take heed. Why did I watch it then? I am a Nicole Kidman fan. Sure enough, Kidman was in every scene, if not every frame. But that was about it

    I won’t even bother finding fault with this movie because it is so formulaic that it gives you everything you expect, which isn’t much. If you watch close to 200 movies a year (granted not all of them Hollywood), you have seen them all divorced professional mother with young (ten-ish) son and good-guy boyfriend, mass hysteria in which you just don’t know which one is a sinister ‘them’, just to name the two key elements. There is really nothing seriously wrong about this movie that a woman and her son have become the only people among thousands in the city that are unaffected is something that Hollywood expects you to accept without as much as a blink. Nor is the split-personality change (of the movie, I mean) from a dark, sinister suspense into a chaotic havoc of wild chases anything that you should really criticize because you’ve got to have these things in the movie. By the way, this movie is a sort of a partial remake of ‘Invasion of the body snatches’, if you don’t already know and whether it’s the fourth or the fifth depends on who you talk to

    Yes, there are some good, damned good actors in the caliber of Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam and Jeffrey Wright but in this movie they may as well be props. A terrible waste, you say, but these people got to have a paycheck every now and then too. So in the end, there’s just Kidman. This isn’t exactly her bid for another Oscar, but she does a fine job here, limited scope notwithstanding.

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