Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Summer of 1982 VI: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestial

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Steve

Of all the movies I’ve seen in this retrospective, E.T. receives the most negative reaction from people I know. Just mentioning the title invokes an “I hate” statement. I think the respondent’s age has something to do with it. E.T. … Continue reading →

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Summer of 1982 V: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Steve

I know this is pretty overdue but last week was crazy and the Maggi Republic is finally getting some stuff settled. Nothing terrible, just time consuming. During the opening ceremonies for the first screening, MC Zack let everybody know that … Continue reading →

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Quest for Fire

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Steve

I think this educated guess of a movie has held up well after 30 years. We’ve made major strides in anthropology since then (we aren’t descended from Neanderthals now) but I wonder if beginner courses ever show Quest with genuine … Continue reading →

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Predators

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Steve

Other than the title having the letter ‘s,’ tacked on the end, this sequel is not a vast improvement nor a different movie like Aliens was. It’s almost the same movie from 1987 but it did suck much less than … Continue reading →

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2010 in 2010

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Steve

An interesting little look back/contrast on what we thought the future would be like back in 1984 through this sequel to Kubrick-Clarke’s odd original 2001. It’s certainly an Eighties movie with its greater emphasis on action (relatively more compared to … Continue reading →

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Bad Astronomy by Philip Plait

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Steve

For several years I have followed Dr. Plait’s badastronomy.com site because he does an excellent job pointing out how Hollywood couldn’t pass basic Astronomy or Physics. Sure, they’re just movies but the pervasiveness of Bad Astronomy (as Dr. Plait coins … Continue reading →

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Mark Goddard

Posted on August 7, 1998 by Steve

Most of the cast from TV’s Lost in Space was at Gen Con 1998 for signing autographs (the money collected went to charity). If you saw the movie this Spring, you may have recognized them in their cameo appearances but … Continue reading →

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