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Okay, now I will admit I was very curious about this one, because I had never seen it before. I am aware that Paul Verhoeven, the director, made a career in the 80s and 90s out of violent and completely bonkers science fiction films, but I still wasn't sure what to expect all the same. I have to say that the praise this film got was well deserved. The story focuses on Alex Murphy, played by Peter Weller, a Detroit police officer who ends up getting killed by the criminal Clarence Boddicker, played by Kurtwood Smith. Despite this, a mega corporation known as OCP rebuilds Murphy as the robotic law enforcement officer known as Robocop, minus his memories of who he was previously. Well, that all changes when he begins to take steps to solving his own murder. As can be seen, it's a simple premise, but one that holds lots of promise. I liked seeing Murphy established with just a single scene before they transition rather violently, because yes, this movie is extremely violent, into h...

How do I even start with this movie? It was definitely something. I feel that it was a lot more popular in 1987 than it would be today. Not to say it doesn't have merit but, well, not all of this film has aged too well at the same time. The story focuses on a group of soldiers, led by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who embark on a rescue mission somewhere in Central America. Everything seems like a typical rough and tumble action film, minus the appearance of hanging and skinned human bodies, but things go into overdrive once one of the soldiers ends up getting killed by an unknown creature, a creature who is systematically hunting and killing every member of the party for sport. As you can tell, despite the sci-fi bent, this is a military action film first and foremost, and with that comes a lot of testosterone, and a bit of toxic masculinity for good measure. Some of the jokes and comments that the characters say to each other definitely wouldn't fly in today's world, with a lot ...

How do you follow up on what is one of the best sci-fi horror films of all time? It seems like that would be a lofty goal, and yet, with this film, that goal was very much reached. Aliens is definitely a bigger and better followup to a film that didn't appear to need it. The story follows the last surviving member of the Nostromo's crew, Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, who wakes up from cryostasis over fifty years  after the Nostromo massacre. She is then almost immediately roped into a rescue mission at the planet where the original alien was discovered, now a human colony with over sixty families living there. To say that it's in a bad state when Ripley and the military arrive is an understatement, although a young girl named Newt, played by Carrie Henn, is found as the sole survivor. Unfortunately, the rest of the colony is crawling with aliens, and if you thought one was just bad, wait until you see several. This film definitely leans more into action than the...

Before I start this review, I'm going to be perfectly honest upfront, because I absolutely LOVE the Terminator franchise. The concept is cool, the visual effects and action have always been fantastic, and I believe each of the films, even the not-so-good ones, brings something new to the table. But, as this is a popular franchise, it had to start out strong, didn't it? So let's look at what this first installment is all about. The story focuses on a young woman named Sarah Connor, played by Linda Hamilton, who is being hunted by a humanoid machine known as a terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The reason she is being hunted is due to her being the mother of John Connor, the leader of the resistance in a future war where all machinery goes rogue and attempts to wipe out humanity, controlled by an artificial intelligence known as Skynet. But she is not alone, in addition to Skynet sending back a terminator to win the war before it begins, John sends one of his own so...

This definitely was a movie. There is a lot to discuss with this one, as, well, it's Blade Runner and it kind of merits discussion, but still, I'll try to keep this review as concise as possible. This movie had a lot happening in its nearly 2 hour runtime (for this review, I watched The Final Cut, seen by many as the best version of the film), and so the plot is kind of complicated. Basically, the story takes place in 2019 and follows a former Blade Runner, which is a police officer assigned to kill (or as they like to call it, retire) humanoid robots known as replicants should they go rogue. This Blade Runner's name is Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford, who is brought out of retirement to retire four rogue replicants, led by a man named Roy Batty, played by Rutger Hauer. It seems like a simple premise on the surface, but this isn't your typical neo-noir film. This film really is there to comment on the nature of humanity and what makes somebody human. Replicants lo...

So, where did this film come from and what is it part of? Well, I decided, since I did a fantasy watchthrough a few months back, that I should do another one for sci-fi films, and thus this happened. I also want to take the time to announce that I will be doing a group of reviews focusing on the Mega Man and Final Fantasy games, because I have been a fan of both of those series for a time, so keep an eye out for those as well. So, Alien, what can I say about it that hasn't already been said? This film was and still is quite revolutionary. It was billed as a haunted house film in space, and wow, does it deliver. I have only seen this film once before and it has been years since then, so I went into this not remembering the subtleties that went into this story, and that is really where this film shines. So, obviously, the plot focuses on a group of 'space truckers' who are the crew of the cargo ship Nostromo, and they encounter an odd signal from a nearby planet. When they go...

When I first learned that Nintendo was doing an animated movie with the help of Illumination, I was both excited and skeptical. I was excited because maybe it could wash the taste of the 1993 film out of the mouths of audiences, but nervous because Illumination wasn't known for quality films. When I saw the first trailer, I was hyped, and so, for all of you, I am going to be doing a day one review of a film I have waited my entire life to see on the big screen. So, the story follows the brothers Mario and Luigi, voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, who end up being transported to the Mushroom Kingdom and Dark Realm respectively after finding an odd pipe underneath Brooklyn. Luigi, unfortunately, gets captured by the evil Bowser, voiced by Jack Black, who wants to take over the universe. Mario therefore goes on a quest to stop Bowser and save his brother, with the help of many characters including Princess Peach, voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy, Toad, voiced by Keegan Michael-Key, and D...