Doomsday dir. by Neil Marshal
This film really is utterly preposterous. Unbelievable in the extreme; plot holes every where. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It still kicks ass though. Hugely enjoyable. It is set in...
10 May 2008
I am legend [based on the book] by Richard Matheson dir. by Francis Lawrence
After the end of the world as we know it Robert Neville lives in New York. All alone apart from his dog, Sam, he drives around hunting deer, chatting to mannequins and going through the stock of a local video store. He also makes sure to be home and locked away by the time night comes. Because at night the rest of the survivors come out. And they aren’t so friendly.
19 January 2008
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
ISBN: 9780330447546 Read for the RIP Challenge See also: Darryl’s Library ; Skewed Perspectives ; Cynical Opimitsm ; Bookwomon This is a novel set at some unidentified point in the future...
25 October 2007
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
ISBN: 0450579875 See also: SF Reviews ; Read with Eclectic Circus In the year 2525, there are women… sorry, about that interruption from Cleopatra 2525, it was really out of place,...
16 October 2007
Children of Men [based on book] by P.D. James dir. by Alfonso Cuarón
Based on the novel by P.D. James In a previous review at some stage I mentioned that I’m quite a fan of Clive Owen’s. Not in ‘omg he’s lovely’sort of a...
25 September 2006
Renaissance dir. by Christian Volckman
It is 2054, Paris and a young woman has just been kidnapped. Karas, a police captain specialising in kidnapping is charged to find her, and to find her alive. The company...
28 July 2006
Nylon Angel by Marriane De Pierres
If Jamon Mondo touched me one more time I’d kill him.
I almost wish I hadn’t finish this book. I was on the verge of tossing it around two thirds in, but figured I’d read this far might as well see how it ends. But the final third is actually quite good. Not sure if it is enough to make up for the first part, But now I am a little curious about the next books in the series.
31 March 2006
V for Vendetta [based on comic] by Alan Moore dir. by James McTeigue
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how good this film was. Then again I had been expecting rubbish, and as we all know low expectations makes it...
22 March 2006
Aeon Flux dir. by Karyn Kusama
Yes I did know that this wasn’t supposed to be very good. I decided to go see it anyway. I figured that maybe it’d have a crap storyline but be cool...
1 March 2006
Serenity by Keith R.A. DeCandido
ISBN: 1416502882 813.54 Novelization of the film by the same name. Where do you start when you go to write a novelization? Do you just stick to the script, or go...
27 October 2005
Serenity dir. by Joss Whedon
This is the non-spoiler review. Spoiler review is down below. The password is the name of The planet. If you’ve seen the film you should know what planet I’m talking about....
25 August 2005
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