Today as I write this, I just realized it is (or was, by the time I publish) May 25… 40 years to the day that Star Wars (sans “A New Hope”) was released, and changed movies forever. 40 years later and we’re still ‘chasing Star Wars.’ There’ve been a few other ‘game changers’…
Month: May 2017
ALIEN Covenant: In space, no one can hear you rip off your old ideas…
Just saw ALIEN Covenant this afternoon, and from the title of this blog entry you can probably surmise that I was less-than-dazzled by the latest offering from Sir Ridley Scott. Being a huge fan of Scott’s brilliant 1979 original “ALIEN,” his visually immersive “Blade Runner” (1982) and his spirited epic “The Martian” (2015) I was…
“Star Trek: Discovery” trailer released
Here is the much-anticipated trailer for the new, CBS-All Access (CBSAA) subscription-only/streaming series: ^ Okay, now that we’ve got that out of the way, this is my take on it, for whatever it’s worth… In short, the trailer tells us that this is (like ENTERPRISE) another Star Trek prequel; this one takes place only 10…
The little comic con that could; Comic Con Revolution, Ontario California…
Yesterday my wife and I attended a little comic book convention close to home (only about 20 minutes away by freeway) called “Comic Con Revolution.” Usually my wife and I pack up a few days worth of food/clothes/autographables, book the hotels months in advance, and trek on out to L.A, San Diego or even Las…
The Moviegoing Experience…
Well, I was all set to write this entry about “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” which I saw over the weekend in IMAX 3D at our local AMC. But… …. this time, I think the theatrical experience itself was more worthy of commentary, and well, this is my blog, so… neener, neener (hehe). I…
Feel the 4th…
On this May the 4th, I wanted to celebrate this long-lived, alternately joyous and maddening franchise that I’ve loved since it first transported my chubby, 10-year old self into that wondrous galaxy far, far away…. I’ve written quite a bit on the SW universe in this young blog, so I will repost links to my…
“Shall we give the Enterprise a proper shakedown?” Re-evaluating Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released in December of 1979 and, while financially successful, it was critically panned within an inch of its life. The critical reception was so bad that, for awhile, the newly-resurrected Star Trek franchise seemed unsure of how to go forward. Its 1982 sequel, “The Wrath of Khan”, was…