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Posts Tagged "space opera"
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Starcrash *** (1978, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, Marjoe Gortner, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, Robert Tessier, Nadia Cassini ) – Classic Movie Review 10,891
Though filmed in Rome, and directed and co-written by Italian filmmaker Luigi Cozzi [aka Lewis Coates], the entertaining space opera film Starcrash (1978) is an American production produced independently by brothers Nat and Patrick Wachsburger. […]
The Lego Movie 2 *** (2019, voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade) – Movie Review
Director Mike Mitchell’s 2019 animated action adventure The Lego Movie 2 is a bright, lively, fast moving and amusing enough sequel to the 2014 hit The Lego Movie. It is totally good natured and amiable, though there […]
Rogue One *** (2016, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen) – Movie Review
Lucasfilm’s competent and efficient but none too fascinating or inspired 2016 Star Wars spinoff plays like a spliced-together TV series with low-cost-looking sets and visual effects. It’s a shock to discover it cost $200,000,000. That money […]
Star Trek Beyond ***½ (2016, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Idris Elba) – Movie Review
The 13th Star Trek movie is the third reboot movie, and the first without its mastermind as director, J J Abrams, who has headed off to Star Wars. It is directed by action director Justin Lin, maker […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens **** (2015, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill) – Movie Review
After the perhaps rather underwhelming last three Star War films, director J J Abrams said he wanted The Force Awakens to be closer to the original trilogy and that’s exactly what he’s come up with – a […]
Barbarella **** (1968, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O’Shea) – Classic Movie Review 2,475
The 1968 sci-fi film Barbarella stars Jane Fonda as the title space traveller sent to find Durand Durand (Milo O’Shea), who has created a weapon that could destroy humanity. ‘I want to make something beautiful […]
This Island Earth **** (1955, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason) – Classic Movie Review 2,444
Director Joseph Newman’s 1955 movie This Island Earth is a memorable, huge fun Fifties sci-fi thriller with a sprightly yarn about benevolent aliens kidnapping earthling scientists to save their planet. The film is fondly remembered […]