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Alien Nation (1989)
"This is really not what real Sci-Fi is all about"
"Alien Nation" the TV series as well as the following TV movies was all together lame, poor-quality science fiction that severely lacked in intelligence and class. Here you have a cliched flying saucer making an abrupt crash landing on Earth and in five short years these aliens have already been assimilated, widely accepted, and living ONLY in the United States and ONLY in Los Angeles. Not a bright premise.
"Alien Nation" was really a cheesy cop show with some stupid-looking ETs thrown in nothing more. I also believe that the subject matter basically dealing with racial equality was extremely overplayed and overrated. As a species, we humans have yet to get along with one another let alone welcome with open arms, aliens from outer space if in real life they really exist at all.
Bottom line: the show sucked.
First Wave (1998)
"Right on, Cade!"
"First Wave" is outstanding, passionate sci-fi action drama. This is a show that lives in real time, a show that is intelligent and full of raw emotion. The performances are never flat. "First Wave" is a sci-fi show that is imaginative while at the same time being very down-to-earth. In a way their reality is much like ours. While the Gua, an alien race that are both highly intelligent and extremely ruthless quietly prepares to conquer and destroy, humanity in general (with the exception of Cade, Ed, and Jordan) still don't believe in aliens at all, pretty good premise.
For me this is not a show, it is an addiction. I became hooked on the very first episode and have been watching and videotaping it religiously ever since. I especially like the growing chemistry between Spence and Lords as they square off against the alien Antichrist Mabus, a deliciously evil character I might add.
This show is certainly recommended.
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Now this is what real comedy is all about!
I give "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" a solid 10 stars. This movie and the show which it is based on, though crudely animated, is truly what comedy is supposed to be: intelligent, gutsy, vulgar, profane, offensive, and never, ever, ever selling out. I believe authentic humor comes when you shouldn't have to walk on a tightrope with censorship. I further believe, and I hate to admit it, that authentic humor comes when you shouldn't really care less about whether or not the things you say is going to offend or disgust a certain group or a certain individual. After all we do have a constitution.
When I compare "South Park" with another prime-time animated series like the long-running 20th Century Fox's "The Simpsons" or compare the South Park movie with Trey and Matt's 1998 movie, Universal's "BASEketball", both the show and the movie "South Park" brutally squashes the competition every time. Bart Simpson, for all of his far superior animation, his troublemaking, his "don't have a cow, man!" doesn't begin to hold a candle that of Eric Cartman or other such ruthlessly funny characters like Terrence & Phillip, The Mole, Satan, or Saddam Hussein. So right on to Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Do whatever it takes just to give us a good laugh. Take no prisoners! Proceed with extreme NC-17 rated prejudice!
The Cell (2000)
a socially-conscious film with a Twilight Zonish edge.
I have already seen "The Cell" in the movies twice and rented it on video twice and I have say that I really liked this movie. It has become one of my all-time favourite films where you have unlikely heroes and villians in a world of gray. The unlikely heroes are: Catherine Deane(Jennifer Lopez), a child psychologist who via futuristic technology, literally enters the minds of her comatose patients in hopes of treating them more effectively, and Peter Novak(Vince Vaughn), a determined, at times burned-out FBI agent who had just nabbed our unlikely villian. Enter Carl Stargher(Vincent D'Onofrio), a rather unconventional serial killer who drowns his victims and turns them into dolls. Paths are crossed when Novak relies on Deane to enter the psychopath's twisted universe in hopes of saving his last would-be victim.
Basically what I liked about "The Cell" first of all because of the fact that I found the talented Miss Lopez's character to be a woman full of beauty, intelligence, compassion,... and having a constantly changing wardrobe. I also found the music to be eeriely appropiate for this kind of movie. Aside from the visual shots and special effects which I thought were both cool and insanely bizzare, the overall content of the film was from a very human standpoint in terms of the acting and dialouge. What was especially human was the subject matter dealing with the duality of man in which through the killer's mind, he is seen as both a sadistic, demonic figure, and as an innocent young boy brutalised by his father.
WARNING SPOILERS: Thus it is the killer's "evil" side which is dominant, the killer's "evil" side whom Jennifer's character towards the end of the film, turns into a black-clad angel of death and delivers the killing blows against(one of my personal favorite scenes by the way). I give "The Cell" 7 out of 10 stars. A well worthy B-movie that is certainly recommended for those with strong stomachs and who are into this brand of material.
The Cell (2000)
a socially-conscious film with a Twilight Zonish edge.
I have already seen "The Cell" in the movies twice and rented it on video twice and I have say that I really liked this movie. It has become one of my all-time favourite films where you have unlikely heroes and villians in a world of gray. The unlikely heroes are: Catherine Deane(Jennifer Lopez), a child psychologist who via futuristic technology, literally enters the minds of her comatose patients in hopes of treating them more effectively, and Peter Novak(Vince Vaughn), a determined, at times burned-out FBI agent who had just nabbed our unlikely villian. Enter Carl Stargher(Vincent D'Onofrio), a rather unconventional serial killer who drowns his victims and turns them into dolls. Paths are crossed when Novak relies on Deane to enter the psychopath's twisted universe in hopes of saving his last would-be victim.
Basically what I liked about "The Cell" first of all because of the fact that I found the talented Miss Lopez's character to be a woman full of beauty, intelligence, compassion,... and having a constantly changing wardrobe. I also found the music to be eeriely appropiate for this kind of movie. Aside from the visual shots and special effects which I thought were both cool and insanely bizzare, the overall content of the film was from a very human standpoint in terms of the acting and dialouge. What was especially human was the subject matter dealing with the duality of man in which through the killer's mind, he is seen as both a sadistic, demonic figure, and as an innocent young boy brutalised by his father.
WARNING SPOILERS: Thus it is the killer's "evil" side which is dominant, the killer's "evil" side whom Jennifer's character towards the end of the film, turns into a black-clad angel of death and delivers the killing blows against(one of my personal favorite scenes by the way). I give "The Cell" 7 out of 10 stars. A well worthy B-movie that is certainly recommended for those with strong stomachs and who are into this brand of material.