Aliens

Do We Have To Show You The Money?

source: io9

I like that stuff. I like it a lot in fact. I read Cinefex every month. But CGI just doesn't freak me out or put me on the edge of my seat like it once did. I think one of the great things about science fiction movies that don't have a gazillion dollars to spend is that they need to make choices. They need t...

Published Thu, Aug 27

12 Science Fiction Movie Sequels That Don't Utterly Suck

source: io9

Aliens Cameron already proved he had what it took to make a killer sequel when he returned to the film that put him on the map. In some ways, this is just a remake of the original, only with Arnie's Terminator in the role of protector instead of pursuer. But just like Cameron increased Ripley's b...

Published Mon, Jul 6

Terminator Salvation

source: DVD Talk

Much like Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, The Terminator kicked off a science fiction franchise that started out strong, hit its apex with the sequel (both Terminator 2 and Aliens were directed by Cameron), and then lost much of its energy--only with ...

Published Thu, May 21

Licensed Comics and Expanding Readership

source: Comics2Film

 CA For the longest time, though, publishers licensed titles from fan-friendly properties like Star Wars, Terminator, Star Trek, Aliens, Predator, and other stuff from the loose family of “geek-friendly” genres—science fiction, horror, fantasy, ...

Published Wed, May 20

Discovering the evil side in the things we love

source: The Spartan Daily

 CA Up next is James Cameron, the man who brought us not only the "Terminator" movies, but also "Rambo" and "Aliens." This man sweats testosterone and bleeds science fiction. That is until he made one of the most horrible and horribly overrated movies of ...

Published Tue, May 5

X-Men Return to Motivate Moviegoers

source: New York Times

ultra-large-screen and 3-D technologies that pulled viewers to “Monsters vs. Aliens” and will support a number of forthcoming pictures, including the science-fiction thriller “Avatar,” expected from Fox and the filmmaker James Cameron later this year.

Published Sun, May 3

Book Review: Terminator Salvation - From The Ashes

source: Blogger News Network

 - Michael Simpson The film is the fourth installment in the popular franchise that started back in 1984 with a low budget science fiction film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by the then-unknown James Cameron (Aliens, The Abyss, Titanic). ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

The Great Sci-Fi Divide: Why don't we want science fiction on TV?

source: Entertainment Weekly

Science fiction films that make lots of money are usually action films in a SF setting, like Terminator or Aliens. SF films with actual (gasp!) science fiction elements (like Gattaca, Sunshine, or Twelve Monkeys) don't do nearly as well at the box ...

Published Wed, Apr 29