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If you thought yesterday’s foray into mutant shark territory was fun, then brace yourself for another round of sci-fi monster movie (though not specifically SyFy monster movie) with Metal Shifters, a copy of which the folks out at Anchor Bay sent us for review.
You know, I’ve got to hand it to The Asylum. Just when I get to figuring they’ve about run out of animals to fuse together to launch on an unsuspecting populace, they come along with something else. And we’ll get to see just what that something is in the release of 2-Headed Shark Attack, a copy of which they sent out for review. And though it will look a bit familiar, it will still do approximately the same job as all those that came before it.
Yesterday, we took a run at reality with a big old slice of life from the crew out at Anchor Bay, and now they’ve given us a shot of the other side of the coin thanks to Ice Quake, a copy of which they sent our way for review. But will Ice Quake shake us up? Or just leave us cold? Read on!
Special arrival in today, folks, as the crew out at Fox sent over a screener copy of In Time for us to cover for you, and if you thought this one was a mindbender in theaters, then you may rest assured it will be every inch the same kind of mindbender when you get it home.
Admittedly, I’ve been looking forward to covering this one for some time. The folks out at Anchor Bay were more than happy to oblige when they sent out a copy of Apollo 18 for me to cover for you. But would this one live up to my expectations?
Okay, folks, the Christmas season is over, and the disappointment of a cold dark winter is neck deep upon us, at least as long as we’re in the northern hemisphere. But I’ve got a little something here that ought to put some spark in those long cold nights. The folks out at Dreamworks sent over a copy of Real Steel for us to review, and if you ever thought that Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots was just for pansies, well, brace yourself for a whole lot of robot fighting joy.
Making one of the most popular Anime films of all time, Akira, which pretty much introduced anmie to the western world, into a live-action movie was always going to be a massive undertaking. The producers knew this, and the Akira live-action adaptation originally had a budget of $200 million and was going to span 2 movies. Then studio Warner Bros. cut to budget to $90 million. Late last year, Warner Bros. wanted to cut the budget even more, by another $20 to $30 million and turn it into a one movie affair.
Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the producers were unable to find the necessary cuts, and as a result, Warner has now shut down the production. It was probably for the best.
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, a fairly unknown face here in the States, but a well-known and highly regarded character actor in the UK, has been cast as the villain of the upcoming Star Trek sequel, scheduled for release in 2013. Cumberbatch has appeared in such films as Atonement, War Horse, and will appear in the upcoming The Hobbit as well.
Star Trek was one of the most successful films of 2009, and a big part of its success came from its cast: a batch of young, talented actors, aided by seasoned veterans like Eric Bana and Simon Pegg. Much of the original cast will be returning for the sequel: including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Seldana, to name a few.
The Star Trek sequel, helmed by J.J. Abrams, is in production now and is scheduled for a Summer 2013 release.
Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Prometheus has received its first teaser, and boy does it tease. It brings back memories of Alien and follows a similar storyline: mankind has discovered origins of life in the Universe, and sets out to find out what happened. The movie opens in Summer 2012.
If you were a kid growing up in the eighties, there are certain things you remember. Thundercats, He-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe. But some of you may remember a little thing called Captain Power, and if you’re wondering what ever happened to Captain Power, there’s no need to wonder any more. The folks out at VSC sent a copy of Captain Power And The Soldiers of the Future for us to review, and this one is not only some big memories, but it’s also some interesting concepts.
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future takes us into the future, where the war against the machines has not gone well. At least, not well for humanity. But humanity has a little extra hope in the form of Captain Jonathan Power, a man who’s got everything humanity needs to win. But Power et al is going to have a whole lot of problem on his hands with the forces of the Bio Dread Empire, backed up by its homicidal head Lord Dread. And this particular fight is going to be a lot harder than anyone would have expected.
See, this one was a big deal, back in the eighties. It even had a toy line, a really impressive one too, in which toy spaceships could interact with the show. Seriously, the show at random would shoot the canopy off your toy spaceship. That’s just weird. But at the same time, it was an expression of the show in general. And for a kids show from the eighties, this is really involved stuff. There’s some romance in here, a few good laughs, plenty of good old fashioned science fiction action, and some unexpected stories of betrayal besides. With a little retooling and some work in the dialogue, this could easily be a series of SyFy today, and most would welcome it.
Sure, in many senses, it’s a little simplistic, but that’s part of the audience. And there are some fairly good sized plot holes, like just how the Bio Dread Empire got its sights on Earth in the first place. See, a surprisingly large number of these were written by no less than J. Michael Straczynski of Babylon 5 fame, among others. And that gives this a whole lot of respectability in the geek circles. It’s not the best thing you’re going to see on television, but it’s definitely a whole lot better than you might think. If you remember this, it’s going to be great fun. If you don’t remember this one, then you might not be quite so enamored with it, but there’s a fair chance even then you’ll still like it.
The Screenhead Ten Scale gives Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future a seven out of ten–it will be either great or reasonably good, depending on whether or not you actually remember it. But either way, it’s well worth a watch.
