How I Got These Scars No. 2
September 12th, 2008
When I moved to Colorado Springs last November, a number of things changed for me, and one of the most unexpected was an expanded range of movie theaters I was going to have access to. Over the ensuing months, I started taking advantage of this fact, culminating in a record nine trips in February. Turns out, this was only a warm-up for the summer, when The Dark Knight would create another record, to this point five viewings, and that was just one film in a season packed with memorable experiences, the majority of them being some form of genre material. Hollywood’s perspective having shifted to the fall with the start of September, now’s a great time to look back.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – 2×01 – “Samson and Delilah”
September 9th, 2008
The following review contains spoilers for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles through the current episode, “Samson and Delilah”, originally broadcast 9/8/08
I’ve agreed to review the Terminator show, and I find that to be an interesting thought. I was very cautious upon watching the show because I really didn’t think it could work. After all, the premise seemed pretty limited based on the movie series. Terminator arrives – tries to kill one/both of the Connors – hero arrives and saves the day. By the third movie, it seemed like everything had been done. And that appears to be the case when looking at the new Terminator movies that will be coming out soon.
The DVD Dungeon 9.08.08
September 8th, 2008
Fall is nearly here and the season for the annual DVD deluge is upon us, the time when all the studios and independent DVD labels flood the market in eager anticipation of the approaching holiday season. If you’re like me, you limit your purchases throughout the year just so you’ll have the cash for the really good stuff come fall. If you’re like me, you’ll also have far more things you want to buy than money with which to buy them.
This week, the big news for fans of Daikaiju Eiga – or loosely translated, Giant Monster Cinema – is the long awaited arrival of Toho’s 1966 epic War of the Gargantuas, known originally in Japan as Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira (Frankenstein’s Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira). Released on DVD for the very first time, it will be packaged as part of set along with another classic giant monster from Toho studios, 1956’s Rodan AKA Sora no daikaijû Radon (Radon, Monster from the Sky). Rodan saw release on DVD once before, but in a no frills budget release. Now, as they have done with the Godzilla films in their catalog, Classic Media has gone all out in providing tons of extras for both these films, as well as the American and original Japanese versions for both features. A definite must have for fans of Japanese monsters.
Spider-Man 4, with Raimi and Maguire, a Go
September 5th, 2008
Although we don’t plan on focusing all that much on reporting the news here at the new Lower Decks, the story from Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily that Sony’s Spider-Man 4 has (unofficially) officially announced with director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire intact, is notable enough to warrant mentioning. Finke writes that co-star Kirsten Dunst, who plays Mary Jane Watson, has yet to sign for the movie but will not be recast. Personally, as much as I like Ms. Dunst, after seeing Iron Man this summer I am convinced Gwyneth Paltrow would have made a fantastic Mary Jane, even if she is a decade older than Dunst.
How I Got These Scars – No. 1
September 5th, 2008
Star Trek isn’t going to be what it used to be.
I’m starting out like that because this website used to be devoted to the popular sci-fi franchise, but in order to survive the burning of the house, Lower Decks had to adapt, and has as a result all but shed its Star Trek roots entirely. I’ve written for the site before, back in the day it had a regular schedule of columnists writing about the franchise, in exactly the way you remember, you know, from the old days, from before May 2005, when the last TV series officially ended; from before 2002, when the last movie was released in theaters; from before 1996, the last anniversary everyone celebrated.
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