Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 36. It feels fitting that a Sylvester Stallone film should follow my recent review of The Running Man, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately, after only two […]
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Dune, 1984. David Lynch.
Life has a way of surprising you when you least expect it, and you just have to sit back and soak it up. I never realised in 1990 as I waited for the premiere of […]
The Running Man, 1987. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 35.
Hello and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 35. The Running Man, directed by Paul Michael Glaser has taken me to some unexpected and rewarding places during my research, and it is a […]
Flatliners, 1990. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 34.
Yesterday was Halloween, and what better way to celebrate my fascination with the dearly departed, horror and the things that go bump in the night? Obviously, Some of my favourite horror movies have a science-fiction […]
Brazil, 1985. Terry Gilliam.
I recently watched the dystopian dark comedy film Brazil and it completely blew my mind. It’s refreshing to see so much creativity in one film alone. However, this is not my first time on this […]
Time After Time, 1979. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 30.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 30. Eggy Weggs, the Korova Milk Bar and Ultraviolence are the first things that come to mind when I think about actor Malcolm McDowell. However, […]
The World, the Flesh and the Devil, 1959. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 29.
The Flesh, the World and the Devil is a 1959 American science fiction doomsday film. It was written and directed by Ranald MacDougall, distributed by Metro Goldwyn-Mayer, and failed to make back its 1.6 million […]
The Quiet Earth,1985. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 28.
It’s 6:12 am, and Zac Hobson wakes up to a morning, unlike the one before it! No radio signal and a cold silence slowly pull Hobson towards a city that burns amongst the wreckage of […]
Hellraiser, 1987 and the Hellbound Heart, Clive Barker, 1986.
I have a feeling that I am not the only person who has decided to revisit some of Clive Barkers’ earlier work. After watching Hellraiser 2022, I could not help but go back and […]
Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Rupert Sanders.
I have been thinking about the Ghost in the Shell live-action movie recently. Even though I am only about ten episodes into the Stand Alone Complex, I am beginning to understand the characters and […]
Freejack, 1992. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 27.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 27. Freejack is a science fiction, cyberpunk action film directed by Geoff Murphy. The screenplay was written by Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett and Dan Gilroy, […]
Event Horizon, 1997. Paul W. S. Anderson.
Event Horizon didn’t have the best start to life, by losing money for Paramount. The budget for the film was around 60 million, and it only managed to bring in 45 million at the box […]
Battlefield Earth, 2000. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 26.
Hello, and welcome to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 26. Battlefield Earth was directed by Roger Christian and is a science fiction film based on the 1982 novel by writer L. Ron Hubbard. The […]
Galaxy Quest,1999. Dean Parisot.
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 science fiction comedy film, directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. The film didn’t make a huge impact at the box office due to […]
Alien, 1979. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 25.
Hello, and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 25. Alien, is a science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O’Bannon. Alien was produced by Brandywine Productions and distributed […]
Second Variety, 1953. Philip K. Dick.
Earth is almost destroyed by a nuclear war, but the United Nations and the Soviet Union still fight amongst the dust. Victory is in sight, and as Russia begins to deliver its triumphant blow, […]
Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1984. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 24.
Hello and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 24. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British dystopian science fiction film, written and directed by Michael Radford, based on George Orwell’s 1949 novel of the […]
The Blob, 1988. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 17.
Hello, and welcome back to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 17. The Blob was directed by Chuck Russell, who shared screenwriting duties with Frank Darabont. The film received mixed reviews upon its release and […]
Enemy Mine, 1985. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 15.
Hello, and welcome back to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 15. Enemy Mine was directed by Wolfgang Petersen and is based on the novel of the same name by Barry B. Longyear. The […]
The Fly, 1986. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 14.
Hello, and welcome to my Journey into Science Fiction Part 14. The Fly began life as a short story written by George Langelaan. It was first published in an issue of Playboy in 1957. […]
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. 2004. Mamoru Oshii.
Last year, I decided to watch and review Ghost in the Shell for the first time and I enjoyed it a lot. Unfortunately, one of the criticisms I received was that I didn’t research […]
Robocop, 1987. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 12.
Hello, and welcome back to My Journey into Science Fiction Part 12. Robocop, 1987 was directed by Paul Verhoeven, and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. Marketing the film was difficult, as the title […]
The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1976. My Journey into Science Fiction Part 11.
Hello, and welcome into My Journey into Science Fiction Part 11. David Bowie is the very first music artist I can remember as a child. If I remember correctly, it was his album Aladdin Sane […]
Perhaps One Did Not Want To Be Loved So Much As To Be Understood. 