Tag Archives: SF

The Lego Movie (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A real big fun with Lego blocks and figures

Now that’s the way to have a real big fun with Lego toys. “The Lego Movie”, the first nice surprise of this year, is so much fun and exciting that it completely blew my skepticism within 5 minutes and I … Continue reading

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Her (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3/5.4) : Love with artificial intelligence

 As a fascinating mix of compelling science fiction and heartfelt love story, Spike Jonze’s “Her” fascinates and tantalizes us through its smart, thought-provoking tale to muse on. The romantic relationship at the center of its story is quite odd and … Continue reading

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The World’s End (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4): An ultimate drinking adventure of old buddies

 “The World’s End” walks and runs around many things to be appreciated and savored during its increasingly outrageous journey, and I was alternatively excited and amused by that during my viewing. Switching busily between several genres including comedy, horror, SF, … Continue reading

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Fire gathering around her

While more or less than a bridge between the previous film and the next two films to come, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” goes into a more serious territory compared to the first film as its strong, independent, and distinctive … Continue reading

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Mr. Nobody (2009) ☆☆(2/4) : I’m sorry, but which timeline is he talking about?

 “Mr. Nobody” juggles its balls with all the ambition it has, but I could not hold on to that. As going back and forth between its five or six parallel timelines, it eventually loses its ground and then gets lost … Continue reading

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Thor: the Dark World (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : To be continued…

 I usually think reviewing movie trailers is pretty ludicrous, but I seriously doubt that my review on “Thor: the Dark World”, the sequel to “Thor”(2011) and also one of the latest entries in the Marvel Comics mega-franchise, would be inappropriate … Continue reading

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Elysium (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A big space wheel he desperately wants to go

When I was young and innocent, I read lots of science books with unadulterated enthusiasm, and some of them were about how our human civilization would look different through advanced technologies. The futuristic world shown through those books looked pretty … Continue reading

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Europa Report (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Hard SF recorded on Found footage

When I heard about “Europa Report” at first, it looked like one of those ‘found footage’ horror films, and it really is. The movie mainly revolves around the video clips from a doomed space mission(this is not a spoiler at … Continue reading

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Snowpiercer (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A dark journey on the New Ice Age Express

I know it is a cliché, but I must say this; “Snowpiercer” is something we do not come across often in the movie theaters nowadays. This is a smart, compelling science fiction film which can intrigue us with its futuristic … Continue reading

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The Wolverine (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Wolverine Lost in Translation

“The Wolverine” is the sixth film of the X-men series, which has moved around a lot since its first successful three films. It went back to the origin of one of its popular characters in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”(2009), and then … Continue reading

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