“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” These famous words, uttered by Forrest Gump could have easily been describing Avatar director James Cameron. He did not know what he was going to get when he first dreamt up his 2009 blockbuster hit. It was four years in…
Tag: sci-fi
Bullets and Badasses
Different decades, different genres and different nationalities but the same a-ha moment. This is what binds James Cameron and John Woo together as directors. James Cameron, known for his phenomenal special effects work on films such as Titanic and Avatar, solidified himself as a director with The Terminator. John Woo, of Mission:Impossible II and Face/Off…
Robot and Love: A.I.
Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick are both great movie directors, who are both very important in the movie history. The film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a special movie that combines these two unique souls together. The $90-million film is based on Brian Aldiss’ short story “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long,” with an elaborate treatment and…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Terminator
Cinema goes in and out of trends throughout it’s history; more so than any other form of media. With this we see how some trends last and how some go without a hitch. One trend in Hollywood that stuck and only advanced with technology is the usage of violence. With the advancement of CGI and…
Alien; the Genius of Ridley Scott
When discussing films that became unorthodox success, such minds usually come to a small film called “Jaws”; quickly after the idea of horror in film wasn’t just for scare for the masses. With the success of the film it opened the door for other directors to experiment with the genre. No longer was it just…
Terminator and The House of Flying Daggers
For the past two weeks I chose to watch Terminator(1984) and The House of Flying Daggers(2004). Both films have some similarities but are very unlike from each other. The Terminator revolves around guns, violence, and the main goal is to survive. I chose this movie because it is the first out of many sequels and…
Hollow Man vs Basic Instinct
For this week’s blog, I will be writing about the movies Hollow Man (2000) and Basic Instinct (2002). Both movies were directed by Paul Vehoeven, a Dutch born filmmaker with a number of blockbuster movies to his credit (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers and Elle). Vehoeven is best known for films with…
THE TERMINATOR vs. SOLARIS
Suspense and action were two very popular genres of the late 80’s and early 90’s. These films were pioneers for the movies that would follow in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. THE TERMINATOR was a huge deal when it was released on October 26th, 1984. Director James Cameron was behind the film and according…
BLAZING SADDLES vs. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Some of the most iconic films in history were released in the 1970’s. BLAZING SADDLES and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND may be polar opposites from one another but, they both made Hollywood shine even brighter in the mid to late 70’s. Mel Brook’s 1974 film, BLAZING SADDLES, explored all different types of topics,…
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