Movie thoughts and fiction updates.
#3 in my ranking of the Terminator franchise. If I were to judge this film purely on its action spectacle merits, I'd probably love it at the same fulsome level that most of the filmgoing world does. However, there is story to be had, and some of the inelegance holds me back to merely loving… Continue reading Terminator 2: Judgment Day
#2 in my ranking of the Terminator franchise. This is a testament to the power of craft in building a movie. Made inexpensively but never feeling cheap, James Cameron's first full directing credit (he worked a grand four production days on his first credited directing job, Piranha II: The Spawning) has the kind of polish… Continue reading The Terminator
#2 in my Ranking of the Alien Franchise. There are several ways to approach making a sequel to a successful genre film. One of them is "bigger is better". James Cameron's 1986 Aliens might be the textbook example of how to do that. The movie follows so many of the same basic plot points and character… Continue reading Aliens
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