Tag: "Ridley Scott"

Prometheus
1 Comments. 1,378 Views. Posted 5 Jun 2012 @ 12:05pm.
“Our minds are really closed off if we really think we are alone in this galaxy. Fuck off, you’ve got to be kidding!” That’s Sir Ridley Scott talking, the 74-years-young director who defined modern-day science fiction with the epochal film Alien (1979), followed by the landmark Blade Runner (1986). Three decades later, the three time Academy Award nominated director (for his... Read More
Cowboys & Aliens
0 Comments. 983 Views. Posted 26 Aug 2011 @ 3:23pm.
As a genre the traditional western is virtually moribund, but Hollywood keeps churning out some interesting variations on the theme that temporarily breathe life into the form. The latest is Cowboys & Aliens, and the title basically says all you need to know. Imagine the likes of iconic hero John Wayne taking on aliens, and you’ll get the drift! It’s The Searchers meets Independence Day as... Read More
Battle: Los Angeles
0 Comments. 1,299 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2011 @ 4:41pm.
Loud, noisy, and chaotic! Ultimately, Battle: Los Angeles is full of sound and fury, but it amounts to little. This big budget alien invasion movie is a purely visceral experience for adrenaline junkies. Here director Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Beginning) effectively brings a war movie sensibility to the alien invasion genre. The aliens here are more aggressive, more... Read More
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