A look back at the Scream franchise, 20 years later
“Whether Courteney Cox’s presence was a coincidence or not, the Scream series became less of a scare-fest as it went on, and more like Friends with murders sprinkled in. ”
Author: Rob Kirchgassner
The Fly (1986)
“The Fly actually managed to be superior to its ‘50s predecessor. This is because it drastically toned down the tongue-in-cheek elements seen in the earlier version.”
Wolf (1994)
“Wolf accomplishes what I previously thought was impossible: it actually features Jack Nicholson being restrained.”
Bubble Boy (2001)
“Bubble Boy is such a misfire all around that it should be considered a medical nightmare.”
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
“This film has an even more misleading title than Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.”
Hollow Man (2000)
“Basically The Invisible Man redone as a slasher film, containing all the stupidity that this genre (unfairly or not) is associated with.”
5 reasons the TNG movies weren’t that good
“The four TNG movies had some good ideas, but those were sadly overshadowed by the studio’s desire to turn TNG into something it wasn’t.”
Planet Terror (2007)
“I wonder if it ever crossed Rodriguez’s mind that the grainy film and ‘missing reel’ scenes of such movies were not put in there intentionally.”
Valentine (2001)
“Easily one of the worst films released as part of the Scream-inspired slasher renaissance of the late ‘90s and early ‘00s.”
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
“I’m surprised the tagline was ‘Seeing is believing’ and not ‘You will believe reindeer can fly!’”
Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, AKA Star Trek: Voyager with Captain Hercules
“Alas, all of this development was rendered moot afterward. This is because, like Star Trek: Voyager, Andromeda basically jettisoned its premise by its second season and was content with simply being an action show, with an ineffectual captain to boot.”
Starship Troopers (1997): Satire of bad movies, or just bad satire?
“If the movie was truly meant to be satire, as many of its fans insist, it’s poorly done satire, because there’s very little in the way of actual wit or insight that might distinguish this film from other entries in the genre.”
Do marriages ruin TV shows?
“While many fans of Big Bang Theory are excited, some are wary, especially because they can point to a long list of other TV shows that were cancelled not long after the decision to have two of their main cast walk down the aisle. ”
Marvel’s Transformers G1 Comic (1984-1991)
“While people today may automatically think of the dumb, annoying Michael Bay films (starring the dumb, annoying Shia LeBeouf) when they think of the Transformers, the comic book series proved that something dramatically intriguing can be mined out of its premise.”
War of the Worlds (2005)
“While I wouldn’t go so far as to say that it’s one of Steven Spielberg’s best, his version of War of the Worlds is high up there on the rather short list of remakes that are actually better than the originals.”
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
“True to the title, the movie does give you cowboys, and it does give you aliens, but not a whole heck of a lot else.”
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
“Damn, first half the world gets frozen over, then Cheney gets to be President. It really is the apocalypse!”
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