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Awix (3310 KP) rated Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) in Movies

May 27, 2020 (Updated Aug 2, 2020)  
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
1992 | Horror
4
5.7 (15 Ratings)
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Second Hellraiser sequel and the first no-two-ways-about-it lousy one. Chief bondage demon Pinhead has been stripped of the limitations constraining his unpleasant recreational activities, which he likes, but also turned into a piece of interior decoration, which he doesn't. He endeavours to get himself released while a plucky young journalist tries to figure out why people keep turning up skinned or lacerated by flying chains.

A Hellraiser movie made with an American sensibility and for a mainstream American audience - one almost gets the sense the writers think they're making a Nightmare on Elm Street movie. The first half, with Pinhead stuck in a pillar, is not too bad, but they have to let him out eventually at which point the film's IQ and sense of restraint both vanish. Too much lazy gore and silly action (rubbish Cenobites wandering around New York City fighting the police). Doug Bradley just about saves the movie from being completely worthless, as he manages to chew the scenery even while being part of it; Terry Farrell was better in Star Trek. The occasional interesting idea or image but the film's main achievement is making the first two look better than they actually are.
  
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Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Faster Than Light, Volume 1: First Steps in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
FT
Faster Than Light, Volume 1: First Steps
Brian Haberlin
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The time is now. Humanity has deciphered an alien message that basically says, "we're dead, bad things are coming for you, take our technology and get the hell out." Of course, the message arrived in 1945, so we're a little behind. Faster Than Light marries the hard science fiction of The Martian, 2010, and Gravity with the idealism of the original Star Trek. I love it. It's a very grounded series, with realistic characters doing realistic things.

The story comes in small 2 or 3 issues arcs, so the adventure of the week is easily digestible, but somehow it still feels choppy. Like in one instance an entire mission wasn't there, and we just got the end of it, but it didn't link up with anything else. Theres a nifty gimmick, where a free downloadable app can be used in conjunction with the comic. Scan pages and get access to the alien encyclopedia, Captains logs, a translation matrix for the alien dialogue, etc. (This may be the cause of the stories choppiness, as there may simply be pieces I'm missing out on.)

Unfortunately, some of the art isn't as up to par as the story telling, which can make it difficult to tell crew members apart, which causes the story to suffer. But overall this is definitely a title to keep an eye on, looking forward to Volume 2...
  
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tonidavis (353 KP) rated Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1 in TV

Feb 24, 2018  
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1
2017 | Sci-Fi
9
7.9 (28 Ratings)
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Tilly (2 more)
Lorca
Other world episodes
Klingon having cloaking tech (0 more)
You have to take it as it own seprate series else your not giving it a chance
I actually really enjoy this series but can see why some might not. To be fair any time you say Jason Isaccs I'm sold so this was a no brainer for me. The first episode i had several problems with mainly because i couldn't separate the old star trek series to this and there are a lot of inconsistencies. However once i got over myself and said okay don't focus on the fact that klingons should not have cloaking technology i actually started to love. the show, Tilly is by far my favorite characters and i keep telling my friend if she doesn't cos play other world Tilly at comic con I'm so dis owning her. ( Im only half joking when i say it)

I love the other world episode where human are out to destroy every other species lets face it the state of the planet today were more likely to be like this that accepting of every race i mean there are a lot of people who aren't accepting of people on our planet why should the universe be any different. It also just a great plot devise.
  
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David McK (3832 KP) rated Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2) in Books

Jul 19, 2026  
Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)
Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)
Edward Ashton | 2023
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I know I've read the previous entry in this series ([book:Mickey 7|62030429]).

I know that was turned into a movie (haven't seen it).

I didn't remember all that much about it, other than it was a far-future set sci-fi and largely focused around the concept of 'An Expendable', i.e. a crew member whose job it was to die (doing all those jobs that machines can't do - think Spock's death in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan ) and then be 'downloaded' into a new replica body. Or, as the character of Mickey himself puts it: the metaphor of Theseus Ship.

(Or Triggers broom - he says he's always had the same broom but has changed the head twice and the shaft three times, or something similar).

This is the follow-up to that earlier novel, so it does require, maybe, a bit of background knowledge of the same. I'm not so sure, however, how *much* of that knowledge is needed - I reckon there are enough clues and context given to read this on its own, without having done so.

You will, however, be missing out on large parts of the background of the story, including just *why* Mickey has buried the anti-matter bomb where he has, and the first contact (for want of a better descriptor) with the Creepers of the planet on which this is set.