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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) in Movies

Apr 9, 2019

Michael Rennie is magnificently detached but humane in this parable about an alien visitor arriving in early-50s Washington DC. He brings an important message from the galactic community, but is met with only paranoia and petty squabbling amongst the people of Earth.

Unusual amongst the early-50s flying saucer movies in not featuring malevolent aliens, although given this is famously an allegory for the life of Christ, Klaatu is a surprisingly ambiguous figure, and the film's subtext is not nearly as liberal as you might expect: the message is an authoritarian one, 'do as you are told, or else'. Still a classic of the genre, with striking, much-copied special effects sequences and music, a literate and thoughtful script, and terrific performances and direction.

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Darkwriter1408 (8 KP) rated Cloverfield (2008) in Movies

Jun 12, 2019

Cloverfield (2008)

2008 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.3

(48 Ratings)

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Good thinking for camera to be handheld (0 more)

Rarely see the picture (0 more)

Good concept, not a great outcome

So I was watching this recently, I remember thinking what on earth is this. So it's initially set in USA and is about alien animals overturning a major city. The entire film is recorded on a hand held camera which is a good idea, but I find myself asking if it really pulled it off successfully. You spend a lot of time looking at darkness just listening.

I appreciate the thought behind it and given the visual effects crew had stepped up I think if had potential to be a real hit. Instead it has dropped under the radar.

Just another fallen potential great.

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Caffeinated Zombie (3374 KP) rated Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2019

Character development (2 more)

Plot

Brilliant writing

One of the best zombie books I've read and the start on an epic series

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Patient Zero is the first book in Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledger series. Jonathan Maberry is a phenomenal writer, in this series he introduces us to the DMS (Department of Military Sciences) a shadow government agency formed to respond to advanced terrorist threats such as bioterrorism, alien technology etc..

In this book we meet an array of characters such as Mr Church, Aunt Sally, Top and Bunny when Joe is recruited by Mr Church to help deal with the potential release of a zombie virus. This book is thrilling, funny, and keeps the reader itching for more.

I give this book 10/10.

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Coleman Balogh (21 KP) rated Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space in Tabletop Games

Dec 17, 2018 (Updated Dec 17, 2018)

Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space

2010 | Horror, Party Game, Science Fiction

9.0

(3 Ratings)

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Minimalistic art (2 more)

Great maps

Unsettling fear and paranoia

An unsung masterpiece

This game is one of my absolute favorites. Its quiet, unsettling, and nerve-wracking. I like to describe it as a mixture between Battleship, Minesweeper, and The Thing. Humans are racing to outrun aliens on a shared map system. Random chance allows you to bluff or biff making noises as you try to escape. Can you fool the aliens into believing the fake sounds or will they track you down? Who is an alien anyway?! The addition of item cards and secret identities take the game to the next level. I love the malfunctioning escape pod too. This is a perfectly distilled minimalistic horror game and I AM HERE FOR IT.

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated War of the Worlds (2005) in Movies

Apr 9, 2020 (Updated Apr 10, 2020)

War of the Worlds (2005)

2005 | Action, Sci-Fi

6.3

(28 Ratings)

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Run From The Spaceships

War of the Worlds- is a good remake of the oringal, taking a different spin on it. Plus you have Tom Cruise running from spaceships which is a plus in my books.

The plot: Dockworker Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) struggles to build a positive relationship with his two children, Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie (Justin Chatwin). When his ex-wife, Mary Ann (Miranda Otto), drops them off at Ferrier's house, it seems as though it will be just another tension-filled weekend. However, when electromagnetic pulses of lightning strike the area, the strange event turns out to be the beginning of an alien invasion, and Ferrier must now protect his children as they seek refuge.

Its a good sci-fi action thriller.