Posts tagged Sci-Fi
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D
Nov 13th
Residen Evil Afterlife 3d
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In a world that is taken over by a virus infection, which turns it’s victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to Alaska to find survivors and lead them to safety. Alice’s battle with the Umbrella Corporation continues, but Alice gets some unanticipated help from an old friend. They go to Los Angeles as a new lead promised them a safe haven from the Undead. But when they arrive to Los Angeles it’s infested by thousands of Zombies. Alice and her comrades are about to know what Umbrella Corporation has stored for them.
Albert’s Review: “To enjoy this movie to the full you need to watch the other resident evil movies. I expected much more from the 3D effects, but it was a good over all movie.”
Rating: 
(6.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “The 3d effects make the film far more interesting. Worth watching.”
Rating: (6.5/10)
Resident Evil: Extinction
Nov 7th
Resident Evil Extinction
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Year: 2007
Genre: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Years after the Raccoon City Zombie invasion, Alice is traveling on her own as she’s a liability and could jeopardize those around her. Alice is trying bring down the Umbrella Corporation which is led by the evil Albert Wesker and head researcher Dr. Isaacs. In the meantime, a group of survivors made up of Carlos Olivera, L.J., and new survivors K-Mart, Claire Redfield, and Nurse Betty are traveling through the Nevada Desert and the remains of Las Vegas. They must fight to survive extermination against hordes of zombies, killer crows and the most horrifying creatures.
Albert’s Review: “Another Great Resident Evil Sequel with a new breed of Zombies worth watching.”
Rating: (7/10)
Nadia’s Review: “In the category of zombie movies, this is top shelf.”
Rating: (6.5/10)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Nov 6th
Resident Evil Apocalypse
Director: Alexander Witt
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Year: 2004
Genre: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
When Alice awakens from her sleep she finds out her worst fears are back–the ferocious Zombies, which she and the squad of elite military (now all dead) fought to wipe out, have been unleashed on the city surrounding the secret facility of the Umbrella Corporation. Alice finds out that she’s an experiment of Umbrella Corporation in which they, enhanced her with new strengths, senses and agility. In the heart of the ravaged Raccoon City, a small group of uninfected people fights for their lives against swarms of Zombies and the deadlier and faster Lickers. When the group started running out of luck they got rescued by Alice, and they begin to fight to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation destroys the city from the face of the earth.
Albert’s Review: “Resident Evil Apocalypse has a lot of nice special effects and bloody action that keeps you on the edge during all the movie.“
Rating: (6.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “The movie was great and the acting was also very good. For all those that loved the game will also adore this film.”
Rating: (6/10)
Resident Evil
Oct 30th
Resident Evil
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Writers: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Year: 2002
Genre: Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
In the secret facility of Umbrella Corporation called the “The Hive” a virus has escaped and is turning the staff into hungry zombies and releasing the mutated Lab “Animals” that they were studying. The main computer shuts down the facility to prevent infection. Umbrella Corporation sends in the best military unit for the mission, where they meet Alice, who is suffering from loss of memory due to exposure to nerve gas. The military’s mission is to shut down the computer and get out, fighting their way past zombies, mutants, and the main computer system, so that the virus will stay contained and won’t infest rest of the world.
Albert’s Review: “An entertaining movie based on one of the best ever Zombie video games.”
Rating: (6.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “A very good start for such a famous series. I liked watching this movie.”
Rating: (6/10)
Altered
Oct 30th
Altered
Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Writers: Jamie Nash
Release Year: 2006
Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
15 years ago, five men were abducted by mind controlling aliens but only four of them made it home. Now the four survivors have managed to capture one of the aliens who killed their friend and ruined their lives. Now they can get their revenge but it’s not as easy as they might have thought.
Albert’s Review: “Quite an interesting alien movie, definitely not a classic but a good watch”
Rating: (6/10)
Nadia’s Review: “At first the move was not that striking, but then it actually got more interesting and is a good watch for all those that like alien movies.”
Rating: (6/10)
The Thing
Sep 25th
The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John W. Campbell Jr. (story) & Bill Lancaster (screenplay)
Release Year: 1982
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A group of Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog interrupt an American scientific expedition in Antarctica. The Norwegians helicopter that was chasing the dog crashes and both the pilot and shooter are killed, which leads to no explanation for the chase. The American Scientists give the dog shelter, but during the night it mutates, attacks other dogs in the cage and a members of the team. The scientist realizes that an alien life form with the skill to take over other bodies is on the loose so they can’t trust anybody, as anybody could be the alien.
Albert’s Review: “A great 80’s Horror movie, the story is quite entertaining and the effects are great considering the limitations they had in the 80’s.”
Rating: (7.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Quite a good film considering that the film was produced in 1982 and in those days there was no help of computerized features like nowadays!”
Rating: (7/10)
Splice
Aug 15th
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writers: Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller | Horror
Clive and Elsa are two rebellious scientists and they are not afraid to defy legal and ethical limits. In fact they forge ahead with a dangerous experiment that of splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new creature. They name the new creature “Dren”, she rapidly develops from a malformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera. She forms a bond with both Clive and Elsa but how will this bond end?
Albert’s Review: “Splice’s story is very interesting and I imagine quite realistic if we continue to play God. I enjoyed watching this movie cause the story never gets boring.”
Rating: (6.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “A nice film with a good lesson that implies that we have to be careful when we play ‘god’ and create new forms of life”
Rating: (6/10)
Predators
Jul 31st
Predators
Director: Nimród Antal
Writers: Alex Litvak & Michael Finch
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
The movie is about a group of people, which are chosen for their skill to kill without scruples, some of them trained and some who are not. They were chosen by the alien race of predators that have set out to target them as prey. They are dropped into the jungle of a distant world used by the predators to hunt, these human predators will have to learn just who, or what, they are up against, and that their skill, knowledge and intelligence are tested for them to survived or be killed.
Albert’s Review: “Been waiting for this movie for a long time and I’m not disappointed at all. Another great Predators movie!!!”
Rating: (9/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Predators is a sequel of the original movie and this one was great.”
Rating: (8/10)
