When I began this journal I made it clear that it would be mostly about TV shows, with the odd movie thrown in. I also made a point of saying that although my genre of choice, moviewise, is science-fiction and fantasy, I would generally be trying to avoid such films, or at least not just review all my favourite films in that genre. And mostly I’ve stuck to that. The odd one has crept through, certainly, but with the likes of “The Odd Couple”, “The Seventh Seal” and "Downfall” among others, I’ve tried to remain true to my promise.
But at heart I am a geek, and a sci-fi nut, as if you couldn’t tell from the sort of series I feature here, so I wanted to have a chance to look at some of my favourite sf/fantasy movies, and this is where I’m going to do it.
To tie in with the new journal on Star Trek Voyager being run jointly by Batty and I, and also my soon-to-begin coverage of both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space 9 here, the first outing for the USS
Nerdtopia will be a full review of ALL the Star Trek movies, up to the most current. After that, I’ll be doing all the Star Wars movies and then it will get a little more freeform. Below is a general outline of the movies I intend to feature here, in no particular order after the first two batches. If you have a movie you’d like me to review that is not here, get in touch with me and if I’ve seen it I may include it, or if you make a good enough case for me watching it then it may get added to the list. Obviously I can’t promise anything here, neither that it will be chosen nor when, if it is chosen, it will be reviewed.
The criteria for inclusion here are science-fiction (obviously!), fantasy (to include the likes of sword-and-sorcery, mythological or fairytales --- your basic Lord of the Rings, Legend, Avatar, Conan sort of thing) or horror, but with a fantasy or sci-fi element. The likes of “Alien”, “Event Horizon”, vampire movies and so forth --- I don’t generally watch or have any interest in psychological horror, gory or slasher movies or the like. Anyway, my decision will be final: if I think it merits inclusion it will go in, if not it won’t.
Note: I’m going more for the serious, or at least taking seriously, movie here, so there won’t be much, if any, room for parodies, rip-offs or just stupid or supposedly funny movies like for instance “Mars attacks!” or “Vampires Suck!” Yeah. Don’t suggest movies like that, they’ll just be rejected.
So clear the docking moorings, lay in a course and prepare for warp speed, as we head out, very soon, into the Trekverse and tackle the very first Star Trek motion picture. Which is called, coincidentally, “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”!
MOVIE LIST
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI: The Unknown Country
Star Trek VII: Generations
Star Trek VIII: Insurrection
Star Trek IX: First Contact
Star Trek X: Nemesis
Star Trek XI: Star Trek (2009 reboot)
Star Trek XII: Star Trek: Into Darkness
(Note: I know the two “new” Star Trek movies are not considered part of the original canon, and so are not really eleven and twelve but in fact one and two, but that’s confusing so I, with typical Trollheart stubbornness and refusal to face facts, am labelling them so.
Star Wars Episode VI: A New Hope (Originally just titled Star Wars)
Star Wars Episode VII: The Empires Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode VIII: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Silent Running
Blade Runner
Legend
The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
White Dwarf
Metropolis
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Day of the Triffids
Forbidden Planet
Avatar
Event Horizon
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection
Alien vs Predator
Jurassic Park (Only the original one)
Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Inception
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
2001: A Space Odyssey
2010: Odyssey II
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Cold Equations
John Carpenter’s Vampires
From Dusk till Dawn
Vampires II: Los Muertos
Interview with the Vampire
Queen of the Damned
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Sleepy Hollow
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The Time Machine
Planet of the Apes (Original)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (Remake)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Fahrenheit 451
Fantastic Voyage
The Quatermass Xperiment
Quatermass II
Quatermass and the Pit
Soylent Green
Westworld
Logan’s Run
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The War of the Worlds (Original)
Dark City
The Last Starfighter
Flight of the Navigator
Starman
Terminator
Terminator II: Judgement Day
Terminator III: Rise of the Machines
Terminator Salvation
Enemy Mine
Brazil
Back to the Future
Back to the Future II
Back to the Future III
Alien Nation
Robocop (Original)
Predator
Total Recall
Lawnmower Man
Judge Dredd (Original)
Judge Dredd (2012 remake)
The Fifth Element
Devil’s Advocate
Angel Heart
Children of Men
V for Vendetta
Jumper
This island Earth
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Original)
Frequently Asked Questions About Time-Travel
Watchmen
Jason and the Argonauts
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
Excalibur
Clash of the Titans (Original)
Dragonslayer
Time Bandits
Ladyhawke
Highlander
Highlander II
Highlander III
Highlander IV
Highlander V
Snow White: A Tale of Terror
Labyrinth
The Princess Bride
Edward Scissorhands
The Nightmare before Christmas
Monsters Inc.
The Monster Club
Fright Night (Original)
The Lost Boys
The Forsaken
30 Days of night
Let the right one in (Original)