(I'll be reviewing this [amazing...] film for Tuesday, PM).
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Sci-Fi Cityscapes #10: Mega-City One (Dredd [2012])
(I'll be reviewing this [amazing...] film for Tuesday, PM).
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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Oh I've been waiting for this one! I sent you an email about it a few weeks ago, expressing annoyance that many reviewers were comparing it to contemporary superhero movies with which it shares nothing but source material, while failing to draw any useful comparisons, for instance to early Carpenter action masterpieces like Assault On Precinct 13 or Escape From New York. Excited to read your take!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite film of 2012, period.
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Looking forward to the review John.You are right,it is amazing.Wish the blu ray sales were enough to get a sequel but as it is it looks like it is going to be a stand alone classic,which is fine.
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