by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
A gorilla, a wolf, and an alligator walk into a bar. Wait, let me rephrase that. A giant gorilla, a giant wolf, and a giant alligator walk (actually, run and swim) into Chicago. Sounds weird, but if you know what it means, you probably saw the Dwayne Johnson-fueled...
by mike | Sep 8, 2022 | Disaster Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The “best” Jurassic Park/World film shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. It is number one on lots of lists. This post first ran in 2019. I can’t even guess at how many times I’ve seen the three original Jurassic Park films. It will take a long time for me to catch up...
by mike | Sep 1, 2022 | Disaster Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Since presenting this post in 2019 the sixth film in the franchise, Jurassic World Dominion, hit the big screen and came out on Blu-Ray. This alters my rankings a bit, as you’ll see. Yes, I’m going to rate the six films in the Jurassic Park franchise (IMHO, of...
by mike | Aug 8, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Ghosts, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
My second Sword & Planet spoof, The Horrors of Harrmel, continues the misadventures of erstwhile earthling Bernie Smith and his bride, Thanna Dora, “the most amazing woman on two worlds.” Bernie got zapped out of an Iowa cornfield by a shaft of light and deposited...
by mike | Jul 25, 2022 | Creature Features, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The recently released Jurassic World Dominion is the third film in the Jurassic World trilogy, and the sixth film in the Jurassic DinoVerse, which began with Jurassic Park in 1993. Being the lowest-rated film of the franchise, will it be the final one? Maybe…or maybe...
by mike | Jul 18, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) uttered that awesome comeback line in Jurassic Park (1993). I’ll give you the full context shortly. There are a lot of great lines in what I consider the best of all the films in the Jurassic DinoVerse (my word). Here are a few...
