NewDivide1701 Reviews

Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024)

The ultimate Masters of the Universe

[10/10 · 27 January 2024]

Revelation was good, Revolution took it over the top.

I do find it funny how Lunk Skywalker and Captain James T. Kirk are one in the same here, but how it incorporates other sources is incredible from the 1987 movie's reintroduction of Gwildor, battle armour He-Man, even the 2002 reboot with Keldor with the mythology that Keldor was Adam's uncle.

Bottom line, Revolution in the MotU is currently like The Dark Knight (2008) in the DC universe, with Revelation being Man of Steel (2013), and the 1983 cartoon being Superman: The Movie (1978).

But the 1987 movie being Joss Whedon's Justice League (2017), and the CGI Netflix animated series being Batman and Robin (1997).

I not sure how much better it could get as Hordak isn't dead, but it set up the possibility of the reintroduction of She-Ra without any relation to the high quality Netflix She-Ra series.

But I can't wait to find out.

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

Battle Beyond the Stars clone is better than what people give it credit for

[6/10 · 26 December 2023]

Effectively, it's an updated version of Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). But between the 2, this is the better version. It's like comparing Dune (1984) to Dune: Part One (2021) -- but no where near the caliber of Dune: Part One (2021).

Though there's a part 2 coming soon, the final fight before the ending did feel like a lackluster.

However it has good production value, good effects, decent world and character building, but its periodic slow pace and the 300 (2006) slow motion action was distracting.

If Zack Snyder were simply the writer and producer while bringing in -- say -- JJ Abrams, John Woo, George Miller, or somebody with their own personal touch that's compatible with Zack Snyder's story, the this could have easily by an 8/10 rather 6-6.5/10.

A possible 9 if James Cameron, Christopher Nolan if he doesn't mind CGI, or Denis Villeneuve if they directed.

But when compared to Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and most of the live action Star Wars movies -- since this was originally conceived as an R-rated Star Wars spinoff -- I'd say behind The Last Jedi (2017), but WELL above the prequels, well above The Rise of Skywalker (2019), well above Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and on par with The Force Awakens (2015) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

And above Battle Beyond the Stars (1980).

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)

Decent nostalgia

[7/10 · 22 April 2023]

It has the same nostalgic appeal for first generation Power Ranger fans, especially the 90's low budget kids action show. And a fitting tribute to the late Thuy Trang and Jason David Frank.

I wasn't expecting -- say -- Christopher Nolan or Stanley Kubrick level storytelling, but it took me back 30 years when they first aired that brought the fan back out in me.

It was a bit unusual seeing first generation Power Rangers and Megazord, mostly knowing what happened to them later on in the series, but having them there added to the appeal.

The simple CGI in ways better than the original Power Rangers using costumes, and added to the campiness that was Power Rangers was also known for.

Humanoids: The Real Close Encounters of the Third Kind? (2022) (2022)

Mockumentary of a mockumentary

[2/10 · 17 July 2022]

No real analysis of what's being investigated, and more of a manchild mocking anything that's being reported. Rather than stepping back and doing an in-depth analysis of both the footage and the investigative methods, he digressed to that of a 5 year old where his criticism sounds more like, "your mama wears army boots," while being both equally disrespectful and insensitive.

Poor editing, poor analysis, and why the devil is he purple?

The Roswell UFO Report - Fact or Ficton? (2021 Video)

A remarkable work of FICTION

[1/10 · 15 April 2022]

The term, "alternative facts," has become well known in pop culture as falsehoods, untruths and delusion. And this "documentary" is no different.

In fact, it would be in the same category of so-called documentaries that proclaim the Earth is flat, the lunar landings were a hoax, climate change is nonsense, vaccinations causes autism, even spreading the fear over thermally agitated dihydrogen monoxide -- aka hot water.

If anything, it seems to prey upon the low intellect gullibility of those who want to hear instead of looking at the fact, far worse that Ancient Aliens.

Making people believe Roswell was nothing more than a weather balloon.

Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)

Not as good as She-Ra, but worth the wait

[8/10 · 25 July 2021]

It's a ballsy reintroduction to the Masters of the Universe that took a more serious and dark turn where the focus was more on Teela and her reluctance to restoring magic to Eternia after a fateful battle between He-Man and Skeletor left the planet dying, and Eternia without its champion.

Though there were problems with how Adam was designed as well as his lack of emphasis on his transformation, the story is more grounded with its sense of betrayal, loss of hope, loss of trust, and heartbreak only to fight to regain hope like Pandora's box.

It's obviously more graphic as there's depictions of blood and death with done mild cussing and innuendo, but the animation is superb as it expands on the legends of MotU and explores some unexplored aspects of the mythology.

The main problem is the cliffhanger that's shocking and waiting to see what happens next.

The 1983 and 2002 He-Man were a touch better despite the former being really campy, but still well above the 1987 movie, The Secret of the Sword and the New Adventures of He-Man by a sizable amount.

If I have to say anything, it's like Star Trek in terms of fanbase. It's means for fans, both old and new, and general audiences who are interested in MotU, but not for purists and gatekeepers who understands them less than those who made the piece of garbage, The Fall of Grayskull.

America: The Motion Picture (2021)

Someone flunked Monty Python 101

[4/10 · 3 July 2021]

This comedic revisionist of American history was more cringe than comedy. Despite having good talent and excellent animation, the gags came off as being flat. Somehow the majority of the parodies and spoofs with the likes of Robocop and Star Wars became more if a joke onto itself.

Away (2020)

Snoozefest

[3/10 · 3 October 2020]

Started with a promise, then it started to go nowhere very fast.

I wasn't expecting Star Wars by song shot, but something in terms of a well balanced pace and plot as seen on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar or Sunshine. Where the atmosphere told the story just as well as any script, camera angles, and so forth.

Away is pretty generic that lacked any real emotion. Plot all over the place, and the pacing can't keep up with the story or drama. I don't know what's going on with the live action space shows from Netflix, but they were a miss after miss after miss.

Why I'm thankful the newer Star Trek shows and the Mandalorian are not primarily on Netflix. Don't want them cursed.

Unsolved Mysteries (2020– )

Too drawn out, not enough point.

[2/10 · 26 July 2020]

Maybe I'm too much into the old Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack, but saying this new Unsolved Mysteries from Netflix can't compare is an understatement.

Basically, you have 10 to 15 minutes of the mystery that doesn't have any real relevant information, and another 30 minutes of of irrelevant information and background that's so badly drawn out, it causes the intrigue and interest to bleed away like a severed artery.

And 1 mystery per episode, 6 episodes. To me, it shows lack of interest in modern mysteries that needs to be solved.

For modern mysteries, we are better of watching the YouTube channel, Scary Mysteries. As like Unsolved Mysteries before, gets right to the point without missing pertinent details. And adding variety that keeps people interested.

Sorry, folks. Bad editing, directing, writing, this new Unsolved Mysteries is DOA. They need to completely redo the entire format to make the show watchable, even a host or narrator to drive us along the mystery the way Robert Stack and the guy from Scary Mysteries did.

Space Force (2020–2022)

In space, no one can hear you snore

[2/10 · 9 June 2020]

BOOOORING!

It ain't funny, it doesn't grab, and no character. You can have cardboard cutouts of Steve Carrell and John Malkovich, and it would be the same. I got more laughs watching The Passion of the Christ. It was as gripping as a broken grandfather clock.

You can kick someone in the balls on this show, and you'd do nothing but yawn.

Please, bring in Mel Brooks, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Robert Zemeckis. Someone who knows the difference between comedy and nose hair.

Star Trek: Short Treks: Children of Mars (2020) Season 2, Episode 6

Simple, yet very moving.

[10/10 · 18 January 2020]

One of the best Short Treks since Calypso. A strong and moving story between 2 rivals only for them to be brought together by a tragic event.

Simple scenes, minimal lines, all brought together that's simple, yet emotive. Minimal, yet powerful.

Peter Gabriel's rendition of David Bowie's Heroes sold the Short Trek as it preludes to Picard.

Enter the Anime (2019)

Goes nowhere, does nothing

[2/10 · 8 August 2019]

Bottom line, I got more about the insights of manga and anime from the first 5 minutes of the Transformers episode of The Toys That Made Us and those 2 minute segments the Space channel use to have.

This laughable excuse of a documentary had no direction at all, and seemed to glaze over Japanese culture and its association with anime.

Plus no early anime like the 1960's Astroboy -- let alone Namakura Gatana from 1917. It's mostly disjointed interviews of modern producers of anime with editing effects that hurt the whole thing, and seemingly random vids of Japan.

They should have taken a few notes from Trekkies or something to make it watchable -- let alone explore.

Another Life (2019–2021)

Another Life is DOA

[1/10 · 1 August 2019]

I couldn't get past the pilot as it was incredibly bad. Extremely bland, robotic and numb, Another Life made Mission To Mars (2000) look like Interstellar (2014).

It's like the Orville without the abysmally failed attempt at humour.

The characters were so flat, you could use cardboard cutouts and no one would know the difference. Acting so robotic, the T-800 puppet from The Terminator (1984) without the puppeteer had more life to it. And did they base the fight scenes from Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots?

You couldn't even hear the rage behind the soft voice.

Moments of eureka seemed more like everyone was stoned on marijuana. Not the first puff that makes everyone hyperstimulated, but subsequent puffs that make the dead to the world.

Instead of Meryl Streep, they got Pamela Anderson.

Though the ship design itself was good, why did they ruin it with the yellow lights? It wasn't the yellow tinted that was main problem, it was the yellow hue washed everything else out making it unbearable to watch.

But another part was the writing where the Star Trek like technobabble inspiration lacked focus and human elements lacked -- well, EVERYTHING. Absolute zero chemistry whether its friendship or antagonist.

If people were annoyed over Snoke's apparent demise on The Last Jedi, then Ian's apparent demise would spark a war of how flat and badly done it was.

Timing and pace were also garbage where a 61 episode could easily have been squeezed into 30 minutes easily. By lengthening the failed human elements, it ruined it even further. Like, "That's actually the sewer," line from, "Epic Movie." Wasn't even funny and prolonging it made it even worse.

Even if they put this on Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Jonah, Crow, Tom Servo and Gypsy's wisecracks couldn't even save it.

As if the Cloverfield Paradox wasn't unwatchable enough, they had to make Another Life to be worse.

Exhibit A (I) (2019)

Dull docudrama -- nothing more

[2/10 · 3 July 2019]

I was initially expecting it to be like another Exhibit A with Graham Greene, as in an exploration into forensic science. But being based on how forensic experts, detectives and the legal foul up in the conviction of an innocent person is an interesting take.

But even then it's about two thirds of an incredibly dull docudrama that literally goes nowhere very fast.

With the amount of time they spent on each episode, you might get 10 minutes of useable material -- IF YOU'RE LUCKY!!

And the best part, the cases involved never concludes. They say the investigators screwed up, here's where they screwed up, BORING, BORING documentary, and we never know what happens in the end.

A complete and utter disappointment, I'll just stick with the original Exhibit A with Graham Greene and Forensic Files with the latter also on Netflix.

Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)

Lives up to the name Discovery

[9/10 · 30 October 2017]

Star Trek: Discovery is a fresh take on the beloved franchise for a new generation of potential fans while remaining true to Star Trek while boldly going where few Treks have dared to go before while expanding on the Trek we all know and love.

In fact if anything, Star Trek: Discovery follows Gene Roddenberry's quotes and philosophies to-a-T despite the uncertain future.

Seeing the world from a different perspective is what Star Trek was, Discovery gives us another perspective to see from -- a different point of view while learning to fly.

It's a Star Trek that -- to coin Jason Issacs -- where instead of trying to fill such big shoes, don't wear shoes. This Star Trek is evolving on its own without needing previous Treks to keep it afloat while adding elements of the familiar to blend them in seamlessly while respecting the canon sufficiently to maintain everything Star Trek.

Sadly just like the Kelvin time-line, it's not the new Star Trek that's dumb down for the lesser intelligent, it's a Star Trek that's NOT dumb down for the purists who relies on the familiar like an umbilical cord for them to understand.

Give Star Trek: Discovery -- 8.5/10 By the way, 5 minutes of the Discovery is many times funnier than the first 2 episodes of the Orville.

Power Rangers (2017)

Excellent reimagining, lousy execution.

[4/10 · 11 July 2017]

Bottom line there is hardly a plot nor any real character development where everything that this movie could have been seemed to be sacrificed for a forced "must work together" movie that seemed heavily clichéd and not able to find its own identity as 5 misfits find their way to become the power rangers.

Sadly neither of the rangers, especially Zack and Trini, don't really stand out in comparison to the original 1993 Power Ranger where the new rangers are about as 2 dimensional as they can get with a story that is easily forgettable with action scenes that is nearly as forgettable.

But all was not was lost as the whole re-imagined world of the origins of the conflict between Zordon and Rita has a level of intrigue that grabs your attention as well as why Zordon is now a floating head on a wall. The new Goldar, the new putty like troopers, even the new Rita took away the childish campiness and replaced her into someone who is a bonafide threat.

But poor story and forgettable rangers really hurt the reboot, where not even the new Zords could save. But it was still better than Turbo: A Power Rangers movie.

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

It puts most other Treks to shame

[10/10 · 22 July 2016]

Put it bluntly, it's the movie that Nemesis should have been in terms of consistent action that still draws upon characterization, that remains true to Trek without using previous Treks like a crutch (the whole Trekish thing Simon Pegg talked about). It abandons the worn out Star Trek formula by drawing its strength on excellent writing that balances action, story, humour and character, but remains true to the core or the soul of Star Trek.

Everyone, even the newcomers, did an exceptional job in their own regard while allowing themselves to grow on their own while still being true to the original series characters. The new feel gives it the old Star Trek vibe that allows the new generation to appreciate, while at the same time allows you to move with the heroes while you uncover the mystery of the villains such as Krall.

Though numerous spoiler free hints to previous Treks, they don't infringe upon the story, nor do they take it over and without pushing it right into your face that this is Star Trek.

One of the finest pieces of art I have ever seen, it keeps you on the edge of your seat, walk with people like Kirk and Spock, Trek at its excellence that is only overshadowed by "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan" itself.

One of the best movies this year, one of the best Star Trek movies of all time, give Star Trek Beyond 10/10.

Star Trek (2009)

The future has a new lease

[10/10 · 21 February 2012]

As Captain Picard once said, "Well... it seems we're truly sailing into the unknown".

One of the many great things about this movie is not only it has the concept of "This is not your father's Star Trek", while still being "your father's Star Trek". In short, J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is not a reboot, but the same old Star Trek pushed into unknown territory.

The movie is not one big homage to the original series, but flows with not only the original series, but the entire legacy as well. And as any good Star Trek film, or any good sequel/prequel/instalment, you don't need to know any of the other movies to understand it. What is even better that even with the alterations to the time line, much of what is known about Star Trek's legacy is still maintained, including the Kobyashi Maru scenario for example.

From a Trekkies point of view, that even the course of Star Trek history has been drastically changed, it doesn't have the "screw the original series" feel, but rather that we are now boldly going where no one has gone before, and what is to happen with Star Trek with these drastic historic changes. Sailing into the unknown.

Star Trek blends comedy, suspense and action perfectly, though it hardly give you time to breathe. Basically, the one scene from The Last Samurai where Tom Cruise took out 3 assassins at once and later the events caught up with him. This is the feeling you get from this movie at the end where it all finally comes together. With all that, it also has the same fantastic feel as did the original Star Trek did, making the old seem new again, and not betraying Star Trek at all.

The Enterprise I admit was a shock to see, but quickly came to accept it as the Enterprise, keeping it true to Walter "Matt" Jeffries original design, while re-envisioning the look of the 23rd century and keeping it true to Star Trek legacy. The design of the bridge, transporter room, everything, as though the designers have the technology to extract imagination directly out of imagination itself.

Onto the characters. Chris Pine's portrayal of James Tiberius Kirk (why he left it as James T.) is shown a someone who is very impulsive, cocky, and ready to use his fists, while at the same time showing his light hearted side and that sense of apprehension. In other words, exactly like James T. Kirk. He does not portray him as William Shatner did, but that would be more like a parody as shown many times over.

The case of the 2 Spock's, their performances are, I wouldn't say identical, rather they are almost indistinguishable from each other. Both Zachary Quinto who does a nice performance of the same old Spock we all know and love, and Leonard Nimoy able to go back to his famous role after 18 years.

Probably the best performance is Karl Urban as Doctor Leonard McCoy where he is not doing an impression of Deforest Kelley as McCoy, but that his performance is almost a dead ringer for that of Deforest.

Where in many science fiction stories where people are looking for survivors of a starship, planet, or apocalypse, this movie now can take a new approach of survivors of time. What path will they follow? Will this Star Trek be something completely new, or will it settle into much of what was your father's Star Trek?

And I had no trouble with the lens flare. It added character to the movie.

Altogether, this is by far the best Star Trek I have ever seen, and recommend it to both the fans and the non-fans. And I am willing to see where this will lead. And go into territory ... he he, where no one has gone before.

Give Star Trek ..... 10/10

Transformers (2007)

Truly more than meets the eye

[9/10 · 14 July 2007]

Transformers in short is an excellent sci-fi action adventure of robots with the ability to change, or transform, themselves from earth vehicles into titanic robots who have come to Earth to seek an all powerful artifact known as the all spark, as well as to wage their war on our world.

This rehash of the classic 80's cartoons is just as visually inspiring as Transformers the movie back in 1986. This movie is not "dumbed downed," but a movie that was made to simply sit back, relax, and enjoy without the need of unnecessary complexity to the story that has on occasions ruined failed epics.

Transformers has a significant amount of suspense and tension within it to keep the viewers interested in the movie, while also having well timed comedy to keep the movie from being depressing or too serious. As well it was made to give it the "it all happened so fast" feel to it, and a sense of being there in the midst of battle. Greatly enhancing the overall effect.

If it wasn't for the name Transformers, the incredible visual effects, the high octane action, as well as the story would allow the average person to understand it without any reference points. And the story didn't need to parallel human society, just entertain, and they did their jobs quite well in that department.

Give Transformers ..... 8.5/10

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

The web slinger meets expectations.

[8/10 · 10 May 2007]

The basics of Spiderman 3 is Spiderman (Tobey Maguire) fighting 3 villains, specifically Venom (Topher Grace), the new Green Goblin (James Franco) and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) while both struggling with his darker side in an alien enhanced costume, and fighting for the love of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). All wrapped up in a complex, segmented story with awe inspiring visual effects. And wouldn't be surprised if Oscar nods comes to Spiderman 3 as with Spiderman 2's Oscar win for best visual effects.

One of the basic components of the movie is Peter Parker struggling with his dark side, which is augmented by an alien symbiont that increased and feeds off of his aggression and hate. But the "where does the costume end and the man begins" concept started before the alien even joined with Peter when he was allowing Spiderman to control his life, that also interfered with his relationship with Mary Jane Watson.

One of the downsides of the movie is that it needs more story support, in other words additional back stories and details to silence the critics. Due to its overall complexity. But in order to do that, they needed to extend the movie's story so much, they would have to have either made Spiderman 3 a 4 hour long movie, or even longer, or split Spiderman 3 into Spiderman's 3 and 4 to effectively tell the complex story.

Even though an extra hour's worth of story telling would have given Spiderman 3 additional support, the "short" 2-1/2 hours did a fine job in getting the basics. Not as good as Lord of the Rings, but much better than X-men: Last Stand, which desperately needed the additional stories to have kept it from sucking.

It even helped with the intro that did a "fast forward" of the first 2 movies to get the audiences up to speed as to what happened in the first 2.

Give the first Spiderman ..... 9/10 Spiderman 2 ..... 10/10 And finally give Spiderman 3 ..... 8.10

Forest of the Damned (2005)

Damn

[1/10 · 25 November 2006]

Well this is a typical "straight to the toilet" slasher film.

Long story short, a bunch of teenagers/young adults becoming stranded in the middle of creepy woods and get hacked down by naked nymphomaniac demons.

This movie has all the basics for this slasher fromage:

-Naked women, -teens or young adults being marooned in someplace spooky, -gory death scenes, -the last survivor being a well built young woman who will always show off her midriff, but never bra less, -a creepy, crazy man who knows about the evil, -lesbian kiss scene, -sex being a killer, -no plot

Even then for a cheesy slasher film, it was really terrible. The atmosphere is totally dead. Nothing, not even the sexually explicit scenes and nudity, was enough to keep the male and lesbian female audience interested. Watching it felt like it was being watched with a nasty head congestion or a nasty head cold.

Give the demonic ..... 0/10.

The Departed (2006)

Scorsese never fails .... to disappoint.

[2/10 · 7 October 2006]

Overall, the Departed can be summed up in 2 words. "Taxi Driver." Meaning just like Taxi Driver, The Departed has incredible acting, a powerful story, that had a tonne of potential. But all of it came crashing down when Martin Scorsese directed, almost totally killing the movie. Rendering it boring, lame and impotent.

The movie is about an undercover police officer (Leonardo DiCaprio) who infiltrates a crime boss (Jack Nicholson) who is also looking for a corrupt cop (Matt Damon) who works for the crime boss (Nicholson). And the same corrupt cop (Damon) is looking for the undercover cop (DiCaprio).

A simple case of hunter vs. hunter with ironically a powerful, yet impotent ending.

When it comes to acting, specifically with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, Mark Walberg, and others, they probably would all be competing with each other for the Academy awards for best actor or best supporting actors.

If the Departed were directed by anyone else, Quentin Tarantino, Bryan Singer, Michael Mann, Curtis Hanson, then the Departed most likely have limited competition for both best directing and best picture at the Academy Awards.

But with Martin Scorsese at the helm, successfully diverting our attention away from the excellent acting and incredible story, he guaranteed himself a well deserved Razzie award for worst director and allowed a worst screenplay Razzie award as well.

The brutality and the violence of the movie was very impotent and boring. Though having noticeable amounts of humour, thanks to the excellent acting and stories, they were almost totally overshadowed by the dullness of the movies poor pace, thanks to Scorsese.

From the background, one person said that the the movie was confusing. And another said that it became more stressful, but felt like it was going nowheres.

But if you can only focus on the story and the acting, the Departed is recommended. Actually, either just read the book or listen to the audio book with the actors doing the voices. But if you have to see the movie as a whole, watch something else, cause the Departed is a waste of time.

Future note to Hollywood, let Scorsese set everything up, and leave him out of it after that.

For story and acting alone, the Departed is definitely worth a 9/10.

But with Martin Scorsese successfully putting in his infamous "going no wheres fast" feel to the movie, overshadowing everything else, give the departed ....... 2.5 out of 10.

Ultraviolet (2006)

Stylized but stupid.

[3/10 · 3 September 2006]

Ultraviolet is a movie of a sexy female mutant bounty hunter who is protecting a boy from a corrupt corporation out to destroy the mutant population.

Long story short, Ultraviolet has incredibly choreographed, stylized martial arts action, incredible visuals and editing, remarkable action shots, and a musical score that can even put "The Matrix" to shame. So much so, if these techniques were used in that movie, "The Matrix" would have easily defeated "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" as the #1 movie in 1999. So action alone gives Ultraviolet a 9/10, possibly a 10/10.

But as with most movies, incredible visuals, a sexy heroine, and well choreographed action means nothing without a story, and the story nearly killed Ultraviolet. Even worse, the acting was also below standard. Where the story, if you can even spot it, and the action are totally incompatible. Warrenting at the most a 1/10.

If stylized action is your thing that is at least up to Matrix level regardless of story, definitely recommend Ultraviolet. But if you want, well, a plot, look for something else.

The visual effects were obviously not big budget, not in the $100 million dollar range. But in a way that is a good thing, so the financial loss is minimized.

Bottom line, loved the action and the visuals, hated the story and the acting. As a general movie, it can be at the most a 2/10. As a stylized action movie, 4/10 at the most.

Splitting the difference, give Ultraviolet .... 3/10.

Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? (2001 TV Movie)

An amazing work on FICTION.

[6/10 · 17 August 2006]

Even today, there are people who believe in the 5 second rule. Who believe that a badge or book can stop a bullet. Who believe the gravity is a push. And who believe, even today in the first world, the world if flat.

But even the greatest conspiracy theorist, Agent Fox Mulder from the then hit TV series X-Files, when looking at it would say "We landed on the moon." Three of the best evidence that proves the moon landing was a hoax can easily be explained by people with eyes and a brain.

#3 - No Stars: On a clear night in the city, look up into the sky and what do you see? You see the moon. Can you see stars? No, or at least hardly. Those stars are even being dampened out by "dimly" lit street lights, so image being on a bright surface of the moon.

Myth busted.

#2 - No Parallel Shadows: If you were to look on a hill or ground on Earth that isn't a road when the sun is relatively how in the horizon, either in the morning, evening, or in winter, how many of the shadows are parallel? Not many. Cause that conspiracy was based upon flat surfaces, and the moon has none.

Myth busted And the ultimate evidence: #1 - Waving Flag: That "evidence" is suppose to be the evidence that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the lunar landings were hoaxed. Look again. When the astronauts are positioning the flag, it is true the flag is moving, but the astronauts are moving it when they are positioning it. And the flag isn't flapping, it is whipping. And when looking at other footage with the flag, the flag isn't flapping at all.

The ultimate evidence - myth busted.

Even though it is nothing more than pure and utter fiction, does show the gullibility of the average person. But even then it is very thought provoking. Even worse, not only all the evidence that favours the conspiracy can easily be used to prove the lunar landings did happen, there is even more evidence never addressed by the conspiracy theorists that proves that the lunar landings did happen.

The Fog (2005)

Didn't have the foggiest.

[3/10 · 30 July 2006]

In 1980, John Carpenter brought us his version of the Fog. That movie was brought forth a really creepy atmosphere that still echos today.

25 years later, Rupert Wainwright brought forth the remake of The Fog, and like most remakes, saying that "it failed miserably to live up to the original" is a gross understatement.

Many of the names are similar or the same, along with the basic plot. It was a nice touch of adding on the situation of how the fog began, but it was just as effective, if not more so, just by letting someone read the legend from a book back in 1980. The overall eeriness of this version was practically non-existent. The added situation, or perhaps destiny of Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace) was interesting, but was a tad pointless.

And Tom Welling's acting? The dead looked more alive than him.

It's overall pace was seriously lax, but it was intriguing enough just for a view once on a DVD.

Give The Fog ..... 2.5 out of 10.