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Slipstream (1989)
A guilty pleasure from the 80's
The first time I saw Slipstream, it was one of those all night movie binges that I and a handful of friends had on regular occasions during our final year of high school. We'd passed all the important stuff, and took the opportunity to unwind, with B-movie greatness! I admit, I don't remember the first viewing that well, I was half asleep around 3am in the morning, but something about it stuck with me and it became a target the next time I went to the rental store. It's been a guilty pleasure of mine ever since.
It's not the best, but it's a good romp through a very different Earth of the future, with a group of unlikely heroes and a very memorable adversary in Mark Hamill, and he's not using the Force folks, he packs a very big gun in this one! Hamill's by-the-book cop, and Bill Paxton's, fly by the seat of your pants pilot, looking to make the "Big Score", make great rivals. Throw in a joyride through a well shot landscape of varying future cultures and a mix of strange religions and hidden recluses, and it's well worth a watch on a rainy afternoon.
The idea for the film seemed pretty well thought out, it's just that it came out at a time when anyone and everyone could get money to do a film, but maybe not quite enough to do it justice. I'd like to have seen what a bigger budget could've done, because Slipstream had potential. Would've been nice to see a bit more of the world, and maybe some more background material, but what you get does a good enough job of getting the "feel" of the movie across. My only sticky point would be the rather cut-short ending, but it's still a favorite and has a place on my DVD rack as long as it wants it!
Firefly (2002)
Another one bites the dust!
Another one bites the dust! What's with Fox and the other Networks? They repeatedly kill good, sometimes, great series before they even get a chance to get up and running. Firefly unfortunately fell into this category, with a handful of other dearly missed shows, given the ax because Ratings weren't "Instant Hits". I recently purchased the Box Set of the series after giving up trying to figure out Fox's scheduling when it was originally on, because between work and never being on at a consistent time, it just wasn't worth the effort. To those of you thinking it might be a good buy, DO IT!!! It's well worth your money and one of the best done sci-fi programs in recent years, I'd group it with the new BattleStar Galatica as far as characters, story, and visual effects, not to mention just plain fun. Wit, humor, good old fashion wild west gunfights, and a clever amount of morality with a healthy dash of sci-fi to spice things up. Only hope the movie this September sparks some new life in this fan favorite!