Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Ultraviolet (2006)
- Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Milla Jovovich, William Fichtner
- Bleak and vaguely coherent sci–fi actioner, with Milla Jovovich playing a diseased half–vampire who must protect a small boy –…
War of the Worlds - Live on Stage (2006)
- A suitably spectacular multi–media stage version of Jeff Wayne's musical version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", filmed at Wembley Arena in…
X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart…
- Third entry in the X–MEN series maintains the intensity with a raft of new mutants – of various persuasions – and an intriguing new…
Zoom - Academy for Superheroes (2006)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase…
- Tim Allen plays a has–been caped crusader, recruited in his twilight to train four gifted children with superpowers into a new…
Aeon Flux (2005)
- Dir. Karyn Kusama
Feat. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller…
- Sci–fi action fantasy based on the mid–1990s animation by Peter Chung, in which a spandex–clad superheroine (Theron) flits around…
Alien Apocalypse (2005)
- Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Bruce Campbell
- Suspension of disbelief is strongly advised in order to enjoy this campy, schlocky spatter–fest.
Campbell (EVIL DEAD) hams it up as an…
Alone in the Dark (2005)
- Dir. Uwe Boll
Feat. Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff
- A sadly fumbled attempt to adapt the Atari videogame of the same name, set around a pair of investigators – a detective (Slater) and musuem…
Batman Begins (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman…
- Angular and grim prequel explores the origins of brooding superhero Batman, here played by Christian Bale, from the childhood trauma of millionaire…
Brothers Grimm (2005)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Jonathan Pryce…
- Loosely based on the lives of 19th century German folklore collectors Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, this has the said brothers (played by Ledger and…
Disaster! (2005)
- Dir. Roy T. Wood
- A marginal, clay–mated spoof of disaster films, this offers a potty–fixated twist on the script of ARMAGEDDON, with impending doom coming…