Tag: Mary Shelly

Written by Brian

‘I, Frankenstein’ Trailer

What the heck?  I haven’t read Mary Shelly’s original novel, but if this trailer is any indicator, Stuart Beattie’s “I’ Frankenstein” is going far afield of the source material (or perhaps using it as a starting point).  Aaron Eckhart is Frankenstein’s Monster, and all the flying beings (Angels?  Gargoyles?) look to be remnants from Scott […]

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Robocop

The original “Robocop,” directed by Paul Verhoeven, was a science fiction film that was not only a satire of corporate culture and consumerism but was ideally representative of the 1980’s, a period of time when ‘Greed was good,’ and blatant excess was the order of the day. Coupled with Verhoeven’s own filmic excesses (Why shoot […]