Reviews

You'd be hard-pressed to watch a movie as bad as this without the trio from MST3K poking fun at it throughout. It's not the worst movie they've riffed on but it's pretty bad. If you look through the list of cast members, you'd see that none of the leading characters have really been in much of anything besides this movie. The whole premise of the movie is some skinny kid in a Mister Rogers-type sweater sets out on a quest to find out who killed his father and why. In the process of running away from hooded thugs in tank tops (when it's probably pretty dang cold at the time), he meets up with a guy named Zap Rowsdower who drives a crappy pick-up truck that he apparently lives out of considering his laundry is in the back and he has totes of empty beer cans and bottles. The most hysterical part of this movie (the MST3K version, of course) is when they come across Mike Pipper, a poofy-haired guy with a beard that talks like Red Green. Again, don't watch this movie without the MST3K guys cause you'll just be wasting your time.

I really wish I could give this movie a 10 but just the fact that Jack Black is in it prevents that. I never cared much for him as an actor or as a musician. Now onto the movie itself. I found a lot of the script dull and some of the lines really stupid like "It's 9 and that's a magic number." About the only time Black does remotely good acting is when he's ranting about "the man" to the kids. The rest of the film, his "acting" is well below average. Sarah Silverman was also pretty lame in this film. When it's discovered that Black is pretending to be his roommate and the scene returns to the apartment, the first thing Sarah says is "I have nothing to say to you" and then 5 seconds later she starts tearing him a new one. Really? The only reason I gave this a rating of 7 is that I like the intro song and the song the kids perform for the competition. Definitely not the kind of movie you want to watch if you're looking for laughs unless you like laughing at how comically horrible this movie is.

I thought after Star Trek 5, the movie franchise was destroyed but they did make a decent recovery with Star Trek 6. However, there are some flaws they could have worked on. First off, it was clear that Valeris was a traitor from almost the very beginning. When the Klingons leave the ship, we see two random crewmen talking trash about them and suddenly Valeris appears and tells them "you men have work...then snap to it." Gee, I wonder what she meant by that. Shortly after that, we see one of the grossest moments in Star Trek history when the 2 random crewmen board the Klingon ship and kill a few members of the crew. Later in the movie when they finally discover that Valeris was in on the plot, they question her on the bridge. She mentions Kirk saying "let them die" earlier in the movie when he was talking to Spock in the conference room about the Klingons. How did she know he said that when she wasn't there? They also made it clear that Admiral Cartright was in on it early on when they had him refer to the Klingons as "alien trash of the galaxy". Not a very well written movie but certainly better than it's predecessor.

I always loved Weyoun's character. This episode is perfect for anyone who also enjoys him. The story begins with Odo informing Kyra that he received a message from a Cardassian informant that was believed to have been executed. Odo takes a runabout to the planet he was told to meet his informant friend but instead, Weyoun is there waiting for him. Weyoun tells Odo that he no longer considers himself part of the Dominion and wishes to defect. Odo becomes irritated how much Weyoun worships him even though that's how the Vorta were programmed. On their way back to DS9, they are contacted by Damar and the new Weyoun clone and tells the other Weyoun to either surrender or kill himself. Damar wants the runabout destroyed but new Weyoun is hesitant because Odo is still considered a Founder despite the fact that Odo is essentially neutral. Damar eventually talks Weyoun into having the runabout destroyed and just not telling the Founder that Odo was on board. Sadly, the defecting Weyoun ends up activating his termination program in order to save Odo. I just didn't understand why Weyoun didn't fake his own death but that would have taken away the moment where we see just how much the Vorta look up to the Founders. He knew Odo didn't want to be looked at as a God but his dying wish was to receive Odo's blessing. The other plot line in this episode is that Chief O'Brien is ordered by Captain Sisko to fix the Defiant in a few days with a part that isn't on DS9. Nog helps O'Brien by doing trade after trade after trade to get the stabilizer. Things start disappearing on the ship like Sisko's desk and Martok's cases of blood wine that his wife sent him. It's discovered that Nog used O'Briens authorization code to make those deals. Just when things seem bleak for him, the Captain's desk is returned on time, Martok ends up getting cases of blood wine that are better quality than the ones his wife sent, and the stabilizer arrives in time for O'Brien to install it. Great episode.

The only reason I didn't give this movie a 1-star is that there were a few enjoyable scenes but overall, the movie was terrible. The plot was just ridiculous. It surrounds a guy name Sybok, who we find out is Spock's half-brother, who kidnaps 3 representatives on a planet called Nimbus 3 in an effort to draw a ship to the planet so that he can capture it and take the ship to a place he is convinced is the center of the universe. He gets the crew to cooperate by making them release their "pain" to him, which also turns out to be a form of brain-washing as after they do this, they blindly follow his orders. After a good Star Trek film like Voyage Home, it's a shame that this was the best the writers could do to follow it. I'm just glad Star Trek VI saved the saga.

Sure this film isn't like the 3 previous films but that's what makes it so interesting. Instead of spending the entire movie in space, we get to see Kirk and the crew on Earth back in the 1980's and watch them try to adjust to the way things were back then (example: Kirk had to sell his antique glasses that McCoy had bought him for his birthday in order to get money). The film also takes the step of adding a lot of comedy to it. From Spock experimenting with "colorful metaphors" to Scotty learning how to use a non-voice activated computer, the film is a treasure to watch. Also stars Catherine Hicks (from 7th Heaven) as the intelligent but stubborn Gillian Taylor. Wonder whatever happened with her character after she got assigned to a science vessel. We'll never know.

I was highly anticipating this film because I am such a big fan of Nightwish but the movie itself was very difficult to follow. That is, until the very end when old Tom is confronted by the snowman while on the roller-coaster. Then it starts to become clear. I liked that the band performed in a couple of scenes, even though one of them was a song I don't particularly care for (Slow, Love Slow). I do wish the other members of the band had as much of a role in the movie as Tuomas did. They're listed in the cast but only Tuomas appears outside of performances by the band. Overall, an interesting movie. The special effects were very good for being low budget.

It doesn't have anything to do with the storyline in season 7, but it's still a great episode. Being a huge baseball fan, I really enjoyed watching the DS9 crew learn how to play the game. Though I was rather surprised O'Brien knew so little about baseball since he's human. I'm not surprised at all that Rom and Quark didn't know the first thing about baseball since there's no profit in it haha. It would have been nice if the DS9 team actually won the game, but it teaches a good lesson in humility. The Vulcan couldn't understand why they were celebrating when they lost, but that's Vulcans for you. They don't know the first thing about emotions since they don't use theirs, so the idea of keeping your chin up after a loss is foreign to them. Overall a great episode that I highly recommend.

This is definitely one of the worst sports movies of all-time. The writers made little to no effort in creating a decent plot. Albert Brooks plays a scout for the New York Yankees who thinks he finds the next great pitcher, but the guy can't handle pitching in front of large crowds and ends up puking on the mound. When Brooks travels down to Mexico, he discovers a phenom who is a fan favorite named Steve Nebraska (played by Brendan Fraser). When he tries to convince the Yankees GM that he's found an outstanding pitcher, he's told he isn't bringing anyone up and ends up getting fired. I'm a huge baseball fan, but I found this movie appalling, especially near the end when Nebraska pitches in a World Series game. He throws 81 pitches, all strikes, and no hitter even makes contact. Who ends up with the only run of the game? Nebraska, of course, with a home run. Imagine that. They obviously thought no one would see the flaws in that game. For one thing, being in an American League park, they would be using a DH. The pitcher would not be hitting. Another, how did he end up with only 1 at-bat the whole game if he pitched the whole game? This movie was very predictable and, therefore, very boring. I would not recommend this movie to my worst enemy. I wonder if even Fraser looks back on this movie and wonders why he made the mistake of agreeing to do it. It's not Fraser's fault though. No matter who was picked to star in this movie, it would have been bad simply because of the plot. I found Little Big League to be more realistic than this and that was about a little kid managing a major league team.

This is definitely one of the most, if not THE most, emotional episodes of Early Edition. I'll just say you'll have a hard time watching this episode without almost crying. In some ways, it's cool think about getting tomorrow's newspaper today, but as this episode shows, it's not always a great thing. Gary tries to save 12 people from an apartment fire and thinks he saves everyone, but there was 1 man who was hiding on the roof of the apartment complex. Gary attempts to save him by using a ladder as a bridge to a building next door. Sadly, the guy falls off the ladder and Gary tries to pull him up but couldn't hold on. The rest of the day, Gary kicks himself over failing to save the transient, Jeremiah. The next day, when the paper comes, Gary throws it out of the window because he wants nothing to do with it anymore. Later in the day, Gary attends Jeremiah's funeral. Just as Gary's about to leave, Lucius Snow shows up and tells him he forgot his paper. Gary is shocked to find out that his own obituary shows up in the paper. He dies in a building collapse. Marissa and Erica beg him not to go to the building where the collapse occurs, but if he doesn't, a couple who sneak into the building will end up getting killed. Gary promises his friends that he won't go, but he feels he has to. When the building collapses, while waiting for rescue, Lucius shows up again and tells Gary to think about the people he has saved and not the ones he couldn't save. As great as this episode was, I think it should have been saved for the series finale.