Aliens (Director’s Cut)

Following the critical and commercial success of “Alien,” Walter Hill’s company tried to persuade 20th Century Fox (pre-Disney purchase) to produce a sequel. Due to legal and financial problems, Fox out the sequel on hold. It’s a long story. If you wanna learn more about behind-the-scenes history on “Aliens,” grab a copy of “The Making […]

The Terminator

One night after James “Jim” Cameron’s critically panned directorial debut “Piranha II: The Spawning” came out in 1982, he became inspired by a dream he had about a metallic torso holding knives dragging itself away from an explosion. Jim pitched a story as a slasher film influenced by John Carpenter’s “Halloween.” Jim’s agent rejected the […]

Flashback Review: Mighty Joe Young (1998) (Disney’s Flops Vol. 1 #10)

In 1949, Merian C. Cooper (King Kong) produced a monster movie titled, “Mighty Joe Young” a spiritual successor to “King Kong.” The plot is about a young woman named, Jill who raised a gorilla named, Joe as a pet since childhood, grows into a fifteen-foot tall Kaiju. They’re offered a deal with a deal with […]

Flashback Review: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

After finishing “Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams,” Robert Rodriguez simultaneously worked on two projects called “Once Upon A Time Mexico,” the last installment in “The Mexico Trilogy” and a film considered one of the weakest installments in the Spy Kids series called, “Spy Kids: 3-D: Game Over. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over […]

Flashback Review: Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams

After “Spy Kids” was released as a sleeper hit, Robert “RR” Rodriguez began working on a second installment with the Main Cast reprising their roles in the sequel called, “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.” Released in 2002, (same year Kingdom Hearts came out) it received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. […]