Flashback Review: Godzilla: Final Wars

In 2003, Japanese movie studio “Toho” released “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.” After the film’s release, Toho decided to develop another installment of the “Millennium Series” as the final film of the long running franchise. Tired of releasing each film per year, Toho decided to add almost every single monster since 1954 in one epic conclusion in […]

Flashback Review: Independence Day

After “Stargate” came out in 1994 earning mixed reviews and made enough money at the box office, Roland Emmerich developed his next project about a massive alien invasion seeking to destroy human life. It’s up to a fighter pilot, a scientist and the President of The United States to fight back against the invaders who […]

Flashback Review: Stargate

In The Early 1990’s, German filmmaker, Roland Emmerich, (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012) was hired to direct a film called Universal Soldier starring Jean-Claude Van Dame, after its director decided not to participate in this project. After finishing the film with his sidekick/business partner, Dean Devlin, the two of them came up with […]

Flashback Review: Godzilla (1998)

Fresh from the success of “Independence Day,” (one of my all-time favorite movies) filmmaker Roland Emmerich, (also known for creating the Stargate franchise) was selected as a suitable candidate to direct an American remake of a Japanese film from 1954 called “Godzilla.” A giant dinosaur like monster who wreaks havoc in Tokyo. At the time […]