Forensic Science Movie Reviews

The kids don't know it but there teachers are behaving strangly and are ALIENS! This all revolves around the kids: The preppie girl, sports jock, goth girl, geek, and trouble maker. They now realizes that they must stop the queen, but the only problem is that they don't know who the queen is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ACTION PACKED THRILL RIDE describes this movie best!!!!!!!!!

The actual story centers on a group of seven people--each with a different lifestyle and background and each therefore a stranger to the others--who awaken to find themselves together in one of the many cubic rooms, but with no recollection of how they arrived there. They soon learn that they must reach the outside of the cube-shaped prison if they want to survive--most importantly, they have no access to food or water--and as their journey through the structure progresses, they realize that each of them has some unique talent that contributes to their ability to map a safe route through the overall structure. However, as one might expect, they do not trust each other, and the resulting paranoia eventually leads to....

Sci-Fi and STAR TREK fans will be interested in watching the excellent performance of the cute and sexy Nicole de Boer, who would later go on to recurring roles on TV's STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE and THE DEAD ZONE. Here she portrays a gifted mathematician whose talent is central to solving the riddle of escape from the cube. Genre fans, especially those who watch lots of TV, may also recognize Maurice Dean Wint, who plays the primary antagonist in CUBE. He has had guest roles in numerous Sci-Fi and Horror television series, including FOREVER KNIGHT, THE OUTER LIMITS, ROBOCOP, and FRIDAY THE 13th, just to name a few.

Few low-budget films are as literate or as engaging as CUBE. What's even more impressive is that the filmmakers have created such a high-quality and entertaining Sci-Fi flick without relying on the usual inordinate amount of special FX. A good story, an appropriate or interesting setting, and good actors--those are the basic ingredients for all successful films. Anything else is mere window dressing. And CUBE proves that you don't need too much window dressing to hold an intelligent audience.

"Cube" is one of those films that you assume will be horrible because of the unknown actors and the fact that it came straight to video. However, do not let that keep you from watching this film. It is by far one of the most suspenseful and scary films that I have ever seen before. You never get bored or frustrated, despite the fact that all of the characters are put in a frustrating situaion. I was on the edge of my seat! All of the actors are quite good considering that they are all unknown. The emotion that all of them portray is extremely realistic. Also, all of the characters each have different personalities as well that you will find entertaining. Watching them slowly lose their minds is great. Perhaps the best feature of the film, is the cube itself. It is one of the best set designs I have ever seen. Every booby trap is set off differently, and all are extremely lethal. Not only is each booby trap different, but the color, size, and shape of the rooms are as well.

"Cube" is one of the most suspenseful films you ever see. The acting, story, and cube itself are all done to perfection. The DVD extras are actually decent. You get deleted scenes, comparative and alternate storyboards, production design, schematic set design, special effects artwork, and production commentary. Plus the quality of the film is excellent. Definately a must own

The actual story centers on a group of seven people--each with a different lifestyle and background and each therefore a stranger to the others--who awaken to find themselves together in one of the many cubic rooms, but with no recollection of how they arrived there. They soon learn that they must reach the outside of the cube-shaped prison if they want to survive--most importantly, they have no access to food or water--and as their journey through the structure progresses, they realize that each of them has some unique talent that contributes to their ability to map a safe route through the overall structure. However, as one might expect, they do not trust each other, and the resulting paranoia eventually leads to....

Sci-Fi and STAR TREK fans will be interested in watching the excellent performance of the cute and sexy Nicole de Boer, who would later go on to recurring roles on TV's STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE and THE DEAD ZONE. Here she portrays a gifted mathematician whose talent is central to solving the riddle of escape from the cube. Genre fans, especially those who watch lots of TV, may also recognize Maurice Dean Wint, who plays the primary antagonist in CUBE. He has had guest roles in numerous Sci-Fi and Horror television series, including FOREVER KNIGHT, THE OUTER LIMITS, ROBOCOP, and FRIDAY THE 13th, just to name a few.

Few low-budget films are as literate or as engaging as CUBE. What's even more impressive is that the filmmakers have created such a high-quality and entertaining Sci-Fi flick without relying on the usual inordinate amount of special FX. A good story, an appropriate or interesting setting, and good actors--those are the basic ingredients for all successful films. Anything else is mere window dressing. And CUBE proves that you don't need too much window dressing to hold an intelligent audience.

"Cube" is one of those films that you assume will be horrible because of the unknown actors and the fact that it came straight to video. However, do not let that keep you from watching this film. It is by far one of the most suspenseful and scary films that I have ever seen before. You never get bored or frustrated, despite the fact that all of the characters are put in a frustrating situaion. I was on the edge of my seat! All of the actors are quite good considering that they are all unknown. The emotion that all of them portray is extremely realistic. Also, all of the characters each have different personalities as well that you will find entertaining. Watching them slowly lose their minds is great. Perhaps the best feature of the film, is the cube itself. It is one of the best set designs I have ever seen. Every booby trap is set off differently, and all are extremely lethal. Not only is each booby trap different, but the color, size, and shape of the rooms are as well.

"Cube" is one of the most suspenseful films you ever see. The acting, story, and cube itself are all done to perfection. The DVD extras are actually decent. You get deleted scenes, comparative and alternate storyboards, production design, schematic set design, special effects artwork, and production commentary. Plus the quality of the film is excellent. Definately a must own

Rental only. Buy if you're a fan of the series.

What we have here is a non-stop gore fest served up to near perfection by the talent of Guillermo Del Toro and Wesley Snipes who makes Blade, in my opinion, the coolest horror movie protagonist since Ash from the Evil Dead films. Granted, there's nothing really terrifying in either of the Blade movies to qualify as real horror, but you get the idea. This guy sports a long leather jacket, a pair of shades, a badass sword and a plethora of sharp objects. And he kills vampires. Lots of vampires. In his second outing, he has more of a sense of humor and is kind of starting to enjoy what he does (in the same way that Ash progressed between Evil Dead and Army of Darkness). Thusly, this makes his character more enjoyable and easier to root for. Simply put, he rules.

The villain in the second Blade outing is a lot more wicked than Deacon Frost was in the first. This time we have this thing called a "Reaper" who can't be killed as easily as a normal vampire and is also not as easy to look at. This guy is ugly with a capital "F." He's also a much better fighter than Frost was and, to a lesser extent, a little scarier which makes him a lot easier to hate. But in a strange way, he's a tragic figure who you almost feel bad for. Not to get sentimental, but it's not his fault he is the way he is and you'd really like to see him carry out HIS mission before Blade turns him into vampire soup.

The casting of supporting players is also terrific. Kris Kristofferson and Ron Perlman are a blast to watch.

As far as the title of my review goes, well, this is a sweat-inducing movie that rarely lets up. The action is fast-paced and the editing is hyper to the point of almost breaking the reel. But it's not that MTV type stuff we've all come to get sick of. I won't lie and say that the action comes out as poetic as some of John Woo's early stuff, but it comes pretty darn close. The action is certainly crazy, but even when there aren't bullets, blood and limbs flying around, there's a sense of "can I trust this guy?" throughout the film. Blade has to work with a band of leather clad vampires to stop the reapers, so they're not exactly the best team to pair up. And because of this animosity between the vampires and Blade, despite the fact that they need each other to carry out the mission, you just never know when one will suddenly turn on the other.

Blade II is an almost perfect action movie, but some of the CGI work is a little offbeat and doesn't blend well with the real action. Plus, even if this is an action/fantasy movie, there's no way in the world Blade's sunglasses could have stayed on his face during his fight with the Reaper. You'll agree once you see what I'm talking about. Oh, well. Small potatoes. The rumors are true: this is the best action movie of 2002.

The soundtrack is a bit grating, but overall, just enjoy this one. But don't think too hard about it.

I do hope that fox makes more films like with don bluth at the healm what a genius he is . stay healthy don take care & to the team that helped in making of titan coming life, thanks you guys you did an awsome job what trip to watch & the sound is just wonderful . the dts audio track will blow you away & picture will too. if you like star wars & just all around sci-fi than this for you . i'd recommend this for safe fun family viewing .

Highly Recommended , What a Winner!

Titan A.E. follows the tale of an ambitious young space rogue named Cale Tucker, and is set in the 31st century. After the earth is destroyed by alien Drej, Cale is embedded by his father as the savior of all earthlings in the universe, a savior to construct a second earth for all the earthlings; earthlings now living on drifter colonies space ships scattered through the galaxy. However, this is not an easy task: the Drej scum want Cale killed before he can establish a new humanoid planet, and this turns Cale into a human McGuffin. This movie basically follows Cale on his adrenaline rush search through the Galaxy to find the means to rebuild this Titan 'After Earth,' and the plot is rather structurally simple: get from point A to point B before the badguys do first.

This does not, however, diminish from the fun. It never appears to be simplistic on the surface; indeed, it would just be annoying to analyze every plot twist to fit to the basic plot structure. This movie is designed to distract you away from that increasingly annoying display of average movie range.

One of the ways these distractions may happen is the simply beautiful background design, based off of photos courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope. I couldn't help but utter "cool..." at some scenes, especially the ending sequences. I'm telling you, this movie is sheer eye candy.

The character interaction between the key players in the movie is well done, and there is also a little touch of a love story in the movie as well. The crew on board the ship, the one Cale uses to travel about in, ranges from sour to creepy to just plain cool in the characteristic aspect, and layers of medium-toned character development are present from beginning to end. A definite strong point of Titan A.E.'s storytelling is the ability to have more than adequate storytelling right off the bat. For example, in the movie Cale has an old alien friend that watches after him. All it takes is 30 seconds for you to begin liking that rather 'incidental' character. This is one of the things that have levitated this movie to it's popularity: when this friend of Cale's is put in potential danger five minutes into the movie, you fear that certain friend is going to be hurt.

This movie could be said to be based off 'Treasure Island,' because of definite same plot twist proportions. For instance, Cale has a map that everybody's vying for, resembling Jim Hawkins won map, and another character called Korso could be said to based off of Long John Silver. Completely coincidental or not, it works without a doubt and provides clever fun comparing the movie with the famous book.

This movie isn't really violent. There was a scene at the beginning were our hero Cale is clipped by wild blaster fire, and there is a gash in his arm, but the whole movie isn't like this. Mostly the heroic characters are blasting Drej, and Drej are blue and shiny and break similarly to the way a crystal would if dropped. So this movie isn't really violent or offensive. There is a scene of brief, coy nudity, but besides that not much is not suitable for the whole given family.

All these reasons add up to a great movie that shouldn't be passed up if you find it. It isn't worth renting, because even in the unlikely event you find yourself consistently hating the plot, characters and animation, the special effects and sound effects, mixed with the catchy music and background modeling make this movie a piece of animation worth having.