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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
01/10/2002. Pub: Warner Brothers S021330. 140 minutes. Price: £10.99 (UK) - may vary so shop around. Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson and William Hurt. 
A Problem with Fear
01/03/2004. Mark sits down for this latest SF movie and discovers a quirky science fiction film with some odd approaches, including a man-made 'fear storm'.
A Rolling Ball Gathers no Plaudits
01/08/2002. Who's in the mood to play games with 'Rollerball', when this movie is a mindless, insipid and excitable sports fantasy that rolls over the cinematic senses, leaving you feeling incomplete? Not us, that's for sure. Not Frank Ochieng either ... read his review here!
 A Scanner Darkly (Mark's Take)
01/08/2006. Richard Linklater adapts one of Philip K. Dick's less cinematic novels into a rotoscoped, animated film. The approach is creative, says Mark, but it still does not overcome the problems of bringing such a contemplative novel to the screen. This becomes just a bland paranoia melodrama set in a very contemporary drug culture. An interesting effort, but it does not work as a film.
 A Sound Of Thunder (Mark's Take)
01/10/2005. Based on a famous story by Ray Bradbury, this film will be a real disappointment for its lack of logic and even the misunderstanding of the original story. As an action film without the logic it is only fair. Peter Hyams is good at making sci-fi, but is not very good with science fiction.
 A Time of Endings: Godzilla
01/07/2005. With two other science fiction franchises coming to an end, much less notice is being given to a third important series. Currently being released in this country is Godzilla: Final Wars. I have had people look at me strangely when I have said that this is an important science fiction series and lament its passing.
 Aeon Flux: Frank's Take
01/01/2006. The standby decision not to screen Aeon Flux for critics may have been justified, decides Frank. After all, why would Paramount Pictures risk the uneasy notion of having sceptical movie reviewers bad-mouth their sci-fi jolting gibberish which could hurt the box office potential of seeing desirable Charlize Theron bend like a rubber pretzel in a tight-fitting black outfit?
Agent Cody Banks
01/05/2003. So the likable Malcolm in the Middle pint-sized TV star Frankie Muniz is at it again on the big screen? This time, the movie handlers are trying to package him as a junior James Bond for the kiddie crowd.
 Airwolf Season Two DVD boxset
01/06/2007. region 2 DVD. pub: Universal Playback DVD 824-715 3-11. 1015 minutes 22 episodes and no extras. Price: £ 23.98 (UK) if you know where to look). stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Jean Scott Bruce and Alex Cord.
Airwolf: The Classic Collection Boxset 1
01/10/2002. Pub: Universal Playback 9062983. 6hr 54 minute 3 VHS videos. Price: £19.99 (UK). Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, Jean Bruce Scott, Alex Cord and Ernest Borgnine.
 Alexander: Mark's Take
01/01/2005. Alexander is a little long and at times slow, but not unrewarding as a movie for history buffs. Much of the film just does not work, but parts are very impressive. A good cinematic biography of this great conqueror is nearly impossible. I would rather be bored learning about the history of Alexander the Great than enthralled by the exploits of Spider Man. Your mileage may vary.
 Alias Season 1 music composed by Michael Giacchino
01/04/2005. CD: Touchstone Television Productions Varese Sarabande VSD-6521. Price: £12.99 to £8.99 (UK) so shop around for the best price.
 Alien Abduction
01/07/2005. DVD: The Asylum SCI-FI 1676. 95 minutes. Price: $17.99 (US). director: Eric Rorsberg. Stars: Megan Lee Ethridge, Griff Feurstein, Melanie Porter, Patrick Thomassie and Jilon Ghai.
 Alien Planet (Mark's Take)
01/12/2005. The Discovery Channel's special Alien Planet blurs the distinction between science and science fiction, but for good purpose. Alien Planet, based on Wayne Barlowe's book Expedition is a dramatisation of a plausible visit by mechanical probe Van Braun to the earth-like planet Darwin IV.
Alien Quadrilogy
01/03/2004. Pub: 20th Century Fox F1 25231 BGB. Price: varies from £70 to £54.99 (UK) - shop around for the best price.)
Alien vs. Predator: Frank's Take
01/10/2004. Director Paul W.S. Anderson serves up a meager monster mash spectacle that borders on the silly-minded and slimy by sizing up the terrorizing tag-team of creature feature cads Alien and the Predator in the obviously titled scarefest Alien vs. Predator.
 Alien Vs Predator: Two-Disc Extreme Edition
01/04/2005. DVD: 20th Century Fox FG-OCB 26681CDVD. 96 minutes. Price: Varies from £22 to £13 so shop around for the right price). Stars: Sanna Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner. Director: Paul W.S. Anderson.
All that glitters is not Gold Member
01/09/2002. Yeah ... baby! Are you ready to endure the same ol' exploits with the randy rogue Austin Powers? How about going on a permanent mission in an attempt to put the four-eyed goofball spy out of his misery ... please.
 American Zombie: Mark's take
01/04/2008. This film is badly paced, but has a rewarding last half-hour if the viewer can wait it out. Grace Lee looks at the lives of zombies living in the Los Angeles area, examining them like any minority community. The film satirizes well-intentioned socially conscious documentaries, examining how zombies have been (or failed to be) integrated into the general population.
 An American Haunting (Frank's Take)
01/06/2006. Writer-director Courtney Solomon's flimsy fright fable An American Haunting couldn't scare a lobbyist from a Washington D.C. politician's picnic, finds Frank. Maybe that's because Solomon's supernatural snoozer has all the meditative vibe of a lemon-minted cough drop.
Andromeda DVD Box Set A.2
01/10/2002. Pub: Kult-TV: KLT13102. 230 minute twin DVDs. Price: £19.99 - prices vary look around for the best deal. Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Keith Hamilton Cobb, Brent Stait, Laura Bertram, Gordon Michael Woolvett and Lexa Doig.
 Apocalypto (Mark's take)
01/01/2007. This is history with more than a little Grand Guignol, notes our Mark. At times the view of the ancient Mayan civilization is engaging and unique, but it in no way should it be thought to be historically accurate, in spite of director Mel Gibson's use of the original Mayan language. Conflating two periods of Mayan history several centuries apart, it is the story of an intended human sacrifice running for his life while chased by implacable Mayans. Mel Gibson needs a much better scriptwriter than Mel Gibson.
 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Frank's take)
01/05/2007. It's rather challenging in trying to determine the off-kilter appeal of the six-year presence of Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force, says Frank. Actually, it shouldn't be difficult to understand why a subversive animated series couldn't capture the twisted allure of selected audiences. After all, we're talking about an extremely wacky and contentious cartoon that owes its flippant foundation to the likes of proven stalwarts The Simpsons, Beavis and Butthead, South Park or any other unbalanced entry that dared to be unconventionally wisecracking in its seemingly innocuous skin.
Around the World in 80 Days - Frank's Take
01/08/2004. Poor Jules Verne must be spinning in his grave. Out of all the remakes that had been done regarding Verne’s whimsical classical story, director Frank 'The Wedding Singer' Coraci delivers a botched and banal affair of lackluster lunacy in his updated version of Around the World in 80 Days.
 Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
02/02/2008. DVD region 2: pub: Network B00112GCEY. 2 DVDs 325 minutes 13 * 25 minutes episodes. Price: £14.99 (UK).
Atlantis The Lost Empire - lost or found?
01/10/2001. While Shrek, still playing in theaters, mocks the old Disney traditions, Atlantis: The Lost Empire pays respectful homage to old Disney films while telling a story like H. Rider Haggard on steroids.
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