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NSFCCDP Movie Review: The Avengers (2012)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Finally, a great super-hero movie! The monthly geek movie night here in blustery Paris was attended by a record crowd of 6: comein.com, total.com, m.poulet, papa.de.virgile, et kerhaourn plus myself (sorry but I couldn’t think of better pseudonyms for some … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Review: Battleship – all hands overboard!

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Not that my expectations were high, but I think I struck a nearly all-time low with this one. Now, there are mega-military-flag-waving films that I intentionally skipped (Independence Day – I hear they are even doing a sequel – comes … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans – Good SFX, Bad Acting

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

This month, 3 brave members of the NSFCCDP – m.poulet, slee, and myself – went to see The Wrath of the Titans. The positive aspects: decent 3D, pretty good special effects, loads of virile fighting scenes, cool cyclops characters, and … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Review: John Carter (2012)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

2112.net and m.poulet and I made the Nerd Sci-Fi Ciné Club of Paris outing last night for John Carter. While not a chef d’oeuvre in the scifi genre, it was a pretty decent movie. Yes, they could easily have cut … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Review: Chronicle (2011)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

This month’s NSFCCDP outing was to see the new superhero movie Chronicle byJosh Trank. To be honest, it was kind of like Blair Witch Project met Heroes. CG and I both felt that it was interesting, but not as original … Continue reading →

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TV Series: Rescue Me S02

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

[NOTE: Care taken not to give any explicit spoilers in the review below] I think that I am going to stop here on S02 with Rescue Me. The acting is good and the handy cam/reality TV type of filming is … Continue reading →

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Movie Reviews: Star Wars I – The Phantom Menace (in 2D)

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

My wife and I screened The Phantom Menace in 2D at home last night to see whether it was soft enough for our 5-year old to see in 3D in the theaters. the verdict there is that the sea creatures … Continue reading →

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NSFCCDP Movie Roundup and My Favorite TV Series in 2011

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

It was not a stellar year for science fiction. The Nerd Science Fiction Cinema Club of Paris convened for what little there was to offer: Green Hornet (we boycotted Green Lantern as it was reputably really, really bad rather than … Continue reading →

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Book and Movie Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

Roald Dahl’s book Fantastic Mr. Fox is a great kid story and since 2009, also a classic kid movie by Wes Anderson. The book and movie both deal with a sly Mr Fox, father of one (the movie) or several … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Phantom Protocol

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Well, to be honest, I never watched any of the other three MI movies so I have to go on m.poulet’s word that this one was better than MI II and III but not as good as MI I. The … Continue reading →

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