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K986 Terminal

In space, everyone can read your opinions.

A collection of reviews from multiple parties, along with some extra audio fun.

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

October 01, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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It’s that month of the year again where it’s totally okay for anything costume or spook related in the mainstream! To start it off, and also while following in line with the last movie we watched - tonight we go classic. Well, at least a classic tale - that of one headless horseman. Of course, this time it’s a take by resident flavor-man Tim Burton, so buckle up for a little fun jaunt in the country side and try not to lose your head, tonight we look at Sleepy Hollow.

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categories / fantasy, horror, mystery, r
tags / Sleepy Hollow

Clash of the Titans (2010)

September 24, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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I alluded to it last week, time to pay it forward - this week we do the newer 2010 edition of Clash of the Titans.Is it better? Is it worse? Everyone’s always talking crap about remakes, and now plenty of years have passed since it’s release - and the original is just a week ago fresh in our minds. Primed those Greek mythos, it’s time to visit the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans.

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categories / action, adventure, fantasy, pg13
tags / Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (1981)

September 17, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Tonight we dive into the past for a little bit of Greek fun. It’s an oldie that got remade for the more modern crowd a while back - but hey, we don’t want the new one before we’ve done the old one do we? Well, put on your togas because we are going for an adventure as we check out Clash of the Titans.

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categories / action, adventure, family, fantasy, pg
tags / Clash of the Titans

Mulan (2020)

September 10, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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I honestly had no intent on doing a review on this. Really, I even commented on how it’s something I could have done last time - but the fact that I don’t monetize this hobby of mine at all makes it silly at best to capitalize on what’s new at the time - and in my opinion “new” is best relegated to the quick section, where it’s to-the-point what I liked and as far away as possible from spoilers as you can get without a three word “go see it” or “stay way away.” Yes, over time I’ve developed a knack for not getting too into spoilers with the plot synopsis and other comments in these full reviews, but the point stands that I hadn’t intended to do this - and then I saw it, and then I saw the general reaction to it from people I watch online and headlines - and I noticed something. In fact, I noticed something so much that I had to flop on my decision to not do this movie, because quite frankly it’s a rare occasion where I think I know what’s going on. Tonight, we talk about Mulan.

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categories / action, adventure, drama, fantasy, pg13
tags / Mulan

Anaconda (1997)

September 03, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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All song related snake jokes aside, here’s a blast from the past for you! It’s not really that old, but it’s certainly been a while since I last saw it. Yes, I could cash in on the new Bill and Ted by doing one of those, or the old Mulan or any of the other sorts of things - but what do I look like, a snake in the grass? Nah, I’m much to round to blend in with the grass - much like tonight’s critter is much to big to blend in with most places that aren’t a jungle-crowded river. Tonight, we get a look at Anaconda.

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categories / action, adventure, horror, pg13, thriller
tags / Anaconda

Stardust (2007)

August 27, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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This movie came out a while ago, and I remember going “that could be fun.” I then saw it again numerous times over my Netflix sub and went “hey, isn’t that movie that I thought I should check out sometime?” and didn’t watch it. Then, during a casual conversation the other night it comes up again, and at this point I’m like alright universe, we’ll get around to watching it! Get ready for some whimsical fantasy, tonight we trip to fairy tale land and check out just how shining this Stardust is.

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categories / adventure, family, fantasy, pg13, romance
tags / Stardust

Sucker Punch (2011)

August 20, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Did you know I haven’t done this one yet? Yeah, I know, I’m perplexed too. I could have sworn that I did it already, down to pictures chosen and everything. You could practically smell the review - and yet, in all of my different record-keeping spots show I never did it. Must be a glitch in the matrix, but we can remedy that right now. Learn the internal struggles of being a locked up girl in a world gone wrong, tonight we see the Sucker Punch.

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categories / action, adventure, fantasy, pg13
tags / Sucker Punch

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

August 13, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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A trailer came out, and people went nuts - but not really in a good way. People ripped into the effects work, to such an extent that extra work had to be done to change it. Really, that’s a somewhat interesting on it’s own right, as you really don’t get that from trailer feedback and movie studios - but it doesn’t end there. In a bizarre twist, the internet went ballistic about something and then supported it when changes were made! That is to say, usually the internet will get in an uproar about something - like “will not buy if changes aren’t made1” and then buy it anyways, whereas this time around people seemed to stick to the word and thought of “if it changes you have my money.” So it did better than anyone would have though, but how much of it is because it’s a good movie and how much is for good intentions? Tonight, we go fast with the movie version of Sonic The Hedgehog.

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categories / action, adventure, comedy, family, pg, scifi
tags / Sonic the Hedgehog

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

August 06, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Have you ever wondered if there is some form of reverse nostalgia? Like, movies that everyone remember as not great, but maybe they weren’t that bad and we all just got so set in the belief they weren’t that it’s public hive-mind on quality? As a case, who do you know that hates the first Jurassic Park? Who do you remember that really loved the other ones? For example - the only thing I really remember of the second is “dino in the city” and everyone complaining about gymnastics beating the raptor. Well, I’m thinking it’s time to go back - we’ve already revisited the first of the dino-park movies a while back and enjoyed how it held up. Will the first of the sequels hold up as well as the original, or could it be as dated as a fossil in the ground? Tonight, we revisit The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

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categories / action, adventure, pg13, scifi
tags / The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Black Christmas (2019)

July 30, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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The original Black Christmas is up there as one of the original slashing flicks out there. It’s also particularly old. As it turns out, someone decided it needed a remake - kind of. Look, every good remake can’t just be a carbon copy of the original - art reflects the times, and there’s no point in simply just retreading an identical story. The story needs to be made one’s own. Of course, the times can bring with it some shifts in perspective that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s really only one way to find out, and I’ve been out of the slasher field for a while, so let’s see what happens. In a complete farse of seasonal planning, tonight we check out Black Christmas - from 2019.

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categories / horror, mystery, pg13, thriller
tags / Black Christmas

9 (2009)

July 23, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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I feel that tonight’s movie was something that people didn’t quite know what to make of when it came out. On one hand, it was animated - so it must be for kids, right? The other hand brought with it a very heavy atmosphere and a lot less whimsical tone than you would think of an animated movie about little puppet people. In turn, you had a lot of folks that probably anticipated a whimsical and nice adventure romp and found out they were in for something much heavier. Still, I don’t remember not liking it at the time, so let’s see how age has treated the computer work and story of 9.

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categories / animation, action, adventure, drama, pg13, scifi
tags / 9

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)

July 16, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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It’s been a while so I’ll forgive anyone who forgot, but some may recall a long while ago I mentioned how I love a series from overseas centering around a certain detective character. Now, China has a bunch of good movies - I’m sure plenty of them never even made it over here for me to check out. Well, they’ve been in and out of Netflix, but I think it’s about time I return to the series that taught me perhaps I have a fascination with characters with single-syllable names: Detective Dee takes on The Four Heavenly Kings.

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categories / action, adventure, drama, fantasy, tv-ma
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The Witches (1990)

July 09, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Do you want a family movie that’ll potentially scar your kids forever? Well I tell you what, they don’t make them like they used to! Tonight’s little tale will have you second guessing that next candy bar, wondering if it’s the witches or the diabetes that’s going to get you. Of course, as a grown person perhaps you won’t be nearly as effected as you may have once been when seeing this one - maybe it’s actually not good at all, and just that coating of nostalgia causing you to hold it higher in regards than it actually deserves. There be but one way to really find out, so steel yourself for The Witches.

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categories / action, comedy, family, fantasy, horror, mystery, pg
tags / The Witches

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

July 02, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Hey eighties, it’s been a while. Have you been good? Oh what, you’ve got something staring a wrestler, frog mutants, and plenty of raunchy fun like only the eighties could give? Well, I mean, I don’t want to be rude so I guess we better watch it right? Oh, it’s not a bluray copy, so it’s probably going to be a little bit smoothed out by the player? That’s okay eighties, we’ll survive as long as this bone you brought me isn’t explosive. Tonight’s entry might not be super high class cinema - but heck, even the trailer I saw for it makes no claims at being such. Set your sensibilities aside and insert your Rowdy Roddy, tonight Hell Comes to Frogtown.

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categories / action, comedy, r, scifi
tags / Hell Comes to Frogtown

1917 (2019)

June 25, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Enough comedy for a bit, it’s time to get serious! Take a trip in the time machine back to the days where color wasn’t fully invented yet, and Europe was having a bit off a tiff that would draw in the world around it. Tonight’s movie looked alright in the trailers - nothing perhaps that stand out to me, hence me waiting till now to see it - but what changed to make me interested? Well, I hear this entire movie is set up as though it’s one big long take, similar to Silent House that we looked at forever ago. Well, I’m a sucker for some smooth movie tricks, so it’s time to get the old metal helmets out and get those feet ready for some nasty trenches, tonight we go back to 1917.

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categories / drama, r, war
tags / 1917

Guns Akimbo (2019)

June 18, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Forever ago, I once saw a meme of a man with two guns and a bathroom robe standing in the street with a tagline something along the lines of “Crack, not even once.” The man was Radcliffe - and it was making jokes about the picture as it would tie to Harry Potter. Years, and I mean Years later, the movie that that still shot came from finally has a trailer, and I add it to the queue. Tonight, the queue gives us that movie - toted as an action comedy by it’s genre tags. Yes, I realize I’m horrible at sticking to my plan of not overlapping genres - but if there’s something nobody should really complain about, it’s there being a little extra humor in their lives, so I think we are all still probably okay right? Keep both hands free, because tonight we go Guns Akimbo.

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categories / action, comedy, r
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Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)

June 11, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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I’m cheating my own system - I found a horror comedy. For me, it technically gets filed as “oh look, a monster movie!” but it’s also not beyond me that with both Simon Pegg and Nick Frost name dropped on it, I also expect a bit of comedy. What you should also expect is some old school schooling - because with a name like this and all those uniforms, it’s about to get real fancy up in here. Tonight, we find out why Slaughterhouse Rulez.

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categories / action, comedy, fantasy, horror, r, thriller
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Stuber (2019)

June 04, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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It’s a buddy cop movie with a twist - the partner isn’t a cop, but an Uber driver! Get with the times, the future is now! Look, in the mix of things I’ve got slotted this year, I’m doing what I can to try and be more mixed up this year, jumping between different genres - which isn’t to say that we won’t hit a stint where it’s going to be repeat excursions or anything - and in the process the comedy decided to be this week. It looked entertaining by the trailers, so I figured why not? Everyone needs a laugh now and then, and this one looked like if nothing else it should provide some dumb jokes for a good laugh - and you look at that movie poster and tell me that it doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be one weird ride! Tonight, we hook a ride with Stuber.

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categories / action, comedy, crime, r, thriller
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Underwater (2020)

May 28, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Underwater is somewhat of a mixed headline bag - I’ve seen “soulless ripoff” and all sorts of other things thrown at it. Heck, after watching the trailers all I could think of was the old underwater terror movies like Abyss. What I wasn’t expecting was a bunch of people to tell me that it’s more like an Alien knock-off. Well, I already knew I was going to watch, but now I had to figure out what people were going on about - and that niggling interest in seeing if it’s going to be another one of the few movies where Stewart can act or if she’s been re-delegated to stone-faced one expression. Prepare to get wet, we are gonna dive right on in!

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categories / action, horror, pg13, scifi, thriller
tags / Underwater

The Tourist (2010)

May 21, 2020  /  Ken Rupracht

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Last entry we took a dive into the infuriating and supposedly scary Paranormal franchise, so this week I think we could all use a little relief. Well, lucky for you a friend recommend I check something out that promises to be a bit more entertaining, better acted, and all around not as much of an assault on the senses. It’s part romance, part spy thriller style mystery - and it’s got Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in it! Right about now everyone would like to travel, so why don’t we go and check out The Tourist.

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