Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is the theatrically-released pilot for the similarly named television show starring Gil Gerard as Buck and Erin Gray as Col. Wilma Deering. As I mentioned in my review, Flash Gordon (made around the same time) tried to recreate the comic strip on the big screen. Buck, on […]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture brought back Captian Kirk (William Shatner), Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. McCoy (DeForrest Kelley) ten years since they had left the small screen (or five if you count the animated series).
The problem is, ST: TMP is never quite able to recapture the essence of the show. It comes […]
Viewed February 17, 2006
Digging through my laserdisc collection, I came upon a disc of the cult hit Mad Max, much to my surprise. I had forgotten I had bought it. I was also struck by the fact that although I had seen both of its sequels, The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max […]