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September 8th, 2012: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Sep8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Event Film, Based on a TV Show, Sequel, Space Travel, Adventure, Movie of the Day, Swashbuckler, Space Opera Tagged DeForest Kelly, George Takei, James Doohan, James Horner, Kristie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Nicholas Meyer, Paramount Pictures, Paul Winfield, revenge, Ricardo Montalban, space exploration, space mining, space station, Star Trek, Walter Koenig, William Shatner

August 26th, 2012: Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)

Aug26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Coming of Age, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, Western Tagged before they were famous, cash-in, Darlanne Fluegel, Drive-In, farm planet, farmers, George Peppard, hive mind, James Cameron, James Horner, Jeff Corey, John Sayles, low-budget, mercenary, New World Pictures, rip-off, Robert Vaughn, Roger Corman, Sam Jaffe, scientists, Seven Samurai situation, space cowboy, space trucker, Sybil Danning, teens, village

June 2nd, 2012: The Last Starfighter (1984)

Jun2 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Aliens, Animation, Computer Animation, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, War with Aliens Tagged arcade, before they were famous, Bruce Abbott, cash-in, Catherine Mary Stewart, con artist, Dan O'Herlihy, Lance Guest, last stand, Nick Castle, rip-off, Robert Preston, sneak attack, Wil Wheaton

May 4th, 2012: Return of the Jedi (1983)

May4 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera, War Movies Tagged Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Lawrence Kasdan, Mark Hamill, Peter Mayhew, Richard Marquand

February 8th, 2012: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Feb8 by David Cole

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2 Comments Posted in Adventure, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera Tagged Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Frank Oz, Harrison Ford, Irvin Kershner, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill, Peter Mayhew

January 12th, 2012: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Jan12 by David Cole

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2 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day, Prequel, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera, War Movies Tagged Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, John Williams, Kenny Baker, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson

January 7th, 2012: Flash Gordon (1980)

Jan7 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Aliens, Based on a Comic Strip, Camp, Comedy, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Music, Remake, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, Space Opera, Space Travel, War with Aliens Tagged Alex Raymond, before they were famous, Bernard Williams, Brian Blessed, Britain, cash-in, Deep Roy, Dino De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Flash Gordon, George Harris, Howard Blake, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Max Von Sydow, Melody Anderson, Michael Allin, Mike Hodges, musical interlude, Ornella Muti, Peter Wyngarde, Queen, Richard O'Brien, Robbie Coltrane, rock opera soundtrack, Sam J. Jones, Timothy Dalton, Topol, Universal Pictures, William Hootkins

May 25th, 2011: Star Wars (1977)

May25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Coming of Age, Event Film, Fantasy, Monster, Movie of the Day, Robots, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, The Original Tagged 20th Century Fox, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, bar fight, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Visual Effects, Carrie Fisher, children of famous people, David Prowse, George Lucas, Guerrillas, Harrison Ford, homage, it's not over, James Earl Jones, John Dykstra, John Williams, Kenny Baker, knights, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, massacre, musical interlude, mystics, Peter Cushing, prison break, racial stereotype aliens, Rick Baker, totalitarian society

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