Directed by Christian Duguay. Written by Dan O’Bannon and Miguel Tejada-Flores. Based on the short story “Second Variety” by Philip K. Dick. Starring Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin and Andrew Lauer.
Plot: in 2078, on planet Sirius (a mining planet), a group of soldiers fight self-replicating killing devices known as Screamers.
So, let’s see: NEB (controllers of mining operations) and the Alliance are at war on Sirius. And the Alliance has created AMS (Autonomous Mobile Swords – nicknamed Screamers) to protect the mines, but of course they’ve overcome, as all machines do, and are now killing everything in sight. They are nicknamed Screamers because of the high-pitched noise they make. And they can appear completely human. So, you may not know a Screamer when you see one.
Some of the effects were really cool. Others were just sad. There was a good cast though. I’ll watch Roy Dupuis do just about anything. LOL. It followed rules, but was highly predictable. We knew who the Screamers were before it was revealed. It was an entertaining movie though. Just not one we loved.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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