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. My favorite place in the world is Atlantic City. The food, the smells, the beach - I love it all.
2. I am particularly good at crafting. Especially scrapbooking and cross-stitch.
3. I am mixed. My dad is black and my mom is white. I'm very proud of both sides of myself.
4. My favorite food is either the cheesesteak or the hoagie. Not the sub, not the grinder, the hoagie. Totally different experience.
5. I have a number of pen pals I write snail mail to. We exchange stickers and little gifts sometimes, too. I have an extensive sticker collection.
6. I just reconnected with my father after 15+ years. It's going great so far. I've missed him.
7. My brother is my best friend, hence the reason we do this together.
8. I don't have a favorite book. I like too many to have a favorite. But Paul Zindel is my favorite author. Stephen King and Jane Austen are close seconds. I know, eclectic.
9. I'm not very religious at all. I consider myself agnostic.
10. I would say that my most prized possessions are my dogs, but I don't consider them possessions. I consider them people. They are my people.
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