Damnation Alley (1977)

Damnation Alley (1977)
Rating:
Jan 4, 2001Post-Apocalyptic Trek
Disastrous adaptation of the Roger Zelazny novel where the story of a Hell's Angel on a trek across the post-apocalyptic wasteland is recast with a G.I. and a girl and kid along for the journey, plus the addition of giant mutant cockroaches

Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)

Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)
Rating: ★★
Apr 2, 2004Nuclear Missile Silo Hijacking
Robert Aldrich makes a thriller in which rogue general Burt Lancaster hijacks a nuclear missile silo and demands the truth about the Vietnam War be released. A big muscular production that attained some controversy at the time

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rating: ★★★★
Aug 31, 2002Intergalactic Adventures
Second of the Star Trek films, usually regarded as the fan favourite because of its often moving character focus on themes of life, death and aging. Ricardo Montalban makes a grandly theatrical villain and the film gets some great suspense out of space war sequences

The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator (1984)
Rating: ★★★★
Dec 16, 2003Time-Travelling Killer Android
One of the 2-3 most influential SF films since 1980. James Cameron creates a barrelling powerhouse of a film, all lorded over by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the relentless killer machine in the role that defined his career