tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post96441307884951416..comments2024-03-18T02:30:23.360-05:00Comments on Ha ha, it's Burl!: Burl reviews Alien Nation! (1988)Burlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-791164241615498212020-09-21T09:32:40.984-05:002020-09-21T09:32:40.984-05:00It's a real shame! With Gale Anne Hurd produci...It's a real shame! With Gale Anne Hurd producing it, one has higher expectations! But no, ha ha - might as well have been an episode of Starsky & Hutch, if Hutch had a slightly bigger head!Burlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471864627412228340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492795376174847769.post-54649886609305857822020-09-21T06:41:17.633-05:002020-09-21T06:41:17.633-05:00I like science fiction that tackles big ideas, but...I like science fiction that tackles big ideas, but this backs off at every opportunity from the ideas it raises in favour of the most generic buddy cop boredom possible.<br /><br />I'm sure I read that it was originally far more ambitious, but studio interference blanded it out completely. Massive amount of product placement for a certain soft drink too (and a dig at their rival, which is sold at a stand selling dead squirrels to eat!).THX 1139https://www.blogger.com/profile/07574901864533202054noreply@blogger.com