Holohead Reviews

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

Great Episode - Maybe too dark for todays World

[8/10 · 5 February 2003]

I have read with dismay the number of reviews that have canned this movie. Comments such as "they've tried to make it more mainstream and it hasn't worked" etc. I thought this was a great STAR TREK episode and more like the weekly fair we came to love when it was on TV.

The story though is very dark and in some ways parallels the world today. It is not as uplifting as some current film titles and maybe this is why it has suffered at the box office. Many people have said there are plot gaps. Every Star Trek outing has plot gaps, you're supposed to take a leap of faith and just go along for the ride.

For entertainment value I gave it 8 out of 10. I was on the edge of my seat thoughout the last 45 mins of the film. This maybe the end for now....but then ...there are "always possibilities!"

Virus (1999)

This is what I always imagined the BORG to really be like!

[8/10 · 28 August 1999]

After reading less than favourable reviews, I was concerned this movie would not live up to the potential of the plot scenario. That is, an Alien entity arriving on Earth and fusing humans, or parts of humans, with mechanical technology to further it own existence.Fortunately, the movie lived up totally to my expectations. We start off with a BANG! and than it's non-stop, sit on the edge of your seat stuff until the end. Anyone who watches STAR TREK knows the BORG. This movie makes what we've seen of the Borg look like a stroll in the park. Whilst extremely graphic in nature, VIRUS's depiction of this Aliens handiwork is as it would be...gruesome! Without giving away the plot, you have a claustrophobic situation reminiscent of ALIENS with Jamie Lee and Bill Baldwin & crew being hunted down one by one. Chase scenes involving a multitude of half human/half machine monstrosities keep coming at you like Arnie in TERMIMATOR. The special effects and art concepts are original and really make this movie stand out. Interestingly you'll see Mr. James Cameron thanked in the fine print of the credits. The mechanical marvels are certainly up to his standard. I loved the movie and now on DVD its straight into my collection.