Dominion The Last Star Warrior: The Invasion Begins
This movie promises more than it delivers.
Let’s start with the good. The prologue of Dominion The Last Star Warrior: The Invasion Begins is genuinely promising. It hints at a story I wanted to see unfold, and the opening effects are pretty decent. But I didn’t get that story.
The acting is good for the most part, and there are moments that could have made this a fun B-movie experience. When the scary music played as one of the main characters pumped gas into his car, I thought, “Yes, this could be entertaining.” But unfortunately, that promise doesn’t last either.
The story the movie actually delivers has a few interesting ideas, but it mostly falls flat. After the prologue, the energy fizzles. There’s no singing, no dancing, no real excitement. Just a slow, plodding plot. Most of the effects look like they came straight out of the 1950s, and the movie throws around conspiracy theories as if they’re facts, which, given real-world events, is a little uncomfortable.
I really tried to like it and found a few enjoyable moments here and there, but for the most part, it’s boring. Halfway through I wondered, is it over yet? That’s never a good sign.
Anyway, I watch these movies so you don’t have to. If you’re desperate for entertainment, it’s streaming for free on YouTube, and you could turn it into a drinking game: take a sip every time the movie gets boring or says the alien character’s name. Overall, I’d recommend looking elsewhere. I give it four beers, and that’s mostly for effort and a few sparks of fun.
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I stumbled across Space Command Redemption on YouTube and decided to give it a watch. Going in, I honestly thought it was something unearthed from the late 1990s or early 2000s. The tone, the pacing, even the structure feel like that era of television sci-fi. But no. It released in 2024.
Still, I’d call this a decent watch. It has heart. It has nostalgia. It has some very earnest sci-fi energy. And if you’ve got an affection for that earlier era of space television, this will probably land well.
Independence Daysaster. If this reminds you of a more famous movie title, you’re not mistaken, and you also wouldn’t be wrong in then assuming that the plot is similar. As a B-level movie goes, this one is better than most. The special effects are above average. The acting is decent, though some of it is just average, and the plot is interesting. While it has echoes of its more famous version, it’s also very much its own thing.
Netflix is acquiring the MonsterVerse movies in a truly baffling order, so I ended up watching Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire first. I loved both of them, which made me more than happy to circle back to Godzilla: King of the Monsters. As someone who genuinely loves monster movies, this felt like coming home.
Overall, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is exactly what a monster movie ought to be—loud, epic, visually stunning, and unapologetically massive. Very well done.
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Sci-fi suspense that hooks you without overthinking it.
If you’re looking for a mind-blowing, twist-filled plot, this isn’t it. It’s fairly predictable, but the execution makes the story feel fresh enough to keep you engaged. So, I give it a one-beer rating. One is more than enough to have a good time watching Spectral.