SCREAMERS (DVD Review) - 31/12/06

For the last Review of 2006 it's a bit of a blast from the past with Peter Weller in "Screamers" a lesser known film from the pen of Philip K. Dick based on his short story "Second Variety". Stuck in an endless war Weller's character is beset by problems at home on planet Earth and also the planet he's fighting for in the shape of automated machines that have developed sentience in a way their designers could not see? A typical low-budget B-movie that is brimming with ideas but unfortunately is your bargain bucket Vanilla DVD disc release. Released in 1995 it's amazing how clonky the SFX look from just 11 years or so ago - But limitations aside it's an inventive tale told chillingly well with a number of clever twists you don't see coming. Having already subjected "Our Wife" to the mindless brain-numbing of Movie Talk Mr. Periwinkle wanted me to slip this phrase into my next review "as it's all downhill from here to stupidland" so job done!