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One of the latest Netflix original movies is The Titan. The name has a double meaning. On one hand it is about sending people to Titan, one of the moons of Saturn, on the other it is about transforming people into better humans, if not gods then titans. The premise is that Earth has been wracked by war and ecological disaster (it takes place in 2048). Humanity needs to look for another home (so far it sounds like the new Lost in Space ). The chosen place is Titan, a moon that has plenty of resources but is toxic to humans. Instead of terraforming Titan, it is decided to Titan-form humans. A select group of military personnel are chosen to have their DNA tampered with. The goal is to force evolution by introducing animal DNA to enable humans to survive on Titan. The procedure is dangerous, both physically and psychologically. The movie focuses on one man who is able to go the complete distance of genetic modification and how that affects him and his family. The basic premise is in...

Justice League - Official Heroes Trailer

I have been waiting a long time for a good Justice League movie. I have enjoyed all of the DC shared universe movies so far and I think this one will be good. This trailer only increases that anticipation.

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Wonder Woman - Revisited

My wife and I saw the Wonder Woman movie when it came out in the theatres and last night we re-watched it at home, this time with our kids. My original thoughts about the movie were only reinforced. I will tell you what my kids thought of Wonder Woman. They absolutely loved it. It is not often that our son and two daughters agree that a movie is good. Our daughter Emma thought it was the best movie that she had ever seen. I think she really appreciated the strong female lead. Now my thoughts. First the negative. I picked up on this in the theatre but was reminded of it as we watched it at home. I found the CGI really disappointing. There were times that the CGI Wonder Woman in the action scenes looked very cartoony. I was hoping that a smaller screen would make it look better but I was wrong. I thought it was some of the worst CGI of recent superhero movies. Now the positive. The story and the characters had heart. I invested in the characters and cared about what they bel...