Category Archives: Movie Haterade

Movies That Hate You (Special): Star Trek – Into Darkness

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Heavy Armor

The Lazarus Story: The crew of the Enterprise must stop a conspiracy before it escalates into all-out war with Klingon Empire. [Advance Warning:  This is a long one.]

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Movies That Hate You: X-Men (2000)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Heavy Armor

The Story, Mutated: A group of people born with powers band together to stop a group of people with similar powers from destroying humanity.

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Movies That Hate You (Special): The Hunger Games

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Heavy Armor

Note:  This one is special because it deals with a movie that was seen “live” in theatre.  You may start seeing these more often. The Story on a Branch: In a dystopian society, an oppressive government selects conscripts for “The … Continue reading →

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Movies That Hate You: Dune

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Heavy Armor

Blood in the Sand: Rival space empires battle for control over a powerful substance that is only found on one planet in the known universe.  A prophecy about that planet’s leadership, however, may change everything.

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Movies That Hate You: Elektra [2004, Jennifer Garner]

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Heavy Armor

Note:  This is not the Shannon Tweed Cinemax Softcore Movie of the Same Name. Sliced Summary: An assassin is chased by a clan of Japanese Ninjas when they discover the whereabouts of a young girl who holds the key to … Continue reading →

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Movies That Hate You: Glory

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Heavy Armor

The Call to Arms: A all-Black regiment in the Union Army is formed during the American Civil War of the 1860s.  While fighting against the Confederacy for their freedom, they also have to stand against the bigotry within the Northern … Continue reading →

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Movies That Hate You: Daredevil

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Heavy Armor

Blind Man’s Bluff: A young man, blinded by an accident, trains himself to become a lawyer fighting for people by day…and a vigilante by night.  He finds himself facing off against The Kingpin, the biggest crime boss in the city.

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Movies That Hate You: Catwoman

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Heavy Armor

The Cat’s Meow: When a young woman becomes a witness to a corporate conspiracy and is subsequently killed, she is reincarnated by a Cat Spirit and given superpowers to bring her killers to justice.

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Movies That Hate You: Die Hard

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Heavy Armor

Synopsis: A group of international thieves stage a daring robbery of a Japanese corporation in Los Angeles.  What they never counted on was a New York City police officer visiting his estranged wife, who works there.

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Analysis: The Tropes of Women of Color in Sci-Fi – Special – Nyota Uhura (Part 2)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Heavy Armor

In the first part of the analysis, I looked at the eight most important appearances of the Uhura character in the movie and gave some initial thoughts regarding those appearances.  I have read commentary that looks to defend Uhura as … Continue reading →

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