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J.J. Abrams: Genius Or Hack?

Here's the most awesome moment from Mission Impossible III, where Tom Cruise improvises a homemade defibrillator to deactivate the bomb in his brain, while teaching his fiancee how to shoot a gun. Since J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this instant classic, he's become one of science fiction's major creators, directing the new Star Trek movie, producing Cloverfield , and creating Lost and his new show Fringe. But is he a brilliant auteur, or just a great huckster who knows how to keep people guessing? Click through to find out. More »

12:17 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
5,065 views, 39 comments

Latest by psaurian: Bruce Willis dies at the end of Armageddon. Genius Fo Sho. more »

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J.J. Abrams' Steampunk Cryo-Chamber

Whoever designed Forever Young's 1939 cryogenic chamber, with its brass valves and pipes, totally deserves an award. One of J.J. Abrams' first scripts, Young is about a test pilot (Mel Gibson) whose girlfriend goes into a coma. Gibson can't stand to watch his fiancee deteriorate with only Glenn Miller for musical accompaniment, so he asks to be frozen until such time as the Smiths can write the song "Girlfriend In A Coma." He's found 50 years later by Elijah Wood and his mom, Jamie Lee Curtis, who randomly take care of him. And then, after his cryo-youth "wears off" (huh?), he's finally reunited with coma-girl. But really, this clip is the only cool moment in the film. The weird montage over the faceless scientists' voices almost seems like a moment from Lost.

11:45 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,106 views, 9 comments

Latest by Pouncer: I think I remember watching this in theatre with my older sister. "Oh!" we thought. "Mel Gibson was cool in Lethal Weapon!" And then the creepiness began. *shudders* more »