TV/Movies Megathread

[Josephus]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

Like Alien?

[BuddhaRhubarb]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

Like Alien?

Alien strides like a Colossus over  all the cheap copies of it that have been made since.

[Eddie Teach]

Inception was great and Avatar was pretty good, neither of those fit that description.

[grumbler]

Inception was great and Avatar was pretty good, neither of those fit that description.

I agree with you about Inception, though disagree about Avatar.

I think that there are only a few directors in any generation that can do SF.  Nolan is clearly one of them in this generation.  Cameron is not, unless he is doing some characterless action piece, where his vision is all that one cares about.   His writing is great, I will grant him that.

SF doesn't usually translate well into films unless one has a director who understands how to show complicated things and not tell them.

[Slargos]

Watched a few episodes of Entourage, still trying to get what the hype is all about.

Okey, lots of goody-goody cool actors and people of the industry partying, boning each other, patting themselves in the back living the good Hollywood life. I got it. So, isn't this the same as every single action-drama comedy involving hip people?

I found Californication deeper on this topic. Hank Moody was a self-centered jerk with issues, but at least he was likable, and through him we got to see the dirt behind the glam.

Concur, 100%.

Entourage and Jersey Shore represent such ugly sides of humanity that I can't stomach them. Give me a baby-rapist or a genocidal african dictator, and I'll at least be able to enjoy being revolted.

[Slargos]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

M - o - o - N, spells Moon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

[Josephus]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

M - o - o - N, spells Moon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

Was that good? I keep seeing it on cable but never watched it.

[Neil]

Inception was great and Avatar was pretty good, neither of those fit that description.

Inception was more fantasy than sci-fi, and Avatar wasn't a movie so much as it was a special effect that devolved into a shoot-em-up anyways.

[Slargos]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

M - o - o - N, spells Moon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

Was that good? I keep seeing it on cable but never watched it.

I thought so, yeah.

A refreshing take on the genre, at least. Definitely not a waste of your time.

[Neil]

They don't make much at all in the way of sci-fi movies anymore.  It seems to me that everything they do these days is either a slasher movie in space or a shoot-em-up in the future.

M - o - o - N, spells Moon.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

Exception that proves the rule.  I enjoyed it.

[Josephus]

Gonna watch it.

[Ideologue]

Moon is the greatest film of the past ten or so years (Source Code is also alright).

Watched the Death Note series.  Highly enjoyable; dense as shit.  The only  thing I didn't particularly care for was the "orphanage for super-detectives" thing they spring toward the end, with Mello and Near.  You get to choose one reality-breaking super-fact in your speculative fiction: you can either have your child detective factory, or your magic killer book, but you can't have both.

[CountDeMoney]

Moon was very, very well done.

[Josquius]

Moon is the greatest film of the past ten or so years (Source Code is also alright).

Watched the Death Note series.  Highly enjoyable; dense as shit.  The only  thing I didn't particularly care for was the "orphanage for super-detectives" thing they spring toward the end, with Mello and Near.  You get to choose one reality-breaking super-fact in your speculative fiction: you can either have your child detective factory, or your magic killer book, but you can't have both.

It does jump the shark once L is gone. Should have just stopped there.
Though L the teenage super detective was already a reality breaker.

And yes, Moon is awesome, hope the sequel goes ahead.

[jimmy olsen]

Moon is the greatest film of the past ten or so years (Source Code is also alright).

Watched the Death Note series.  Highly enjoyable; dense as shit.  The only  thing I didn't particularly care for was the "orphanage for super-detectives" thing they spring toward the end, with Mello and Near.  You get to choose one reality-breaking super-fact in your speculative fiction: you can either have your child detective factory, or your magic killer book, but you can't have both.

I thought the manga was awesome until L died and then I immediately bailed.