Posts Tagged sci-fi

28 Days Later

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FINALLY, I saw this. And it was everything they said it was!

Brazil

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I just now saw this (in the theater even!), and at the 2 hour point, I was all “everyone said how disturbing this movie was, but this is pretty straight-forward for Terry Gilliam, and it must be almost over…”. then a few minutes later i was all, “OH THERE IT IS. THERE’S THE GILLIAM. CAN’T SLEEP CLOWNS WILL EAT ME.”
still, love it. also, WTF – DeNiro?

I Am Legend

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first 3/4 of it are terrific (although sad), and the awkward, lame ending nearly derails it. some of the CGI is sub-par, but very minor compared to the post-apocalyptic glory of the rest. disappointing; a taste of honey and all that.

Cloverfield

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pretty good, surprisingly. the CG Scary Thing(tm) wasn’t particularly believable, but i haven’t yet seen one that is, and i don’t think i could point to a better one. not much plot, but a movie like this doesn’t need one.

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

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Interesting and illuminating for BSG fans, but weighed down by Michelle Forbes wooden, shallow, unsympathetic performance as Admiral Caine. Unfortunately, almost 50% of the movie is about her. The other half is tremendous, though!

Wall-E

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completely adorable and awesome, although i will say that i got a bit of cuteness fatigue towards the end. not that it was in any way saccharine, but that the adorableness and awesomeness was so dense, i lost the ability to process it all.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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very fun and very pretty, although like the first i found it inexplicably NOT engaging. also? the evil elf prince or whatever looks just like Tom Cruise in Interview w/the Vampire. i’m just sayin’.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe (X-Files 2)

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like an episode of X-Files, if it had been an HBO show instead of Fox. terrific performances across the board, nothing flashy or obnoxious. plot and pacing is more like a crime drama, like “Gone Baby Gone” than typical X-Files, which really worked for me. i didn’t realize how much i missed these characters until i saw them again.

Short Circuit

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i was REEEEAAALLY into this movie as a tween. probably helps that i identified with Ally Sheedy after seeing The Breakfast Club, and i was in an Asimov robot phase back in the day. i kind of don’t want to watch it again just in case my rosy memory gets tarnished.

Shaun of the Dead

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both a parody of zombie movies, AND an ardent homage to them. it’s hilarious, and scary, and touching, and when was the last time you felt all those emotions in one fucking movie?! just fucking genius.