DH's review of Avatar is up: [link]
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
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Jessica - Dec 16, 2009 6:25:23 am PST #5651 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Dec 16, 2009 6:33:54 am PST #5652 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well, I guess I'll go see that....
Strega - Dec 16, 2009 6:39:19 am PST #5653 of 30000
Yeah; if home sales could be substituated for a theater release without being dependent upon it, Avatar would be straight to DVD.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2009 6:45:20 am PST #5654 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
if home sales could be substituated for a theater release without being dependent upon it, Avatar would be straight to DVD.
Except for that whole pesky 3D will-only-look-really-good-in-the-cinema thing.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2009 8:16:00 am PST #5655 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
IO9's 20 greatest SF movies of the decade. Avatar and Serenity and Slither and quite a few I'd never heard of on the same list. Geekery indeed.
Jessica - Dec 16, 2009 8:18:25 am PST #5656 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Nice to see Moon, Sleep Dealer and Primer on there.
Pity about Pitch Black and Donnie Darko (ptui, let us never speak of them again).
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2009 8:25:53 am PST #5657 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm a big Pitch Black fan, but I'd never think to include it in a best of list. I really didn't dig Donnie Darko at ALL. But I am willing to use the movies I haven't heard of on that list to populate my over-inflated Netflix list. They at least sound interesting. I'm especially interested by Primer's description. And I agree with the myriad comments bemoaning the lack of Children of Men.
Vonnie K - Dec 16, 2009 8:28:30 am PST #5658 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
And I agree with the myriad comments bemoaning the lack of Children of Men.
YES. I didn't scroll through the comments but was about to write a post to complain about its omission.
I have a fond spot for Pitch Black myself but yeah, I don't think it quite belongs there.
Jessica - Dec 16, 2009 8:29:06 am PST #5659 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And I agree with the myriad comments bemoaning the lack of Children of Men
Definitely. It should be at the top of that list.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2009 8:51:25 am PST #5660 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph, you had problems with Spiderman 2? Read James Cameron's treatment.