9th February 2008, 7:19 AM
I've heard good things about Sunshine. I'd like to see it. The director definitely has a great track record.
Solaris, while well-made, I didn't like a whole lot. The plot was interesting, but I thought the happy ending was lame. I suppose that's a small flaw when you get down to it, although there might have been others that I'm not remembering. I'd see it again, but I'm much more inclined to give the old one a rent to see how that is.
Blade Runner, I need to see again, because my friends wouldn't stop fucking talking through it. Wasn't that re-released in theaters briefly? Maybe not worldwide, but I'm pretty sure with the recent special edition release, they at least played it somewhere around here. I really should have jumped on that.
2001 is indeed good, but I think it should be more accessible. I know I would have been lost had I not read the book, and its philosophical implications completely flew over my head until I did a bit more research on the film (of course, I was also 17 at the time, but I don't know that age was the factor there). I know film makers shouldn't beat their viewers over the head to get their points across, but I think Kubrick could have done more to make it a little less impenetrable. Of course, I DO have to commend him on making it one of, if not the most realistic science fiction movie made.
Never heard of Planetes, but you seem to have a good taste in movies, so I'd give that a shot.
Solaris, while well-made, I didn't like a whole lot. The plot was interesting, but I thought the happy ending was lame. I suppose that's a small flaw when you get down to it, although there might have been others that I'm not remembering. I'd see it again, but I'm much more inclined to give the old one a rent to see how that is.
Blade Runner, I need to see again, because my friends wouldn't stop fucking talking through it. Wasn't that re-released in theaters briefly? Maybe not worldwide, but I'm pretty sure with the recent special edition release, they at least played it somewhere around here. I really should have jumped on that.
2001 is indeed good, but I think it should be more accessible. I know I would have been lost had I not read the book, and its philosophical implications completely flew over my head until I did a bit more research on the film (of course, I was also 17 at the time, but I don't know that age was the factor there). I know film makers shouldn't beat their viewers over the head to get their points across, but I think Kubrick could have done more to make it a little less impenetrable. Of course, I DO have to commend him on making it one of, if not the most realistic science fiction movie made.
Never heard of Planetes, but you seem to have a good taste in movies, so I'd give that a shot.