tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post6570727237590790000..comments2024-03-08T00:13:07.673-08:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Cranky At The Moviesadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-5062442976216839112009-04-06T16:59:00.000-07:002009-04-06T16:59:00.000-07:00Mike Flynn, CHARLY was mighty. But better than 20...Mike Flynn, CHARLY was mighty. But better than 2001? (I won't even try to rate ATTACK OF THE MISSHAPEN ANDROID ROBOTS FROM THE INSANE ASYLUM OF THE THIRD MOON OF MARS.)bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-41447840849238585052009-04-06T08:24:00.000-07:002009-04-06T08:24:00.000-07:00Sure. Primer, for one.Sure. Primer, for one.Blue Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090584083476832111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-8272226816494075222009-04-06T08:20:00.000-07:002009-04-06T08:20:00.000-07:00The Man in the White SuitIf you're willing to endu...The Man in the White Suit<BR/><BR/>If you're willing to endure cheezy-by-our-standards special fx:<BR/><BR/>Forbidden Planet (but I think that started as a movie and was novelized afterward).TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-86595763585894638712009-04-06T02:06:00.000-07:002009-04-06T02:06:00.000-07:00It's interesting that plot seems to drive most oth...It's interesting that plot seems to drive most other movie genres, at least nominally. SF is the orphan. In fact, much of what I have seen passed off as "SF" in the theaters over the years (starting with those Japanese monster flicks that I loved so much as a kid) is really fantasy, and not very coherent fantasy at that.<BR/><BR/>I guess the feeling in Hollywood is that a plot would just get in the way of the special effects, and I wonder why they don't trust the audience's ability to follow anything more challenging. Hey, murder mysteries can be (must be?) complexly plotted, and people pay to see them on film, right? So why not treat SF intelligently?<BR/><BR/>Has there *ever* been a true science fiction film made? One that both has a plot and does not devolve into handwaving when logic gets inconvenient? <BR/><BR/>I'll have to defer judgment on "Charly" (the film adaptation of "Flowers for Algernon"), as I have never seen it. The book didn't offer a lot of opportunity for a special effects extravaganza, which must have surely increased its chances of being successfully translated to film.Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818431929827830349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-83982545824953102352009-04-06T00:16:00.001-07:002009-04-06T00:16:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blue Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090584083476832111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-81495441775108007012009-04-06T00:16:00.000-07:002009-04-06T00:16:00.000-07:00Hah.Is that a freeway speed limit, or one in a bui...Hah.<BR/><BR/>Is that a freeway speed limit, or one in a built-up area?<BR/><BR/>:)Blue Tysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090584083476832111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-5409014670354680842009-04-05T10:59:00.000-07:002009-04-05T10:59:00.000-07:00The best SF movie ever - Charly - is not even reco...The best SF movie ever - Charly - is not even recognized as SF. No ray guns, space ships, or monsters.TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-12424126200774923172009-04-04T19:48:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:48:00.000-07:00"I can't imagine what Roger was drinking at the ti..."I can't imagine what Roger was drinking at the time."<BR/><BR/>LOL! Classic.<BR/><BR/>It's a shame that filmmakers can't see that truly intelligent SciFi (like Primer or Timecrimes) can be done on the cheap with little special effects. Ah well, same old song, isn't it?John D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03315231512528211559noreply@blogger.com