Posted on 02/19/2008 11:03:14 AM PST by rjp2005
Where have all the sci-fi films gone?
Those simple, thought-provoking speculative tales about how people respond to something new, what kind of moral choices they make, keeping traditions in the face of technological change. Essentially, the kind of films that were thought provoking and story/character driven - Day the Earth Stood Still, Planet of Apes, 12 Monkeys, Minority Report (more action though but good), etc.
The "Superhero and Fantasy Genre Craze" since Spiderman and LOTR has really eaten up a lot of support for original sci-fi works to film...
For 2008, we have two horror/slasher types "I Am Legend" (Omega Man remake) and "Death Race" (revisiting the 70's version), another superhero film in "Jumper", "Iron Man", which could be a treat, and maybe the only true sci-fi attempt, "Babylon A.D.". There was also "Sunshine", a late 90's disaster film leftover, possibly funded by Global Warming-mongers ;)
Apparently the SciFi chanel is showing Heinlein’s The Puppet Masters this Saturday...
Get the series. It is on Netflix
I already have the series. My son bought it for me the same Christmas the Serenity movie came out on DVD. I’ve also seen the series on the Sci-Fi network and Universal HD.
After watching the series, I went back and watched the movie again and this time the movie had so much more meaning. It was a good thing I had not seen the series before I went to the theater to see the movie. If I had known the importance of the characters before hand, I would have wept like a child and embarrassed my son beyond measure.
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