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Old 06-04-2014, 07:11 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by unlurking View Post
I'd have to think about it, to be honest. I love sci-fi though, and not just serious sci-fi. Hell, I loved Ice Pirates! (boy, that didn't age well though) And to be honest, I actually prefer adventure/action scifi.

While I really liked Moon, I wouldn't put it on the same level as 2001: ASO. That was a rare film for any genre (IMO). That movie invoked a sense of wonder that Moon just couldn't touch. Moon was an awesome character study with a fantastic twist, but it didn't have that "awe" factor.

What got me about your comment was..."If its not great, its shit... theres no inbetween." My response fits your comment well. I've enjoyed a ton of sci-fi that's not great, but has still been a lot of fun.

I'm guessing you hated Europa Report, which was a serious/suspense sci-fi flick. I loved it. Really brought the viewer into life on a mulit-month space flight, and then totally changed gear in the last third. It wasn't great, but it was good and fun.

If you're going to judge all movies against 2001: ASO, I think you're going to be sadly disappointed 99% of the time.
You're right, Moon isn't on the same level as 2001... but it wasn't really trying to be, either.

But it definitely was a mature, thought provoking science fiction film... no lasers, no action hero's, no crazy monsters... just a great story well told, and that's what I long for these days, films in that genre that explore deep subjects and aren't aiming for 15 year old boys money or tying their flic in with the new sandwich at Burger King.

Europa Report?... I praised that one somewhere on here a while back after a rental, very high marks for spacecraft interior realism, calm, realisitic, steady astronaut behavior (hello, Prometheus) among other things.

But you gotta admit, the ending kinda sucked... what was the beast? just a bunch of lights under the water? There are a lot of good movies in every genre that fall victim to the "great lead up, disappointing ending" vein, that's what keeps good from great.

Anyway, as a person who feels strongly about space and its possibilities, I want more amazement and depth these days... its either great or it kinda sucks.
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