Comments on: 10 Years, 10 Best Science Fiction Films

By: LisaL

LisaL — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:23:44 +0000

Bleh, don’t see how people can like Children of Men. Maybe it would be better a 2nd time around, but… doubt I’d like it any better.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:49:26 +0000

Oh yeah I forgot to mention in my original post that Avatar has an 86% rating on Rotten, and it's not even out yet.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:40:53 +0000

I had to scan through the article. It just seemed like so much BS. Minority Report as “startlingly realistic”?

Star Trek shows a future “full of promise”? They killed off an entire planet for the sake of new scripts, and annihilated the future of the original Star Trek franchise.

And fawning like that over Wall-E? I liked the movie, but it wasn’t the Second Coming.

By: artbot

artbot — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:19:51 +0000

This is a pretty dodgy list – some gems, some junk. C’mon, Serenity was passable space opera, but nothing more. I liked Donnie Darko, but it’s not even really sci-fi, is it? At the very least, one of my all time faves is there, Children of Men. And Wall*E is the most overrated film of the decade. I love sci-fi, robots, and Pixar movies, but that thing was a giant, preachy bore.

By: JamesM

JamesM — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:17:02 +0000

I would have left Timecrimes off that list. Decent idea, horrible movie. About 1/3rd the way though I had to put it to 3x speed and speed-read the subtitles just to be able to finish the movie.

Stiff, horribly acted and really fooking irrational.

By: The Slapster

The Slapster — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:48:02 +0000

You’d put Avatar on the list, “how it looks alone.” eh? Yeah, obnoxiously expensive movies MUST be great! I get the feeling this was a sponsored post.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:35:49 +0000

I’ve been wanting to see Moon for a while now, and expected it to be on the list, but I was also expecting to see District 9. Never heard of The Man From Earth.

Anime isn’t for everyone, and even if Whedon ripped it off, he made memorable characters and one beautiful ship, and gave sci-fi a breath of fresh air for a while. At least Serenity is a better watch than either Terminator 3 or Salvation, which didn’t make the cut.

By: Torley

Torley — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:21:34 +0000

Delighted to see Moon on there. Such a treat to watch when you’ve dimmed the lights and immerse wholly into what’s unfolding before you. Clint Mansell’s soundtrack complemented the stark, lens-flare-capped visuals magnificently. Overall, an unexpectedly marvelous cinematic experience.

By: seekshelter

seekshelter — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:17:21 +0000

nice… im glad im not the only one that noticed firefly was an outlaw star ripoff… joss whedon’s stuff has this weird internet worship thing going that kinda glorifies anything that he does…even if its really not that great.

By: Kaz

Kaz — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:07:15 +0000

Minority Report? Tom Cruise? Seriously? The concept was good, but Cruise ruined everything…

By: c0ldfish

c0ldfish — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:46:44 +0000

i need to checkout children of men, i’ve heard it’s good (right lisal?)

i hate serenity and firefly tho, can’t understand why people like that tripe. not only is it all totally ripped from the anime outlaw star (i’m always talking about this, lookit up, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Staxringold/Firefly) the production values are not low, but just in very poor taste. cinematography is dodgey, acting weak, so much hollywood cliche and lame action nonsense. why do people like these?

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:41:52 +0000

“… a startlingly realistic future where psychics are used to predict murders …”

Did this statement make anyone else laugh?

By: seekshelter

seekshelter — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:10:17 +0000

children of men was an amazing movie and probably more thought provoking in concept than Serenity, which i would have left off along with donnie darko. although i did like darko…. serenity was kinda..ehh.. but then again, i would add something like Ghost in the Shell:innocence…2046 or even Idiocracy

By: LisaL

LisaL — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:07:07 +0000

*nodnod* I really enjoyed District 9

By: Gail Pink

Gail Pink — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:51:14 +0000

I agree enthusiastically with the inclusion of Primer, Time Crimes and Moon. One they left off but should have incldued is this year's breakthrough Sci-fi flim, District 9.

By: LisaL

LisaL — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:44:59 +0000

Some of them are ok, but some of them… BLEH.
The Man From Earth was AWFUL. I mean I liked that all it was was a bunch of people talking. It was different, but the reactions/acting of the people just completely ruined the movie.
Children of Men wasn’t very good either.