tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post1496008363008302473..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-89784179757336767032011-01-06T08:26:45.267+00:002011-01-06T08:26:45.267+00:00Excellent points on Serenity, Nevets. I remember ...Excellent points on Serenity, Nevets. I remember watching the end of the film thinking they were all going to die - for exactly the reason you said.<br /><br />Have you read Cordwainer Smith. Not a western in sight, but his SF short fiction is heavily influenced by Chinese culture, to bizarre and sometimes astounding effect.<br /><br />I came to the Batman films without the Marvel baggage. I can understand fidelity to cherished source material but seriously, these films are amazing!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-85152016450007995192011-01-05T23:42:14.316+00:002011-01-05T23:42:14.316+00:00Minority Report is greatly underrated. I think it...Minority Report is greatly underrated. I think it pulls off the thriller pacing and the action set pieces so effectively that critics on the whole didn't actually pay attention to the film and catch PKD's vision for the story. It's not just a spec fic action flick. It's a good film.<br /><br />I'm admit it. I have boycotted the Nolan batman movies for absolutely shallow and reprehensible reasons. Someday I will grow up. But I'm a Marvel guy. And I know the these movies are amazing. And I don't want to see a DC movie that is more amazing than a Marvel movie. There. I said it.<br /><br />Serenity blew me away. I love Firefly. I'm a guy who grew up loving westerns, loving science fiction, and fascinated with Chinese culture. When I found Firefly, I was like, "Wait, this has elements of all three?" And I nearly passed out. I still nearly pass out when I watch it sometimes.<br /><br />My wife got if for me on Blu-Ray for Christmas.<br /><br />Serenity itself was an expertly done movie. Not just because of its story (which is solid sci fi, even on its own), nor because it caps Firefly (and does so nicely), but because of the tough call that was made:<br /><br /><b>Spoiler Alert</b><br /><br />Letting Wash die right because the climactic confrontation was one of the best cinematic moves I have ever experienced. Once Wash died, all of a sudden you as the viewer had to take the rest of the battle seriously. I know I for one slipped out of, "How are they going to get out of this one?" and into, "Holy crap, are they all going to die except River?"<br /><br />It forced me to believe in the possibility of the bad outcome, which made the tension very much more powerful and believable.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-25678426926177283452010-12-30T08:54:22.962+00:002010-12-30T08:54:22.962+00:00Part of the fun of these lists is that you never g...Part of the fun of these lists is that you never get complete consensus (how dull it would be otherwise!).<br /><br />Serenity is best watched after you've seen the Firefly TV series, because it's a direct continuation. Well worth seeking out those dozen or so episodes.<br /><br />As you'll see, The Dark Knight was only my second-favourite Batman movie...Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-79558690828003809622010-12-27T21:45:21.059+00:002010-12-27T21:45:21.059+00:00I just read through the last several posts in this...I just read through the last several posts in this series. I must say, you nailed it on Avatar.<br /><br />I enjoyed the best and worst post too. Quite entertaining.<br /><br />The Dark Knight is by far my favorite of all the Batman Movies, but I did enjoy them all. I wasn't impressed with Minority Report; every actor has an off movie or two though, so it did not diminish my love of Tom Cruise. I haven't seen Serenity. I'll have to put it on my movie list.<br /><br />Great roundup you have going on here Tim. I enjoyed it very much.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.com