Top 10 Science Fiction movies for 2009
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1. Children of Men
2. Wall-E
3. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
4. Avatar
5. Sunshine
6. Star Trek
7. District 9
8. Serenity
9. A.I.: Artificial Intelligience
10. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Honorable Mentions: War of the Worlds, Terminator: Salvation, 28 Days Later, The Core and 2012 (two really bad great guilty pleasures), Minority Report, The Mist and should Super Hero films be mentioned as well? They have sci-fi aspects.
2. Wall-E
3. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
4. Avatar
5. Sunshine
6. Star Trek
7. District 9
8. Serenity
9. A.I.: Artificial Intelligience
10. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Honorable Mentions: War of the Worlds, Terminator: Salvation, 28 Days Later, The Core and 2012 (two really bad great guilty pleasures), Minority Report, The Mist and should Super Hero films be mentioned as well? They have sci-fi aspects.
Well played, sir, well played.
I'm looking forward to seeing that film though, verily.
Moon, Star Trek, District 9 and Avatar were all excellent science-fiction films released in 2009.
Gah! I should've read the title of thread more carefully I thought it was a best of the decade list. This is my revised list from what I've seen so far for 2009.
1. Avatar
2. Star Trek
3. District 9
4. Terminator: Salvation
5. Knowing
6. 2012
7. Monsters vs. Aliens
8. Watchmen
9. Zombieland
10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Haven't seen Moon or The Road yet but I get the feeling they may bump a couple of flicks of my list when I do get around to seeing them.
1. Avatar
2. Star Trek
3. District 9
4. Terminator: Salvation
5. Knowing
6. 2012
7. Monsters vs. Aliens
8. Watchmen
9. Zombieland
10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Haven't seen Moon or The Road yet but I get the feeling they may bump a couple of flicks of my list when I do get around to seeing them.
Well, I still haven't seen The Road, or a few other titles, but I perhaps I can assemble half a list.
1. Moon
2. Star Trek
3. Avatar
4. District 9
5. Zombieland
Knowing, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Land of the Lost, and Friday the 13th (science fiction?) don't place. Is Zombieland even science fiction? Well, for this list, I'll allow it. I had to find some way to get to at least five.
1. Moon
2. Star Trek
3. Avatar
4. District 9
5. Zombieland
Knowing, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Land of the Lost, and Friday the 13th (science fiction?) don't place. Is Zombieland even science fiction? Well, for this list, I'll allow it. I had to find some way to get to at least five.
Zombieland was very entertaining, if a little overhyped. The Road was a mixed bag.
I included it in my list because it fits under SciFi/Fantasy, with horror films bein' a part of the fantasy. Sure, its a stretch, but I think it works.
Why wouldn't it be? Something artificial creates zombies and we follow the adventures of a small band of survivors through the course of the film.
I'd consider it primarily part of the comedy-horror subgenre of horror film. But, you're right, a non-supernatural explanation is provided for the zombie outbreak, which is enough to qualify it as science fiction. I had forgotten that detail.
But all is relative in genre studies, where most academic quibbles aren't worth the time.
But all is relative in genre studies, where most academic quibbles aren't worth the time.
None, though I've not seen "Moon" and "District 9", and both are supposed to be good.
Like many others I only got to see a few films last year, and despite best laid plans, the weather in my part of the world wrecked any plans I had to go see a few movies over the Christmas holidays.
I did see Star Trek and Watchmen and I thought both were great films. I also got a kick out of The Spirit which wasn't a great film, but a fun film, and there's a difference.
This is just for SF so I won't count Half Blood Prince.
Of the other SF films released last year, I am interested in seeing Moon which appears to have a 2001/Solaris vibe. It'll be on DVD/BR soon, I'm told (tomorrow, actually). I want to see Avatar but am not interested in the 3-D aspect which I can't see anyway. For awhile the 2-D version was playing here in my city but I don't know if it still is; I'll probably end up seeing it on BR later.
Alex
I did see Star Trek and Watchmen and I thought both were great films. I also got a kick out of The Spirit which wasn't a great film, but a fun film, and there's a difference.
This is just for SF so I won't count Half Blood Prince.
Of the other SF films released last year, I am interested in seeing Moon which appears to have a 2001/Solaris vibe. It'll be on DVD/BR soon, I'm told (tomorrow, actually). I want to see Avatar but am not interested in the 3-D aspect which I can't see anyway. For awhile the 2-D version was playing here in my city but I don't know if it still is; I'll probably end up seeing it on BR later.
Alex
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