Tuesday 3 April 2007

The Greatest Sci-Fi film ever?

Spotted this interesting item on BBC News yesterday.

Joss Whedon's "Serenity" beat "Star Wars" into second place in a poll of SFX magazine readers.

There is no doubt that it's a fantastic film but I don't know whether it's better than SW or Empire (which is a better all round film) for that matter. I can't see it having the same impact as the Star Wars films where people can quote or reference them at will and everybody knows what they're talking about.

For me I'll have to see how many times I put it on the DVD player before I make a judgement.

Talking of Sci-Fi movies, I managed to watch "The Island" on Saturday night. I really enjoyed it. There was some good action sequences, some good dialogue, a cliched but well presented concept and some good performances. Sorry I had to smile when Ewan McGregor did some Obi Wan moments but if you take this film as mindless blockbuster entertainment, it ticks all the boxes for a couple hours.

The film has apparently got a reputation as having one of the best car chases ever filmed and I must say it was rather good. However, it was difficult to believe that the heroes could fall off a skyscraper without a scratch!

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