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December 30, 2009
The Dumbies 2009 - Film
There were some excellent Science Fiction films this year and I actually got to see some of them.
Monsters Vs Aliens was fun, with monsters and aliens and 3D. Not quite Pixar quality, but decent.
Up was true Pixar. Quality all the way through. Touching, tender, fun and thoughtful. I saw it in 3D but it didn't really add much.
Star Trek was the film that JJ Abrams made for people who weren't Star Trek fans. And it worked. I am firmly on the Star Wars divide of the genre split, but I loved the new film. No technobable, lots of lens flares and Simon Pegg.
Moon was class and classic. Brilliant styling and a wonderful awareness of the Science Fiction that has lived before it. I thought the film wouldn't have the guts to pull of the story I wanted, but it did and it delivered. Overshadowed by the District 9 hype, but in my opinion much better.
District 9 started out well and then degenerated into an action film. It got mainstream audiences talking about (and watching) Science Fiction which was good, and it was by no means a bad film, I just wanted more. I prefer the short film upon which it was based.
Where The Wild Things Are was muppets with angst. I liked the visual style but was bored by the story.
Avatar arrived with ridiculous hype, and didn't do anything to convert me from my first opinion on seeing the trailer. Ho hum.