So, turns out you don't need to read the books or watch the first movie in order to understand the second. I wonder how does that work to people who actually did bother with the above? Does it feel like an unnecessary introduction? Hmmm ( Read more... )

"Science fiction can be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the reaction of human beings to changes in science and technology." - Isaac Asimov

This post isn't about how Elysium fails as a movie, although I could write a loooooot about that too. No, it's about how it fails, specifically, as a science fiction movie. It probably ( Read more... )

So! Movie's entertaining, yay!

( Spoilers spoilers spoilers in a glass case under the cut )

( Here be spoilers. Also, negative comments. )

I think I'm the easiest person to convert in the world, or: Okay, Nolan completely convinced me about the whole IMAX thing, and he wasn't even trying (well, he wasn't trying me specifically, I suspect he's trying to convince the world in general ( Read more... )

The Dark Knight Rises is a very good film. This is not a compliment.

( Holy spoilers, Batman! )

( explanatory JPGs under cut )