tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post1159239311762089572..comments2023-05-26T14:36:58.513+01:00Comments on The blog of the Ancient Mariner: Final whittery post - getting stuff off my chest.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-55913135973586481702014-10-13T10:29:49.887+01:002014-10-13T10:29:49.887+01:00Thanks Fern, I'll try to look at some of those...Thanks Fern, I'll try to look at some of those. <br /><br />With Guardians, I think it's a generational thing, and a development of story style that simply appeals more to a younger generation than the one which grew up on Spiderman, Thor et al. Thinking about that, even the X men are a later series (or at least, less popular in the UK - I see they started in '63) but seem to have remained truer to the original Marvel style of fairly serious adventure. Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695060.post-4905344695724924232014-10-09T11:23:55.058+01:002014-10-09T11:23:55.058+01:00I certainly don't love Sci-Fi like I used to. ...I certainly don't love Sci-Fi like I used to. Does seem like CGI is not always helping. Still, there's some interesting stuff out there. Upstream Color is a fascinating lower budget film that does what good cerebral Sci-Fi should do (same director also made the Primer, another brilliant film). Timecrimes is a great Spanish film that tackles the classic time travel problems in a refreshing way. Monsters, from the director of this year's Godzilla (which is actually not bad), is really fascinating, made with minimal CGI and potentially a classic.<br /><br />As for this year's films, I enjoyed Guardians. Yes, it's not Star Wars, but the sequels are not Star Wars either! It's a goofy, fun movie.<br /><br />My pick of this year's Sci-Fi though is Edge of Tomorrow, or as it was screened here in Japan, All You Need Is Kill. Pure CGI and quite a entertaining ride with some fascinating ideas.fernandohttp://www.fernandogros.comnoreply@blogger.com