2023 SF movies, extraterrestrial planets are with us?
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1DugsBooks
Once again striving to be relevant and meet deadlines we have May the 4th with us as we introduce 2023 SF movies, extraterrestrial planets are with us?
I recently saw "Avatar: The Way of Water" on the big screen 3-D IMAX. I found the movie pretty neat but not as compelling as the first "Avatar". The 3-D effects seemed to be toned down also as I peeked around my glasses that provide the depth I saw that the screen was not that distorted. In the first film without 3D glasses the screen was barely recognizable with halos of different colors and the 3-D effects were very pronounced. The story line is of course the humans returning to Pandora to mine it for rare substances. Lots of action sequences as the Na'vi native people once again team with the creatures of Pandora to fight off rapacious invaders.
The first Avatar really needed to be seen on the big screen as the effects were quite startling but "The Way of Water" could probably be streamed with no great loss of impact. Very entertaining flick however and brightened up a weekend.
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I recently saw "Avatar: The Way of Water" on the big screen 3-D IMAX. I found the movie pretty neat but not as compelling as the first "Avatar". The 3-D effects seemed to be toned down also as I peeked around my glasses that provide the depth I saw that the screen was not that distorted. In the first film without 3D glasses the screen was barely recognizable with halos of different colors and the 3-D effects were very pronounced. The story line is of course the humans returning to Pandora to mine it for rare substances. Lots of action sequences as the Na'vi native people once again team with the creatures of Pandora to fight off rapacious invaders.
The first Avatar really needed to be seen on the big screen as the effects were quite startling but "The Way of Water" could probably be streamed with no great loss of impact. Very entertaining flick however and brightened up a weekend.
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2DugsBooks
....Speaking of extraterrestrial planets I heard only just recently that Jimi Hendrix's {a big SF fan} famous song "Purple Haze" was inspired by the novel Night of Light by Philip Jose Farmer wherein the planet was permeated by a purple haze caused by sun spots which bewildered people. Documented in the book Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London.
His unique playing technique inspired by Earl Scruggs' 3-finger picking on banjo?
His unique playing technique inspired by Earl Scruggs' 3-finger picking on banjo?
3DugsBooks
I noticed some topics looking for time travel novels , I recently streamed the television series "La Brea"for free on Peacock {I think it is no longer free but cheap}. I saw 2 seasons with commercials and if you can overlook some outstanding continuity errors/technical mistakes it is something you can burn through in a weekend. One of the more outstanding mistakes, in my opinion, is people in pristine white sweaters and shirts after several days in a saber toothed tiger time shifted setting. I think there will be a season 3 but saw an article mentioning the writers strike as upsetting that.
Something I just noticed while on youtube is that they now have free {with commercials} movie streaming! {Scroll down for list of SF titles after clicking link}. I have not watched an entire movie there yet but I started a couple and the sound and images were as good as any pay for site, on my Apple TV device {with stereo stuff/amp hooked up}
4DugsBooks
The New Star Wars Movies Will Change Everything
A follow up on "May the 4th be with you", courtesy of an article from Wired magazine. A quote from the article; "The decade after The Force Awakens was shaky. With a batch of films and shows on the way, the franchise is making more adventurous moves."
A follow up on "May the 4th be with you", courtesy of an article from Wired magazine. A quote from the article; "The decade after The Force Awakens was shaky. With a batch of films and shows on the way, the franchise is making more adventurous moves."
5DugsBooks
Sci-Fi Slumber Party!
Bucket list activity to experience, 12 hours of SF movies. ( I came across this while reading an article on how folks were coping with sequential 100 F days in Arizona - watching movies with air conditioning.)
Bucket list activity to experience, 12 hours of SF movies. ( I came across this while reading an article on how folks were coping with sequential 100 F days in Arizona - watching movies with air conditioning.)
6Cecrow
>1 DugsBooks:, I'd say one peek during each movie is insufficient sample size to fairly compare the 3-D effects of the two, unless you did it multiple times in different kinds of scenes (long distance landscape shots, close-ups, fast action, etc.) during each and always got the same results.
>4 DugsBooks:, I don't see what's "adventurous" about a close-out movie (haven't followed the shows, so I'll automatically pass), or more Rey (sequel trilogy lost me after Force Awakens, so I'll automatically pass again). The one that's going well back in time might have something to offer, but it'll take good reviews to persuade me. I may have taken on Tarkin's perspective, when he said something in the original about the light going out of this universe. But it's younger generations than me who'll decide what works now.
Saving my excitement for the second half of Dune, especially.
>4 DugsBooks:, I don't see what's "adventurous" about a close-out movie (haven't followed the shows, so I'll automatically pass), or more Rey (sequel trilogy lost me after Force Awakens, so I'll automatically pass again). The one that's going well back in time might have something to offer, but it'll take good reviews to persuade me. I may have taken on Tarkin's perspective, when he said something in the original about the light going out of this universe. But it's younger generations than me who'll decide what works now.
Saving my excitement for the second half of Dune, especially.
7DugsBooks
>6 Cecrow: “ Saving my excitement for the second half of Dune, especially.”
Yep, I have been watching Dune on Apple TV & liked the effort but have issues with some parts of the book left out of the movie - like the origin of Paul’s crysknife, Shadout Mapes. A definitive Dune & Foundation have yet to be made I think.
Yep, I have been watching Dune on Apple TV & liked the effort but have issues with some parts of the book left out of the movie - like the origin of Paul’s crysknife, Shadout Mapes. A definitive Dune & Foundation have yet to be made I think.
8Cecrow
>7 DugsBooks:, if by definitive you mean identical to the book, it won't ever happen. I'll take true-to-the-spirit and be happy. The earlier television effort was good too, I only decry the 1980s travesty. Although I did like that one's navigators.
9Neil_Luvs_Books
>8 Cecrow: I didn’t mind the 80s travesty. 😀 Clearly not as good as the current one but at the time I didn’t think it was bad. I enjoyed the 80s effort.
10RobertDay
>9 Neil_Luvs_Books: I always thought of the David Lynch version as a trailer for the Dune film we ought to have had. Like >8 Cecrow: I always thought the Guild navigators were suitably strange, and their travel device gloriously baroque. And it had Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck, though to see his best bits you had to acquire the tv miniseries version.
Interestingly, the actor playing Halleck in the SF Channel miniseries, P.H.Moriarty, was previously known for playing Razors, Bob Hoskins' henchman in The Long Good Friday. His bio suggests that this may have been typecasting, and indeed he played Gurney Halleck very much the same way. In some of the additional material on the DVD, he even says "Of course Halleck's loyal to Duke Leto. 'E's my BOSS!".
Interestingly, the actor playing Halleck in the SF Channel miniseries, P.H.Moriarty, was previously known for playing Razors, Bob Hoskins' henchman in The Long Good Friday. His bio suggests that this may have been typecasting, and indeed he played Gurney Halleck very much the same way. In some of the additional material on the DVD, he even says "Of course Halleck's loyal to Duke Leto. 'E's my BOSS!".
11pgmcc
>8 Cecrow:, >9 Neil_Luvs_Books: & >10 RobertDay:
I enjoyed the new Dune and am looking forward to Part II. I also enjoyed the David Lynch version. I thought it was hilarious. The uniforms were OTT, the effects were shaky. Overall I enjoyed it. My kids would say I enjoyed it because it was so bad.
A former colleague thought the funniest scene was the visit by the navigator to the Emperor. The court was cleared. Alarms were sounding. The navigators security and attendants preceded them into the throne room. There was a momentous exchange of information. At the end, the navigator backed out, with the whole place being hosed down by his multitude of attendants, and they say, "I was never here!" :-) Great stuff.
I enjoyed the new Dune and am looking forward to Part II. I also enjoyed the David Lynch version. I thought it was hilarious. The uniforms were OTT, the effects were shaky. Overall I enjoyed it. My kids would say I enjoyed it because it was so bad.
A former colleague thought the funniest scene was the visit by the navigator to the Emperor. The court was cleared. Alarms were sounding. The navigators security and attendants preceded them into the throne room. There was a momentous exchange of information. At the end, the navigator backed out, with the whole place being hosed down by his multitude of attendants, and they say, "I was never here!" :-) Great stuff.
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