Comments on: 2014’s Science Fiction Movies.

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:34:54 +0000

The Zero Theroem was another film that didn't come on at the local cinema, which I would like to see. The Maze Runner did, but poor reviews kept me away. I did catch up to both of the Hunger Game films, which were quite good.

By: Graham Clements

Graham Clements — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 20:20:43 +0000

I know I am more a plot, ideas and themes viewer. I am not so much into film's whose sole aim is to entertain, and whose plot and theme is little more than good versus evil. I enjoy films that leave plenty of room for speculation – that don't give all the answers, at least on first viewing. And as I said in a recent comment where someone was pointing out flaws in Interstellar – many of their so call flaws seem to come from a lack of imagination to fill in the gaps. If a film with such a grand vision as Interstellar was to answer all his questions it would have had to gone for hours and one of his problems with Interstellar was it was too long. I also think that some people are incapable of watching long movies as they are anxious to check their mobiles and make unthoughtful comments on what they are watching. So that is why I enjoyed films with grand visions and themes like Transcendence and Interstellar ahead of films about nothing, that still entertained, like Guardians of the Galaxy. In regards to These Final Hours, I found the world a bit cliched compared to a much more interesting take on the end of the world in Melancolia, but I did like the way his character arc changed.

By: Anthony J. Langford

Anthony J. Langford — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 06:29:41 +0000

ps I thought Snow Piercer was quite good too.

By: Anthony J. Langford

Anthony J. Langford — Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:28:30 +0000

Dont read much these days but did see most of these. Will keep my opinion to myself as will have to disagree on many of these but I did enjoy Edge of Tomorrow and These Final Hours. Thought Dawn of Apes was very good and Robocop not as bad as some said, but it always had a lot to live up to.Still yet to see Guardians.Another film out this year I enjoyed was The Signal. The Maze Runner was average but had I been 14 would have probably loved it. Other 'cross genre' films out this year I saw were In Your Eyes and The Congress, both average the Gillam's The Zero Theroem.After the Dark was more 2013, again, hit and miss.For me, the film of the year was Under the Skin. Part horror, part sci-fi, fully weird and poetically brilliant. It polarized people, always a good sign. I loved it. Bound to be a cult film in the coming years.