Ah, Phantom Menace. Has it really been over ten years? It feels like only yesterday that Jar-Jar Binks led Liam Neeson and Obi-Wan Kenobi down into the depths of the Gungan City, dragging with him the respect of thousands of loyal Star Wars fans. Yes, Phantom Menace has a great many things wrong with it. Listing these and working oneself into a frothing rage has, for over a decade now been the pub-conversation of choice for nerds the world over. Well, now I’m going to throw in my two cents on the issue.
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There’s still time! 4 sci-fi inventions it’s not too late to invent.
2 CommentsNovember 6, 2009 – 2:19 pm
OK, so science fiction films often have remarkably poor foresight when it comes to setting the date of their story. “No-one will be watching this in fifteen years!” they confidently cry. “We’ll all have burned in a nuclear fire by then, surely!” The most prominent example being 2001: A Space Oddysey and the best example of dodging the issue being the Star Wars saga, which is set in the past. Somehow.
In any case, despite scriptwriters’ determination to give their own work a limited shelf-life there is light at the end of the tunnel. Here follows, then, a list of things that society still has time to invent, implement and generally make happen.
Movie adaptations – how should authors feel?
6 CommentsNovember 4, 2009 – 6:04 pm
Since the movie came out, Watchmen creator Alan Moore is primarily known for two things. His prodigious beard, and his general moodiness. It’s not surprising that many fans were disappointed when he said that he would be “spitting venom all over” the big-budget Hollywood adaptation. If you know that the genius, the creator himself despises the director’s interpretation, it makes it pretty hard to love the film when you do eventually see it. Similarly, compare Warren Ellis’ reluctance to sign-off on a Transmetropolitan movie.
Don’t You Forget About Me – Emil M. Antonowsky
6 CommentsOctober 28, 2009 – 10:55 am
That’s right, we’re taking another look at a side-character who, despite their limited screen-time really helps to make the movie a great one. This time we’re going to plumb the hidden, brooding depths of Emil M. Antonowsky, better known as “the guy who gets melted with toxic waste” in Robocop!
Name That Tune: Great Obscure Movie Music
0 CommentsOctober 15, 2009 – 9:47 am
Obviously a man of impecable taste, regular STS-er Cap’n King kindly directs those of you with an X Factor obsession toward some real music- strap on your cans for some great pieces of relatively obscure movie music that you might have not noticed, never even heard before or just need reminding of – all with spotify track URLs, so you have no excuse not to sing along!
