Comments on: The Best Movies I Saw In 2009. http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:19:37 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lunamania http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Lunamania Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:54:04 +0000 http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/?p=1228#comment-1142 I'm with you on The Wire time and "The most overhyped “intelligent” summer film that gets dumb really fast, but I still have very high hopes for the sequel" getting sucked into being an action flick--or video game. It holds such promise as speculative fiction especially those documentary-like clips. Hope the se/pre-quel lives up to the hopes. I’m with you on The Wire time and “The most overhyped “intelligent” summer film that gets dumb really fast, but I still have very high hopes for the sequel” getting sucked into being an action flick–or video game. It holds such promise as speculative fiction especially those documentary-like clips. Hope the se/pre-quel lives up to the hopes.

]]> By: Benito Vergara http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Benito Vergara Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:15:41 +0000 http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/?p=1228#comment-1094 I think my main complaint with <em>District 9</em> stems from how the writers had a genuinely intriguing premise (even if the apartheid stuff is a little too labored and obvious), and then proceeds to squander it by making into an action flick. A better-than-average action flick, to be sure, but that's the way it goes for sci-fi in general -- a little sad to think that a movie like <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em> could probably never be made in this era of test audiences. But I'm really keen on the possibility of a sequel -- actually, a <em>prequel</em> -- which would hopefully explore the initial premise further, in terms of human-prawn interaction. The gift of speculative fiction is to allow its readers/viewers to imagine worlds and possibilities different from ours, and in turn to throw into question our most basic beliefs (about race, class, gender, history, sexuality, religion, life itself). Basically I wanted to see more than just watching shit getting blow'd up. I think my main complaint with District 9 stems from how the writers had a genuinely intriguing premise (even if the apartheid stuff is a little too labored and obvious), and then proceeds to squander it by making into an action flick. A better-than-average action flick, to be sure, but that’s the way it goes for sci-fi in general — a little sad to think that a movie like 2001: A Space Odyssey could probably never be made in this era of test audiences.

But I’m really keen on the possibility of a sequel — actually, a prequel — which would hopefully explore the initial premise further, in terms of human-prawn interaction. The gift of speculative fiction is to allow its readers/viewers to imagine worlds and possibilities different from ours, and in turn to throw into question our most basic beliefs (about race, class, gender, history, sexuality, religion, life itself). Basically I wanted to see more than just watching shit getting blow’d up.

]]> By: Benito Vergara http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Benito Vergara Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:12:27 +0000 http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/?p=1228#comment-1093 I think the fact that I've barely seen any of Star Trek had a lot to do with not getting into the movie. I saw the first movie at least, back when it first came out, but I don't think I've watched more than five minutes of the TV show in any of its incarnations. Weird, I know. I think the fact that I’ve barely seen any of Star Trek had a lot to do with not getting into the movie. I saw the first movie at least, back when it first came out, but I don’t think I’ve watched more than five minutes of the TV show in any of its incarnations. Weird, I know.

]]> By: Marianne http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Marianne Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:49:47 +0000 http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/?p=1228#comment-1084 Totally agree with you about "The Hurt Locker" and I should have read your review of "Angels and Demons" before going to see it -- BWAH HA HA HA! Why does Ewan McGregor, who is such a GOOD actor, get sucked into these roles? I am quite dismayed by the thought of a "District 9" sequel. Right after I saw it, I thought it was one of the best movies I'd seen all year. On second thought, didn't you find it racist? After I saw "Skin," I thought: THIS ("Skin") is the South African movie everyone should be talking about ... Totally agree with you about “The Hurt Locker” and I should have read your review of “Angels and Demons” before going to see it — BWAH HA HA HA!

Why does Ewan McGregor, who is such a GOOD actor, get sucked into these roles?

I am quite dismayed by the thought of a “District 9″ sequel. Right after I saw it, I thought it was one of the best movies I’d seen all year. On second thought, didn’t you find it racist?

After I saw “Skin,” I thought: THIS (“Skin”) is the South African movie everyone should be talking about …

]]> By: jlu http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/2009/12/04/the-best-movies-i-saw-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 jlu Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:11:48 +0000 http://filmeyeballsbrain.com/?p=1228#comment-1076 You're forgiven for your closing statement only because you are the most non-Trekkie fan I've ever met. You’re forgiven for your closing statement only because you are the most non-Trekkie fan I’ve ever met.

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