Spoilers What are your unpopular Sci-Fi & Fantasy Opinions?
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That reminds me: The Lost World is substantially superior to Jurassic World and, in certain sequences, even exceeds the original Jurassic Park. If it weren't for the dumb San Diego ending, I think it would be much more widely recognized. You can tell that Spielberg learned a lot from the first movie, leading to the 2nd movie having much more seamless blending of CG & animatronics. There's a dark moodiness to both the color palette of the film and John Williams' score and I absolutely love it. (Also, I can't help feeling that Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark shtick is ripped-off from Jeff Goldblum's motor-mouthed turn in this movie.)
I didn't much care for the first Zombieland but I haven't seen it since it was in theaters. Much like the Deadpool movies, the humor just didn't resonate with me. But I've been meaning to give it another look since I actually really liked Zombieland 2. But then, maybe it's just because, as Emma Stone gets older, that smoky voice of hers just keeps getting sexier.
It's been over a decade since I've seen any of the Matrix movies but I remember liking the 3rd one quite a bit when it first came out. Thematically, it made sense to me at the time, although I'm substantially less mopey & existential than I was back then, so who knows? It helped that I was never that bowled over by the 1st movie in the first place, so I didn't have any expectations for the sequels to crush.
I didn't much care for the first Zombieland but I haven't seen it since it was in theaters. Much like the Deadpool movies, the humor just didn't resonate with me. But I've been meaning to give it another look since I actually really liked Zombieland 2. But then, maybe it's just because, as Emma Stone gets older, that smoky voice of hers just keeps getting sexier.
It's been over a decade since I've seen any of the Matrix movies but I remember liking the 3rd one quite a bit when it first came out. Thematically, it made sense to me at the time, although I'm substantially less mopey & existential than I was back then, so who knows? It helped that I was never that bowled over by the 1st movie in the first place, so I didn't have any expectations for the sequels to crush.
Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda had a horrid first season--like most space opera shows. Space cliche of the week, watered down to stories blander than the Original Star Trek episodes that did these plotlines first.
And the show's original "villains," the Magog....or more accurately, Mugod! Party Store Gorilla Suits! They even talk like baddies from a Nickelodeon daytime show. "Leader not want food?" When you make the Kazon from "Voyager's" early seasons look like legitimate villains by comparison, you're toast.
Mid Season 2, it suddenly became its own show. It stopped relying on cliches. Trance Gemini developed into one of the most fascinating concepts for a sci-fi character, as well as one of the best portrayals of precognition. Rommie, the sapient warship, also became even more complex.
Meanwhile, the preachy pile of bat droppings, and later the air-headed Worf wannabe, were dumped from the main cast. The latter was replaced with a vastly superior character and actor.
The show had plenty of flaws throughout, namely it's chronically indecisive writers who couldn't even decide what the show's main premise should be. But it was only as flawed as the next space opera.
The point is, the best "Andromeda" has to offer is after "Ouroboros," and it depresses me everytime I see a "fan" trying to stop someone from seeing the actually good chunk of the show, and represent it by it's embarrassing first season.
And the show's original "villains," the Magog....or more accurately, Mugod! Party Store Gorilla Suits! They even talk like baddies from a Nickelodeon daytime show. "Leader not want food?" When you make the Kazon from "Voyager's" early seasons look like legitimate villains by comparison, you're toast.
Mid Season 2, it suddenly became its own show. It stopped relying on cliches. Trance Gemini developed into one of the most fascinating concepts for a sci-fi character, as well as one of the best portrayals of precognition. Rommie, the sapient warship, also became even more complex.
Meanwhile, the preachy pile of bat droppings, and later the air-headed Worf wannabe, were dumped from the main cast. The latter was replaced with a vastly superior character and actor.
The show had plenty of flaws throughout, namely it's chronically indecisive writers who couldn't even decide what the show's main premise should be. But it was only as flawed as the next space opera.
The point is, the best "Andromeda" has to offer is after "Ouroboros," and it depresses me everytime I see a "fan" trying to stop someone from seeing the actually good chunk of the show, and represent it by it's embarrassing first season.
I dislike Farscape and am totally indifferent to Firefly. I've given my reasons before.
With the plethora of modern scifi successes they seem like a long distant memory now.
Another unpopular opinion of mine back in 2015, was how much I was raving about The Expanse, and how it compared favorably with the book. I also said it was better by light years than the then new SW movie which came out at the same time. I caught a huge amount of flak online for naming it the best scifi show. Fast forward to 2020.
Not such an unpopular opinion anymore. So there's one time it turned around.
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With the plethora of modern scifi successes they seem like a long distant memory now.
Another unpopular opinion of mine back in 2015, was how much I was raving about The Expanse, and how it compared favorably with the book. I also said it was better by light years than the then new SW movie which came out at the same time. I caught a huge amount of flak online for naming it the best scifi show. Fast forward to 2020.
Not such an unpopular opinion anymore. So there's one time it turned around.RAMA
I also never got into Firefly. It had a lot of good moments but often felt like it was congratulating itself for subverting cliches.
Some of the stuff like “You need a prostitute to get into ports felt puerile and gimmicky.
Some of the stuff like “You need a prostitute to get into ports felt puerile and gimmicky.
That was the point set into place by Romero and Russo--that people naturally turn on each other / are self-serving during a crisis, so their survival depends on whether or not they can cooperate, and suffering the consequences for choosing the wrong path.
Try the saw-it-coming-800-miles-away handling of Gwen; not only did the film constantly poke and prod assumed fan awareness of her infamous fate, but she was conveniently involved in the weak conflict between Spider-Man and the Goblin just so she could be killed. Then, there's the emo Harry, who spent more time glaring than actually giving anyone reason to care about his end of the plot. Then, there was angry Spider-Fan Electro. Sigh.
Yes...it did feel that was the drive of the series on occasion.
Interesting.
Yes, I understand that, but I just don't find it enjoyable to watch/read about.
I always liked The World is Not Enough. But Goldeneye was easily the least interesting of them.
TWINE was my first Bond film so I'll always have a soft spot for it. That said, it has a lot of flaws.
I have a Bond opinion that might be unpopular. More than half of Die Another Day was a pretty decent Bond film. That title sequence (Not the song, just the scenery) was some of the best of that era, with Bond being tortured.
I’m in total agreement here
I agree with 2 out of 3.
Technically, weren’t there 4?
I mean, the first one pretty much is lumped together but if we want to be technical then 3 out of 4.
Highlander is not a good movie, merely an average one with lots of great ideas they never went anywhere with.
During the early days of the internet, some guy went after me because of this opinion. He was shocked that I must be the only person on the planet who didn't think Highlander was one of the greatest movies of all time. I wonder if the writers of Talladega Nights saw this conversation.
During the early days of the internet, some guy went after me because of this opinion. He was shocked that I must be the only person on the planet who didn't think Highlander was one of the greatest movies of all time. I wonder if the writers of Talladega Nights saw this conversation.
I enjoyed it, but I don't see where it's that amazing.
I loved Beyond, and was honestly a little shocked to see that a lot of people seemed to really dislike it.
I thought Tron: Legacy was really good, and I'm still disappointed that we'll probably never get a direct follow up to it. The end set up some really interesting possibilities.
I disagree on Wrath of Kahn, but I agree on the other two.
I loved Beyond, and was honestly a little shocked to see that a lot of people seemed to really dislike it.
I thought Tron: Legacy was really good, and I'm still disappointed that we'll probably never get a direct follow up to it. The end set up some really interesting possibilities.
I agree about Beyond. TWOK, although I do like the movie, really has not aged well.