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Latest Movie Opinions

The Cat Returns directed by Hiroyuki Morita (added: 16 January, 2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson (added: 13 January, 2003)

My Opinions on Movies I've Watched

Air Force One directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Alien: Resurrection directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Beauty and the Beast directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
Contact directed by Robert Zemeckis
The Cat Returns directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Deep Impact directed by Mimi Leder
Flubber directed by Les Mayfield
Gattaca directed by Andrew M. Niccol
William Shakespeare's Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh
Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone directed by Chris Columbus

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets directed by Chris Columbus
Walt Disney's Hercules directed by Ron Clements and John Musker
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson
Walt Disney's Mulan directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
Starship Troopers directed by Paul Verhoeven
Titanic directed by James Cameron
Tomorrow Never Dies directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Wallace and Gromit directed by Nick Park

Like most people, I like to watch movies. Due to my nature, I tend to go mostly for Science Fiction movies (note: not 'sci-fi' movies for reasons that will be given below), although I do watch action-movies as well as some 'contemporary' ones. But the latter really depends on reviews which I've read before-hand or on recommendations by friends.

Unfortunately, my definition of a Science Fiction movie is wildly divergent from most people's idea of a SF movie. To me, a SF movie is one where the situation in the movie (be it an action-movie, philosophical-movie, etc.) is based on scientific principles and requires the use of science to resolve it.

Compare this with the current crop of 'sci-fi' movies and you'll see how divergent it is. Current 'sci-fi' movies tend to:

feature super special effects for no reason other then to impress audiences with the quality of the special effects
feature so-called scientists that either act like madmen who want to take over the world or sprout scientific-sounding words ('technobabble') when required
feature plots that, when the science is stripped away, is just your basic action or western-type movie, only substituting laser guns for bullets.

There have been few movies that I consider as a Science Fiction movie. And, at the risk of alienating huge sections of readers of this page, I am sorry to say that the Star Wars and Star Trek movies are not Science Fiction movies by my definition.

Unlike my book or magazine review pages, my movie pages tend to be more of a personal opinion page rather than a review page since by the time I see a movie, odds are it has already stopped showing where you are. But please, read my opinions on movies to find out what I think of them.

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