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Roger Corman recommended Avatar (2009) in Movies (curated)

 
Avatar (2009)
Avatar (2009)
2009 | Action, Comedy, Mystery
7.6 (84 Ratings)
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"You know, I would pick Jim Cameron’s picture, Avatar, as a fifth. It’s the only new picture, I think, that can be up there in that group. Jim Cameron, one of our graduates — who started making low-budget science fiction pictures for us — went and jumped ahead and here’s Avatar, the most expensive science fiction picture ever made. Jim’s a technical genius, and the fact that he single-handedly brought back 3D — which had been up there, in and out a few times; in the ’50s and then forgotten — and he used it beautifully and sensitively. So many times when a director’s working with 3D you have the shot of the arrow coming out of the screen, shooting straight at the audience, and effects like that; he deliberately stayed away from that type of effect and just showed you the 3D world. And the use of computer graphics, green screen, motion capture and so forth for the blue-skinned people on the planet — I just thought it all came together as a brilliant film, both technically, in the way he used 3D, and in the beauty of the picture itself."

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Randy Andrews (3 KP) rated Aliens (1986) in Movies

Apr 29, 2017  
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
1986 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
9
9.0 (90 Ratings)
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Some of the acting falls short (0 more)
Great Sequel
Aliens, being the long standing sequel set 57 years later certainly gets the action going right away. Sigourney Weaver plays the character fantastic and James Cameron directs the film in his frenetic style. Love the mechs! The acting for the supporting cast isn't stellar but for science fiction it's workable. Clearly one of my more favorite movies. The score by James Horner was composed quickly but effectively. This gives us one of the best action cues of all time.
  
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Tigs85 (21 KP) rated The End of the World Running Club in Books

Jun 5, 2017  
The End of the World Running Club
The End of the World Running Club
Adrian J. Walker | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.5 (2 Ratings)
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The concept behind the story (1 more)
The descriptive elements of the landscape
The main character is that likeable (0 more)
Interesting and believable concept
Although I'm not a big fan of science-fiction, I thought I would give this a try on a friends recommendation. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the plot, though I found the main character a bit hard to like. I loved the descriptive elements of the book, particularly when describing Edinburgh, one of my favourite cities. With today's global warming fears, this vision of the apocalypse, isn't too far-fetched!
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Mr. Monk in Outer Space (Mr. Monk, #5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
MM
Mr. Monk in Outer Space (Mr. Monk, #5)
Lee Goldberg | 2007
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Monk is called on to find a needle in a stack of needles when the producer of a cult science fiction show is shot by a costumed fan. But can Monk deal with the fans who are more obsessed then he is? I laughed my way through this book and thought the plot was great. Unfortunately, I felt the characters became caricatures in this volume. Still lots of fun.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/01/book-review-mr-monk-in-outer-space-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.