Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sci-fi. Show all posts

Friday, April 18, 2014

Battlestar Galactica

A few weeks ago I finished watching Battlestar Galactica (the remake). I had a lot of thoughts on the series, but between PAX, catching up on Japan blog posts, and other priorities, I've been slow to review it.

Short version: It's a fun series, worth watching. I'd say a full half of the episodes are really good, with the rest being at least engaging, if not exciting.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Movie Review #3: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Last year one of the last books I read was Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. I wanted to read the book before I watched the movie, even though I knew that the book was written alongside the movie and, in fact, was released after the movie. Still, I would consider myself a book guy more than a movie guy and, moreover, I had a quota to meet.

Well, last night I finally got to watch this classic movie. Naturally, I spent a good deal of time comparing the movie to the book, but it was mostly because I'm interested in how film and print handle the same story. I'm rarely of the opinion that the book is better than the movie, nor vice versa.