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Did you guys know that there's such a thing as the robot hall of fame? Well, there is.

I learned this in the process of reading the Wikipedia page on Forbidden Planet, which we watched tonight. That was, hands down, the most boring sci-fi movie I've ever seen. I mean, it's got spaceships, alien technology, science mumbo-jumbo, ray guns, monsters, hot girls, and a young Leslie Nielsen. What more can you ask for? And yet, 90% of the movie is the scientist guy nattering on about a meaningless backstory, aliens we never see, technology no one can use, and a plot that makes no damn sense. The other 10% is Neilsen and Anne Francis saying how in love they are, despite knowing each other for only two days, sexism, spacemen skeeving on Anne, and people making decisions for no apparent reason, to further the plot that makes no damn sense.

I struggle to see how this movie was so influential on sci fi as a genre, other than visually, but you can't deny that it was. *shrugs*

Answer to last Wednesday's song: Sweet Dreams, by Beyonce. No one guessed this.

Current Mood: bored

Just watched Alien for the first time (as part of our New Year's resolution).

On the one hand, this was a good movie. I was invested in the characters, it was tense, I jumped a couple of times, my heart rate went up, it was beautifully shot, and I love the fact that the alien was played by a man in a suit rather than a puppet or a computer. On the other hand, WHY IS EVERYONE IN THE MOVIE SO STUPID?

( Cut for spoilers, in case any of you haven't seen it either. )

The Grammy's are tonight, and I'm already watching the red carpet, so be prepared for some Grammy fashion reactions in the days to come.

Answer to last Sunday's song: Long December, by Counting Crows. Janeea got this one right!

Everyone ready for the Face Off liveblog? I hope to update tomorrow with pictures, just like I did the the Project Runway liveblogs.

( On this episode, goddesses! )

Answer to last Tuesday's song: He is Not Dead Yet, from Spamalot.

becofoz got this one right!

Now with pictures! Be sure to look at both links for each contestant; one is the full look, and the other is a close up of the face.

Current Mood: hot

First of all, I did not manage to post this before Castle, but I did manage to survive the episode in one piece. Still, IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL, OMG, THIS SHOW HAS REALLY EXCELLENT WRITERS.

( 30 Day Meme Day 4: )

Current Mood: sleepy

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Current Mood: amused
Current Music: SciFi

Today I would like to bring you a new segment on this journal, the Super Stellar Acting Awards!

This week's winner is the movie Croc, brought to you by Sci-Fi Channel. (Seriously, the acting was SUPER STELLAR. Especially on the part of the bad guys, who all sounded like they were reading off cue cards.)

Croc also wins this week's Implausibility Award, for the scene where the crocodile eats the guy in his pool. (I don't know about you, but I am perfectly capable of seeing to the bottom of an ABSOLUTELY CLEAR pool, even at night, especially when it has LIGHTS IN IT. And I'm also pretty sure that even without the lights, I would notice a 20 FOOT CROCODILE in my pool. They're kind of hard to hide, even in cloudy water.)

Completing its triple threat status, Croc takes home one more award this week, the Sheer Stupidity Award. This goes to the characters who went hunting the 20 foot crocodile 1. with a PISTOL 2. in an INFLATABLE RAFT and 3. with SCUBA gear. (Honestly people, there's stupidity, and then there's SHEER stupidity. How stupid do you have to be to go SCUBA diving with a huge man-eating crocodile? Award-winningly stupid, that's how stupid.)

Though I do have to give Croc points for the cave full of partially-gnawed, bloody body parts at the end. That was creepy, and they actually didn't look fake.

Tune in next week for another winner!

Current Mood: amused

Just for the record, Sci Fi Channel wins, because they're also showing all three Indiana Jones movies, only they're doing it in the right order.

Also, it speaks volumes about me that right now I'm torn between watching Jeopardy and America's Next Top Model.

Current Mood: content

Even though I own the entirety of Firefly on DVD, it’s on Sci-Fi right now, and when I saw that I screamed, threw the flicker away from me, and settled down to watch.

And speaking of screaming, I went to NYC this weekend and saw Spring Awakening.

( Cut Cause It Got Kinda Long )

In any case, it was a lot of fun, the Healys deserve a medal, Spring Awakening is phenomenal, and if you want to hear more about the play, I can tell you in person. If you’re sure you want to know. :)

Current Mood: exhausted

You know, despite how often I do it, and how bad the movies are, I continue to be shocked by the level of sheer WTF-ness of Sci-Fi Channel movies that I surf over to.

I started watching tonight's flick, Mammoth, for one pure and simple reason: Summer Glau is in it. And she is love.

I haven't seen very much of it, and I actually have to leave soon, but the premise is this: some scientist guy somehow accidentally awakened a frozen wolly mammoth, which may either be an alien, or posessed by aliens. I'm not really sure, and I don't really care, as both options are equally absurd. This mammoth then proceeded to wreak general havoc (as all good alien mammoths do) but what really makes me think the writers of this movie were on crack is that the mamoth has the power to suck peoples life-forces (or possibly souls) out of their faces. (The way the Demetors do in the HP movies... You know, when Harry's face goes all blurry...) I dunno if it's the life-force or soul the mammoth is trunk-sucking, and it doesn't really matter. Because once again, both are equally crack-tastic.

Why Sci-Fi? WHY? What are you people on, and where can I get some?

Current Mood: confused

Oh casting department of this random Hercules movie I'm watching... Way to totally cast people cause they're pretty, and not because they can act. (This is actually a disturbingly popular trend, and not just in made for TV movies...)

So why am I watching this? Well, because I like watching teh pretty. I'm not gonna lie. Also, Sean Astin is in it (pretty AND can act, so there you go. Plus the accent is sexy). He's playing Hercules' servant/personal poet, and is following our muscle-y hero around on all his quests. Why does that sound familiar? Doesn't ~~Sam~~ Sean EVER get to be the main hero?

Hmmm... Maybe they cast Hercules cause he does the fight scenes well? I dunno, but it's definately not for his subtlety of emotion.

Another random movie thought: They need to stop making really good books (Blood and Chocolate, Bridge to Teribithia, and How to Eat Fried Worms, for example) into really crappy moves. Not every book needs to be a movie. Especially children's books. Keep this up, and kids won't even need to learn to read. They'll just wait for the movie. And the movie's never as good.

Current Mood: confused

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Lies and falsehoods, Padfoot!

I am attempting to find meaning over here. You are cramping my groove.

Entries tagged with sci fi

Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet!

Here am I sitting in a tin can far above the world

Walk with me, little girl, don't you be afraid! Follow me, little girl, let me be your guide!

How do you call your loverboy?

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Not to be confused with Crocodile, though I've seen that one too.

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