Biggest Science Fiction Disappointments!

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by Sikander

Speaking of which, is there a single movie that Will Smith has starred in that didn't suck? Wild Wild West, Independence Day, Men in Black 1 & 2 all sucked IMO. I didn't bother seeing I-Robot, I can tell it sucked because it is a big budget film based on a script which has the same name as a famous story and it stars Will Smith. Did anyone see Ali? Was it any good?

Will Smith's earlier work before he became Mr. Big Time Action Hero wasn't bad. I thought Six Degrees of Seperation was quite good, for example. But then again, I thought the first MIB was pretty good too (agree with you on the rest, though).

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Sikander
Speaking of which, is there a single movie that Will Smith has starred in that didn't suck?

Ali
Enemy of the State
Six Degrees of Seperation
Bad Boys
Shark Tale

I thought Men in Black I was okay at the time. Not really watchable anymore now because CGI has advanced so much further, but still...

I, Robot was fairly decent, for a Hollywood flick. Not worthy of its title of course, but if you pretend it's called something else it wasn't bad. Of course, it should be regarded an action movie, not serious scifi.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by General Ludd
Of course, people don't spend billions of dollars writing a book (and nor do they get nearly the same amount of hype, as you suggest), so it can be a different kind of dissapointment.


A book that's no good - oh well.

A movie that's no good - what a disgrace.

I don't think you understand how spectacularly a book can suck.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


I don't think you understand how spectacularly a book can suck.

He should try reading the 'Chronicles of Thomas Covnent' then

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Hueij
Damn, another promising thread turned into a Star Wars discussion

Anyway, Contact (the movie) would be on my list...

Yeah, that's my number 2 disappointment.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Did anyone see Ali? Was it any good?

Ali actually was pretty good. Somehow they did pull that one off.

[Harry Tuttle]

Originally posted by DanS
I think in both film and books, we need go no further than...

Battlefield Earth

I actually read that book. Then I burned it.

[Vanguard]

The Butlerian Jihad.

[Mr. Harley]

Philip K. Dick. I started reading him as a teenager, and have always found him tending to be pretentious. He also makes the mistake, IMHO, that ideas can take the place of good writing. I'd have to unpack my box of his books, there may have been something I found OK. (get's ready to dodge strong disagreement).

[Vince278]

Originally posted by reds4ever
That no ones done a 'Foundation' TV mini series

Mule.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The Mule rocks!

[Dr Strangelove]

Scary thought...... John Travolta as the mule.

[Ned]

I must say that I liked Starship Troopers and I liked it better than the book. I think the battle against the bugs at that fort was terrific. Really amazing.

But I do agree about the SciFi Channel. A lot of boring stuff.

[Tuberski]

Re: Poor finishes

Originally posted by Case
Aparently Geoge Lucas claims to have realised how loathed Jar-Jar was when interviewers he spoke to after the film's release stuck the boot into the character during interviews with him. Methinks that there are too many yes men hanging around Skywalker Ranch.

You guys all seem to miss the point about Jar-Jar.

Of course he's obnoxious. Of course he's irritating. Of course he's stupid.

But he also cast the swing vote that brought Palpatine to power.

Which turns out to be an obnoxious, irritating, stupid thing to do.

Who better to hand over the keys of the Old Republic?

ACK!

[JohnT]

It felt that having Jar-Jar do that was a form of penance that Lucas offered because of his, Jar-Jar's, presence in TPM.