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more about #spaceopera joetato: I feel I must again quote the brilliant film HARDWARE WARS, from the scene where Fluke Starbunker says to Ham Salad, "We're all going to die!" To whi... more » TimothyH: Avatar is best movie I have seen all year—Actually, scratch that; the best movie I have seen in the past decade—and on top of that, the only one, ... more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: I have seen it now and this is what I'm thinking: Avatar is'nt a revolution, just a evolution. more » Darklighter: The plot was trite and cliched and you've seen it in Pocahontas, Dances With Wolves, The Last Samurai, and I'm sure 50 other movies I've never seen. B... more » navstar: Avatar is a stunning artistic and technological achievement. Unfortunately, the story does rise to the same heights. But absolutely seamless integrat... more » Arash Mohebbi: IMHO there was another layer of Avatar that you seem to have missed - the implicit notion that the Naavi and every living thing on Pandora is an embod... more » No_More_Mr_Nice_Guy: This movie looks like the perfect showcase for new 3-D technology, with a cliched story added as an afterthought. I predict that, at the least, it wil... more » Dominus Astra: what happens to Sully's old body? does it die? is his mind completely transferred to the alien body? I'm asking because most reviews say he *pilots* h... more » tande04: I thought it was throughly enjoyable. more » Michael_GR: Well, I *have* seen the movie, but... I think this review is totally on the spot. "It's cheesy enough for ten Swiss villages" indeed. This is a movie ... more » Amanda Tarbet: Sadly I have no money to go to the movies at the moment. Guess I will pop a dusty VHS of Ferngully into my old VCR and sit dangerously close to the TV... more » Roklimber: Roger Ebert's journal entry/personal blog about Avatar [blogs.suntimes.com] #tips #ebert more » Wookie1972: There's a definite pattern in Cameron's movies - the guy just can't write believable villains. I realize I'm on thin ice comparing Cameron with Lucas,... more » Indigen: The movie's other big problem is somewhat related: It gets preachy about environmentalism This phrase and sentiment is becoming a real issue with me.... more » Westender: Can we get a spoiler free review? I'd love to find out if I should go see this movie, but not at the expense of enjoying the movie itself. more » cylon_conspiracy: " Their tree/ancestor religion turns out to have a scientific basis, to be fair." That's a relief. As we all know, until science finds evidence of it... more » NerD: Blattella: I have my tickets for 9am Irvine Imax 3D. Great review, as always. I've been thinking about the environmental message is being presented, and what I... more » tetracycloide: "a luddite fable made with technology so advanced, Cameron had to create it from scratch." best. review. ever. more » lazlohollyfeld: I wonder what it is about sci-fi types that make them dislike all things sci-fi? Its a weird catch-22 oxymoron. more » Bill-Lee: I decided to see this movie when I first heard Cameron was making it. He's been underwater too long making documentaries about why life's always bette... more » -
#moviereview
Avatar Won't Make You Go Native
In Avatar, an ex-marine leaves his body and enters an alien world. And James Cameron hopes the same thing will happen to you, thanks to totally-immersive CG and 3-D. By that measure, Avatar fails. But it delivers a fantastic ride. More » -
#rant
Why Fake-Looking CG Space Battles Are Beautiful
Television used to be full of space skirmishes... that looked kind of bogus. And yet, they're totally beautiful and make our inner children giggle with excitement. Here's why we love the faux space battles. More » -
#exclusive
5 Designers Reveal Secrets Of James Cameron's Avatar
James Cameron's Avatar required many technical miracles, including next-gen 3-D cameras and motion-capture, but it also needed years of sketching and brainstorming from a platoon of concept-artists and designers. We talked to five designers, and learned Avatar's secret design history. More » -
#art
Rare Dune Concept Art From One Of Space Opera's Greatest Visionaries
A pirate ship slices through space in concept art from the lost Dune movie of the 1970s. Artist Chris Foss crafted covers for some of science fiction's greatest books, reshaping how we see spaceships and robots. Check out our gallery. More » -
#conceptart
Concept Art That Reimagines The Greatest Space Epics
Starships, battlecruisers and starfighters are part of the iconic imagery of our favorite space epics. So when classic space sagas like Star Wars or BSG get rebooted, concept artists must reimagine legendary vessels. Here's our favorite reimagined space concept art. More » -
#rant
Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art
Is escapism the enemy of smart science fiction? Are stories that let us escape reality always inconsequential fluff? That's what people argue — but the reverse is true. Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art.
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#foundfootage
Best Space Villain Smack Talk Scene In Forever!
When you've wiped out the entire human race, you might expect to get some respect from those "homo technis" upstarts. But the galaxy just ain't what it used to be, as you can see from this clip from Humanity's End. More » -
#foundfootage
The Absolute Worst Thing That Star Wars Mania Gave Us [NSFW]
The last human alive, grown in a test tube, begs her robot guardian to teach her about sex, in this hilariously awful scene from 1979's Star Virgin. "You are a messy biological organism and your erogenous zones are useless." NSFW! More » -
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#rant
Top 10 Silliest Alien Prosthetics
Movies and TV have made huge strides towards giving us awesome-looking superheroics, but let's face it: aliens still mostly look like Hare Krishnas after a candle-related accident. Here are the 10 most ridiculous alien head modifications from classic scifi.
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#realmofkings
Marvel's Fault Introduces Political Intrigue To Space
What happens after the end of space war? For Marvel Comics' cosmic characters, the answer is Realm of Kings... and a hole in time and space that everyone wants to own. Anyone else getting Deep Space Nine flashbacks? More » -
#rant
How Do We Get New Science Fiction Stories? Have New Nightmares
Tired of the creaky entertainment machine churning out copy-cat stories of zombies, superheroes, apocalypses and cyborgs? Then you need to conjure new dreads and fantasies in the real world, since that's where all our science fiction cliches come from. More » -
#exclusive
Roberto Orci: Star Trek 2 Won't Follow Transformers 2 Formula
We cornered Roberto Orci last weekend and asked him whether the second Star Trek would follow the same pattern as Transformers 2: the hero refuses the call to heroism. He explained why Trek will be different, and talked Fringe. More » -
#syfyoperago
Which Show Would Give SyFy The Space Opera They Deserve?
When Meredith spoke with Syfy president David Howe this week, he revealed that the newly-rebranded network was looking for a new space opera to replace BSG. But considering their love of remakes, why not just use an old one? More » -
#conceptart
Now That's What We Call A Starship Bridge
New Pandorum concept art shows a dark, time-worn spaceship command center, with rusty bulkheads and a cool-looking holographic user interface surrounding the captain's chair. And click through to see another piece of concept art, showing the inevitable service crawlway. More » -
#greenlantern
Superman Returns In Green Lantern Movie?
Will the upcoming Green Lantern movie feature a cameo appearance from a certain cape-clad Man of Steel, like the script version we reviewed? One of the movie's writers isn't confirming or denying, but not because he's trying to tease. More » -
#exclusive
Syfy Seeks The Next Big Space Opera, To Replace BSG And Farscape
Now that the Syfy Channel has a new name, does that mean it's abandoning science-fiction fans? Syfy president David Howe assures us that's not the case, and promises a new space-opera, along the lines of Firefly or Farscape, by 2011.
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#review
"Virtuality" Promises Cynical Media Melodrama - In Space
Virtuality is a reality-TV space opera and the newest television idea from Ron Moore, co-creator of the recent Battlestar Galactica reboot. But the show may never make it past the pilot that airs tonight. Is that really a loss? More » -
#gallery
The Evolution Of Space Cruiser Design: A Gallery
The Romulan mining vessel Narada undulates as it prepares to claim another defenseless planet. Spaceship design has come a long way since the 1960s. Here's a gallery of five different eras in starships, battlecruisers and planet-destroyers, with 150+ images. More » -
#triviagasm
Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!
We're all hoping if Star Trek is a blockbuster, it'll bring space opera back to our screens. But space opera hasn't always hit the high notes. Here are some examples of space opera done wrong. More » -
#spaceopera
What's The Difference Between Space Opera and Military SF?
Stories of valiant spacefarers are making a comeback in science-fiction publishing, while space-war novels still have a healthy niche. Both space opera and military science fiction share similar icons, so why are they considered separate? More »
