Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on January 11, 2009 at 15:43:37

In Reply to: RE: Probably some argument here but I'd add..................... posted by ASHRA on January 11, 2009 at 12:44:25

Also from NZ.

Is it fantasy or sci-fi? If Dark City is sci-fi, then The Navigator, A Medieval Odyssey, certainly could be. It was directed by New Zealander Vincent Ward, who also directed What Dreams May Come, Rain Of The Children and a lovely film almost no one has seen, Map Of The Human Heart. Ward had a hand in Alien 3 too but I don't hold that against him, and his original story was so reworked it's hard to tell who did what to whom. I haven't seen The Quiet Earth, but always intended to do so. I will fix that - I tend to like Kiwi movies and directors. I saw the same director's Freejack, which isn't in the same class. So even sight unseen, I say "The Quiet Earth" would certainly qualify for a thoughtful sci-fi short list.

I strongly debated listing The Last Wave myself, and finally decided that it wasn't exactly in the "sci-fi" genre, although it is indeed one of my favorite films, from one of my favorite filmmakers (Peter Weir, for those of you not following). The Last Wave is a work of brilliant imagination, so who knows what genre it is? Only labels after all. I did mention A Boy And His Dog. I haven't seen it in forever. FYI of nothing significant, I did meet Harlan Ellison at a sci-fi convention in Chicago one.

Edits: 01/11/09