In Reply to: I'd kindly disagree. It IS a sci-fi film but so unlike others in the genre, posted by tinear on May 2, 2009 at 13:11:00:
I guess we all have different definitions of the sci-fi term. To me it means there should be strong "sci" element, which in Solaris simply is not there. OK, OK, it is kind of there, but how important is it? That is my view. But I am not going to argue that point - if someone sees it as the sci-fi then it is OK by me.
And I think it was the simplistic understanding of the term that caused late to laugh uncontrollably - this is the trick the terminology sometimes plays with us.
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- I knew that statement was going to raise some eyebrow - Victor Khomenko 15:13:01 05/02/09 (8)
- Long movie.. they travel. They realise there is an alien. They get upset and leave. Deep .nt - late 07:38:58 05/07/09 (1)
- Sounds like - sjb 14:35:57 05/07/09 (0)
- Absolutely Sci-Fi ... - Dr Phibes 07:53:38 05/03/09 (1)
- The winner is: "Science fiction is anything published as science fiction." - Victor Khomenko 05:55:52 05/04/09 (0)
- Saw, "Ivan's Childhood," recently. A first film which could shame the films of many veteran - tinear 18:12:30 05/02/09 (3)
- You should love his Katok i Skripka (Steamroller and Violin) - Victor Khomenko 18:16:48 05/02/09 (2)
- I saw it some time ago and liked it. I wish he'd make some more films. :-( nt - tinear 07:50:29 05/04/09 (1)
- Yep... just 9 versus Kubrick's 12... OK, let's not argue about the count. nt - Victor Khomenko 08:31:37 05/04/09 (0)