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Which of the following science fiction movies will win the Oscar for best motion picture?
Submitted by Capt. Xerox on February 3, 2010 - 2:13am.
Avatar
24% (6 votes)
District 9
16% (4 votes)
Neither will win it
60% (15 votes)
Total votes: 25
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Neither will win
I still have not seen Avatar, but the consensus appears that it is rethreaded storyline. Great visuals, but not an original story. So I don't see it getting an oscar without a great (new) story.
D9 on the other was very original and even daring in many ways. Thus it too does not stand a chance!
~ Lazarus ~
Not original?
What do you mean not original? Here are 10 more possible sources for Avatar that look awfully familiar.
C.X.
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More SF to read ... damn Avatar!
What do you mean not original? Here are 10 more possible sources for Avatar that look awfully familiar.
Thanks for that link. Many of the synopsis' of those other stories predating Avatar sound better than Avatar itself. And I've got Harrison's Deathworld already sitting on my shelves. Gonna have to get to it soon.
~ Lazarus ~
Loved Deathworld
I loved the Deathworld trilogy when I read it, but that was ages ago. Not sure if my tastes have changed since then, but I would have recommended it at the time.
Another story mentioned at that site was Ursula LeGuin's Hugo-winning novella The Word for World is Forest. It's worth seeking out.
C.X.
Deathworld VS Leguin
I loved the Deathworld trilogy when I read it, but that was ages ago. Not sure if my tastes have changed since then, but I would have recommended it at the time.
Another story mentioned at that site was Ursula LeGuin's Hugo-winning novella The Word for World is Forest. It's worth seeking out.
I should have pointed out that I have the entire Deathworld trilogy sitting on my shelves. If they are anything like the early Stainless Steel Rat books, I know I'll enjoy them.
Never been too crazy about LeGuin. I think I was a bit spoiled when I took a Fantasy course in college (I could never fit the damn SF course in my schedule with my core courses) and we read her Wizard of Earthsea series. Read a few others, but again, she never really clicks with me. If anything, I'll probably get around to reading Lathe of Heaven one day.
~ Lazarus ~
Harry Harrison
I should have pointed out that I have the entire Deathworld trilogy sitting on my shelves. If they are anything like the early Stainless Steel Rat books, I know I'll enjoy them.
They are nothing like the SSR books, but they were still highly readable adventure stories.
C.X.
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