Comments on: Sunshine http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/ Speculative fiction author offering the latest book news, events, schedules and rants on fit, fat, fiction and feminism. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:41:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kameron Hurley http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-11589 Kameron Hurley Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:11:10 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/#comment-11589 Yes, it was like eating popcorn drenched in buttery topping. Very little nutritional value and yet, still so delicious! Yes, it was like eating popcorn drenched in buttery topping. Very little nutritional value and yet, still so delicious!

]]> By: hwbowen http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-11586 hwbowen Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:23 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/#comment-11586 I really liked this one! The last stretch, as you say, was batshit, but the flick was _gorgeous_ to look at, and it turns out that goes a long way with me.<br /><br />I feel the opening voiceover put the viewer on notice that the science was not to be taken seriously, even one little bit, and that if one ignored that warning and attempted to expect sense, one deserved whatever one got. I really liked this one! The last stretch, as you say, was batshit, but the flick was _gorgeous_ to look at, and it turns out that goes a long way with me.

I feel the opening voiceover put the viewer on notice that the science was not to be taken seriously, even one little bit, and that if one ignored that warning and attempted to expect sense, one deserved whatever one got.

]]> By: mothwentbad http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-11585 mothwentbad Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:31:05 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/#comment-11585 I don't know, it seemed like it ran out of ideas after 10 minutes and kept upping the ante to make for it. I wasn't really feeling like it was under control in any way.<br /><br />Claustrophobia and "hell is other people" is fine, but I was too busy trying not to crack up to get any of that. Not just the science, but the whole... shambling leper prophet of doom thing and everything else. There was just so much random stuff that the outbursts and tension between crewmates was just kind of abrupt and didn't really flesh out for me. Like, "loud noises! Fighting! Rawr! Stop it you guys!" and I'm like, "ok..." I don't know, it seemed like it ran out of ideas after 10 minutes and kept upping the ante to make for it. I wasn't really feeling like it was under control in any way.

Claustrophobia and "hell is other people" is fine, but I was too busy trying not to crack up to get any of that. Not just the science, but the whole… shambling leper prophet of doom thing and everything else. There was just so much random stuff that the outbursts and tension between crewmates was just kind of abrupt and didn't really flesh out for me. Like, "loud noises! Fighting! Rawr! Stop it you guys!" and I'm like, "ok…"

]]> By: Kameron Hurley http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-11578 Kameron Hurley Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:16:18 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/#comment-11578 I had to COMPLETELY IGNORE THE "SCIENCE." In fact, it would have been a much better fantasy movie.<br /><br />J. and I both loved it. It speaks to my love of claustrophobic settings and the old "hell is other people" trope. I had to COMPLETELY IGNORE THE "SCIENCE." In fact, it would have been a much better fantasy movie.

J. and I both loved it. It speaks to my love of claustrophobic settings and the old "hell is other people" trope.

]]> By: mothwentbad http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/comment-page-1/#comment-11577 mothwentbad Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:38:55 +0000 http://www.kameronhurley.com/sunshine/#comment-11577 I just couldn't take this one seriously. It just got progressively sillier, and Laura and I were cracking up at the climax. I just couldn't take this one seriously. It just got progressively sillier, and Laura and I were cracking up at the climax.

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