Something That Is Not a Book Report

[snurri]

'Cause it's a movie report. My review of District 9 is up at Strange Horizons. (A bit belated, which is my fault.) Synopsis: This movie is not very good.

Comments

[ted chiang (from livejournal.com)]

Hmm. Is a nonsensical film set in Johannesburg more interesting than a nonsensical film set in L.A.? I'm not sure. On the one hand, it seems to provide more ways for the movie to go wrong; on the other, at least it's not the same old thing.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I think a nonsensical film in an unfamiliar-to-me setting is more interesting than a nonsensical film in a familiar one, yeah. Not better, and not a lot more interesting, but marginally.