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Elston Gunn With The President (Of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films)!! + Complete Saturn Nom List!!

uno? by mr ahole ramirez	Feb 20th, 2007 09:50:55 AM
am I?
Bryan Singer and his 'vision' for Superman...UGH by CarmillaVonDoom	Feb 20th, 2007 09:52:40 AM
Isn't it possible to get a new director for the sequel...if not, WHY?!?
NOTES ON A SCANDAL???? by tucson	Feb 20th, 2007 09:54:24 AM
I love Cate Blanchett, but what the heck is this movie doing here? First!
Okay, not first, so I can vent... by tucson	Feb 20th, 2007 09:56:42 AM
What is the criteria for nominations? Geez, every feature-length animated film released in 2006 was nominated...just because of that, they were all included? Maybe not (I think the loathsome Barnyard and Open Season are missing, but geez, a little fine-tuning...)
The Descent should walk away with best horror by CarmillaVonDoom	Feb 20th, 2007 09:57:11 AM
Merrick...Please be sure to post the winners! :^)
SUPERMAN RETURNS RULES by ObiWanCon	Feb 20th, 2007 09:58:31 AM
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try clicking your heels next ObiWanCon by just pillow talk	Feb 20th, 2007 10:04:00 AM
maybe that'll make that statement true. The Fantasy category seems to be the weakest of the bunch.
Superman Returns does "Rule" by GarySparkle	Feb 20th, 2007 10:11:52 AM
If by "Rule", you mean "sucks a diseased rhinocerous dick"
Super Sham by Poetic_Poster	Feb 20th, 2007 10:20:44 AM
It's already been attacked quite viciously / Still, ten nominations, I look at suspiciously / Perhaps it's simply a major actress dearth / That explains a nomination for Kate Bosworth / But I encourage the loyal aint it cool news readership / Go to Saturns' website and see who's on their leadership / Because their only filmmaker from the working sector / Happens to be Superman Returns' own director.
by by by by just pillow talk	Feb 20th, 2007 10:34:20 AM
ah yes, your logic is inescapable. Please let me know how Superman Returns was good. While I do not hate it like others on this site, clearly there are major problems with it. You know, like ignoring the effects of kryptonite on Superman, the whole Superman spying on Lois thing.
ERAGON???????????????????? by CuervoJones	Feb 20th, 2007 10:40:08 AM
And Superman Returns is not a bad movie. A little boring, but not bad.
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT FOR THE BOOB WHISPERER!!!!! by Shigeru	Feb 20th, 2007 10:47:19 AM
What a fucking joke. That show is complete shit, other than... you know, the boobs. The glorious JLH boobs....
Go Katee! by Banky the Hack	Feb 20th, 2007 10:59:58 AM
Starbuck rules. I think Fox shows more range than Olmos, but Kiefer will probably get it though.
Actually by QuinnTheEskimo	Feb 20th, 2007 11:02:02 AM
I like Batman Begins AND Superman Returns, which I know is flawed, but the things it gets right overwhelm the admittedly kind of retarded plot for me. And I like the Jesus-Superman stuff.
ONLY THREE NOMINATIONS FOR "THE FOUNTAIN"????? by Proman1984	Feb 20th, 2007 11:06:56 AM
Where's the best director and where's the best music I ask you??? This is a travesty!
AND YES, BATMAN BEGINS SUCKED by Proman1984	Feb 20th, 2007 11:10:06 AM
I was shocked by how terrible it was. Boring and with some of the most unexciting action scenes I've seen. Really, I enjoyed Batman Forever more and you can quote me on this.
This is why the Saturn Awards worry me by Kizeesh	Feb 20th, 2007 11:31:57 AM
Why oh Why is Deja Vu in the nominations? it hasn't been that dry a year for sci-fi. And since when was Charlotte's Web a fantasy? what tosh. oh and Superman Returns was guff.
I read David Koepps Indy 4 Script!! by oh_sprinkles	Feb 20th, 2007 11:33:43 AM
The other day I was up at Sky Walker Ranch doing some yard work for George. We go way back, I've been doing his gardening for years. Any who...I had to take a crap really bad and went inside his pool house bathroom. Just before I was about to do the old '#2' I noticed a script sitting on the shelf by the sink. It was titled "Indiana Jones 4" by David Koepp. Naturally, I started to read it right away. Man! what a great script! As I sat there reading it on the crapper doing my business all I could think of was "oh man, I'm so lucky! Indy 4" I couldn't stop reading, my eyeballs were glued to each page as read in amazement. As I went to put the script back I noticed there wasn't any toilet paper. I only had one option and I just read it! Sorry David Koepp but a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do. I quickly tore and few pages from the script as emergency toilet paper . I just hope it wasn't the part where Indy has the sex change operation in Tokyo. That was my favorite part in the script!!
Singer set himself a very difficult task... by gobofraggleuk	Feb 20th, 2007 11:35:42 AM
...in deciding to make SR follow on from Superman 2. I know that the Lex Luthor plot sucked, but the LL plots always sucked in Superman films, that was the whole point of them. I do think that casting Spacey was a mistake - he's turned into a self-important theatre boy in my eyes. And while Brandon Routh was great casting, Kate Bosworth was casting from hell. I'm sure she only got on that movie because she was in Spacey's 'Beyond the Sea' and he recommended her or something. But... like I was saying, Singer set out on a project which was always going to have a very narrow audience for whom it would work. Basically anybody who appreciated its continuity with the early Superman films, and for example remembered that Superman became human and he and Lois 'got it on' in Superman 2 to know where the kid came from etc., had to be over 30 years old. I'm 30 and I appreciated seeing those story threads continued, but I knew when I was watching it that it would fail miserably for the bulk of the audience, i.e. younger people not brought up with the Reeve films. Singer made a film for his own not-so-young-anymore-adult generation.
DEJA-VU?!! That had to be one of the worst films ever by modlight	Feb 20th, 2007 11:38:45 AM
I love Tony Scott, I love time travel, I love dumb movies, but that was a horrid piece of shit and shouldn't be nominated for anything other than the "Please Forget About Me" award. I can't believe that some things are on here. Have we all lost the distinction between Science Fiction and Fantasy? Children of Men... Sci-Fi, X-Men and V for Vendetta... Fantasy where is the "science" in them.
TV-wise Supernatural should've gotten a nom... by torpor_haze	Feb 20th, 2007 11:47:45 AM
that show vastly improved over its second season. It should have gotten Veronica Mars noms. Thats not sci fi, fantasy or horror. The only reason its considered genre is because it gets similar ratings as genre shows.
Superman Returns nominated for best script? Jesus! by We	Feb 20th, 2007 11:51:08 AM
That's just wrong.
Instead of dissing Superman you should be mad at ERAGON by Proman1984	Feb 20th, 2007 11:55:55 AM
ERAGON??????? SERIOUSLY? Just because it came out this year doesn't mean it should be nominated.
the difference Proman by just pillow talk	Feb 20th, 2007 12:07:49 PM
is that people were looking forward to Superman. From the trailers you could tell Eragon was going to be awful. I agree it shouldn't be nominated, but no one gives a shit about Eragon. If it were to win, that would be ridiculous and the uproar would follow. I had high hopes for Superman Returns since I like the first two X-men movies. While it did have some high moments, the overall plot and how Superman acted really brought down the movie. You say you didn't like the action in Batman Begins, where was the action in Superman Returns? Oh wait, Supes gets kicked around by Ahmed Amar was exciting... Batman Forever? C'mon dude.
Sounds like an excuse for a "SCIFI Special" by rgatz	Feb 20th, 2007 12:09:51 PM
I blame marketing weasals. When eragon makes the list, you have too many nominees.
BATMAN BEGINS was WAY Better than SUPERMAN RETURNS by THE KNIGHT	Feb 20th, 2007 12:18:03 PM
Seriously...
"I HEART RACHEL WEISZ," WAS ROBBED by Pound Sand	Feb 20th, 2007 12:25:28 PM
Oh, wait; that movie sucked !
Singer’s homage to the superhero mythos? by Nodwick	Feb 20th, 2007 12:31:43 PM
It was an homage to a film he liked from the 70's, nothing more.
The only awards show where none of the nominees show up by Abin Sur	Feb 20th, 2007 12:56:02 PM
Seriously, who is going to show at this thing?
Batman Begins and Superman Returns both by kilik777	Feb 20th, 2007 01:07:39 PM
pretty much sucked. Very overrated. How the hell did Hollow Man 2 get any nominations!? http://tinyurl.com/pv8do
No Costume Nomination for "Eragon"? by Anna Valerious	Feb 20th, 2007 01:07:49 PM
Bastards. At least it wasn't nominated for writing...for God's sake, you can't expect to cram 700+ pages into 99 minutes and toss in ridiculous theories and have it come out a winner.
Chiodo Brothers Rulel! by Uncapie	Feb 20th, 2007 01:22:28 PM
"Killer Klowns" is a fun picture. Plus, it has the late John Vernon. You know these guys are cool.
What a waste of time by Mr Incredible	Feb 20th, 2007 01:31:25 PM
The only reason they are nominated BECAUSE they are science-fiction and fantasy, not because they were good movies that HAPPEN TO BE science-fiction and fantasy.
"everyone thrashes"??? by LaudnerGomez	Feb 20th, 2007 01:41:21 PM
It may not have the one-sided mass appeal of a PIRATES sequel, but SUPERMAN RETURNS was beloved by many, including me. Those who didn't "get" it can piss off.
Have some IMAGINATION by SciFiRules	Feb 20th, 2007 01:42:47 PM
FYI, The Saturns were the FIRST award shows of ANY KIND that even saw Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films as something to be taken seriously. And the actual filmmakers really appreciate it! I've had the honor to actually attend several of these shows -- and they are beyond cool. The likes of Joss Whedon, James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro, Sam Raimi and Steven Spielberg all respect and dig them. And finally shows like "Dexter" "Galactica, "Heroes" are getting the recognization that they deserve.
oh well... by lynxpro	Feb 20th, 2007 01:54:42 PM
At least Doctor Who AND Life on Mars got some nominations. But Superman Returns and Eragon? Rassilon pleeeeeaaaase.
already better by Spacekicker2001	Feb 20th, 2007 01:55:36 PM
than the oscars!
may the SR sequel be like Highlander 3... by lynxpro	Feb 20th, 2007 01:57:14 PM
You know, like how it negated Highlander 2 - The Travesty.
Blooogers by SciFiRules	Feb 20th, 2007 02:01:46 PM
No typo. If YOU want to have your voice heard... you can actually "VOTE" for films you love instead of slamming films you don't. This isn't the Presidential elections and all voices are heard. The Oscars will never nominated cool films like The Descent or the Host or Children of Men or even Casino Royale... Let's celebrate the dozens of cool movies and shows... no one else does.
Superman Returns was great! by Wormie	Feb 20th, 2007 02:02:02 PM
I thought Singer's romantic Superman Returns was much better than Nolan's po-faced Batman Begins. What's the problem with sequelizing Superman I & II? They're classic blockbusters, they're always on TV, and they are the version of Superman most people are familiar with. Should Indy 4 ignore the previous flicks just because they were made some years ago? No way. Anyway, I think Smallville may have harmed SR's box office. Some people won't go to see a movie if they think they are getting the same thing on TV for free. The X-Files movie, launced at the height of the TV show's popularity, didn't do great business. After the launch of TNG, the Star Trek films did less well at the box office(First Contact aside). As for Kate Bosworth, I liked her as Lois, but I prefer Erica Durrance and her epic boobs.
why is Deadwood on the DVD list? by lynxpro	Feb 20th, 2007 02:02:09 PM
Since when has Deadwood become scifi/fantasy? Was there some cross-over with Brisco County Jr. that I am not aware of? Doctor Who FTW in that category.
my choices and where's michael bay (list)?! by theonecalledshoe	Feb 20th, 2007 02:03:44 PM
BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM Children of Men (Universal) BEST FANTASY FILM Charlotte’s Web (Paramount) BEST HORROR FILM The Descent (Lionsgate) BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM Casino Royale (Sony / MGM) BEST ANIMATED FILM A Scanner Darkly (Warner Independent Pictures) BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM The Curse of the Golden Flower (Sony Pictures Classics) BEST ACTOR Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM) BEST ACTRESS Judy Dench (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Ben Affleck (Hollywoodland) (Focus Features) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) (Fox Searchlight) BEST PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER ACTOR Mitchel Tate Musso (Monster House) (Sony) BEST DIRECTION Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) (Picturehouse) BEST WRITING The Wachowski Brothers (V for Vendetta) (Warner Bros.) BEST MUSIC David Arnold (Casino Royale) (Sony / MGM) BEST COSTUME Penny Rose (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista) BEST MAKE-UP Ve Neill, Joel Harlow - (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) (Buena Vista) BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover, Jon Thum - (Superman Returns) (Warner Bros.) TELEVISION CATEGORIES BEST NETWORK TELEVISION SERIES Heroes (NBC/Universal) BEST SYNDICATED / CABLE TELEVISION SERIES Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel) BEST PRESENTATION ON TELEVISION Nightmares and Dreamscapes (TNT) BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica) (Sci Fi Channel) BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) (CBS) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES Masi Oka (Heroes) (NBC/Universal) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM OR SERIES Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) (NBC/Universal) DVD – HOME ENTERTAINMENT BEST DVD RELEASE The Butterfly Effect 2 (New Line) BEST DVD SPECIAL EDITION RELEASE The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (Extended Edition) (Buena Vista) BEST DVD CLASSIC FILM RELEASE A Nightmare on Elm Street (New Line) BEST DVD COLLECTION The Premiere Frank Capra Collection (Sony) BEST TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection (V. 9 – 10) (Rhino) BEST RETRO TELEVISION SERIES RELEASE ON DVD The Wild Wild West (The Complete First Season) (Paramount) Yet, with the complied list of directors where is that Michael "damn you" Bay at??
yes, Smallville hurt SR... by lynxpro	Feb 20th, 2007 02:04:57 PM
Because despite how krappy the writing is, Smallville is better than SR, especially in the casting department. Why should people spend money on an expensive inferior film when they can see the superior television version fo frizzle? You do the math.
Interesting to see so many M:I 3 nominations... by DanielKurland	Feb 20th, 2007 02:41:22 PM
I enjoyed it.
Super-casting by Wormie	Feb 20th, 2007 02:45:41 PM
No way is Smallville better than SR in the casting department. OK, Rosenbaum and Spacey are both great, but Routh is the second best Supes/Clark after Chris Reeve.
Best Writing . . Wachowski Bros!!!! by MrJJonz	Feb 20th, 2007 05:21:09 PM
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha fucking ha Take a good graphic novel and turn it to shit. Great work. Yet another shit adaptation that makes the genius Moore turn his back on film.
Wormie by lynxpro	Feb 20th, 2007 05:33:16 PM
Yeah, because we all know that Brandon Routh beat out Tom Welling in the casting for the role on Smallville 7 seasons ago. Yes, marvelous. Neil Patrick Harris could push over Routh in an altercation. Yep, that's SUPER alright! You can keep your Metroman and I will still assert that Welling is the true Kal-El.
CHIODO BROTHERS! by BurtGummer	Feb 20th, 2007 05:44:45 PM
When the F are we getting Killer Klowns 2?!?!
Also... by BurtGummer	Feb 20th, 2007 05:49:43 PM
Whatever happened to Rob Bottin? Has he dissapeared of the face of the earth or what? COME BACK!
24, MI:3, Casino Rolyale, Departed, Hollywoodland.... by CTU Mole	Feb 20th, 2007 06:09:18 PM
These words, "science fiction" and "horror"...I do not think they mean what you think they mean.
Mainstream Films by SciFiRules	Feb 20th, 2007 07:25:47 PM
If you notice the bread and butter of the Saturns will always be the genres... but the action/adventure/thriller category allows some films (that were screened by our organization) a chance at an additional category. It has nothing against the Best Science Fiction Film which will always be #1 to the Awards. If you read the interview, as I just did, you'll see there's a fine line distinguishing between Horror and Sci-Fi and Sci-Fi and Fantasy... one that's always up for debate.
Hope Allison Mack wins by Jack_Bauer	Feb 20th, 2007 09:19:12 PM
She makes gold out of dogshit on a weekly basis for smallville.
Panettiere PWNS supporting actress... by Pennsy	Feb 20th, 2007 09:55:42 PM
Wonder what Harry will write about her if she wins ;)
The Prestige is NOT SCIENCE FICTION by topaz4206	Feb 21st, 2007 12:21:41 AM
It is based completely in reality. That is what elevates it from a very good movie to a work of art.
In what kind of a fucked up world... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 21st, 2007 12:54:51 AM
...does Kate Bosworth, who was a terribly and completely miscast Lois Lane, get an awards nomination (though I still liked Superman Returns overall), yet Hugo Weaving, who was terrific in V For Vendetta, gets completely overlooked? Nice one Saturn Awards. Sad fact is, looking at the breakdown of nominees, it really doesn't seem like too much thought was put into the lists anyway, nor, in many cases, that much of a reagrd for actual quality. As such, how anyone can complain about other wards shows and yet praise this one is frankly beyond me, for good and for bad it's just the same kind of shit under a different label.
The Prestige "is based completely in reality."?? by Shigeru	Feb 21st, 2007 08:05:57 AM
Where can I get a Hugh Jackman-duplicating machine? They sell those at WalMart?
CTU Mole by shellfishh	Feb 21st, 2007 09:35:44 AM
...never start a land war in Asia.
The Closer? Good series but how is SciFi, fantasy or by CrichtonAstronut	Feb 21st, 2007 11:45:43 AM
horror. I can give Dexter a pass as horror series 'cause it's got serial killers, and blood spatter, but Closer? Did I miss the alien abduction episode? The alternate reality where the South wins and Kyra Sedgwick's character becomes president. And Deadwood? Prestigue definitely scifi at the end. The Illusionist was been a bit more ambiguous. And where is Pan's Labrynth that's what I want to know. Maybe it came out too late. Sad not seeing Claudia Black on the list. for the first time in a long time. But I like the actor/actress selections. I hope James Callis and Hayden Panettiere win in their catagories. And how Panettiere a supporting actress she's got the best storyline in the series. Good to see Beowulf and Grendel getting some love, I saw a library it was quite good and much underrated.
topaz by vaterite	Feb 21st, 2007 06:38:43 PM
That's exactly the quality of the best science fiction: that it is based in reality. It's made up, but is hypothetically possible. The Prestige asks more questions typical of science fiction than any other film released this year.
BEST COSTUME - notice that SUPERMAN RETURNS is absent. by JDanielP	Feb 22nd, 2007 08:27:19 AM
Yeah, poor design.

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