Here are my quick takes on the genre-related films I've watched in the last several weeks...
The Happening (2009) - Suspenseful for about the first 30 minutes, but when it became Plans vs. Humanity it devolved into nonsense.
Space Chimps (2008) - If you squint a little, you can find a decent time-passing film about smarter-than-human chimps that overthrow an alien overlord.
Resident Evil (2002) - While there's nothing really new here, it does nicely mix a rogue AI with zombies and mutants, which is always nice.- Shorts (2009) - A fun-but-silly movie about a magical rock that grants wishes, and the kids (and adults) that misuse it.
- Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) - Offers some (but not all) much-needed closure to the storylines of the season, but the absence of Mandy Patinkin's Rube character in this black comedy is a serious blow.
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A Clockwork Orange (1971) - What starts as a horrific glorification of violence in Act I turns to a thoughtful dissertation on crime and rehabilitation in Act II. The inevitable act III, however, felt more drawn out than it needed to be.
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Posted by John DeNardo at Saturday December 26, 2009 at 12:20 AM
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The first thing I could think of when seeing that you watched "The Happening" was, "I'm so sorry". I made the mistake of seeing that in the theater. More problems with it than I could begin to relate here. What a mess.
Posted by Carl V. on Saturday December 26, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Can't say about DVDs or CDs on sci-fi..but I have recently enjoyed a lot by reading books based on science fiction which i bought from A1Books like : Josy - A sci-fi, Doctor Diablo....all were just too engaging and my holidays passed in a jiff 
From the above list Resident Evil: Extinction is the one book that has managed to find place in my book shelf....But again, now i think i must make it for DVDs
Posted by Nailbites on Monday December 28, 2009 at 12:33 AM