tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post7136244595681323994..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Strange Days: SF film noir? Cyberpunk?Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-16549775869581287712008-08-04T19:59:00.000-07:002008-08-04T19:59:00.000-07:00Cheryl,It was a bit strange, mostly because of the...Cheryl,<BR/><BR/>It was a bit strange, mostly because of the century issue. If it had just been left at 1999 without the century celebration I doubt if I would have noted the discrepancy at all. However, I read a lot of classical SF, much of which takes place in the 1980s and 1990s, so it's not too unusual. I just ignore it.<BR/><BR/>I think they needed the party atmosphere, along with the sense of impending doom, possibly, to create the atmosphere they thought they needed. It was the combination of the racial tension and the end of the century-beginning of the new century which contributed to much of the edginess and stress permeating the work.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-10733630298696504422008-08-04T13:56:00.000-07:002008-08-04T13:56:00.000-07:00Fred, Did it seem odd to watch this movie know...Fred,<BR/><BR/> Did it seem odd to watch this movie knowing that the end of 1999 wasn't like that? I wonder why they used such a "near future" setting? Was the millennium theme crucial to the plot?Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230080663569692798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-15118112778677554802008-08-04T00:42:00.000-07:002008-08-04T00:42:00.000-07:00Scott,I'm waiting to hear your reactions to the fi...Scott,<BR/><BR/>I'm waiting to hear your reactions to the film.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-28463616914915812172008-08-03T11:32:00.000-07:002008-08-03T11:32:00.000-07:00I know that I have seen this film in the past, but...I know that I have seen this film in the past, but for the life of me I can't remember the details.<BR/><BR/>I have thrown it to the top of the Netflix pile and will take another look at it.Scott Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503780797389981719noreply@blogger.com