Huh, Nebula nominations...

[agilebrit]

To my everlasting shame, I haven't actually read anything that got nominated this year (yet).

However, I've seen all the movies:

BRADBURY AWARD (outstanding dramatic presentation)

Star Trek, JJ Abrams (Paramount, May 09)
District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug 09)
Avatar, James Cameron (Fox, Dec 09)
Moon, Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker (Sony, Jun 09)
Up, Bob Peterson and Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar, May 09)
Coraline, Henry Selick (Laika/Focus Feb 09)

Avatar, clearly, should not win. Nothing with a script that horrid can be considered "outstanding," no matter how visually stunning it is, sorry. And after we saw Star Trek, I turned to my husband and said "The big dumb summer blockbusters have started early this year." (Snerk, "red matter.") So, as much as I enjoyed it, I don't think it should win either.

The other four movies though? DUDE. I loved them all, for different reasons in each case.

How do you pick???

For me, I think it's really between "Moon" and "Up." "Moon" has stuck with me for a long, long time, and "Up" exhibited so much genius storytelling just in that first fifteen minutes that it should be on anyone's short list. "District 9"--I think I need to watch it again. "Coraline" is lovely as well, but it just doesn't rise to the same level, I don't think, as "Up" and "Moon."

Make your case in comments, o flist.

Comments

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

It's funny, because the Hubby was all "Where's the SF/F in Up?" And after I listed the genetically-engineered dogs, the new species discovery, the zeppelin, and the house floating to South America using the Power of Helium, he had to admit that, okay, there was a SF/F element to it, but it wasn't SF/F per se. Which, I think you could make the argument either way, because the whole "discovering new species" drives the villain arc...

But, yeah. Strong, strong contender, I think, especially amongst a bunch of writers. We can all learn something about writing from that movie.

[texanfan.livejournal.com]

Up has that steampunk theme going, which is kind of funny when you think of it.