[iansales]

1a) What are your favourite science fiction films? (Name up to 5)
- Delicatessen, Until the End of the World, Alien, Dune, Brazil

1b) Why do you like these?
- because they evoke so well the worlds they present, they don't insult your intelligence, and they are entertaining spectacles

2a) If you were a film director, directing a sci-fi film, which actor would you cast as your lead role?
- depends entirely on the role - William Hurt, Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, James McAvoy, Guy Pearce...

2b) Who would the female actress play in this film?
- I'd hope there'd be more than one actress, and that the ones cast would have a variety of roles; but definitely no damsels in distress or eye candy

3a) Which is your favourite female character from a science fiction film?
- Smilla Jasperson from Smilla's Sense of Snow

3b) Why do you like this character?
- she's abrasive, and not very likeable, but she succeeds in carrying the story

4a) Which is your least favourite female character from a science fiction film?
- Dale Arden from Flash Gordon

4b) Why do you not like this character?
- "Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!"

5a) Do you prefer newer sci-fi films or the classic ones?
- CGI makes sf films seem so much more real now, but older films relied much less on special effects and so often have better stories, acting and direction

5b) Why do you prefer this choice?
- it depends on the film

6) If you have seen the two versions of King Kong (2005 and 1976), which do you prefer and why? (Ignoring the fact of the development of technological features such as CGI)
- the 2005 version was a bloated monster and dragged on for way too long; I don't actually remember much about the 1976 version, so I souldn't really say if it was better than Peter Jackson's