Wow, got it in one, Zool! I do have all five seasons of Babylon 5. Your description of "epic" matched it exactly. In no other series have I seen such incredible characterisation (G'Kar!) and plot foreshadowing (Valen!!! w00t!!). Mira Furlan did a great job as Deelen, as well. When it was on TV I never had much interest in it, but there came a time I worked late shifts and was awake all through the night with nothing to do, so I rented every single Bab 5 video from the video store and would watch something like four a night. Needless to say, I got sucked in, as did my husband who only came in halfway through!
Anyway... I'm supposed to be reviewing here...
Aeon Flux
When this first came out, the previews they showed looked really stupid (basically, just Charlize Theron flipping around all over the place), and I'd heard weird things about the animation it was based on, so I didn't see it in cinema. After hearing so-so reviews from relatives, though, I thought maybe it wasn't that bad, so I rented it on DVD. Having never read the comics or seen the cartoon, Aeon Flux came across as a very self-contained story. The twist, for me, was quite surprising, and the mystery of it all certainly kept me interested throughout. The technology I found really intriguing as well. In watching the extras, I saw interviews where someone (the director?) talked about wanting all the technology to be very naturalistic, so you get images in puddles of water instead of great big sci-fi-ish viewscreens and so forth.
Overall, I was satisfactorily surprised with this movie. It wasn't amazingly good, but nor was it really bad. Somewhere in between, but enjoyable if you're after some light entertainment.
Elvina
