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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2008 at 12:41
Originally posted by progadicto progadicto wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

I do enjoy Sci-fi movies Blade Runner (final cut) Alien, Aliens, Serenity, X-Men 2, Pitch Black and 2001: A SPace Odyssey being stunning movies. However, I've seen too much trash in this genre, the worst probably being Starship Troopers 2 (as if the first wasnt bad enough). 
 
 
Concerning Blade Runner, is amazing how may movies were made based on Philip Dick stories: Besides Blade Runner, Hollywood made (sometimes with luck and sometimes with horrible results): Total Recall (another Schwarzzeneger hero stuff movie), Minority Report (good movie), Paycheck (just regular) and Impostor (the most underrated!)...
 
 
 
Add A Scanner Darkly to that list,which I think is an excellent movie.


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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

Well, I'm a huge scifi fan, so here are my favorites.

The aforementioned movies based on Philip K. Dick's writing, esp. Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report. 
 
The even-numbered Star Trek movies: I, V and IX all sucked.  III and VII were ok but not as good as any of the even-numbered movies. 
 
If counting the Star Wars movies as scifi (I consider them to be more fantasy related than scifi), I love episodes II, III and V (III being my favorite movie ever of any genre).
 
I also like some of the old cheesy scifi movies, like Forbidden Planet, When Worlds Collide, the original Time Machine, and all five (yes, I said all five!) of the Planet of the Apes movies.  I even liked Godzilla vs. Your Momma. 
 
Also, there are some great movies which use science fiction plot devices like Butterfly Effect (time travel) and Vanilla Sky (cryo-freeze). 
 
Some others: Logan's Run, Deep Impact, The X-Men trilogy, The Spiderman trilogy, The Terminator trilogy and The Langoliers (ok, that one's a miniseries). 
 
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. 

well, first of all: I, V and IX are uneven numbers. and then you seem to contradict yourself; just look at the marked passages
 
Yes, I liked the even-numbered Star Trek movies: II, IV, VI, VIII and X; the uneven- (or odd-) numbered movies I didn't like so much: I, V and IX sucked; and III and VII were ok. 
 
As for Star Wars, I consider them space fantasy, not scifi, but...since a lot of people consider them scifi and since they are among my favorite movies, I chose to list them anyway. 
 
I thought it was pretty clear.  Confused
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Say anyone seen the Sci-Fi parody Dark Star?
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Say anyone seen the Sci-Fi parody Dark Star?

yes, I did. first movie of John Carpenter. excellent satire. I just love that alien ball monster. and the final picture with the eternally surfing astronaut is unforgettable


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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by progadicto progadicto wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

I do enjoy Sci-fi movies Blade Runner (final cut) Alien, Aliens, Serenity, X-Men 2, Pitch Black and 2001: A SPace Odyssey being stunning movies. However, I've seen too much trash in this genre, the worst probably being Starship Troopers 2 (as if the first wasnt bad enough). 
 
 
Concerning Blade Runner, is amazing how may movies were made based on Philip Dick stories: Besides Blade Runner, Hollywood made (sometimes with luck and sometimes with horrible results): Total Recall (another Schwarzzeneger hero stuff movie), Minority Report (good movie), Paycheck (just regular) and Impostor (the most underrated!)...
 
 
 
Add A Scanner Darkly to that list,which I think is an excellent movie.
 
I missed that one... Thanks... The title of that movie reminds one of my favorite directos, David Cronenberg with all his organic/gore/horror/sci fi movies such as Videodrome, Scanners, The Fly and Existenz... Really great movies
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Thanks for remminding me Doc, The Butterfly Effect is a brilliant film.Thumbs%20Up
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Vibrationbaby Vibrationbaby wrote:

I also love the original StarTrek series.


have you caught any of the new ones with the added footage and effects?  they're really well-done, very tasteful and lovingly restored.. they're not available on disc yet as far as I know (usually shown on CW network) but well worth it


I saw some of them on the Space Channel a while back when I was out west. Great stories, I think my favourites have to be " The Empath " and " That Which Survives " My mother knew Bill Shatner`s mother before they moved to Miami. The Shatners were originally from NDG. Don`t care much for the rest though.
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Why nobody mentions Dune? And let me remind you of this forgotten gem:

http://benchu.com/images/blog/B000059HAC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg


Edited by Tuzvihar - January 09 2008 at 16:01
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Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Why nobody mentions Dune? And let me remind you of this forgotten gem:

http://benchu.com/images/blog/B000059HAC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
 
Nobody mentions Dune because if you are a hard-core Dune fan(like me),then you could recognize that movie for what it was.....an absolute travesty.


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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2008 at 16:12
And do you know this Polish classic:

Obrazek%20"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/Seksmisja.jpg"%20nie%20mo&#380;e%20zosta&#263;%20wy&#347;wietlony,%20poniewa&#380;%20zawiera%20b&#322;&#281;dy.

It's a sci-fi commedy.

Plot summary: two men are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface of the Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only (or so it seems Wink) living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2008 at 16:14
Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

And do you know this Polish classic:

Obrazek%20"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/Seksmisja.jpg"%20nie%20mo&#380;e%20zosta&#263;%20wy&#347;wietlony,%20poniewa&#380;%20zawiera%20b&#322;&#281;dy.

It's a sci-fi commedy.

Plot summary: two men are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface of the Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only (or so it seems Wink) living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.


...that´s not so bad to wake up LOL
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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Why nobody mentions Dune? And let me remind you of this forgotten gem:

http://benchu.com/images/blog/B000059HAC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
 
Nobody mentions Dune because if you are a hard-core Dune fan(like me),then you could recognize that movie for what it was.....an absolute travesty.


I am a fan of Dune. And I don't think the movie is that bad. Do you know that originally it was Alexandro Jodorowsky who was to make the film? He wanted Salvador Dali to play the emperor Shaddam IV and Pink Floyd to compose music. That would've been something! See: http://www.hotweird.com/jodorowsky/dunestory.html.
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Originally posted by el b�thy el b�thy wrote:

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

And do you know this Polish classic:

Obrazek%20"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/Seksmisja.jpg"%20nie%20mo&#380;e%20zosta&#263;%20wy&#347;wietlony,%20poniewa&#380;%20zawiera%20b&#322;&#281;dy.

It's a sci-fi commedy.

Plot summary: two men are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface of the Earth. When they wake up, it turns out that not only 50 years have passed but also that they are the only (or so it seems Wink) living specimens of the male sex in a new, underground society composed exclusively of women.


...that's not so bad to wake up LOL


Except the women wanted to turn the men into women too.
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Originally posted by Tuzvihar Tuzvihar wrote:

Why nobody mentions Dune? And let me remind you of this forgotten gem:

http://benchu.com/images/blog/B000059HAC.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Ahhh I remember seing it when I was very little, or part of it. I remember the Alien had a child and I thought that was just too bizarre for my 8 or 9 years... So it´s a good movie, I must tell you I always thought it should be crap
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2001: A space odyssey and Matrix trilogy are my favourite movies from this genre and of course, from all genres

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I've always thought that classifying stuff like Star Wars, Terminator, The Matrix and Equilibrium as science fiction is a mistake and a definite misnomer - they're action films set in different time periods. Same with Dark Star - that's a dark comedy in space. I think the science fiction connotation should be reserved for films with more thoughtful writing. Honestly, Blade Runner is only narrowly removed from action too, but the down-beat moments give it more "intelligent" credibility whereas the same can't be said for The Matrix' somewhat comical plot. thoughts?


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Science Fiction does not necessarily have to be set in a different time period. Many SF films are set in the present. Some classics like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", for example.


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Originally posted by Nash Nash wrote:

2001: A space odyssey and Matrix trilogy are my favourite movies from this genre and of course, from all genres

You mean you liked Matrix 2 and 3???... but the 2 is so bad, and the ending of the 3 is probably the worst ending in any film everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

The last great Sci-Fi film I saw was Children of Men, but I've not read the original book by P.D. James, which apparently is also very good.

I thought the Tom Cruise War of the Worlds was abysmal, Hollywood seem to ruin things nowadays.

Oh and the original Day of the Triffids was excellent too.

I tend to also like dystopian and/or intelligent sci-fi.  I don't like Space Operas that much to be honest.

I am still waiting to see some of the film adaptations of some Kurt Vonnegut books, I believe there is some.

There is quite a good movie of Slaughterhouse 5, directed by George Roy Hill.


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Thanks, Friede, I'll try and seek it out sometime.  I believe there is also a film version of The Sirens of Titan as well.
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