Science fiction movies

BaldJean wrote: el b�thy wrote: BaldJean wrote: I don't quite know what is meant by "Cyberpunk". from the mentioning of  movies by 1800iareyay it looks as if all movies in which androids appear fall under "Cyberpunk". I can certainly see the "Cyber" element there, but where please is the "punk" in those movies? Cyberpunk are the types of movies that are baes in a grim, sometimes near or post apocaliptic future where technology si constatly in your face and has changed the way human interact. Emotions become more and more strange as humans become more and more robotics. Usually the world is dominated by big corporations and the heroe is the outcast (usually a hacker). A good example in movies is Blade Runner and in literature the Neuromander by William Gibson, which is rumored its being finally made to a movie, directed by Chris Cunningham that description would make "Metropolis" by Fritz Lang the first cyberpunk movie

Well, needless to say how groundbreaking Metropolis was, right? It´s one of the first Sci fi movies ever, the only one I can think of that came before is Melies A trip to the moon, so it´s more than probable Metropolis had a big influence in Gibsons writting and ultimatly the genre itself.
As far as the "old wine in the new trousers" goes, I doubt it was Gibson who coined the genre by that name... or was it? Anyone has some info on this?

Cyberpunk movies are generally post 70s by the way. The vibe I get from it reminds me a lot of laser tag. It's got that whole rebel, hacker, neon-drenched vibe to it. Definitely technology-based. The best examples I think are Hackers, Johnny Mnemonic (going by a few minute of it), and The Matrix, though there's no laser tag in that one. 

I know it's a series rather than a movie but what about Blake's Seven?

Edited by Heavyfreight - January 13 2008 at 16:43

TheProgtologist wrote: If you're going in that direction what about Red Dwarf,which is one of my all-time favorite TV shows.

I need to check this show out, as well as Doctor Who. So far the only SF show I watch is the genius remake of BSG (and Heroes if you count all that genetic talk as sci-fi).

While talking about TV programs, I have to mention the X files... which are good, but I think they aren´t that good now, looking back I mean. For sure in it´s days they seemed much better

Dude. Wouldn't Science Fiction mean FICTION with SCIENCE elements? And Terminator is certainly that, since it explores Science, and the idea of it taking over the world from humans. Oaky, maybe it would be more fitting with "Tech fiction", in a way. But it's still science fiction.

Flesh Gordon approaching, seize fire!

Oops, too late.




Edited by Geck0 - January 14 2008 at 19:28

BaldJean wrote: sure, "Terminator" definitely falls under the SF-moniker. and as far as I know nobody denied that so far. by the way: how about "Flesh Gordon", a porn-SF-movie and a parody of "Flash Gordon". there are a lot of scenes which are being copied from the original "Flash Gordon", but given a sexual treatment. lots of nudity in that movie; try to get an uncensored version of it

"HAIL FLASH, SAVER OF THE UNIVERSE!... but... what? no, no, wait... HEY!!!"

TheProgtologist wrote: If you're going in that direction what about Red Dwarf,which is one of my all-time favorite TV shows.

Yeah it never really caught on in North America. Sort of like Monty Python didn`t catch on. I like the earlier episodes a lot more though. Read the books before the show came out, it`s sort of Dr. Who meets Hitchiker`s Guide To The Galaxy.

Evans wrote: BaldJean wrote: sure, "Terminator" definitely falls under the SF-moniker. and as far as I know nobody denied that so far. by the way: how about "Flesh Gordon", a porn-SF-movie and a parody of "Flash Gordon". there are a lot of scenes which are being copied from the original "Flash Gordon", but given a sexual treatment. lots of nudity in that movie; try to get an uncensored version of it Well, someone called it an action movie set in a definite time period, so i got kinda defensive. :)

Well, it is an action movie set into a certain period. Many SF-movies are actually action movies too. "Robo-Cop", for example. Or "Total Recall". The two terms don't necessarily exclude each other.

Edited by BaldFriede - January 15 2008 at 15:25