Favourite Sci-Fi movie!

GageFX said:
I somehow stumbled across a website that had the old Buck Rogers series... it may have been metacafe, but I was very tempted to watch but couldnt bring myself to.

That was a weekly ritual to watch that, though. Biddy-biddy.
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The only thing that bugged me about Buck Rogers was that damn little Twiki robot. Wilma was hot though.


abraham said:
Re: The Ghostbusters Debacle:

A Square is ALSO a Rectangle my boys.
Jimerson, I'm with you.

Although as my brother adam pointed out, I wouldn't call Treasure of the Sierra Madre a Western. It's a Thriller that takes place in the West...so, I dunno Hudson. Maybe you and I see thing similarly.
BUT! I wouldn't be ENTIRELY opposed to calling it a Western Thriller...

So, to recap:
GB: Comedy, Sci-Fi.
TotSM: Thriller, Western, BAD*SS
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Ha ha Another debate. I would say no to it being a Western.

David Jimerson said:
It's OK, John. You can refuse to call a wheel round, too. We're all brothers. :beer:
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LOL
 
Jared Meyer said:
Gonna have to go with this little gem.

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Director's Cut is almost here. It's been a long wait.


EDIT: Hold the phone, it was released two days ago. Guess I've got a quick errand to run.
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Very Kool. Dark City has always been my favorite. (will have to get that new version now).

Very close second is Blade Runner of course.
 
Mark Harris said:
Yo, can I get some love for XTRO in the house?

Primer
2001
12 Monkeys
Time Bandits

I too always have problems categorizing Star Wars as true Sci-Fi. I mean, you could take the whole thing, set it in a mining town in W. Virginia, and have exactly the same story without missing a beat. I love it, but it's just not true Sci-Fi to me. I like Sci-Fi where the Sci is integral to the story.

Same with Alien or Aliens. Love them, but the first is a haunted house in space and the second could swap lions for aliens and be about the same.
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And yet you place Time Bandits on your list of Sci-Fi? Don't get me wrong, I love Time Bandits, but I see it as fantasy. Of course, the line between fantasy and sci-fi seems to be disappearing.
 
Cryogenic Filmworks said:
Very Kool. Dark City has always been my favorite. (will have to get that new version now).

Very close second is Blade Runner of course.
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Yeah went out and picked it up last night. Lots of extras. 3 commentaries, one from Roger Ebert (not sure if it's the original or if he recorded a new one for the Director's cut) as well as Proyas and the writers. A few documentaries too. Haven't had a chance to check them out yet. The movie itself looks great. Really nice transfer, and there's an extra scene or two added. I think they tweaked some of the effects too. Well worth it. :thumbsup:
 
Blaine said:
And yet you place Time Bandits on your list of Sci-Fi? Don't get me wrong, I love Time Bandits, but I see it as fantasy. Of course, the line between fantasy and sci-fi seems to be disappearing.
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If it tastes like genre, it must be true.

I'd call it Fantasy as well.
 
I'd say Fantasy for Time Bandits.



I'm not with you on The Happening or M. Night, Hudson, but I'm here with you in this thread. Especially regarding golf.
 
Blaine said:
And yet you place Time Bandits on your list of Sci-Fi? Don't get me wrong, I love Time Bandits, but I see it as fantasy. Of course, the line between fantasy and sci-fi seems to be disappearing.
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Hey! Leave me alone! If Jimerson gets GB, I get Time Bandits!!!!
 
It's too bad there's really not that many good SF films. Bladerunner is my fav, then Alien, Close Encounters, Planet of the Apes (original), Terminator I and II.

I've always had a soft spot for Outland. I prefer a darker tone in science fiction like Bladerunner.
 
great sci fi makes you think.

When I first saw Blade Runner, (16-18) I was falling asleep.

As I grew older, I enjoyed it more and more.

but I blame myself, I was a punk and did not understand the masterpiece.
 
Me too dvpixl

OF course, I went into BR seeing HAN SOLO (look at the poster with his gun) ... I went in expecting Star Wars action and came out going, oh.

The serious themes, the noir, the score, the pacing .... only now as an adult do I consider it a masterpiece.
 
Just saw another of my favs!

THX-1138 ... AWESOME FILM!

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I haven't seen THX-1138 yet. I'll try and check that out.

My fav is Aliens 1986, directed by James Cameron.

The commentary dvd said that, if I remember/understand correctly, it was edited in two days by cutting celluloid style, by one guy, which I thought was an amazing achievement.

Also I like Event Horizon, for it's horror entertainment factor.

So, horror/sci-fi I guess, hehe.
 
Raptor365 said:
The commentary dvd said that, if I remember/understand correctly, it was edited in two days by cutting celluloid style, by one guy, which I thought was an amazing achievement.
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That would be physically impossible. Editing on celluloid is FAR slower than cutting digitally. Perhaps it said they had a first cut two days after shooting, which is very possible if they were cutting while filming. Michael Kahn edits this way for Spielberg and often has a cut 1 week after wrapping.
 
Batutta said:
That would be physically impossible. Editing on celluloid is FAR slower than cutting digitally. Perhaps it said they had a first cut two days after shooting, which is very possible if they were cutting while filming. Michael Kahn edits this way for Spielberg and often has a cut 1 week after wrapping.
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It did seem odd. The understanding I had, and I don't have the copy anymore, is that Cameron asked the editor, I don't know his name right now, to edit the movie. He agreed, locked himself in a room and in two days (48 hrs) Cameron came in and said he loved it. The guy was on the video, I just forget who he is=kick my ass now.

Maybe someone else who has the complimentary disk can expand. Otherwise, hell, I just might go buy it again. Pretty sure I'm right enough to bet the cost of the DVD I suppose.
 
i almost forgot BTTF but I think thats just one the best films ever.

Im a Philip K. Dick Fan I think TR MR and BR are his best adaptations yet and are the best examples of sci fi. both in thought provoking and fun.
 
I don't consider Star Wars to be SCI-FI, so I sure as hell can't think about Ghostbusters in that light. Star Wars (one of my favorite films of all time, mind you) is definitely more Thomas Malory than Ray Bradbury...it's closer to Tolkien than to Asimov. I would settle on the compromise of "Science Fantasy" at best...even though I see it as Fantasy in its purest form.

Ghosts, on the other hand, are the title character(s) of Ghostbusters. Ghoulies and apocalyptic, metaphysical-dimensional demi-gods are traditionally associated with the Horror genre. Not that I'd consider it to be a "Horror-Comedy" by any means, but just pointing out that the horror element plays an infinitely greater roll than the science fiction one. Besides, the title isn't "Proton-Protectors". I side with Comedy pure and simple in this case.
 
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