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Posted: Jun 8, 2012 - 6:53am

prometheus

7.403 stars

Posted: Nov 5, 2006 - 6:09pm

dmax wrote:

Testament

(pushing the definition a little)

The most realistic depiction of the post-nuclear apocalypse. Unfortunately, it's right in your neighborhood and the victims are your friends and family.

One of the most emotionally powerful movies I've ever seen. Not a good date movie, however.

Unrelentingly dark and depressing. It's main point (nuclear war would be really, really bad) is made in the first half hour. It keeps going, keeps hitting you over the head with this (fairly obvious) theme. After a while it just feels like audience abuse.

That said, it's been 23 years since I saw it and I still have scenes from it etched in my memory.

Posted: Nov 5, 2006 - 2:35pm

Testament

(pushing the definition a little)

The most realistic depiction of the post-nuclear apocalypse. Unfortunately, it's right in your neighborhood and the victims are your friends and family.

This is San Francisco. We have lost our New York signal. Radar sources confirm the explosion of nuclear devices there, in New York, and up and down the East Coast. Ladies and gentlemen, this is real. This is...
Emergency Broadcast System Announcer #1: We interrupt this program at the request of the White House. This is a national emergency. This is an Emergency Action Notification. I repeat, we interrupt this program at the request of the White House. Do not use your telephone. Telephone lines should be kept open for official use. Important instructions will follow.

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 10:47pm

winter wrote:

Meh.

Atmospherics aside, I think Blade Runner is pretty overrated. I just don't see the colossal appeal.

Some of my favorites, in no particular order:

Star Wars (the original)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Matrix
Dark City

I love Dark City... it's too bad it didn't get more attention.

I also liked the re-make of Solaris with George Clooney in it... rather decent job.

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 9:59pm

woozurdaddy wrote:

Blade Runner is #1, without a doubt.

Meh.

Atmospherics aside, I think Blade Runner is pretty overrated. I just don't see the colossal appeal.

Some of my favorites, in no particular order:

Star Wars (the original)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Matrix
Dark City

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 8:06pm

Blade Runner is #1, without a doubt.

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 3:31pm

laprincessa wrote:

You should change your name to the forum resurrector!

I'll keep me moniker, but on an unrelated thought, remember:

"The Eradicator!"

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 8:08am

TakeDanger wrote:

Exactly!

I really think that Wierd Science needs inclusion too.

-T.

odd that this has spirald downwards so very quickly.

Not the least bit odd around here!

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 7:24am

laprincessa wrote:

It's on the original list, love.

What about the Soderberg?

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 7:22am

The actual title of the article (published by the Gardian Our expert panel votes for the top 10 sci-fi films.

When I worked for a large university I moved through some decidedly werid circles - one commonality between the physicists, financiers, human resource directors, communications, materiel services, risk management, care flight, and various other personnel and job descriptions who I ran across was - yep, speculative fictuin (I really don't like the workd "SciFi" - it sound cheesy, like a pulp reading for kids.)

So, when I started looking for comments by Dr. Stephen Hawking (who is a great fan of speculative fiction), and Dr. Robert Foreward (now deceased NASA physicist), or some of the other passionate scientists, I was appalled when I found how unscientific the writers at the British publication were, sketchy even, in providing any "scientific" information - top scientists, indeed!

Who is this expert panel that slaves for the Guardian, my science professors always demanded that I be meticulous in identifying the hypoetheses, elements, processes, and conclusions of an experiment.

All I see here is a list of (mostly) cool movies with a claim of SCIENTIST SUPPORTED on them. Bad Guardian,

!

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 7:12am

maryte wrote:

What about Solaris? I think folks will either like the Tarkovsky original or the Soderberg remake. Both are excellent, but focus on different aspects of the Lem novella.

It's on the original list, love.

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 7:10am

rmgman wrote:

Here's my top ten, in order of film release:

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

War of the Worlds (1953)

This Island Earth (1955)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Silent Running (1972)

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

Alien (1979)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Terminator (1984)

You should change your name to the forum resurrector!

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 6:50am

What about Solaris? I think folks will either like the Tarkovsky original or the Soderberg remake. Both are excellent, but focus on different aspects of the Lem novella.

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 6:38am

maryte wrote:

Or THX-1138?

Heaxagon has it on his list (see page 2 of the forum)

Posted: Nov 4, 2006 - 6:32am

Servo wrote:

Has anyone mentioned Dark Star?

Or THX-1138?

Posted: Nov 3, 2006 - 10:39pm

rmgman wrote:

Silent Running (1972)

Has anyone mentioned Dark Star?

Posted: Nov 3, 2006 - 8:22pm

Here's my top ten, in order of film release:

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

War of the Worlds (1953)

This Island Earth (1955)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Silent Running (1972)

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

Alien (1979)

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Terminator (1984)

Posted: Sep 9, 2004 - 6:27am

edieraye wrote:

If you haven't checked out Firefly yet then I urge - no, I BEG - you to do so. It is an absolute travesty what Fox did to this show but almost worth it for all the goodies you get in the DVD set.

They did almost the same thing to Futurama. It's amazng that they're still in business if this is how they treat some of their best programming. Then again, I'm not sure that the "When the World's Best Police Chases by Attacking Animals Goes Wrong 8" audience is realy the market for quality sci-fi fare.

Posted: Sep 9, 2004 - 4:04am

Firefly, sorry. It's early yet.
And I meant I'm watching the second season, not series, of B5. Sheesh!

:-s

Posted: Sep 9, 2004 - 4:00am

Thanks, I'll check out Fifefly. I've never watched any. How long was it on? I just remember seeing some ads. Guess I'll check out ebay!