What happened to sci-fi???[views:15213][posts:137]_____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:08am - arilliusbm ""] [img] |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:09am - FuckIsMySignature ""] my favorite scifi movies are district 9 and avatar |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:10am - largefreakatzero ""] It's a conspiracy to piss of Aril with sub-par movies. I liked D9. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:12am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] I was going to say something in the other thread but I decided against it. We're not living in the 80's or early 90's. Quality Sci-Fi is dead, get over it! |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:14am - arilliusbm ""] lol |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:15am - arilliusbm ""] trying to overdo this nonsense, kind of like how hoser hates on MA. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:17am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] We need to utilize the Volcano and watch Death Machine. It will bring us back to a better time. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:17am - reimroc ""] lol you be trollin' |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:18am - FuckIsMySignature ""] 1996 had the best movies |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:18am - the_reverend ""] it became syfy, duh. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:19am - arilliusbm ""] I'm in the mood to watch all cube movies. First one was ok for thriller/scifi, 2nd one kinda sucked, but I haven't seen the third. Cube, anyone? |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:20am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Why does everyone hate on Cube II: Hypercube? Faggots. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:20am - reimroc ""] hahaha are you serious? you shit on D9 but you love cube? |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:21am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Cube > District 9. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:22am - arktouros ""] it's just not in pop movies, and it never was, with some exceptions... ALIENS or GTFO... I've been playing Mass Effect 2 which fucking rules but still has some space-opera mixed with scifi. Dune has already been written, so that's that. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:22am - reimroc ""] MikeofdecrepitudE said:Cube > District 9. i beg to differ. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:23am - brian_dc ""] For a relatively popular, modern sci-fi flick, Children of Men was very good. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:24am - arktouros ""] fuck yeah it was. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:24am - arilliusbm ""] Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:25am - arktouros ""] Also, the first Matrix is still one of the best IMO. I liked 2 and 3 but they weren't "good scifi"... |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:26am - arktouros ""] I mean Alien and Aliens. Third was a cheesy follow up. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:29am - arilliusbm ""] Children of Men is an incredible movie. And it has Itcotck in it. They need to make a halflife movie, and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game). Cube, while not having the best acting ever, had an incredibly unique concept and was dark. The TFC map was fucking awesome too. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:32am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] reimroc said: MikeofdecrepitudE said:Cube > District 9. i beg to differ. Cube may have had a lower production cost but it was way more atmospheric, the acting was over the top and the storyline was grim. I'll take all of those elements over some big budget Hollywood shit show. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:33am - reimroc ""] did you even watch D9? and the acting in cube wasn't something to write home about if you want to get really nit-picky like aril. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:34am - the_reverend ""] MikeofdecrepitudE said:Why does everyone hate on Cube II: Hypercube? Faggots.that movie SUCKED |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:37am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] s0 dUz uR lIEk Ur M0m dEwd |
| _______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:38am - Yeti ""] arilliusbm said:Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece. most of the time i can appreciate your hate, but i will not suffer hate to any aspect of the first two Alien movies. the third yes, but those first two are fucking awesome. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:38am - arktouros ""] arilliusbm said: They need to make a halflife movie, and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game). no halflife movie!! you can't tell that story with a movie, or give freeman any lines. did you ever see the doom movie??? i didn't think so. there was this short indie movie about the resistance soldiers, the trailer was up on youtube, that may not suck. bennyhillifier i just bought Dig on steam for a dollar but haven't played it yet. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:39am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Yeti said: arilliusbm said:Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece. most of the time i can appreciate your hate, but i will not suffer hate to any aspect of the first two Alien movies. the third yes, but those first two are fucking awesome. 3 sucked. Resurrection was awesome though.. highly underrated imho |
| _______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:40am - Yeti ""] oh man the Doom movie was so bad, and that horrid attempt at making it seem like the game at the end was even worse. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:41am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] I watched D9 with a head full of pot cookies. You just need explosions, PC plot lines, and Peter Jackson's name attached to it. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:42am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Considering David Fincher had no script to work with, Alien 3 rules. Fuck action sequences and the Marines. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:44am - arktouros ""] MikeofdecrepitudE said:I watched D9 with a head full of pot cookies. You just need explosions, PC plot lines, and Peter Jackson's name attached to it. hahahah...THAT is why i couldn't remember WHERE or WHO i saw it with...but it's coming back to me now. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:50am - arilliusbm ""] I'm not saying alienS was bad, it was just a typical sci fi action movie. It wasn't a thriller-based movie like alien. Did you guys see pandorum? |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:52am - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Aliens has some great scenes but it wasn't as atmospheric as Ridley Scott's film. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:52am - arktouros ""] Pandaroom? nope |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:57am - arilliusbm ""] Pandorum was an ok sci fi thriller movie that came out this summer. I liked it better than d9 but it was still kind of cheesy. It was more traditional in the sense that it took place in a spaceship the whole time, not a poor south african slum with giant bug fags that conquered space travel but live in shacks, much like poor Africans today except not as cool |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:58am - the_reverend ""] ITT: aril wants you damn kids to stay off his lawn. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:59am - the_reverend ""] you know what rules about liking old sci-fi movies and not new sci-fi movies? YOU CAN WATCH OLD MOVIES ANY TIME YOU WANT. original twilight zones or outer limits FTW |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:59am - arilliusbm ""] itt: shitty unfunny ITTs |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:59am - arktouros ""] in D9 they never elaborated if it was a derelict convict ship, deported lowlifes, homo bugs, etc...i still think it was damn good and i'm wondering where they will go with it. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:00am - the_reverend ""] I'm going to movie night at aril's. [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:00am - brian_dc ""] somebody say something about a panda room? [img] Can somebody sign for this? |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:00am - Doomkid ""] FuckIsMySignature said: 3 sucked. Resurrection was awesome though.. highly underrated imho Jean-Pierre Jeunet has made some of the coolest sci-fi in the past couple decades: Alien Resurrection and City of Lost Children are both amazing. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:01am - arilliusbm ""] Read the abovetopsecret alien forums from November-December. They were taking peoples' advice for the sequel. I trolled them hard. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:03am - arktouros ""] the_reverend said:I'm going to movie night at aril's. [img] LOL |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:05am - arktouros ""] oh yeah, that little unknown series STAR TREK is alright. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:06am - arilliusbm ""] haha fuck you. My movie night the other night consisted of watching total recall. Of course after the movie I had to go to the Sharon stone side nipple shot then relook at the 3 titted lady. fap |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:07am - arktouros ""] oh man, i like cheesy arnold movies but Total Recall is on it's own cheese level |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:14am - arilliusbm ""] total recalls story is good but doesn't quite cut it. it's not a bad movie, though. The baby in the stomach looks better than today's cgi. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:14am - reimroc ""] aril you really need to redeem yourself now. pandorum a "good" movie? who are you shitting bro? terrible acting, plot holes xgodzillax could fit through, retarded story, boring antagonist rip offs of the movie the descent. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:16am - reimroc ""] the_reverend said:you know what rules about liking old sci-fi movies and not new sci-fi movies? YOU CAN WATCH OLD MOVIES ANY TIME YOU WANT. original twilight zones or outer limits FTW outer limits was ok but the twilight zone. man, nothing will ever compare to rod sterling's genius. quite possibly the greatest sci-fi tv series ever produced. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:20am - arilliusbm ""] Wrong. I said it was an "ok" sci fi thriller. It wasn't perfect at all, but was better than d9 |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:23am - reimroc ""] definitely NOT better than D9. i don't even care what you think about D9 anymore its the fact that you consider pandorm remotely ok. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:24am - arilliusbm ""] reimrocs favorite sci fi movie was the chronicles of riddick |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:28am - arktouros ""] haha...Pitch Black was actually good but i am a fan of the Riddick series. The escape from butcher bay/that remake that just came out is a killer underrated game. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:28am - the_reverend ""] event horizon anyone? *crickets* |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:32am - arilliusbm ""] PS: I think a halflife movie is doable, but should have more focus on action/filmography than dialogue. the beginning of the movie should have most of it, because he WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE TEST CHAMBER HALF AN HOUR AGO |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:35am - arktouros ""] you know that a big budget means they would have to add in some sort of hokey story and dialogue, paint freeman as a badass american hero and have him bang that chick. i won't have any of that shit. running a little late today, freeman? |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:39am - reimroc ""] arilliusbm said:reimrocs favorite sci fi movie was the chronicles of riddick DON'T YOU DARE SOIL THE NAME OF VIN |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:40am - arilliusbm ""] why do we have to wear these ridiculous ties?? |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:44am - arilliusbm ""] halflife 1 didn't have that woman. But you're right, they'd have to write in a sub plot. I don't think a halflife movie needs a love story. take away the love story in apocalyto and you have a movie that's full of chase scenes. Halflfie was essentially a game about escaping black Mesa, then going to the alien planet to take the mother out. Fuck I wanna play it again. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:12pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] the_reverend said:event horizon anyone? *crickets* prob my favorite sci fi movie of all time... that and The Abyss |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:14pm - AndrewBastard ""] ZARDOZ is the best sci fi weirdo movie aside from the original SW trilogy. some notable non vintage sci fi that I love: Gattaca Event Horizon and the new Star Trek. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:40pm - Yeti ""] arilliusbm said:total recalls story is good but doesn't quite cut it. it's not a bad movie, though. The baby in the stomach looks better than today's cgi. dude you're killing me here. Total Recall doesn't cut it? are you watching the same movie i am? |
| _______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:40pm - Yeti ""] arktouros said:haha...Pitch Black was actually good but i am a fan of the Riddick series. The escape from butcher bay/that remake that just came out is a killer underrated game. i am a huge fan of Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:46pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Despite being gateway animation and a condensed version of the graphic novel, Akira > [enter fail film here] |
| __________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:47pm - reimroc ""] *ahem* gateway animation done great. and i agree it was awesome. i own all the manga and i definitely would like to see a sequel some day. lord knows there is enough material for there to be a miniseries. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:54pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] It wasn't meant as a derogatory remark. It's the fact that Akira is one of the most familiar films in Japanese animation. The story was engaging and the visuals are frighteningly intense. So yes, it is that good. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:56pm - arilliusbm ""] I wish total recall went more into the aliens and their ruins. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:57pm - Yeti ""] see i like how they didn't because it left the whole thing open, and didn't give a lame backstory, which most likely would have happened. |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 12:58pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] early Paul Verhoeven + Michael Ironside + Arnold = [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 1:03pm - arilliusbm ""] total recall did have some great ideas in the plot. It just didn't follow through that great. I own the movie and love it but it could have been better. it's backbone rings true to today's world though. An elite coporate dude that controls everything.. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 2:54pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] A Scanner Darkly was a more faithful rendition of the Phillip K. Dick source material than Total Recall, had cool animation, and Keanu Reeves. Automatic win. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 2:56pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] :point: |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:03pm - AndrewBastard ""] Arnold has a few awesome sci fi epics. The Terminator movies that dont suck. (ie 1+2) The Running Man Total Recall other awesome sci fi: Blade Runner 5th Element I wasnt too into a Scanner Darkly though I do love PKD. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:06pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] KEANU REEVES |
| ______________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:16pm - Yeti ""] AndrewBastard said:Blade Runner that movie has the strangest ending. it fits, it's just so odd. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:17pm - arilliusbm ""] Alex Jones is in a Scanner Darkly. haha |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:19pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] Best scene. bennyhillifier |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:47pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Yeti said: AndrewBastard said:Blade Runner that movie has the strangest ending. it fits, it's just so odd. This thread is all up on Phillip K. Dick's dick. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 3:49pm - arilliusbm ""] What was that Arnold flick with "re-pet" ? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 4:02pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] The Sixth day. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 4:07pm - arilliusbm ""] Ah, that one. I recall not liking it much. Only saw it once, though. Worth watching again? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 4:08pm - MikeofdecrepitudE ""] No. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 4:13pm - arilliusbm ""] Enders Game is coming out this year. Interested in seeing that, although I don't like Orson Scott Card too much. I was hoping they'd make a Rendezvous with Rama movie but it fell through. Not sure why, that'd be a SICK movie. Geometric alien landscape in a giant ship ftw. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 4:15pm - arilliusbm ""] Oh yea. The Sphere movie. Fucking blew ass. That book was one of Crichton's best, and the movie failed hard. Still can't believe he died. I heard there's a book he was working on before he died. Interested in seeing what it was. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 5:44pm - AndrewBastard ""] An Enders Game movie? Sick! |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 6:03pm - arilliusbm ""] Bah. Enders Game was scrapped too. Why scrap all these great sci fi themes and make shitty ass movies like d9? |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 6:07pm - arktouros ""] I thought the Sphere movie was alright because I liked the actors...but the book was great. Speaking of Crichton, Jurassic Park was a good scifi book, the movie is...dino drama. Even better is the people who bought the book because of the movie and then said "shit, I can't read this at all" |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 7:18pm - demondave ""] [img] |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 7:30pm - Buzz Killington ""] Moon was the best (old-school) scifi iv seen in ages. shame on you if you have not seen it yet. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 7:39pm - blessed offal ""] arilliusbm said:Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece. kill yourself now |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 7:53pm - demondave ""] game over man, game over |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 8:03pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] GAME OVER, MAN GAME OVER Edit: fuck - scoop'd |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 8:36pm - arilliusbm ""] Please nugga. Alien > aliens |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 9:41pm - the_reverend ""] the_reverend said:it became syfy, duh. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 9:45pm - autisticretard ""] lifepod |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 10:19pm - porphyria ""] Battlestar Galactica anyone? |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 29,2010 11:08pm - arilliusbm ""] Yep. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 30,2010 1:37am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Boy & His Dog, anyone? |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 20,2010 8:52pm - AndrewBastard ""] [img] |
| ________________________________ [Jun 20,2010 10:58pm - ernie ""] event horizon rules all |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 21,2010 12:20am - DestroyYouAlot ""] Night of the Blood Beast or a pussy is u |
| _____________________________________ [Jun 21,2010 8:20am - ouchdrummer ""] I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and i'll tell you exactly where it's at: BOOKS. George RR. Martin Robert Jordan nothing in almost any movie in the last twenty years can compare to books by these two. |
| ________________________________________ [Jun 21,2010 10:16am - aaron_michael ""] arilliusbm said: and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game). that would be a helluva movie, but I'm sure they'd gay it up somehow. |
| _______________________________ [Jun 21,2010 10:30am - Yeti ""] i just watched The Black Hole this weekend, i think i saw it once when i was a kid. for being cheesy and a Disney movie it's surprisingly good, and surprisingly dark. |
| _________________________________________ [Jun 21,2010 11:54am - AndrewBastard ""] ouchdrummer said:I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and i'll tell you exactly where it's at: BOOKS. George RR. Martin Robert Jordan nothing in almost any movie in the last twenty years can compare to books by these two. A Song of Ice and Fire made a pilot and was picked up by HBO...IMDB that shit nigga. Supposedly the WoT series may be made into movies but I dont have imdb pro to get more info... |
| _______________________________________ [Jun 21,2010 12:05pm - SkinSandwich ""] The Thing Fuck y'all. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 10:35am - aril ""] arilliusbm said:[img] |
| _______________________________ [Dec 22,2010 10:37am - Yeti ""] SkinSandwich said:The Thing Fuck y'all. yesterday i was explaining to my girl how that is one of the top greatest movies in history. i'd say it's cinematically perfect. |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 11:24am - eyehatehippies ""] brian_dc said:For a relatively popular, modern sci-fi flick, Children of Men was very good. That's an awesome movie. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 11:28am - the_reverend ""] syfy |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 11:35am - Ancient Master ""] heard rumors of a FOUNDATION trilogy....not sure how its going to be though |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 11:40am - MillenialKingdom ""] There was nothing wrong with District 9. |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 12:39pm - REALTY POLICE ""] MillenialKingdom said:There was nothing wrong with District 9. COME BACK TO REALITY |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:23pm - frankovhell ""] Firefly series anyone? Its not very dark, but I found the whole sci fi/western theme pretty interesting. It was ruined by FOX sadly. Its too bad another channel never bought it for more seasons. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:32pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] theres supposedly some big sci-fi western coming next year. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:43pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] doesnt look like its a western but i think this is the one i was thinking of http://teaser-trailer.com/movie/super-8/ |
| ______________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:46pm - ark ""] frankovhell said:Firefly series anyone? Its not very dark, but I found the whole sci fi/western theme pretty interesting. It was ruined by FOX sadly. Its too bad another channel never bought it for more seasons. Just watched it through finally. I tell people it's like if Han Solo had his own show without the cheese of Star Wars or aliens. The movie they made to tie up the series, Serenity, is so fucking good. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:47pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] nope this is the one http://cowboys-and-aliens-movie-trailer.blogspot.com/ |
| ______________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:50pm - ark ""] [img] |
| _________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 5:59pm - TheRidersofDoom ""] I enjoyed district 9 and didn't really watch it as a sci-fi movie. it was more of a story between the dude and the alien family with the overall theme of apartheid. although I am sure most haters will hate, Pandorum was actually a decent film and if you want to wait, del toro is directing at the mountains of madness, and I doubt he will fuck that up too much |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:00pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i also enjoyed Pandorum. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:13pm - nekronaut ""] Yeti said: SkinSandwich said:The Thing Fuck y'all. yesterday i was explaining to my girl how that is one of the top greatest movies in history. i'd say it's cinematically perfect. You speak the truth. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:14pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] for now... next year the ruined version comes out. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:17pm - Fuck Logging In ""] Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something. |
| ___________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:21pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Fuck%20Logging%20In said: Go read a fucking space-ritual and learn something. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 6:58pm - Fuck Logging In ""] FuckIsMySignature said: Fuck%20Logging%20In said: Go read a fucking space-ritual and learn something. [img] |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 7:02pm - eyehatehippies ""] Fuck%20Logging%20In said:Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something. Heinlein is decent, I'm not all that into "hard" sci-fi though, and his books generally devolve into blindly idealistic hippie utopianism, which can be hard to stomach. "Stranger In A Strange Land" would have been fucking perfect if they cut that crap out of it, it gets terrible about halfway through, but hey, I'll take that over most of his other books. If we're talking books, I could go on all fucking day, especially with Dick. I can never get enough Dick. It's hardly fair to criticize Total Recall as not being faithful to the original short story, since there wasn't really that much to work with, the movie would have been ten minutes long. In all honesty, it is fairly faithful, it just picks up where the original story left off, leaves off the ending, which wouldn't have translated very well to the big screen, and explores some of Dick's other themes and ideas that he established in his novels. I think that's a pretty significant achievement, actually. For movies, I'm surprised Moon wasn't brought up. That's probably the best sci-fi movie I've seen in the last decade. Pandorum was entertaining, but it was kinda long for what it was, and lost some of its coherency (what little it had even) as a result. |
| __________________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 7:03pm - Fuck Logging In ""] Have any of you seen Primer? |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 22,2010 11:03pm - dertoxia ""] Dark City http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/ My personal all-time hands down favorite sci-fi movie....of all time. |
| _________________________________ [Dec 23,2010 3:38am - Doomkid ""] Fuck%20Logging%20In said:Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something. Ummm, Starship Troopers ring a bell? That's definitely space-marine scifi, whether you look at the book or the movie. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 23,2010 6:03am - the_reverend ""] I'm up early to watch syfy, but it's just infomercials right now. Lame. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 23,2010 8:30am - Yeti ""] eyehatehippies said:I can never get enough Dick. you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 23,2010 9:44am - eyehatehippies ""] Yeti said: eyehatehippies said:I can never get enough Dick. you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend. Did I mention I'm also really into Moorcock? The Moorcock, the better... |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 23,2010 11:49am - narkybark ""] Fuck%20Logging%20In said:Have any of you seen Primer? I have... decent and a good effort but I think it tries to be a little more confusing on purpose than it should. |
| _____________________________________________________ [Dec 23,2010 11:50am - RustyPS should be working ""] eyehatehippies said: Yeti said: eyehatehippies said:I can never get enough Dick. you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend. Did I mention I'm also really into Moorcock? The Moorcock, the better... *plays rimshot* |