The Top Six Science Fiction Films
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_Bond...James Bond
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_Coggins7
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The Mysterians was one of Toho's early serious science fiction films, and contains some pretty good effects for the day. I think probably the best serious SF piece they ever did, sans the giant battling monsters, was Mantanga, released here as Attack of The Mushroom People. Quite an interesting piece, with good plot and set design.
They're other really great piece, which admittedly isn't SF, is the the Majin series (Daimajin), about the giant stone warrior that comes to life to save the village. Excellent all around.
They're other really great piece, which admittedly isn't SF, is the the Majin series (Daimajin), about the giant stone warrior that comes to life to save the village. Excellent all around.
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Blixa wrote:Man I totally forgot Repo Man...
Also I do like Planet of the Apes, and the Terminator One and Two...for the life of me, I can't remember much of Three...and Starship Troopers was a whole lotta fun. Alien, too I suppose I would single out, and Robocop, and a great deal of Gattica is not bad, either.
But the only two sci fi films I could say I actually love are still The Day the Earth Stood Still and la Jetee
Starship Troopers? Now you have crossed the line. Verhofen butchered Heinleins words into a cheap tawdry abortion. He and the Soap Opera rejects they got playing the characters actually sickened me as the deep political story was cheapened and in the end soiled. They should be ashamed of themselves.
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Mercury wrote:Blixa wrote:Man I totally forgot Repo Man...
Also I do like Planet of the Apes, and the Terminator One and Two...for the life of me, I can't remember much of Three...and Starship Troopers was a whole lotta fun. Alien, too I suppose I would single out, and Robocop, and a great deal of Gattica is not bad, either.
But the only two sci fi films I could say I actually love are still The Day the Earth Stood Still and la Jetee
Starship Troopers? Now you have crossed the line. Verhofen butchered Heinleins words into a cheap tawdry abortion. He and the Soap Opera rejects they got playing the characters actually sickened me as the deep political story was cheapened and in the end soiled. They should be ashamed of themselves.
While not quite that vehement about it I do think the movie is a debasement of the book.
I'm agreeing with Mercury..........there must be some weird solar alignment today......
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_Blixa
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I enjoyed the ironic gloss given the narrative by the casting of so-called "soap opera" actors. I barely remember the Heinlein novel, so I had no trouble viewing it as a separate work. At the same time, that doesn't mean in wasn't a problematic interpretation; I'll remember your comments when I get around to re-reading it.
I think though I still like Verhoven's early work best, films like "The 4th Man," but, again, its been along time since I've seen those, too.
I'm not a huge science fiction fan, though there are individual science fiction novels and films that I like. My favorites though are probably all ones that skirt the edge of the genre, or are genre hybrids.
I think though I still like Verhoven's early work best, films like "The 4th Man," but, again, its been along time since I've seen those, too.
I'm not a huge science fiction fan, though there are individual science fiction novels and films that I like. My favorites though are probably all ones that skirt the edge of the genre, or are genre hybrids.
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_Gazelam
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Very tough, but I'll give it a shot:
1) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
This is the hands down best of the bunch. It is really an amalgamation of alot of other genres, but to see all these elements brought together is a delight for anyone to watch.
2) Blade Runner
The look of this film inspired a hundred knock offs. The whole "used future" look. The final showdown between Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer is really intence, and the conversation between the two (very one sided) is gripping and thought provoking. I love this movie.
3) Aliens
This is one long movie finale. This is what people go to see a Sci-fi film for, Nasty Aliens getting blown to pieces by big guns. Great look, interesting characters. One of the greatest movie monsters of all time. Sure the original was more suspenceful, but this one had the fights.
4) Akira
This movie really has to be seen like 2 or 3 times to really be understood. Basically in the near future a rotten kid is used to examine if the power of the mind can be unlocked as in telekinisis. The results are pretty catastrophic. Fun fact: the same device used to measure Tetsuo's power output is the same one used by Obi-wan in Southwest Ep.1 to measure the "metaclorians" in young anakins blood.
5) John Carpenters The Thing
More Horror than Sci-fi, the alien monster found in this movie makes the creatures in "Aliens" look like little bo-peep. Kurt Russel gives one of his best performances, and after watching this you'll never look at a dog kennel quite the same way again.
honorable mention:
Star Trek 4
Invasion of the body snatchers
Logans Run
Conquest of the planet of the apes (Ricardo Montalban!)
Galaxy Quest
Terminator
1) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
This is the hands down best of the bunch. It is really an amalgamation of alot of other genres, but to see all these elements brought together is a delight for anyone to watch.
2) Blade Runner
The look of this film inspired a hundred knock offs. The whole "used future" look. The final showdown between Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer is really intence, and the conversation between the two (very one sided) is gripping and thought provoking. I love this movie.
3) Aliens
This is one long movie finale. This is what people go to see a Sci-fi film for, Nasty Aliens getting blown to pieces by big guns. Great look, interesting characters. One of the greatest movie monsters of all time. Sure the original was more suspenceful, but this one had the fights.
4) Akira
This movie really has to be seen like 2 or 3 times to really be understood. Basically in the near future a rotten kid is used to examine if the power of the mind can be unlocked as in telekinisis. The results are pretty catastrophic. Fun fact: the same device used to measure Tetsuo's power output is the same one used by Obi-wan in Southwest Ep.1 to measure the "metaclorians" in young anakins blood.
5) John Carpenters The Thing
More Horror than Sci-fi, the alien monster found in this movie makes the creatures in "Aliens" look like little bo-peep. Kurt Russel gives one of his best performances, and after watching this you'll never look at a dog kennel quite the same way again.
honorable mention:
Star Trek 4
Invasion of the body snatchers
Logans Run
Conquest of the planet of the apes (Ricardo Montalban!)
Galaxy Quest
Terminator
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_Bond...James Bond
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Gazelam wrote:
5) John Carpenters The Thing
More Horror than Sci-fi, the alien monster found in this movie makes the creatures in "Aliens" look like little bo-peep. Kurt Russel gives one of his best performances, and after watching this you'll never look at a dog kennel quite the same way again.
I started reading your list Gaz and I suddenly realized The Thing hadn't been mentioned by anyone....and then I read a bit further and here it is! We're comuning through the Holy Ghost! I can feel it brotha!
I love that scene where they're testing the blood....creepy.
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_Gazelam
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Very creepy. The film is ultra violent, but done in such a suspenceful and scary way. The blood isn't for the sake of blood, but actually supports whats going on, this creature that absorbs and adapts. Add to this these guys are stuck in an arctic weather research station and all alone as they are slowly killed off one by one....ewwwwww!
Kurt Russel asks "What killed these guys?"
Kurt Russel asks "What killed these guys?"
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Bond...James Bond wrote:I started reading your list Gaz and I suddenly realized The Thing hadn't been mentioned by anyone....and then I read a bit further and here it is! We're comuning through the Holy Ghost! I can feel it brotha!
Coggins actually mentioned it earlier in the thread as his favorite 80's sci-fi film. That may have put the thought in your mind, rather than the holy ghost. ;)