Greatest sci-fi movies of the decades- but only one per...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, December 3, 2005 08:30
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Hey Orpheus.
I liked Minority Report, I was just so impressed that Cruise was playing a 'less' than decent individual, I like characters with failings.
I think it's one of those that'll grow on people over time.... Look at Bladerunner I don't remember a single person liking that at the time, now everyone I know loves it!!! Funnily enough I've come to realise, whenever I ask friends what like about it, they always mention Rutger Hauer....? For me if I see one more drop of rain against a wall I'll personally go over to Ridley Scott and beat the living daylights outa him - it's severly indulgent in places but strangely delivers a sobering message... For me Bladerunner works because of Ford' reluctance in the character.
Sorry went on some.....
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I really enjoyed Minority Report, it was a little different from the book but it still had that strong PKD feel.
Bladerunner is an all time classic, Ridley Scott does an amazing job. So do the actors, Ford is incredible in it. I also remember Edward James Olmos being in it (am I right?).
I, Robot was OK but i was expecting something better. Although i do believe it must be difficult making an Asimov movie.
Pitch Black when i first saw it was a breath of fresh air in SF. It was scary, had good characters and incredible SFX. Wonderful.
Chronicles was alright but did make as much of an impact.
TS
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Quote:I liked AI, not enought to own, but I suspect I'll pick it up someday, it had a very 'Kubrick' feel to it.
Originally posted by embers:
I think that this comes under the heading of 'damning with faint praise'
but I liked some parts of A.I. too....
but I was terribly disappointed w/Minority Report (regretting seeing it in the theater, kept looking at my watch)
and Chrisisall: I totally remember the Abyss, and I thought it was dreadful! Bad story, and bad acting, I can't imagine voluntarily watching it a second time.
Each to his own, huh?
I agree with ya on Minority Report, totally weak and hollywood ending (sorry Somnambulist!)
And I disagree on Abyss, I felt it to be one of the most 'human' sci-fi's in a long time- very much like Close Encounters (and maybe that's the problem for some, a little TOO much like CE?)
Oh well, whatever floats your Firefly-class, eh?
P.S., Highlander would have made my list(s) if the final swordfight had more pizazz to it.
Chrisisall, who likes nice aliens
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
And I disagree on Abyss, I felt it to be one of the most 'human' sci-fi's in a long time- very much like Close Encounters (and maybe that's the problem for some, a little TOO much like CE?)
actually that part wasn't even memorable to me...
what sticks in my brain is the soap opera angst of Ed Harris relationship w/Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, which culminated in that whole creepy having her die and bringing her back to life (don't try this at home kids) thing...
I think that this is the thing about a lot of films, we are drawn to or we back away from different things that speak to us (or not) in different ways....
Firefly/Serenity had so many fully realized and completely different characters that we could all approach it from a different angle, and then come together loving all our BDHs
like Mal said 'you all came here for different reasons'....
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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I liked AI, not enought to own, but I suspect I'll pick it up someday, it had a very 'Kubrick' feel to it.
I agree with ya on Minority Report, totally weak and hollywood ending (sorry Somnambulist!)
Chrisisall, who likes nice aliens
WHAT!!!! YOU DISAGREE!!!....
Ok fair 'nuff. For some reason I always forgive Spielberg for Hollywood endings - maybe because I feel he invented 'em.
Granted you could see he was going to use Max's ability as an actor for the final denoument - but it's what I was expecting I suppose so this didn't bother me...
A.I. though i struggled with and in fact it ended just where I thought it should begin, I was interested at that point. But I've never understood this 'Robot wanting to be a human thing' once, just once, I'd like to see a story about a boy who wants to be a robot!!!
Oh and I'm afraid I agree totally with Embers as regards Abyss... The marital troubs was irritating to the overall feel of the piece....
*Ducks and takes cover*
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Quote:lol, that's the single thing I liked best about the flick, I totally bought into their relationship!
Originally posted by embers:
what sticks in my brain is the soap opera angst of Ed Harris relationship w/Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, which culminated in that whole creepy having her die and bringing her back to life (don't try this at home kids) thing...
....LOVE U WIFE....
I'm such a sap, though. I cried when Lois died in Superman, and completly didn't mind him turning back Earth time to bring her back. (Hey! Same thing in Mummy Returns! I cried when Evie died, too! Okay, it's just a pattern with me, then.)
Chrisisall, romantic idiot...
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Quote:No need, pal. We're all friends here.
Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
*Ducks and takes cover*
And who am I to judge? I still think Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever is a hugely entertaining movie, hows that for a 'minority report'?
Chrisisall, lookin' foward to MI3
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Ha I completely agree with you. It was the humaness of their relationship that sold that movie. Ed Harris at his finest..well that and Apollo 13...but I digress. It is true movies will either attract you or not and Abyss is just one movie I take from my childhood and will force my own children to watch. Good lessons in that film! lol
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Quote:
... just once, I'd like to see a story about a boy who wants to be a robot!!!
There was an episode of Star Trek TNG about a traumatized young boy who wanted to be an android, like Data, so that he wouldn't have to feel emotion.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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Originally posted by Storymark:
There was an episode of Star Trek TNG about a traumatized young boy who wanted to be an android, like Data, so that he wouldn't have to feel emotion.
oh I loved that one...
of course I loved ALL the Data centric episodes
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