Best Science Fiction movie of all time!

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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QUIETUDE

Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:27 AM

Subjective: The Last Star Fighter - I saw it when I was a kid and it just made the whole sci-fi universe feel just that bit closer, and its a very entertaining movie.

Objective: Starship Troopers - Yep, I am not really worried about the whole 'what's the deep message of this movie' thing. The only good bug is a dead bug!

And maybe my favourite movie of all time if they ever get round to making it would be 'Ender's Game'. Strange it would be another movie about killing bugs from space. Would you like to know more?

MOOSE

Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:32 AM

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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Subjectively, the original Star Wars .

Objectively, 2001.

Those are my choices also.

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Originally posted by reginaroadie:
Subjectively, one sci-fi flick I love even MORE than the BDM is a Canadian film called LAST NIGHT.

That sounds interesting.

REGINAROADIE

Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:50 AM

When you see the film, get back to me on it. I really can't think of any sci-fi movie that is so stripped down to it's bare minimum that the only sci-fi trapping is the fact that the movie goes from 6 to midnight, but the sun is still shining bright.

Even though FIREFLY/SERENITY was one of the first steps towards a more stripped down, character driven sci-fi, there's still a fair bit of spectacle in terms of gunfights, spaceship battles, Reavers, etc. With LAST NIGHT, which precedes FIREFLY by four years and only cost 2 million to make, all of that is completely thrown out. It was originally supposed to be a film about the upcoming millennium, but Don McKellar, the writer, director and star of the film and one of the coolest guys I've ever met, knew it would have a short life span, so he changed it from people dealing with the end of the century to people dealing with the end of the world. And there are no heroics or larger than life characters. It's just normal people facing oblivion and trying to make the last six hours of their lives have some meaning.

And while it doesn't pussy out and actually deliver Armageddon (not the movie, the real deal), it's one of the most beautiful things you've ever seen.

We Canucks might not have much money, but we can make damn good genre movies.

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NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:42 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:

Much as I love Firefly, the BDM ain't the tops.
Are you a lion?

Sadly, no, I'm out of stock in the "Mighty Roar" Department.
And, brother, I ain't lyin', either...

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:09 AM

This is not going to be easy...but, here it goes:

Objectively first('cause my mind is racing as to that answer): Of course, 2001: A Space Oddessey, the mother of all modern sci-fi flicks. People talk about Spielberg, Lucas and the like but their cinematic father was Kubrick. In every way his mastery came across in the finished product we limitedly call "a movie," - cinematography, music, sound (and no sound), tone, theme - well, you know. I love movies that make you think and have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out, along with our heroes, just what is going on (it is one of the things I love about FF).

I saw the space epic that started it all in the theatre when I was a kid and was completely blown away - the look, the feel, the sound and music and the magical storytelling by Kubrick. It should be required viewing by all sci-fi geeks just so they know where it all began.

Now for subjective, hoooboy, this is a tuffy. The original Star Wars. Just remembered, as I still had the memory of 2001: A SO on my mind, the feeling I had going in and then coming out of the theatre when I first saw SW. Both movies had buzz, but it was nothing compared to the actual experience. I watched peoples faces while waiting on line to go in and see the movie, the anticipation could be felt, palpably. People spontaneously cheered at the end and, upon exiting the theatre, got right back onto the ticket buyer's line to see it again immediately. It will not win any Academy awards (except of course for Special FX) but it took what Kubrick had started and gave us a whole new story in space by repacking the old stories of Flash Gordon and Commander Cody. Good Times!

Special Mention: The Day the Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet.

Blast from the Past: The Next Voice You Hear (1950), not sci-fi but a real good story along the lines of Last Night movie from Canada. Its a story of how common folk react to hearing God's voice on the radio. BTW the Last Night sounds like a good movie - I'm going to look for it.

"I'm a thinking, my head hurts"

Yosemite Sam

SHINYGOODGUY

Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:21 AM

Hey Chrisisall,

Absolutely a great thread!

I almost forgot to give you props for putting us on the spot and making people think carefully about their choices.

BTW the BDM is among my favs, but I went for the classic answer. I have others but thats for a different thread. The only pet peeve about the BDM for me was the overall tone of the movie, it was somewhat different than that of the TV series.

Well, I have a few other things I was not happy about, but again, thats for another thread.

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Okay peeps, none of this "Well I can't choose, so here's my top ten" nonsense.
Pick YOUR subjective personal favourite, and your OBJECTIVE choice for the all time best. That's TWO.
Anyone that goes and makes lists, you will be waterboarded (politely).

Personal Favourite: Serenity, because it makes the statement that evil is merely distorted, dysfunctional, self-serving and/or damaged perception. And that loss of direction & purpose can always be regained.

Objective Best: Planet Of The Apes, because it throws light on & lampoons bigotry, religious zealotry, and the idea that mankind is the be-all end-all of the universe's plans (plus it has the 'damn dirty ape' line).

Now yours please?

SF Zealot Chrisisall

"She doesn't look like much, but she'll fool ya"

CHRISISALL

Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:11 PM

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Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
BTW the Last Night sounds like a good movie - I'm going to look for it.

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Night-Jessica-Booker/dp/B0000A1HRG
Imma get it too. Too bad it's only in full screen, but we takes what we gets.

New discoveriesisall

ELVISCHRIST

Friday, June 27, 2008 2:10 AM

ShinyGoodGuy:

Me too - I saw 2001 in the theatre when it first came out, and I was 6 years old. "Blown away" would be an understatement.

And like you, I felt - changed - after seeing the first Star Wars movie in the theatre.

ChrisIsAll: Where'd you find a DVD copy of Silent Running? I haven't seen it in years and years - since I first saw it in the theatre, in fact.

Blade Runner is definitely on my list. It makes you think about what makes us, US, and what it means to be "human".

For just one, though, I have to go with 2001. It opened my eyes and my mind. And like Shiny said, you get something different out of it every time you see it. Universal HD channel shows it in high-definition, and it's astounding.

EC

Takin' Care of Business, Baby!

CHRISISALL

Friday, June 27, 2008 3:10 AM

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Originally posted by ElvisChrist:

ChrisIsAll: Where'd you find a DVD copy of Silent Running? I haven't seen it in years and years -
EC

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Running-Bruce-Dern/dp/B000063UR1
It's a nice transfer.

Hueyisall

OZZYSUN

Saturday, July 5, 2008 3:45 PM

I was intrigued by the few posts of the movie Last Night, so much so that I almost bought it, till I turned on HBO and there it was!!
It was a good movie..and the ending was well done. They never do say what was going to cause everyone on Earth to die, but I would have to say at the end its fairly obvious.

Good movie watch it if you can.

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