Name a sci-fi film that's better than Serenity- if ya can, that is...
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 14:15
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Quote:Why has no one mentioned The Fantastic Four?
Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Why has no one mentioned Galaxy Quest?
While truly great itself, I don't think Galaxy Quest is quite in the same league as Serenity, IMHO.
Chrisisall Torch'd
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Good question. Can't say they are as good as Serenity cause Serenity is my all time favorite.
How about:
1. the Original War of the Worlds (the Tom Cruise version was better and closer to the book, but the arrival of the Martians was so needlessly altered from the original story and so poorly concieved I can't even watch the movie again. Ruined, ruined it was. Oh look, nobody noticed the giant alien war machines under 5th Avenue in New York for a thousand years...)
2. The Black Hole (I love those robots...that movie just sucks you in).
3. Star Trek II
4. Star Wars Episodes 3 and 4 (with honorable mentions to 5,6, and 2...we could have skipped 1).
5. Babylon 5: In the Begininng (Not a great movie unless you are a really devoted B5 fan.)
6. Stargate (Which inspired the longest running TV show ever.)
7. Battlestar Galactica (The original pilot movie.)
8. Battle Beyond the Stars (Hokey yes, but I love that movie.)
9. Alien
10. The Postman (I was the only person in the entire world to see this movie in the theater. I loved it, but it'd have done better if released after 9/11. 2nd favorite movie of all time behind Serenity.)
H
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Quote:Interesting choice, Hero. You know, I really liked that movie too. It was about redemption and findin' your purpose, a very noble flick.
Originally posted by Hero:
10. The Postman (I was the only person in the entire world to see this movie in the theater. I loved it, but it'd have done better if released after 9/11. 2nd favorite movie of all time behind Serenity.)
Chrisisall with a 36 cent stamp
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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
Why has no one mentioned Galaxy Quest?
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This is an unpopular point of view, but I think the way Galaxy Quest made fun of sci-fi in general and it's fans might not have been the best idea in the long run.
As for the topic:
- Matrix (1)
- Alien (1)
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Interesting choice, Hero. You know, I really liked that movie too. It was about redemption and findin' your purpose, a very noble flick.
Originally posted by Hero:
10. The Postman (I was the only person in the entire world to see this movie in the theater. I loved it, but it'd have done better if released after 9/11. 2nd favorite movie of all time behind Serenity.)
Chrisisall with a 36 cent stamp
When I saw that movie I was a college dropout (because of the 1.81 GPA I had managed) and working as a miserable, broken down night security guard. I was inspired. Finished my last two years of college in 11 months with a 3.9 GPA, lawschool on an academic scholarship, and now a dirty, lowdown prosecutor determined to violate the Constitutional rights of every speeder and drunk driver in "my City".
So I'd have to agree with you. Carry a leather mail bag instead of a briefcase every day and always keep a close eye on the guy who comes to fix our copy machine.
H
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I'm torn between 2001 (ducks), Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone or Buckaroo Banzai
Jaytee
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Quote:Shirley, you must be joking.....
Originally posted by JayTee:
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Jaytee
It was a fun little romp, but seriously now.
Why can't things be simple anymore Chrisisall
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• A L I E N
• The Abyss SE
• Blade Runner
• The Empire Strikes Back
• I, Robot
• The Matrix
• Red Planet
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Serenity > Blade Runner > all other Sci-Fi Movies, IMHO.
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5x5: Alan Tudyk was in 28 Days, not 28 Days Later. There's a difference.
Paladin: So, no wacky zombie with a Hawaiian shirt, then?
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My all-time favorites are Star Wars (come on, it isn't A New Hope. It's just Star Wars) and Empire Strikes Back. Those two and Serenity exist as the pinnacle of sci-fi-ness. But some other contenders:
12 Monkeys - If only because it shows us that time travel really doesn't work.
Back to the Future - If only because it shows us that time travel is so very cool.
Aliens - I love the first two Alien films equally, but the white-knuckle factor in Aliens is far superior.
Dark City - To this day, I can't tell anyone what it's about without spoiling it a little. The whole film just threw me for a loop.
Pitch Black - Sure, it's an Alien clone. But come on. Riddick.
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