Where have all the good sci-fi films gone (vanity)?

Yours truly

[rjp2005]

Where have all the sci-fi films gone?

Those simple, thought-provoking speculative tales about how people respond to something new, what kind of moral choices they make, keeping traditions in the face of technological change. Essentially, the kind of films that were thought provoking and story/character driven - Day the Earth Stood Still, Planet of Apes, 12 Monkeys, Minority Report (more action though but good), etc.

The "Superhero and Fantasy Genre Craze" since Spiderman and LOTR has really eaten up a lot of support for original sci-fi works to film...

For 2008, we have two horror/slasher types "I Am Legend" (Omega Man remake) and "Death Race" (revisiting the 70's version), another superhero film in "Jumper", "Iron Man", which could be a treat, and maybe the only true sci-fi attempt, "Babylon A.D.". There was also "Sunshine", a late 90's disaster film leftover, possibly funded by Global Warming-mongers ;)

[highball]

Good call.

“Firefly” was not only great sci-fi, but perhaps the single most conservative television program ever.

[LRS]

...Because only Al Gore would fit through those doorways!

LOL! Hmmm! Now that you have mentioned it, maybe the Krell were libs. Michael Moore, Ted Kennedy and others must have those Krell doorways as well!

[SoCal Pubbie]

A remake of “Them” was in the planning stages, and at one time Joe Johnston was slated to direct, but it never happened.

[Riverman94610]

YES,the original Invaders from Mars!
I don’t think I have ever seen as scary a scene in a movie as when the father comes back from the sand pit and sits down in the living room.His son walks behind him and sees the X carved on his neck.
I get chills just writing about it.

[NonValueAdded]

:) Is that some new sort of netflix plan?

[Soliton]

I’m glad someone mentioned 2001. I just didn’t like the ending. I guess I was too young to get high.

[kidd]

The TV show ‘LOST’ is a very good show with a science fiction twist to the main story line. Last week we learned that the island is 31 minutes out of sync with the rest of the world.

[Raymann]

I'll be in my bunk.

Ha, I forgot about that. My fav Jayne quote is this one"

"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til you understand who's in ruttin' command here."

[Brian Mosely]

He posted just a day or so ago...

[dangerdoc]

The series felt like a feature movie with every episode.

[JSDude1]

Still waiting for a remake of “1984” since I missed it the first time, but sounds interesting-and sort of anti-liberal-big goverment!

[Telepathic Intruder]

I would like to see them make Azimov's Classic The Foundation Trilogy!

That was one of my favorires, but it seems better suited to something like a mini-series. Another I would like to see as a movie is Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson. A real solid sci-fi novel.

[Xenalyte]

It will be interesting where they go with re-making The Day the Earth Stood still next December. The "peace in our time" theme will probably be very strong if Hollywood has a say...

No, it will NOT be interesting. It'll suck just as bad as every remake ever.

[Soliton]

You'll have to settle for the stolen mashup version. It's called "Star Wars."

You should be fair. Star Wars stole from all of the early sci-fi classics, particularly Dune.

[Scythian]

Farscape was awesome, it was like going to the movies every Friday night, great show, the final ending was terrific even.

[Xenalyte]

Bruce Willis is at his best when he’s obviously having fun.

I dunno about that . . . from all accounts, he had a blast making this, which is possibly one of the ten worst movies made during my lifetime.

[Dumb_Ox]

If near-future dystopias count as Sci-Fi, you should have listed Children of Men.

Michael Flynn's Eifelheim could make a neat movie, provided the filmmaker can make the medieval science intelligible as well as Flynn did.

[LRS]

Thanks for link! I have seen that movie a gazillon times. If they remake it, I hope some one really gives it the proper proper treatment. But, like they screwed up King Kong (again) recently, I’ll probably be stuck with only my hopes...

[Empireoftheatom48]

Yes Red Mars is good. I think they screwed up Azimov’s I Robot, could not stand it. So was the remake of Planet of the Ape’s.

[Xenalyte]

My husband made me sit through “They Live” not long ago. I think it was some sort of nostalgia trip for him. What a stanker!