Great book (Heinlein, of course), but I heard the movie was very disappointing. Anyone like it?"
I like the stupid blond girl.
Posted on 11/16/2010 9:57:34 AM PST by EveningStar
The science-fiction genre has been around almost as long as movies themselves have.
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The sequel did introduce emotion, but that made him more dangerous. Now instead of just being his enemy they can really piss him off.
I await the next film, wonder what happens after “You keep what you kill.” The Riddick movies aren’t very deep, but they are a fun ride.
Army of Darkness was not sci-fi. :)
THX 1138, Soylent Green?
Hello McFly!!!
"Why build one when you can build two for twice the price?"
Don't think of "science fiction" as "fiction about science," like "crime fiction" to be "fiction about crime." Science fiction has a very broad definition and lacks really rigid boundaries - it's one of those "I know it when I see it" genres.
Broadly speaking, SF is concerned with possible worlds based on reasonable extrapolations from the present one. Being in a "different world" is pretty much what defines SF, provided that the "rules" of that world are grounded in known science to some degree (as opposed to, say, fantasy, where nearly anything goes). So the Mad Max movies are science fiction not because they're about science, but because they're about an alternate political future (in which global warfare over oil supplies has led to the breakdown of civilization). Similarly Star Wars isn't about science, but it's clearly science fiction because it's set in outer space.
Yes, give it a chance. It was not your standard action flick. It had some thought in the script.
Good for a “B” movie. I was not expecting much.
i’m not sure i’d classify hackers as sci-fi, as it was relatively plausible.
minority report had alot of good about it, and the only thing that made me hesitate to watch it was the casting. but i knew i had to watch it- the book its based on was written by the author of the books for bladerunner, total recall and a few others.
but if you want to get into good stories that turned out as total bombs when made into movies- look at johnny mneumonic. great short story, worst sci-fi movie ever.
LOL
The top three on my list are the three (4 ounting ‘Protector’) Ring Trilogy movies based on Niven’s novels.
They play only in your mind when you read the novels since HOLLYWOOD WON’T MAKE THEM!
By the same token, "2010: The Year We Make Contact" requires that you have seen "2001".
Unless you have, the "Oh my God!" factor just isn't there.
Movies I haven’t seen mentioned yet.
Back to the Future! Nobody’s mentioned it. Hell of a movie. Need at least one from the series, so BTTF part 2.
Someone mentioned Gattaca-Truman Show. I think both qualify because Truman Show predated the reality tv craze.
What about Judge Dredd! Very prescient movie. They really called the near future.
Because, IMO, it doesn't draw one to watch it more than once.
YMMV.
From what I remember of it, (w/o the hero-antihero Riddick filter of another post), it's a slasher film, and everybody is trying to get off the planet w/o being the next victim on a visually boring set.
Cube was much more interesting, within what is arguably a much more visibly boring set, without the benefit of Diesel and Black (generally liked her in Farscape).
I thought Blade Runner was insanely boring, but it "inspired" so many people I can see why it always ends up on these lists.
Strictly speaking, I wouldn't count any of the Star Wars films as sci-fi. They are Science Fantasy -- basically Lord of the Rings type scenarios with a outer space, futurist-looking setting. But omitting them will drive the Star Wars fanboys nuts.
Star Wars is “The Seven Samurai” set in space.
Just as Outland is “High Noon” in space.
"Damn you! Daaamnnn youuuu!!!"
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