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FReeper Canteen ~ What Is Your Favorite Outer Space Movie ~ October 16, 2007
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Posted on 10/15/2007 5:59:18 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe

 

 

 
~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~


What's Your Favorite Outer Space Movie?
 

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Your Opinions Please!

 

What is your favorite Outer Space Movie?

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Forbidden Planet is a 1956 science fiction film and a subsequent novelization by W.J. Stuart. The film features a number of Oscar-nominated special effects, groundbreaking use of an all-electronic music score, and the first screen appearance of the famous Robby the Robot.

In this film, "quantum mechanic" is a job description. The starship has a "quanto-gravitic" Q-G drive system that allows travel over the 16 light year journey distance in about a year. The crew must place themselves in "DC Stations" (Deceleration tubes) as the ship comes out of light speed — a form of stasis in order to avoid injury or death from such braking forces. 

This was the first film in which humans constructed a flying saucer and used it to travel in outer space.

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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, released in 1977, is a landmark science fiction film, not only for its special effects, but also for its portrayal of UFO occupants as benign, even kind, which was a sharp departure from the "evil monster" style of most earlier films. It popularized a number of UFO motifs, many of which had earlier been reported in conjunction with UFO sightings, such as alien abduction, small and thin aliens ("greys"), and UFOs covered in lights rather than the disc shapes popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

The enigmatic title refers to the three "kinds" of "close encounters" with UFOs, as categorized by the noted astronomer UFO investigator, Dr. J. Allen Hynek who defined Close Encounters of the First Kind as "Sighting," the Second Kind as "Evidence," and the Third Kind as "Contact."

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Also released in 1977, Star Wars IV, A New Hope, was ground-breaking in its use of special-effects. This first Star Wars movie is one of the most successful films of all time and is generally considered one of the most influential as well.

George Lucas finished a draft of the screenplay in May 1974. As the draft developed, the characters evolved significantly. Early in development, Luke Skywalker's character changed from a 60-year-old general to a member of a family of dwarfs; the Corellian smuggler, Han Solo, was envisioned as a large, green-skinned monster with gills. Chewbacca was inspired by Lucas' Alaskan malamute dog, Indiana, who often acted as the director's "co-pilot" by sitting in the passenger seat of his car. The Force, a mysterious energy field, was initially conceived as the Kyber crystal, a "galactic holy grail."

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In the wake of Star Trek's popularity in the early 1970s as a result of newborn Trek fandom and syndication, there were several failed attempts to produce a Trek feature film, starting in 1974. "The Planet of the Titans" was nearly produced as the first Star Trek motion picture. Written by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, the script involved the crew of the Enterprise rescuing the starship Da Vinci from a disaster. During the rescue, Kirk suffers a shock to the brain causing him to go mad and disappear.

By the end of 1977, Star Wars had become a huge box-office success, and Paramount put The Motion Picture into pre-production. Rather than follow the space opera feel of Star Wars, Star Trek The Motion Picture  instead emulated the mood and format of the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Alien became a success, spawning a Hollywood media franchise of literature, video games, merchandise and three official sequels. By featuring a strong heroine the film itself also proved unconventional for the action genre. While the Alien (referred to in spin-offs as a xenomorph) proved a popular aspect of the film, the story of Ellen Ripley became the thematic thread that ran through the series. Together with the films of David Cronenberg from the 1970s Alien emerged as a central work in the development of the body-horror subgenre.

 Publicity for the film used a tagline which became famous: In space no one can hear you scream.

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Total Recall explores the question of reality versus delusion, a recurrent theme in the author's works. The plot calls for the lead character and the audience to question whether the character’s experience is real or being fed directly to his mind.

There are several visual and informational clues which point in both directions. The director and the writer play up the intentional ambiguity to the very end,  and the viewer is left wondering whether or not the events actually happened, if the entire story is simply the memory purchased at Rekall gone terribly awry, or if in fact Rekall had simply delivered on its original promise of “action” and “adventure.”

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Independence Day's success was partially credited to an extensive marketing campaign which began in the United States with a dramatic commercial during Super Bowl XXX. The movie was scheduled for release on July 3, 1996, but due to the high level of anticipation for the film, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, 1996, the same day the action in the film begins.

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Come tell us about your favorite Outer Space Movie!!

 

 

 




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To: EsmeraldaA

Hey, ther, ES!


501 posted on 10/16/2007 9:25:56 AM PDT by tomkow6 (................BEWARE!!!.........the SAPP)
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To: Tanniker Smith

Your list is great.

I would add Earth versus the Flying Sausers.

and Robinson Cruiso on Mars.


502 posted on 10/16/2007 9:30:06 AM PDT by truemiester (If the U.S. should fail, a veil of darkness will come over the Earth for a thousand years)
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To: tomkow6

Hey there back at you Tom!

You Do remember me.Nice.

{{HUGS}}


503 posted on 10/16/2007 9:31:24 AM PDT by EsmeraldaA
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To: beachn4fun
I'm stuck in "Temporarily Unavailable". d:o)

Hope you are having a wonderful day. ((HUGS)) We are having "food" for bosses day.


504 posted on 10/16/2007 9:41:00 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: laurenmarlowe

I would love to buy the rights to that movie and remake it more on the lines of the original story.


505 posted on 10/16/2007 9:47:36 AM PDT by stubernx98 (cranky, but reasonable)
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To: tomkow6; LUV W; All

AH Tomkow are you sure it wasn’t Barberalla back in the 1960s I think you getting your movie mix up Tomkow

Tomkow what did you do to Vlady there is report off Interfax wire real reason he postpose his trip to Iran because something about new head of Vodka company was drinking all its profits

TOMKOWWW what did you do????


506 posted on 10/16/2007 9:57:34 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Joan Kerrey

WELL Joan you may get your wish there is been reported last month on Hollywood reporter that they plan that you not going like it somebody think Tom Cruise be perfect


507 posted on 10/16/2007 9:58:31 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: EsmeraldaA; laurenmarlowe; LUV W; AZamericonnie; MS.BEHAVIN; All

Hi, Es:

I grew up watching at least one 1950s Sci-Fi film a week. One of the 7 stations we had on TV was WTTG, Channel 5 in DC. Every Thursday night they has “The World Beyond” from 8pm-10pm that specialized in Sci-Fi films.

I felt like I must have seen every Sci-Fi film made. Good, bad and indifferent.

From “Godzilla”, “Mothra” and “Rodan” and “The Giant Claw”, to “The Giant Behemoth”, “The Day Of The Triffids”, “The Day The Earth Stood Still”, “The Thing From Another World”, “Invisible Invaders” and “It! The Terrror From Beyond Space”.

“It!...” and “The Thing From Another World” have stayed with me for deacdes as Classics. Though “Alien” is creepy and claustrophobic in the extreme, it shamelessly rips off the Marshall Thompson B- Movie original. Not surprisingly, I think its sequel, “Aliens” is far superior.

“Star Wars” broke the mold and followed the “Blockbuster” trend that “Jaws” previously set, but the story is heavily indebted to Akira Kurosawa’s “The Hidden Fortress”.

I loved the “Star Trek” series, but outside of “Wrath Of Khan”, didn’t much care for the film franchise.

“2001” is pure Kubrick in the best way possible. Taking what was then Science Fiction/Fact and having it evolve into what is taken for granted today. Kind of like his predicting the UK’s punk movement a decade earlier with “A Clockwork Orange”.

Jack.


508 posted on 10/16/2007 10:16:49 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: tomkow6; LUV W; All

Well another report off BBC wire Vlady warn the West including US not mess with Iran gee Vlady what are you goind do Vlady


509 posted on 10/16/2007 10:18:40 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Jack Deth; LUV W; tomkow6; monkapotamus; All

Jack I got original Godzilla on DVD yeah one with Perry Mason and Japanese version that started it I have replace old one because it on VHS I ran so many times

Believe or not this what I don’t get how come Japanese never figure out that Godzilla was Half American it part of US Navy using nuke bomb in Sea of Japan HELLO he is Half Japanese and Half American


510 posted on 10/16/2007 10:20:53 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Joan Kerrey
Serious question: if you enjoy a movie so much, why would you want it remade? Modern remakes of classics are usually really awful. And the original is still available.

Besides, if the Earth stood still, would today's teens even notice?

511 posted on 10/16/2007 10:24:27 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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To: Joan Kerrey
Serious question: if you enjoy a movie so much, why would you want it remade? Modern remakes of classics are usually really awful. And the original is still available.

Besides, if the Earth stood still, would today's teens even notice?

512 posted on 10/16/2007 10:24:35 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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To: RightWhale
Ice Pirates is great, followed by Starcrash. Deep Red would also be top three except it takes place on earth.

Starcrash??!!
Okay, now you're just playing with my mind.
That was ... something ... I wouldn't put it on anyone's "best" list. I recall it was a spaghetti western in space or something like that.

Might as well add the Space version of the Magnificent Seven with John Boy and the Man from UNCLE (if only in the Humor category).

513 posted on 10/16/2007 10:27:21 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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To: stubernx98; laurenmarlowe
I would love to buy the rights to that movie and remake it more on the lines of the original story.

I read the original book of "When Worlds Collide" about 10 years ago or so. I remember thinking that it was a little dated, but it could be remade. (I don't really remember the movie.) I remember thinking that I should tell my brother to suggest it to a friend of his who is in the movie/tv business ...

And then I heard about Deep Impact and Armageddon and realized that the idea was a non-starter. (From what I understand, one of those movies would up getting the rights to WWC because of the overlap in the plots ... though that could be an urban legend>)

514 posted on 10/16/2007 10:31:35 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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To: Jack Deth
Wow...yes and YES! hehehe

I grew up watching all those movies too but in my case it was late Friday’s night!

Ii is my opinion as well that the sequel is far superior but for some reason I always say Alien when I talk about it.....hehehe

And of course I’m a kind of geeky “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” (series and movies) fan....LOL!

Es

515 posted on 10/16/2007 10:32:00 AM PDT by EsmeraldaA
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To: Jack Deth
“The Day Of The Triffids”,

"Are the pilots blind, too?"

516 posted on 10/16/2007 10:32:58 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith ("I am the master.")
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To: SevenofNine
New head of Vodka company today,

Tomorrow, CZAR of all RUSSIA!

517 posted on 10/16/2007 10:35:06 AM PDT by tomkow6 (................BEWARE!!!.........the SAPP)
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To: EsmeraldaA
And of course I’m a kind of geeky “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” (series and movies) fan....LOL!

Guess that's why I've seen you on the weekly Sci-Fi TV threads. ;-)

518 posted on 10/16/2007 10:35:24 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith ("I am the master.")
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To: Tanniker Smith
LOL!

Of course, I’ll eat up everything Sci Fi .

Even B , D, and F movies.....hehehehe

519 posted on 10/16/2007 10:38:32 AM PDT by EsmeraldaA
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To: laurenmarlowe

Marooned


520 posted on 10/16/2007 10:45:05 AM PDT by Lib-Lickers 2 (Thompson/ 08)
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