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 Posted - 18/04/2012 : 10:15:29
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I love sci-fi, but some are absolute rubbish. I quite enjoyed I Am No 4 recently, and how about Arnie in Total Recall or The Sixth Day.
Nearly forgot - Fifth Element, cheesy but a great piece of entertainment.
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beezerk
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 10:37:10
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28 Days Later
Serenity
City of Ember
Equilibrium
Battle Royale
Outlander
Brazil
Gattaca
Children of Men
Dark City
Fifth Element
Lexx I Worship His Shadow
Lexx Eating Pattern
Westworld
Fahrenheit 451
Soldier
12 Monkeys
I can go on. (Anyone noticed I have a penchant for sci-fi?  )
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swampy
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 10:57:03
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logic_user99
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 11:08:34
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Looking forward to prometheus
Oh yes indeed.
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Event Horizon 
Quality. Scared the spit out of me when I first saw it! |
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swampy
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 11:13:25
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Total Recall = classic
The remake is due for release this year. |
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beezerk
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 11:27:05
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Total Recall = classic
The remake is due for release this year.
Noooooooooooooo.
Who is in it?
I bet it's directed by some duffer like Michael Bay!
Actually I've just seen the Wikipedia page, cast doesn't look too bad tbh. |
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JGodsall
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 11:46:30
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Originally posted by beezerk
Total Recall = classic
The remake is due for release this year.
I think they'd like it to be considered less a remake, and more a different (and allegedly closer) interpretation/adaptation of the Philip K. Dick source story. As, I suppose, the new Spider-Man film isn't a remake of the 2002 film, despite sharing the same origin-story premise. (Whether you could use the term 'reboot' for the new Total Recall I'm not certain, as it seems to generally only be used in relation to franchises. Who knows, though - given Hollywood's penchant for sequels TR2 may well be a prospect if this one is successful.)
Anyway, the trailer looks alright, I think. The 'original' is definitely a classic, though.
Back on the original topic, I'll give another shout for Twelve Monkeys if you want something concept-y. |
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dibs
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 12:02:11
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| Serenity. Absolute cult classic, based on the series Firefly written and directed by Joss Whedon who wrote The Cabin in the Woods which is currently showing to massive acclaim. But then I'm biased as I run sci fi conventions and the cast and crew are all friends! |
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JKDrummerDude
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 12:42:45
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Serenity. Absolute cult classic, based on the series Firefly written and directed by Joss Whedon who wrote The Cabin in the Woods which is currently showing to massive acclaim. But then I'm biased as I run sci fi conventions and the cast and crew are all friends!
Most of my mates are really into this, but the whole thing left me cold. I just didn't get it. Shame, 'cos I like Sci Fi and I like Westerns...
My sci fi flick of choice at the moment is Starship Troopers. Props to Silent Running though. |
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Wannabedrummer
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swampy
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 12:59:35
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The new (2004) series of Battlestar Galactica. Utterly brilliant. There's a pilot film whet your appetite.
yep, fantastic series. I caught onto it late, bought all the box sets and watched it back to back. The missus wasn't too pleased with that! |
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Brigham
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 13:06:29
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Moon.
Exceptional film.
Why Oh why Oh why has no one mentioned The Abyss (extended version)???? Brilliant sci-fi film.
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Wannabedrummer
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 13:53:26
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Oh thats a good one, The Abyss. I alway equate sci fi with space, maybe thats why no-one's mentioned it.
Sincewe're on Cameron's films, what about Avatar? I thought it was great (not cerebrally challenging, just a good yarn). |
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 14:20:46
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Moon.
Exceptional film.
Yes. Source Code is worth a watch too (same director). Concept-y again, and though perhaps not as good as it could have been in certain respects, it's an entertaining film. |
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dibs
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 14:22:45
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Battlestar Galactica was an awesome remake, and the prequel series Caprica was amazing and cancelled prematurely. Was gutted when it ended.
Anyone who has seen BSG (or Dr Who, or Firefly, or Supernatural, or Warehouse 13, in fact just about any sci fi genre TV series) might recognise the chap I'm playing pool with in this photo, Mark Sheppard, ex professional drummer and all round super nice guy.
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jackanakanory
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 16:39:14
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2001 A Space Odyssey (The books are excellent too)
District 9
Super 8
Gamer
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 17:00:23
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Battlestar Galactica was an awesome remake, and the prequel series Caprica was amazing and cancelled prematurely. Was gutted when it ended.
I was happily surprised with the Battlestar Galactica reimaging.
Being a fan of the original show, and following what Richard Hatch and Bryan Singer were planning I thought the Moore/Rymer production would be the death knell of any further BSG programmes; especially with the casting of a female as Starbuck.
I was wrong, the show was excellent.
But, for the best (IMHO) tv Sci-Fi show ever: Babylon 5.
Jeremiah and Jericho also score highly on my watchability scale.
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 17:13:51
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How on earth has no-one mentioned AKIRA !!!,
It was the birth of modern Sci-Fi.
Watch the Series Firefly too, great reviews.
Dark City with Rufus Sewell, a crazy dark film,
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beezerk
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jackanakanory
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 17:39:45
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Gonna make a list from this thread, damn good it is.
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
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luke3030
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 18:25:29
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dibs
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 18:35:52
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Gonna make a list from this thread, damn good it is.
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
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Brody
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beezerk
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 22:12:55
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Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
City of Ember
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nick65
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Posted - 18/04/2012 : 22:13:22
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MGM
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jackanory - I was wondering when someone was going to mention Alien !
I think the whole run of the Alien franchise was terrific - each film had a certain vibe to it that set it apart from the one before, and Sigorny Weaver's Ripley was a great strong female character.
If you're a fan of quirkiness, dark humour and thoughtfulness in your films, you won't get much better than Dark Star - early John Carpenter film with the most eccentric special effects use of a beach ball in movie history ! Definitely "cult film" territory, but worth the effort.
A 1960s, black and white film - X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes - is a classic "science goes bad" tale, and has some wonderful twists and turns and a profoundly unsettling ending.
Another journey into the world of unsettling SF ideas is the British black and white film, Village of the Damned - scared the bejeezus out of me when I was younger.
A particularly 70s mix of extreme violence and long, brooding, atmospheric scenes can be witnessed in the classic Rollerball - definite shades of The Hunger Games in how it ends !
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 05:18:07
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Soylent Green!
Ah yes, I finally watched it last year. I do love a Taylor Hawkins Charlton Heston film. |
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Brigham
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Aliens is by far the best of the franchise.
Agree with old British black and white sci if films. Village of the Damned (based on the book The Midwitch Cuckoos) is brilliant. Just don't watch the colour remake!
Oh, and Terminator! And T2. Awesomeness in celluloid |
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beezerk
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 06:30:21
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Originally posted by beezerk
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
City of Ember
Seen it, not a bad film.
I've seen most "kids sci fi" films, I'm after some hidden gems. |
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 09:11:22
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Originally posted by beezerk
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Originally posted by gaz farrimond
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Originally posted by beezerk
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
City of Ember
Seen it, not a bad film.
I've seen most "kids sci fi" films, I'm after some hidden gems.
So things such as Planet 51 are out then.
Hmmm...
Unfortunately I don't know how liberal you are with what your children watch: so...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is quite different.
Coraline; Younger children may find it frightening.
Ink; May not hold their attention though.
'9' isn't a bad childrens movie either.
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swampy
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 09:41:56
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| Not strictly Sc-fi but I quite like some of the Japanes anime films: Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away are ones that stick in my mind |
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logic_user99
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 10:13:37
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Not strictly Sc-fi but I quite like some of the Japanes anime films: Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away are ones that stick in my mind
Mrs Logic has ALL of the Studio Ghibli films on DVD. 'Grave of the Fireflies' is a particular stand-out favorite of mine. |
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beezerk
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 11:28:25
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Originally posted by beezerk
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Originally posted by gaz farrimond
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Originally posted by beezerk
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
City of Ember
Seen it, not a bad film.
I've seen most "kids sci fi" films, I'm after some hidden gems.
So things such as Planet 51 are out then.
Hmmm...
Unfortunately I don't know how liberal you are with what your children watch: so...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is quite different.
Coraline; Younger children may find it frightening.
Ink; May not hold their attention though.
'9' isn't a bad childrens movie either.
Seen Coraline.
I usually let her watch most things as long as there isn't too much bad language or sexual kinda stuff in it. She also likes a good little kiddies horror film |
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meat2veg
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 11:35:10
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Originally posted by dibs
Serenity. Absolute cult classic, based on the series Firefly written and directed by Joss Whedon who wrote The Cabin in the Woods which is currently showing to massive acclaim. But then I'm biased as I run sci fi conventions and the cast and crew are all friends!
Most of my mates are really into this, but the whole thing left me cold. I just didn't get it. Shame, 'cos I like Sci Fi and I like Westerns...
My sci fi flick of choice at the moment is Starship Troopers. Props to Silent Running though.
I bet you like Babylon 5. Babylon 5 is a big pile of ƒhit. |
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meat2veg
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 11:37:52
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| Minority Report. |
The sooner we lose the smiley faces from this forum the better. |
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gaz farrimond
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 11:50:04
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Originally posted by gaz farrimond
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Originally posted by beezerk
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Originally posted by gaz farrimond
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Originally posted by beezerk
Are any suitable for a 10 year old girl, apart from Wall E
City of Ember
Seen it, not a bad film.
I've seen most "kids sci fi" films, I'm after some hidden gems.
So things such as Planet 51 are out then.
Hmmm...
Unfortunately I don't know how liberal you are with what your children watch: so...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is quite different.
Coraline; Younger children may find it frightening.
Ink; May not hold their attention though.
'9' isn't a bad childrens movie either.
Seen Coraline.
I usually let her watch most things as long as there isn't too much bad language or sexual kinda stuff in it. She also likes a good little kiddies horror film
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 12:01:19
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| Steven Soderbergh's Solaris is better than it's generally made out to be. Pretty good, in fact. I think it got marketed as 'George Clooney love story in space', but it's not that at all (there's some pretty heavy psychological and philosophical stuff going on), and hence audiences didn't like it. Critics maybe rightly pointed out that it isn't on the same level as the Tarkovskiy original, but it's certainly more palatable for a general audience. |
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Posted - 19/04/2012 : 20:10:40
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Soylent Green!
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