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

Posted on 02/19/2008 11:03:14 AM PST by rjp2005

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To: dba.adabas
“We need a good remake of that Rowdy Roddy Piper classic...”They Live” Especially that overly drawn out fight scene where he gets the guy to look through the glasses.”

That fight scene, hands down, is the best and most realistic fight scene ever put in a movie. I love that movie.

81 posted on 02/19/2008 11:39:53 AM PST by A Texan (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: RabidBartender

Oh Geez. Actually, I liked the opening music of that movie. The rest needed a little work...


82 posted on 02/19/2008 11:40:16 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder (*-o(:^{>)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
My favorite was and still is the Forbidden Planet (1956) It had the creepiest music, the scariest monster “the ID”, the coolest robot, and one of the prettiest girls in the movies at the time Anne Francis.
83 posted on 02/19/2008 11:41:21 AM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: Empireoftheatom48
"Azimov’s Classic The Foundation Trilogy"

Poul Anderson - "Tau Zero". (Outliving eternity)

yitbos

84 posted on 02/19/2008 11:41:55 AM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
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To: Soliton

We should not forget the first ALIEN movie. That scared the hell out of me and I was an adult LOL.


85 posted on 02/19/2008 11:42:07 AM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (My tag line is broken)
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To: Army Air Corps

MST3K died when Joel left.


86 posted on 02/19/2008 11:42:27 AM PST by Richard Kimball (Sure, they'd love to kill me, as long as they can do it without admitting I exist)
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To: rjp2005

We just signed on to HDTV and in NJ where we live, have Channel 777, “The Monster Channel” It has been airing 50’s black and white grade-B horror films and last night, aired Journey to the Center of the Earth. It’s refreshing to see corny deep-sea creatures instead of slicing and dicing.


87 posted on 02/19/2008 11:42:33 AM PST by stanz (Those who don't believe in evolution should go jump off the flat edge of the Earth.)
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To: A Texan

That fight scene was so good that Matt and Trey duplicated it, scene by scene, for the fight between Timmy and Jimmy in South Park.


88 posted on 02/19/2008 11:43:24 AM PST by tarawa
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To: COBOL2Java
The Lathe of Heaven

The original BBC film was superb, a true classic. Not so the A&E remake.

89 posted on 02/19/2008 11:43:56 AM PST by Prokopton
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To: squidly
I'm sure you're right about the heavy-handed preachiness which will guide the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." I imagine they'll do the same with "Death Race 2000." Both are works that stand on their own. One reason I hate Hollywood is for the frequency that they go back to the well and re-work great films and suck the soul out of them.

By the way, Star Trex XI is coming out next May, featuring Kirk, Spock, Sulu, and Scotty played by young actors. As an earlier poster pointed out most sci-fi is really better classified as futuristic-fantasy given the complete lack of science. Maybe Trek will be better in this regard if it harkens to the original series' sci/tech morality plays, but I have my doubts.

90 posted on 02/19/2008 11:43:59 AM PST by manapua
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To: rjp2005

I saw Cloverfield and LOVED it.
Babes, explosive action and a badass monster ‘nuff said.

I am waiting for
Incredible Hulk, Ironman, Batman Dark Knight and Hellboy 2.


91 posted on 02/19/2008 11:45:09 AM PST by Larebil (My name is liberal backwards, since they backwards thinking)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

“2001” captures what I expect actual space travel is like: long periods of boredom with lots of pretty views.


92 posted on 02/19/2008 11:46:17 AM PST by Betis70
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To: Richard Kimball

Mike was head writer when Joel was the host (Mike joined the writing very early on). The two were very funny men who had a different presence and approach to being host. I like both of them for different reasons.


93 posted on 02/19/2008 11:46:38 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Waryone

“This is the captain speaking... we may may be experiencing some turbulence, and then...um...explode.”

Great line.


94 posted on 02/19/2008 11:46:58 AM PST by abishai
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To: Secret Agent Man

“I’d really like to see someone make a good budget version of “Brave New World.””

The BBC version is OK.


95 posted on 02/19/2008 11:47:30 AM PST by DBrow
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To: Abathar

It had me at “I call her Vera”.


96 posted on 02/19/2008 11:47:34 AM PST by LongElegantLegs (Kill them with kindness, then taser them for fun.)
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To: NavyCanDo

The story of how they did the music for FP is absoultely fascinating.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4486840


97 posted on 02/19/2008 11:48:07 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Abathar
Caught part of the Firefly Marathon on Sci-fi the other day. Caught Serenity on Universal's HD channel.

Can't stop the signal....

98 posted on 02/19/2008 11:48:10 AM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: dangerdoc

SG1:Ark of Truth is pretty good, albeit fast-moving. Should be out next month on DVD.


99 posted on 02/19/2008 11:48:37 AM PST by RabidBartender
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To: Waryone

Yes they pulled the plug too early on Space above and Beyond as well.


100 posted on 02/19/2008 11:48:59 AM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (My tag line is broken)
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