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returntothepit >> discuss >> What happened to sci-fi??? by arilliusbm on Jan 29,2010 10:08am
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toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jan 29,2010 10:09am
my favorite scifi movies are district 9 and avatar



toggletoggle post by largefreakatzero at Jan 29,2010 10:10am
It's a conspiracy to piss of Aril with sub-par movies. I liked D9.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:12am
I was going to say something in the other thread but I decided against it. We're not living in the 80's or early 90's. Quality Sci-Fi is dead, get over it!



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:14am
lol



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:15am
trying to overdo this nonsense, kind of like how hoser hates on MA.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:17am
We need to utilize the Volcano and watch Death Machine. It will bring us back to a better time.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 10:17am
lol you be trollin'



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jan 29,2010 10:18am
1996 had the best movies



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 10:18am
it became syfy, duh.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:19am
I'm in the mood to watch all cube movies. First one was ok for thriller/scifi, 2nd one kinda sucked, but I haven't seen the third. Cube, anyone?



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:20am
Why does everyone hate on Cube II: Hypercube? Faggots.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 10:20am
hahaha are you serious? you shit on D9 but you love cube?



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:21am
Cube > District 9.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:22am
it's just not in pop movies, and it never was, with some exceptions...

ALIENS or GTFO...

I've been playing Mass Effect 2 which fucking rules but still has some space-opera mixed with scifi.

Dune has already been written, so that's that.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 10:22am
MikeofdecrepitudE said[orig][quote]
Cube > District 9.


i beg to differ.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jan 29,2010 10:23am
For a relatively popular, modern sci-fi flick, Children of Men was very good.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:24am
fuck yeah it was.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:24am
Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:25am
Also, the first Matrix is still one of the best IMO. I liked 2 and 3 but they weren't "good scifi"...



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:26am
I mean Alien and Aliens. Third was a cheesy follow up.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:29am
Children of Men is an incredible movie. And it has Itcotck in it.
They need to make a halflife movie, and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game).

Cube, while not having the best acting ever, had an incredibly unique concept and was dark. The TFC map was fucking awesome too.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:32am
reimroc said[orig][quote]
MikeofdecrepitudE said[orig][quote]
Cube > District 9.


i beg to differ.


Cube may have had a lower production cost but it was way more atmospheric, the acting was over the top and the storyline was grim. I'll take all of those elements over some big budget Hollywood shit show.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 10:33am
did you even watch D9? and the acting in cube wasn't something to write home about if you want to get really nit-picky like aril.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 10:34am
MikeofdecrepitudE said[orig][quote]
Why does everyone hate on Cube II: Hypercube? Faggots.
that movie SUCKED



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:37am
s0 dUz uR lIEk Ur M0m dEwd



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 10:38am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece.


most of the time i can appreciate your hate, but i will not suffer hate to any aspect of the first two Alien movies. the third yes, but those first two are fucking awesome.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:38am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]

They need to make a halflife movie, and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game).


no halflife movie!! you can't tell that story with a movie, or give freeman any lines. did you ever see the doom movie??? i didn't think so.

there was this short indie movie about the resistance soldiers, the trailer was up on youtube, that may not suck.



bennyhillifier


i just bought Dig on steam for a dollar but haven't played it yet.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jan 29,2010 10:39am
Yeti said[orig][quote]
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece.


most of the time i can appreciate your hate, but i will not suffer hate to any aspect of the first two Alien movies. the third yes, but those first two are fucking awesome.


3 sucked. Resurrection was awesome though.. highly underrated imho



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 10:40am
oh man the Doom movie was so bad, and that horrid attempt at making it seem like the game at the end was even worse.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:41am
I watched D9 with a head full of pot cookies. You just need explosions, PC plot lines, and Peter Jackson's name attached to it.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:42am
Considering David Fincher had no script to work with, Alien 3 rules. Fuck action sequences and the Marines.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:44am
MikeofdecrepitudE said[orig][quote]
I watched D9 with a head full of pot cookies. You just need explosions, PC plot lines, and Peter Jackson's name attached to it.


hahahah...THAT is why i couldn't remember WHERE or WHO i saw it with...but it's coming back to me now.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:50am
I'm not saying alienS was bad, it was just a typical sci fi action movie. It wasn't a thriller-based movie like alien.

Did you guys see pandorum?



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 10:52am
Aliens has some great scenes but it wasn't as atmospheric as Ridley Scott's film.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:52am
Pandaroom? nope



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:57am
Pandorum was an ok sci fi thriller movie that came out this summer. I liked it better than d9 but it was still kind of cheesy. It was more traditional in the sense that it took place in a spaceship the whole time, not a poor south african slum with giant bug fags that conquered space travel but live in shacks, much like poor Africans today except not as cool



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 10:58am
ITT: aril wants you damn kids to stay off his lawn.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 10:59am
you know what rules about liking old sci-fi movies and not new sci-fi movies? YOU CAN WATCH OLD MOVIES ANY TIME YOU WANT.

original twilight zones or outer limits FTW



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 10:59am
itt: shitty unfunny ITTs



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 10:59am
in D9 they never elaborated if it was a derelict convict ship, deported lowlifes, homo bugs, etc...i still think it was damn good and i'm wondering where they will go with it.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 11:00am edited Jan 29,2010 11:01am
I'm going to movie night at aril's.



toggletoggle post by brian_dc  at Jan 29,2010 11:00am
somebody say something about a panda room?



Can somebody sign for this?



toggletoggle post by Doomkid   at Jan 29,2010 11:00am
FuckIsMySignature said[orig][quote]

3 sucked. Resurrection was awesome though.. highly underrated imho


Jean-Pierre Jeunet has made some of the coolest sci-fi in the past couple decades: Alien Resurrection and City of Lost Children are both amazing.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:01am
Read the abovetopsecret alien forums from November-December. They were taking peoples' advice for the sequel. I trolled them hard.



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 11:03am
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
I'm going to movie night at aril's.


LOL



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 11:05am
oh yeah, that little unknown series STAR TREK is alright.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:06am
haha fuck you. My movie night the other night consisted of watching total recall. Of course after the movie I had to go to the Sharon stone side nipple shot then relook at the 3 titted lady. fap



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 11:07am
oh man, i like cheesy arnold movies but Total Recall is on it's own cheese level



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:14am
total recalls story is good but doesn't quite cut it. it's not a bad movie, though. The baby in the stomach looks better than today's cgi.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 11:14am
aril you really need to redeem yourself now. pandorum a "good" movie? who are you shitting bro? terrible acting, plot holes xgodzillax could fit through, retarded story, boring antagonist rip offs of the movie the descent.



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 11:16am
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
you know what rules about liking old sci-fi movies and not new sci-fi movies? YOU CAN WATCH OLD MOVIES ANY TIME YOU WANT.

original twilight zones or outer limits FTW


outer limits was ok but the twilight zone. man, nothing will ever compare to rod sterling's genius. quite possibly the greatest sci-fi tv series ever produced.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:20am
Wrong. I said it was an "ok" sci fi thriller. It wasn't perfect at all, but was better than d9



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 11:23am
definitely NOT better than D9. i don't even care what you think about D9 anymore its the fact that you consider pandorm remotely ok.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:24am
reimrocs favorite sci fi movie was the chronicles of riddick



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 11:28am
haha...Pitch Black was actually good but i am a fan of the Riddick series. The escape from butcher bay/that remake that just came out is a killer underrated game.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 11:28am
event horizon anyone?
*crickets*



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:32am
PS: I think a halflife movie is doable, but should have more focus on action/filmography than dialogue. the beginning of the movie should have most of it, because he WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE TEST CHAMBER HALF AN HOUR AGO



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 11:35am
you know that a big budget means they would have to add in some sort of hokey story and dialogue, paint freeman as a badass american hero and have him bang that chick. i won't have any of that shit.

running a little late today, freeman?



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 11:39am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
reimrocs favorite sci fi movie was the chronicles of riddick


DON'T YOU DARE SOIL THE NAME OF VIN



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:40am
why do we have to wear these ridiculous ties??



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:44am
halflife 1 didn't have that woman. But you're right, they'd have to write in a sub plot. I don't think a halflife movie needs a love story.
take away the love story in apocalyto and you have a movie that's full of chase scenes. Halflfie was essentially a game about escaping black Mesa, then going to the alien planet to take the mother out. Fuck I wanna play it again.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Jan 29,2010 12:12pm edited Jan 29,2010 12:13pm
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
event horizon anyone?
*crickets*


prob my favorite sci fi movie of all time... that and The Abyss



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard at Jan 29,2010 12:14pm
ZARDOZ is the best sci fi weirdo movie aside from the original SW trilogy.

some notable non vintage sci fi that I love:
Gattaca
Event Horizon
and the new Star Trek.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 12:40pm
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
total recalls story is good but doesn't quite cut it. it's not a bad movie, though. The baby in the stomach looks better than today's cgi.


dude you're killing me here. Total Recall doesn't cut it? are you watching the same movie i am?



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 12:40pm
arktouros said[orig][quote]
haha...Pitch Black was actually good but i am a fan of the Riddick series. The escape from butcher bay/that remake that just came out is a killer underrated game.


i am a huge fan of Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 12:46pm
Despite being gateway animation and a condensed version of the graphic novel, Akira > [enter fail film here]



toggletoggle post by reimroc at Jan 29,2010 12:47pm
*ahem* gateway animation done great. and i agree it was awesome. i own all the manga and i definitely would like to see a sequel some day. lord knows there is enough material for there to be a miniseries.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 12:54pm
It wasn't meant as a derogatory remark. It's the fact that Akira is one of the most familiar films in Japanese animation. The story was engaging and the visuals are frighteningly intense. So yes, it is that good.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 12:56pm
I wish total recall went more into the aliens and their ruins.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 12:57pm
see i like how they didn't because it left the whole thing open, and didn't give a lame backstory, which most likely would have happened.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 12:58pm
early Paul Verhoeven + Michael Ironside + Arnold =



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 1:03pm
total recall did have some great ideas in the plot. It just didn't follow through that great. I own the movie and love it but it could have been better.
it's backbone rings true to today's world though. An elite coporate dude that controls everything..



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jan 29,2010 2:54pm
A Scanner Darkly was a more faithful rendition of the Phillip K. Dick source material than Total Recall, had cool animation, and Keanu Reeves. Automatic win.



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 2:56pm



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard at Jan 29,2010 3:03pm
Arnold has a few awesome sci fi epics.

The Terminator movies that dont suck. (ie 1+2)
The Running Man
Total Recall


other awesome sci fi:
Blade Runner
5th Element


I wasnt too into a Scanner Darkly though I do love PKD.



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jan 29,2010 3:06pm
KEANU REEVES



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jan 29,2010 3:16pm
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
Blade Runner


that movie has the strangest ending. it fits, it's just so odd.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 3:17pm
Alex Jones is in a Scanner Darkly. haha



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 3:19pm
Best scene.

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jan 29,2010 3:47pm
Yeti said[orig][quote]
AndrewBastard said[orig][quote]
Blade Runner


that movie has the strangest ending. it fits, it's just so odd.


This thread is all up on Phillip K. Dick's dick.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 3:49pm
What was that Arnold flick with "re-pet" ?



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 4:02pm
The Sixth day.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 4:07pm
Ah, that one. I recall not liking it much. Only saw it once, though.
Worth watching again?



toggletoggle post by MikeofdecrepitudE at Jan 29,2010 4:08pm
No.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 4:13pm
Enders Game is coming out this year. Interested in seeing that, although I don't like Orson Scott Card too much.

I was hoping they'd make a Rendezvous with Rama movie but it fell through. Not sure why, that'd be a SICK movie. Geometric alien landscape in a giant ship ftw.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 4:15pm
Oh yea. The Sphere movie. Fucking blew ass. That book was one of Crichton's best, and the movie failed hard. Still can't believe he died. I heard there's a book he was working on before he died. Interested in seeing what it was.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard at Jan 29,2010 5:44pm
An Enders Game movie? Sick!



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 6:03pm
Bah. Enders Game was scrapped too.
Why scrap all these great sci fi themes and make shitty ass movies like d9?



toggletoggle post by arktouros at Jan 29,2010 6:07pm
I thought the Sphere movie was alright because I liked the actors...but the book was great. Speaking of Crichton, Jurassic Park was a good scifi book, the movie is...dino drama. Even better is the people who bought the book because of the movie and then said "shit, I can't read this at all"



toggletoggle post by demondave at Jan 29,2010 7:18pm



toggletoggle post by Buzz Killington at Jan 29,2010 7:30pm
Moon was the best (old-school) scifi iv seen in ages. shame on you if you have not seen it yet.



toggletoggle post by blessed offal at Jan 29,2010 7:39pm
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
Wait, ALIENS? With an S? That was the cheesiest follow up to ridley scotts masterpiece.


kill yourself now



toggletoggle post by demondave at Jan 29,2010 7:53pm
game over man, game over



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jan 29,2010 8:03pm edited Jan 29,2010 8:49pm
GAME OVER, MAN

GAME OVER


Edit: fuck - scoop'd



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 8:36pm
Please nugga. Alien > aliens



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Jan 29,2010 9:41pm
the_reverend said[orig][quote]
it became syfy, duh.



toggletoggle post by autisticretard at Jan 29,2010 9:45pm
lifepod



toggletoggle post by porphyria at Jan 29,2010 10:19pm
Battlestar Galactica anyone?



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Jan 29,2010 11:08pm
Yep.



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jan 30,2010 1:37am
Boy & His Dog, anyone?



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard at Jun 20,2010 8:52pm



toggletoggle post by ernie   at Jun 20,2010 10:58pm
event horizon rules all



toggletoggle post by DestroyYouAlot  at Jun 21,2010 12:20am
Night of the Blood Beast or a pussy is u



toggletoggle post by ouchdrummer   at Jun 21,2010 8:20am
I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and i'll tell you exactly where it's at:
BOOKS.

George RR. Martin
Robert Jordan

nothing in almost any movie in the last twenty years can compare to books by these two.



toggletoggle post by aaron_michael  at Jun 21,2010 10:16am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
and a Dig movie. (old Lucas arts pc game).


that would be a helluva movie, but I'm sure they'd gay it up somehow.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Jun 21,2010 10:30am
i just watched The Black Hole this weekend, i think i saw it once when i was a kid. for being cheesy and a Disney movie it's surprisingly good, and surprisingly dark.



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard at Jun 21,2010 11:54am
ouchdrummer said[orig][quote]
I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and i'll tell you exactly where it's at:
BOOKS.

George RR. Martin
Robert Jordan

nothing in almost any movie in the last twenty years can compare to books by these two.
A Song of Ice and Fire made a pilot and was picked up by HBO...IMDB that shit nigga. Supposedly the WoT series may be made into movies but I dont have imdb pro to get more info...



toggletoggle post by SkinSandwich at Jun 21,2010 12:05pm
The Thing

Fuck y'all.



toggletoggle post by aril at Dec 22,2010 10:35am
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Dec 22,2010 10:37am
SkinSandwich said[orig][quote]
The Thing

Fuck y'all.


yesterday i was explaining to my girl how that is one of the top greatest movies in history. i'd say it's cinematically perfect.



toggletoggle post by eyehatehippies  at Dec 22,2010 11:24am
brian_dc said[orig][quote]
For a relatively popular, modern sci-fi flick, Children of Men was very good.


That's an awesome movie.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 22,2010 11:28am
syfy



toggletoggle post by Ancient Master at Dec 22,2010 11:35am
heard rumors of a FOUNDATION trilogy....not sure how its going to be though



toggletoggle post by MillenialKingdom  at Dec 22,2010 11:40am
There was nothing wrong with District 9.



toggletoggle post by REALTY POLICE at Dec 22,2010 12:39pm
MillenialKingdom said[orig][quote]
There was nothing wrong with District 9.


COME BACK TO REALITY



toggletoggle post by frankovhell at Dec 22,2010 5:23pm
Firefly series anyone? Its not very dark, but I found the whole sci fi/western theme pretty interesting. It was ruined by FOX sadly. Its too bad another channel never bought it for more seasons.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 5:32pm edited Dec 22,2010 5:35pm
theres supposedly some big sci-fi western coming next year.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 5:43pm
doesnt look like its a western but i think this is the one i was thinking of

http://teaser-trailer.com/movie/super-8/



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 22,2010 5:46pm
frankovhell said[orig][quote]
Firefly series anyone? Its not very dark, but I found the whole sci fi/western theme pretty interesting. It was ruined by FOX sadly. Its too bad another channel never bought it for more seasons.


Just watched it through finally. I tell people it's like if Han Solo had his own show without the cheese of Star Wars or aliens. The movie they made to tie up the series, Serenity, is so fucking good.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 5:47pm



toggletoggle post by ark at Dec 22,2010 5:50pm



toggletoggle post by TheRidersofDoom  at Dec 22,2010 5:59pm
I enjoyed district 9 and didn't really watch it as a sci-fi movie. it was more of a story between the dude and the alien family with the overall theme of apartheid.

although I am sure most haters will hate, Pandorum was actually a decent film

and if you want to wait, del toro is directing at the mountains of madness, and I doubt he will fuck that up too much



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 6:00pm
i also enjoyed Pandorum.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 22,2010 6:13pm
Yeti said[orig][quote]
SkinSandwich said[orig][quote]
The Thing

Fuck y'all.


yesterday i was explaining to my girl how that is one of the top greatest movies in history. i'd say it's cinematically perfect.


You speak the truth.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 6:14pm
for now... next year the ruined version comes out.



toggletoggle post by Fuck Logging In at Dec 22,2010 6:17pm
Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something.



toggletoggle post by FuckIsMySignature at Dec 22,2010 6:21pm
Fuck%20Logging%20In said[orig][quote]
Go read a fucking space-ritual and learn something.



toggletoggle post by Fuck Logging In at Dec 22,2010 6:58pm
FuckIsMySignature said[orig][quote]
Fuck%20Logging%20In said[orig][quote]
Go read a fucking space-ritual and learn something.





toggletoggle post by eyehatehippies  at Dec 22,2010 7:02pm
Fuck%20Logging%20In said[orig][quote]
Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something.


Heinlein is decent, I'm not all that into "hard" sci-fi though, and his books generally devolve into blindly idealistic hippie utopianism, which can be hard to stomach. "Stranger In A Strange Land" would have been fucking perfect if they cut that crap out of it, it gets terrible about halfway through, but hey, I'll take that over most of his other books.

If we're talking books, I could go on all fucking day, especially with Dick. I can never get enough Dick. It's hardly fair to criticize Total Recall as not being faithful to the original short story, since there wasn't really that much to work with, the movie would have been ten minutes long. In all honesty, it is fairly faithful, it just picks up where the original story left off, leaves off the ending, which wouldn't have translated very well to the big screen, and explores some of Dick's other themes and ideas that he established in his novels. I think that's a pretty significant achievement, actually.

For movies, I'm surprised Moon wasn't brought up. That's probably the best sci-fi movie I've seen in the last decade.

Pandorum was entertaining, but it was kinda long for what it was, and lost some of its coherency (what little it had even) as a result.



toggletoggle post by Fuck Logging In at Dec 22,2010 7:03pm
Have any of you seen Primer?



toggletoggle post by dertoxia   at Dec 22,2010 11:03pm
Dark City http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/

My personal all-time hands down favorite sci-fi movie....of all time.



toggletoggle post by Doomkid   at Dec 23,2010 3:38am
Fuck%20Logging%20In said[orig][quote]
Nothing you people are talking about is actually sci-fi, you people are talking about action films set in space. Go read a fucking Heinlein and learn something.


Ummm, Starship Troopers ring a bell? That's definitely space-marine scifi, whether you look at the book or the movie.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 23,2010 6:03am
I'm up early to watch syfy, but it's just infomercials right now. Lame.



toggletoggle post by Yeti at Dec 23,2010 8:30am
eyehatehippies said[orig][quote]
I can never get enough Dick.


you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend.



toggletoggle post by eyehatehippies  at Dec 23,2010 9:44am
Yeti said[orig][quote]
eyehatehippies said[orig][quote]
I can never get enough Dick.


you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend.


Did I mention I'm also really into Moorcock? The Moorcock, the better...




toggletoggle post by narkybark   at Dec 23,2010 11:49am
Fuck%20Logging%20In said[orig][quote]
Have any of you seen Primer?


I have... decent and a good effort but I think it tries to be a little more confusing on purpose than it should.



toggletoggle post by RustyPS should be working at Dec 23,2010 11:50am
eyehatehippies said[orig][quote]
Yeti said[orig][quote]
eyehatehippies said[orig][quote]
I can never get enough Dick.


you have been spending far too much time around the Reverend.


Did I mention I'm also really into Moorcock? The Moorcock, the better...


*plays rimshot*



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