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I really liked The Arrival as well, but I see it as more of a TV movie, as it never hit the cinemas over here, it went straight to video. But damn it, it was a really good atmospheric and original movie. Sheen didn't bother me at all though.
From Balaam's selection I have to pick THX 1138, Contact, and Westworld. 'Final Programme' - what's that? I've never heard of that movie.
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Red: Final Programme is a pretty darned surreal flick. I've never read any Moorcock, but I am certainly curious about it now.
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Most of these films are what i would classify "okay-good" films, but not outstanding. i mean, was anyone left with a extreme sense of "awe" after seeing Red Planet, as opposed to 2001. for example. I couldn't stop thinking after seeing Aliens, it was such a visceral action trip, but aliens clones (i.e. virus, etc., etc.,) don't leave me with the same feelings.
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OOh Mission to Mars, did not like that movie AT ALL. But i guess that's because i was expecting a masterpiece. A friend of mine said he liked it, but only because he thought it was going to be total shite. which it wasn't. it just let me down. not brian de palma's finest hour imho.
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- Forbidden Planet (one of the top 5 in ANY list) - MIB (I have a functional sense of humor) - RAH's The Puppet Masters (good adaptation) - Highlander (oh yes it was) - Deep Impact (wonderful characterization) - Stargate ('nuf said) - Independence Day (okay, I admit it - I liked it) - Destination Moon (George Pal's adaptation of RAH) - Star Wars - a New Hope - Matrix (just for the concept)
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Firstly Trekno, I would've definitely had Highlander in any best movies list. But I didn't put it in the original thread post as I could not in any way classify it as science fiction. It's more mytho-fantasy. And please, don't anyone quote the 'alien' connction to me from Highlander 2 etc, both sequels are in many people's minds utterly divorced from the infinitely superior first film.
Deep Impact tho. I've deliberately watched that film about four times now because I prefer GOOD stories to JUST simple FX fests. But Deep Impact I thought got in such a terrible mess with the direction it was trying to take I ended up unfortunately not giving a shit about anyone in that movie (or I would sometimes just fall asleep). In the end I couldn't wait fo that comet to just wipe everyone out. I will rarely ever say this about any sci-fi movie, but this is one instance, in my mind, where the special FX were the best thing about the film. ID4, Lost in Space are other examples.
Do we count horror/sci-fi films here? 'Alien' is here so what the hell. Then I have to nominate David Carpenter's 'The Thing'. I saw it when it first came out and it scared living shit out of me.
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I included Highlander NOT because of that awful 2nd movie (I retch thinking about it), but because if Anne McCaffery's Dragon stuff qualifies as Sci-Fi-Highlander sure does.
Whoops, I forgot 2001.
And yes, I did include ID4. No apologies, I thought it delivered what I paid for. It wasn't Forbidden Planet - but what is?
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Jesus' half brother, the real Wandering Jew. Condemned to wonder the Earth forever, until he admits that he framed his big brother for breaking the neighbour's window. 8)
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