Favorite sci-fi movies?
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In Time (2011) is on Hulu in case anyone wants to watch it. I had not heard of it so I’ll watch it over the long weekend. The concept of time as a bartering currency, everyone either dies or doesn’t age past 25, the rich becoming immortal, etc. are all intriguing.
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Blasting the aliens with the 16 inch guns of the Battleship was fun!
I've visited the USS Iowa Battleship twice here in SoCal. Mighty impressive!
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Yes it was
Man, there's nothing quite like touring a WWII Battleship! I've been on the USS North Carolina a few times. I love checking out the anti aircraft guns.
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MacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:10 pmYes it was
Man, there's nothing quite like touring a WWII Battleship! I've been on the USS North Carolina a few times. I love checking out the anti aircraft guns.
If you ever visit the Battleship USS Iowa Museum in SoCal make sure you also visit the Los Angeles Maritime Museum just 500 yards south of USS Iowa. It has a wonderful collection of large-scale models of ships.
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Will do! Thanks for the 411RamZar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:25 pmMacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:10 pmYes it was
Man, there's nothing quite like touring a WWII Battleship! I've been on the USS North Carolina a few times. I love checking out the anti aircraft guns.
If you ever visit the Battleship USS Iowa Museum in SoCal make sure you also visit the Los Angeles Maritime Museum just 500 yards south of USS Iowa. It has a wonderful collection of large-scale models of ships.
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https://youtu.be/kBfWS0BniJE?si=18JJ55LJQqgXkAYf
Good movie. I might be biased though...cause I loved the original story by Harlan Ellison :)
Good movie. I might be biased though...cause I loved the original story by Harlan Ellison :)
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LordDisneyland wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 5:46 amhttps://youtu.be/kBfWS0BniJE?si=18JJ55LJQqgXkAYf
Good movie. I might be biased though...cause I loved the original story by Harlan Ellison :)
A Boy and His Dog (1975) is an unusual and funny movie with a great ending.
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I saw A Boy And His Dog in a theater in San Diego. I think it was the first run. At the end of the movie, after the famous closing line, a woman in the audience started SCREAMING: "that's sick, sick, sick..".
It was an interesting intersection of feminist triggering vs SciFi that added to the movie's thematic experience.
It was an interesting intersection of feminist triggering vs SciFi that added to the movie's thematic experience.
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RamZar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:54 pmIn Time (2011) is on Hulu in case anyone wants to watch it. I had not heard of it so I’ll watch it over the long weekend. The concept of time as a bartering currency, everyone either dies or doesn’t age past 25, the rich becoming immortal, etc. are all intriguing.
The concepts in In Time (2011) were alluring but this was not a good and coherent movie.
- I welcome dialog, as long as it remains cordial, constructive and is conducted in a civilized manner. - Titanic: Blood & Steel
- You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln
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- I welcome dialog, as long as it remains cordial, constructive and is conducted in a civilized manner. - Titanic: Blood & Steel
- You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln
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Did you watch the director's cut?RamZar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:14 pmRamZar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:54 pmIn Time (2011) is on Hulu in case anyone wants to watch it. I had not heard of it so I’ll watch it over the long weekend. The concept of time as a bartering currency, everyone either dies or doesn’t age past 25, the rich becoming immortal, etc. are all intriguing.
The concepts in In Time (2011) were alluring but this was not a good and coherent movie.
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For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of **** itself, and against such not even the legions of **** can stand. Robert E. Howard
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max808 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:24 pmDid you watch the director's cut?RamZar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:14 pmRamZar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:54 pmIn Time (2011) is on Hulu in case anyone wants to watch it. I had not heard of it so I’ll watch it over the long weekend. The concept of time as a bartering currency, everyone either dies or doesn’t age past 25, the rich becoming immortal, etc. are all intriguing.
The concepts in In Time (2011) were alluring but this was not a good and coherent movie.
I watched it on Hulu and it has a running time of 1:49. Amazon only shows one version of the same length.
- I welcome dialog, as long as it remains cordial, constructive and is conducted in a civilized manner. - Titanic: Blood & Steel
- You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln
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My steelbook blu-ray also has the 01:49:16 cut so I may be imagining that director's cut. While rewatching this it still shines as a Robin Hood set in the not too distant future, quite mature for being made for gen z. I can't shake off the torment our male protagonist feels throughout for allowing his mom to offer him 30 minutes for a long lunch. Production design is sleek with my personal highlights the various vintage restomods, which are raw with a touch of sci-fi. Andrew Niccol came on the big scene with Gattaca, according to many people a true masterpiece. Never watched that one even though I really like Ethan Hawke.RamZar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:47 pmmax808 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:24 pmDid you watch the director's cut?RamZar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:14 pmRamZar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:54 pmIn Time (2011) is on Hulu in case anyone wants to watch it. I had not heard of it so I’ll watch it over the long weekend. The concept of time as a bartering currency, everyone either dies or doesn’t age past 25, the rich becoming immortal, etc. are all intriguing.
The concepts in In Time (2011) were alluring but this was not a good and coherent movie.
I watched it on Hulu and it has a running time of 1:49. Amazon only shows one version of the same length.
MNOSD 0047 - mens sana in corpore sano -
Do more than is required of you . Patton
For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of **** itself, and against such not even the legions of **** can stand. Robert E. Howard
Do more than is required of you . Patton
For man's only weapon is courage that flinches not from the gates of **** itself, and against such not even the legions of **** can stand. Robert E. Howard
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max808 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 23, 2023 9:16 amMy steelbook blu-ray also has the 01:49:16 cut so I may be imagining that director's cut. While rewatching this it still shines as a Robin Hood set in the not too distant future, quite mature for being made for gen z. I can't shake off the torment our male protagonist feels throughout for allowing his mom to offer him 30 minutes for a long lunch. Production design is sleek with my personal highlights the various vintage restomods, which are raw with a touch of sci-fi. Andrew Niccol came on the big scene with Gattaca, according to many people a true masterpiece. Never watched that one even though I really like Ethan Hawke.
Gattaca (1997) is admittedly a much better movie than In Time (2011) but both, in my opinion, are a little detached and hollow. Both were written and directed by Andrew Niccol.
https://youtu.be/NIIZ2P-fiyI?si=QoB9925WHeEs7aJe
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- You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln
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RamZar wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:50 pmMy favorite 21st Century Sci-Fi Movies (in chronological order):
1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
2. Minority Report (2002)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
4. 2046 (2004)
5. Children of Men (2006)
6. The Prestige (2006)
7. Moon (2009)
8. Avatar (2009)
9. District 9 (2009)
10. Inception (2010)
11. Cloud Atlas (2012)
12. Looper (2012)
13. Snowpiercer (2013)
14. Her (2013)
15. Gravity (2013)
16. Pacific Rim (2013)
17. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
18. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
19. Lucy (2014)
20. Interstellar (2014)
21. Ex Machina (2014)
22. The Martian (2015)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
24. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
25. Arrival (2016)
26. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
27. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
28. A Quiet Place (2018)
29. A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
30. Dune (2021)
31. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
If I had to choose just one sci-fi movie released thus far this century it would have to be Minority Report (2002). It’s based on a short novel by Philip K. Dick about a pre-crime police unit and directed by Steven Spielberg. In my opinion, this is also Spielberg’s best sci-fi movie. It’s a fluid and entertaining sci-fi crime thriller. I’ve watched it a good half a dozen times and appreciate it more with each viewing due to the complex plot.
It took 3 trailers to get to the crux of the plot!
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Clips from my favorite episode of the Twilight Zone “To Serve Man” (1962) with aliens arriving on Earth and addressing the United Nations! Spoiler alert!
https://youtu.be/DizbHWDPhwQ?si=gw1U8UOBQ242YHt1
https://youtu.be/DizbHWDPhwQ?si=gw1U8UOBQ242YHt1
- I welcome dialog, as long as it remains cordial, constructive and is conducted in a civilized manner. - Titanic: Blood & Steel
- You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. - Abraham Lincoln