On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that is
even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had the
brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and lazy-ass Star
Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too.
Didn't care much for WALL-E.
The rest -- meh.
In message <3oOdnaVKifp7WT3EnZ2dnUU7-R_NnZ2d@giganews.com> Bill Anderson ><billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that is
even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had the
brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and lazy-ass Star >>> Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too.
I agree.
Didn't care much for WALL-E.
Somehow I wouldn't have thought of if as Sci-Fi, but I do love it.
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that is
even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had the
brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and lazy-ass Star
Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that is
even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had the
brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and lazy-ass
Star Wars reboot.
Best Sci Fi Movies of the 21st Century
--------------------------------------
The 21st Century has been a great time for sci-fi movies. New
sci-fi movies seem to come out every month, with new ways of
re-envisioning classic tropes in each film. The ten below are
the best of a very competitive bunch, helping to redefine
sci-fi for a new generation.
* Attack the Block
There are plenty of good sci fi movies that involve alien
invasions. Attack the Block takes the usual plot and
upends it by putting the invasion on the wrong side of
the tracks. There have been a few attempts to replicate
the success of this British film, but nothing's quite
matched the combination of this movie's great script and
wonderful actors.
* Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow looked like a forgettable Tom Cruise
vehicle in its trailers, but those who actually showed up
to the movie found a remarkable sci-fi masterpiece. Cruise
is at his best in this movie, which involves a number of
time travel tropes. This movie perhaps best described as
an alien war meets Groundhog Day.
* Wall-E
The best sci-fi always has a message at its heart. Wall-E
might be a cartoon, but it's one with a beautiful message
about taking care of the planet and working to make one's
life better instead of just being complacent. Beautifully
animated and incredibly detailed, Wall-E is a favorite
among adults and children alike.
* Inception
Christopher Nolan makes great movies. It should be no
surprise, then, that his forays into sci-fi have been
exceptional. Inception, like all the best sci-fi movies,
has provoked a great deal of discussion since its release
and has become a byword for mind-bending plots.
* Moon
One of the purest sci fi movies released in the last 20
years, Moon is at once ominous and charming. Sam Rockwell
ably carries a movie that really can't be discussed due to
the major twist. It's worth seeing for fans of science
fiction or those who just want to watch a
tightly-constructed thriller.
* Mad Max: Fury Road
After decades of absence, Mad Max came back in a big way
with Fury Road. An adrenaline-filled, post-apocalyptic
tale, Fury Road managed to do the impossible by making a
real Mad Max movie while still making the titular character
something of a sidekick.
* Sunshine
Beautiful and haunting, Sunshine takes place entirely
aboard a spaceship on its way to reignite the sun. Is the
science great? Not really. The acting, though, is perfect.
With a tight script and a great cast, Sunshine calls back
to the best of old-school sci-fi.
* Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a loving homage to some of the best sci fi
movies. It takes the giant monster genre and puts it in an
entirely American context, leveraging a great deal of post
9/11 imagery to make the monster truly scary. While it might
not have lived up to everyone's expectations, it nonetheless
helped to redefine the monster movie genre.
* District 9
Of all the sci-fi movies that have been released since the
turn of the millennium, this one feels the most real. Taking
place in the slums of Johannesburg, District 9's take on
immigration and refugees is remarkably heartfelt in the
middle of its alien story.
* Children of Men
This is hands down one of the best movies of the last 25
years. Beautifully shot, amazingly acted and scarily real,
Children of Men is the kind of cerebral science fiction that
doesn't seem to get enough press.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had
the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
In article <slrnoq1v5h.22qh.g.kreme@snow.local>,
Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
In message <3oOdnaVKifp7WT3EnZ2dnUU7-R_NnZ2d@giganews.com> Bill Anderson
<billanderson601@yahoo.com> wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that is >>>> even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had the >>>> brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and lazy-ass Star >>>> Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too.
I agree.
Didn't care much for WALL-E.
Somehow I wouldn't have thought of if as Sci-Fi, but I do love it.
Wall-E is very much in the vein of Frederik Pohl & Cyril Kornbluth's
"if this goes on" SF satires of the 1950s like _The Space Merchants_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Space_Merchants) but with more heart.
On 8/26/17 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had >>>> the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo.
Great movie, with almost zero sci fi content. It's a dystopian future
just like Mad Max is. Is that sci fi too?
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had
the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo. ATTACK THE BLOCK, otoh, is so well liked by so many that I feel certain I must have missed something...
On 8/26/2017 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had >>>> the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo. ATTACK THE BLOCK, otoh, is so well liked by so many that
I feel certain I must have missed something...
I enjoyed WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S but I didn't enjoy LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.
Clearly there's no accounting for taste, so don't worry about it.
Embrace your predilections.
On 8/26/17 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had >>>> the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great sci-fi, imo.
Great movie, with almost zero sci fi content. It's a dystopian future
just like Mad Max is. Is that sci fi too?
On 8/26/2017 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had >>>> the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo. ATTACK THE BLOCK, otoh, is so well liked by so many that
I feel certain I must have missed something...
I enjoyed WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S but I didn't enjoy LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.
Clearly there's no accounting for taste, so don't worry about it.
Embrace your predilections.
On 8/26/17 11:33 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/26/2017 11:16 AM, trotsky wrote:
On 8/26/17 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that >>>>>> is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they >>>>>> had
the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and
EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much
for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo.
Great movie, with almost zero sci fi content. It's a dystopian future
just like Mad Max is. Is that sci fi too?
I'd agree it was so good that it's hard to think of as sci-fi. But
"sci-fi" is about people's reaction to developments in science, in
this instance an unexplained precipitous drop in humans' birth rate.
It's as much sci-fi as, say, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE.
Supposedly. There is no good definition if you ask me, but Science
Fiction generally has some amount of fictional science in it and I don't remember any in CoM. I think the dystopian future movie should be a
genre unto itself.
On 8/26/2017 11:16 AM, trotsky wrote:
On 8/26/17 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one that >>>>>> is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they had >>>>>> the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and
lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies>
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and EDGE OF >>>>> TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much for >>>>> WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great
sci-fi, imo.
Great movie, with almost zero sci fi content. It's a dystopian future
just like Mad Max is. Is that sci fi too?
I'd agree it was so good that it's hard to think of as sci-fi. But
"sci-fi" is about people's reaction to developments in science, in this
instance an unexplained precipitous drop in humans' birth rate. It's as
much sci-fi as, say, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE.
Supposedly. There is no good definition if you ask me, but Science
Fiction generally has some amount of fictional science in it and I don't >remember any in CoM. I think the dystopian future movie should be a
genre unto itself.
On 8/27/17 11:10 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/27/2017 11:29 AM, trotsky wrote:
On 8/26/17 11:33 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/26/2017 11:16 AM, trotsky wrote:
On 8/26/17 7:55 AM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/25/2017 8:46 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
On 8/25/2017 5:29 PM, Your Name wrote:
I think ATTACK THE BLOCK and MOON are topnotch. DISTRICT 9 and
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net. The only one >>>>>>>> that
is even remotely close to being watchable is Wall-E. At least they >>>>>>>> had
the brain to leave off JJ Abrams' crappy Star Trek reboots and >>>>>>>> lazy-ass Star Wars reboot.
<http://www.comingsoon.net/article/features/881795-sci-fi-movies> >>>>>>>
EDGE OF
TOMORROW (in spite of you know who) are good too. Didn't care much >>>>>>> for
WALL-E. The rest -- meh.
CHILDREN OF MEN is sheer poetry -- which lies at the peak of great >>>>>> sci-fi, imo.
Great movie, with almost zero sci fi content. It's a dystopian future >>>>> just like Mad Max is. Is that sci fi too?
I'd agree it was so good that it's hard to think of as sci-fi. But
"sci-fi" is about people's reaction to developments in science, in
this instance an unexplained precipitous drop in humans' birth rate.
It's as much sci-fi as, say, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE.
Supposedly. There is no good definition if you ask me, but Science
Fiction generally has some amount of fictional science in it and I don't >>> remember any in CoM. I think the dystopian future movie should be a
genre unto itself.
I've heard also the definition that it's about reaction to *advances*
in science, which I think is coherent. But, of course, that rules out
a lot of what we've long classified as sci-fi movies.
(Science is present in COM as our first line of defense, normally
quite powerful, rendered inexplicably impotent. It's part of the
despair.)
You can go down that road all you want, but a science fiction story
can't be a character study unless there is some amount of science in it.
"Blade Runner" is a good example. Dystopian, check. Character driven, check. Significant storyline about replicants, check.
What science is in 'Fahrenheit 451', besides whatever drives
totalitarianism?
On 8/27/17 2:51 PM, moviePig wrote:
On 8/27/2017 2:59 PM, trotsky wrote:
You can go down that road all you want, but a science fiction story
can't be a character study unless there is some amount of science in it. >>> "Blade Runner" is a good example. Dystopian, check. Character driven, >>> check. Significant storyline about replicants, check.
Is 'Fahrenheit 451' sci-fi?
Yes.
How about 'Carrie'?
No.
Or the aforementioned
'When Worlds Collide'?
Haven't seen it, but probably.
All "serious" stories, and non-fantasy...
What science is there in "Carrie"?
moviePig kirjoitti 28.8.2017 klo 14:52:
What science is in 'Fahrenheit 451', besides whatever drives
totalitarianism?
It happens in future, on technically advanced society. Big brother is watching and communicates with you using screens in your room etc.
Carrie happens in current time and relies on superpowers, not advanced science.
When Worlds Collide (1951) has rockets and spaceships.
A bunch of mostly-crap movies from ComingSoon.net.
  Best Sci Fi Movies of the 21st Century
  * Attack the Block
  * Edge of Tomorrow
  * Wall-E
  * Inception
  * Moon
  * Mad Max: Fury Road
  * Sunshine
  * Cloverfield
  * District 9
  * Children of Men
On 8/28/2017 3:31 PM, TT wrote:
moviePig kirjoitti 28.8.2017 klo 14:52:
What science is in 'Fahrenheit 451', besides whatever drives
totalitarianism?
It happens in future, on technically advanced society. Big brother is
watching and communicates with you using screens in your room etc.
Carrie happens in current time and relies on superpowers, not advanced
science.
When Worlds Collide (1951) has rockets and spaceships.
Iirc, F451 is only "future" enough to make its events seem to loom menacingly. But the relevant events themselves entail very little in
the way of scientific advancement. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Meanwhile, I'd argue that CARRIE presents its extra-normal phenomena as
of implicitly biological origin, i.e., 'factual' as opposed to derived
from magic or spandex underwear. She's as sci-fi as the Creature From
the Black Lagoon.
On 8/28/2017 3:31 PM, TT wrote:
moviePig kirjoitti 28.8.2017 klo 14:52:
What science is in 'Fahrenheit 451', besides whatever drives
totalitarianism?
It happens in future, on technically advanced society. Big brother is
watching and communicates with you using screens in your room etc.
Carrie happens in current time and relies on superpowers, not advanced
science.
When Worlds Collide (1951) has rockets and spaceships.
Iirc, F451 is only "future" enough to make its events seem to loom menacingly. But the relevant events themselves entail very little in
the way of scientific advancement. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Meanwhile, I'd argue that CARRIE presents its extra-normal phenomena as
of implicitly biological origin, i.e., 'factual' as opposed to derived
from magic or spandex underwear. She's as sci-fi as the Creature From
the Black Lagoon.
And, I think it's fair to say that WWC is deemed sci-fi as soon as the celestial cue-ball looms in the heavens, long before the rocket sled.
My point might be that, if we abandon "serious" attempts to delimit
sci-fi as a genre with a reliable content, and instead settle for
mapping the known (i.e., widely accepted) sci-fi universe, we get an agglomeration that really just a uselessly fluid consensus -- where
STAR WARS stands alongside THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.
   Best Sci Fi Movies of the 21st Century
   * Attack the Block
4/10
If I recall correctly this is one of those shakycam found footage
teenage crap films...
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