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alarmingrick wrote:

Conservationist wrote:Alien is the best ever. They even look like Nids.

Actually wouldn't nids look like them?

Hmmm..I wonder if GW got any CAD letters from Giegers estates Lawyers ...


@ AvatarForm...

While Ice Pirates is funny...I honestly don't think it's worth paying $60 dollars to see...in fact I'm surprised it's going for that much as I just watched it for free on "On Demand".

FITZZ wrote:

alarmingrick wrote:

Conservationist wrote:Alien is the best ever. They even look like Nids.

Actually wouldn't nids look like them?

Hmmm..I wonder if GW got any CAD letters from Giegers estates Lawyers ...


@ AvatarForm...

While Ice Pirates is an funny...I honestly don't think it's worth pay $60 dollars to see...in fact I'm surprised it's going for that much as I just watched it for free on "On Demand".

That's what I told the guy at the counter...

Ice Pirates didn't do it for me. It just never flipped into the so bad it's good category in my brain.

Bromsy wrote:Ice Pirates didn't do it for me. It just never flipped into the so bad it's good category in my brain.

It had it's moments...but nothing great IMO.
For "so bad it's good" fun...I'd have to recomend " Battle beyond the Stars."....a little 1980's Roger Corman Jewl...Staring Richard " John Boy" Thomas flying through the Galaxy in search of warriors to Battle the evil Sador (played by John Saxon),in a ship that has breast (or at least what resembles them)...
I first saw this movie when I was maybe 13 and I still laugh every time I see it.

FITZZ wrote:

Bromsy wrote:Ice Pirates didn't do it for me. It just never flipped into the so bad it's good category in my brain.

It had it's moments...but nothing great IMO.
For "so bad it's good" fun...I'd have to recomend " Battle beyond the Stars."....a little 1980's Roger Corman Jewl...Staring Richard " John Boy" Thomas flying through the Galaxy in search of warriors to Battle the evil Sador (played by John Saxon),in a ship that has breast (or at least what resembles them)...
I first saw this movie when I was maybe 13 and I still laugh every time I see it.

The only thing worse than the plot was the special effects!

I like Blade Runner, Brazil and Clockwork Orange.

I didn't like the Alien or Predator films...

I'd have to say Starship Troopers, but only the first one. Hero of the Federation was a load of gak with a few moments of "BEWBS LULZ!" and Marauder was a load of recycled scenes and an overall cardboard feel.

Avatar 720 wrote:I didn't like the Alien or Predator films...

I'd have to say Starship Troopers, but only the first one. Hero of the Federation was a load of gak with a few moments of "BEWBS LULZ!" and Marauder was a load of recycled scenes and an overall cardboard feel.

Your tongue is defective.

Serenity.
And Battle LA

alarmingrick wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Bromsy wrote:Ice Pirates didn't do it for me. It just never flipped into the so bad it's good category in my brain.

It had it's moments...but nothing great IMO.
For "so bad it's good" fun...I'd have to recomend " Battle beyond the Stars."....a little 1980's Roger Corman Jewl...Staring Richard " John Boy" Thomas flying through the Galaxy in search of warriors to Battle the evil Sador (played by John Saxon),in a ship that has breast (or at least what resembles them)...
I first saw this movie when I was maybe 13 and I still laugh every time I see it.

The only thing worse than the plot was the special effects!

Very true...yet the whole film was filled with some great (if unintentional) laughs.
The scene in which John Saxon,after grafting one of the captured "Nesters" arms on himself (aparently he has to regularly change limbs) begans to choke himself...due to the other Nesters still controlling the arm,is well wort the price of admission.

Howard A Treesong wrote:I like Blade Runner, Brazil and Clockwork Orange.

Oh man I love that movie! I used to borrow it from the library all the time! That and Lawrence of Arabia.

I like dystopias in general.

Howard A Treesong wrote:I like dystopias in general.

Mad Max series.

Waterworld

Escape from LA, etc

Any others?

AvatarForm wrote:

Howard A Treesong wrote:I like dystopias in general.

Mad Max series.

Waterworld

Escape from LA, etc

Any others?

Book of Eli

I Am Legend

Terminator Salvation is certainly Dystopian

Sheesh, just one! I like a tonne of sci fi movies but the one I can sit down and watch nearly anytime has to be The Fifth element! it just has so much to offer, it's fun,humorous and has good action...and Milla Jovovich in it :-)

ALIENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although I like all of the staple sci-fi films listed here, (Aliens, Event Horizon, 5th Element etc.) I have to say that the 2002 version of Solaris is one of my favorite sci-fi films, which is weird because I can't stand George Clooney. Maybe his presence is offset by the fact that I love Natasha Mcelhone!

It didn't have monsters or alien space ships blowing stuff up, it was simply about a team of scientists studying a vast alien entity that began to study and test them. It was kind of boring at times but I appreciated the themes of second chances and embracing the unknown. It made me want to buy the book that its based on, and that was a good read.

Lord Scythican wrote:The Matrix, should have probably been on my list too boogeyman. I can't believe I left it off.

Did you hear they are making 2 more?

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? 2 More Matrix movies? Your trolling right?




Screamers is a pretty good one, I watch that every now and then.
5th element is a great one.
Event Horizon is just creepy man, I like that one

Amaya wrote:

Avatar 720 wrote:I didn't like the Alien or Predator films...

I'd have to say Starship Troopers, but only the first one. Hero of the Federation was a load of gak with a few moments of "BEWBS LULZ!" and Marauder was a load of recycled scenes and an overall cardboard feel.

Your tongue is defective.

I am betting he meant Aliens Vs. Predator films. The "or" was probably a type-o. At least that is how I will interpret it for the duration of this thread.

I meant the Alien films and the Predator films, although the AvPs were also dire.

The original Predator was pretty dang good I think. The second one was interesting. AvP wasn't the best in the world but it was enjoyable. Still haven't seen Requiem or Predators.

Well, I will throw one out there that no one else has touched on yet:

Minority Report

:-)

CT GAMER wrote:Terminator Salvation is certainly Dystopian

I left the cinema sapped of all desire to live, so it certainly counts.

The most iconic dystopian vision is 1984, though. Maybe Bladerunner.

Others would include Gattaca, A Clockwork Orange, The City of Lost Children, Chilrdren of Men, Dark City, Idiocracy, Soylent Green, Artificial Intelligence, and Planet of the Apes.

sebster wrote:

CT GAMER wrote:Terminator Salvation is certainly Dystopian

I left the cinema sapped of all desire to live, so it certainly counts.

The most iconic dystopian vision is 1984, though. Maybe Bladerunner.

Others would include Gattaca, A Clockwork Orange, The City of Lost Children, Chilrdren of Men, Dark City, Idiocracy, Soylent Green, Artificial Intelligence, and Planet of the Apes.

loved Soylent Green...

Also, Aussies have been treated to one Alien movie every Sunday night on the new HD Digital channel GO!... last night was Alien: Resurection

I havent seen i in so long and certainly loved it.

AvatarForm wrote:Also, Aussies have been treated to one Alien movie every Sunday night on the new HD Digital channel GO!... last night was Alien: Resurection

I havent seen i in so long and certainly loved it.

I loved it almost as much as I love Aliens... up until the last ten minutes, which sucked incredibly. That whole hybrid alien thing was lame, and the design looked terrible.

It's a different take, as each alien movie has had a different tone depending on who is facing the alien menace. This time it was wise cracking space pirates, and was pretty cool... until Ripley falls through the grate and then it was just bad.



In other news, I miss getting to watch scifi movies on the telly. Last night me and my girlfriend watched Escape to the Country, then went to bed at 9.30. I've gotten really lame, really quickly.

At the Earth's Core

This thread has gone too long w/o any Trek.








The best Star Trek Movies have villians that EVERY movie is jealous of.

You cannot 'F' with Khan, Chang, OR the Borg Queen...they have your a$$!

Well...unless your badassery is that of Kirk or Picard.

Deadshane1 wrote:
The best Star Trek Movies have villians that EVERY movie is jealous of.

You cannot 'F' with Khan, Chang, OR the Borg Queen...they have your a$$!

Well...unless your badassery is that of Kirk or Picard.

LOL Wrath of Khan...

Also, didnt Piccard make the Borg Queen his bitch?

Has anyone else saw where J.J. Abrams might cast Nestor Carbonell as Khan in the next Star Trek movie?





Yeah he looks the part.

It's not a movie, but my favorite has to be the stargate series.
Well, it does have a movie, but I've not seen it yet.