Lizard Racing Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 TCM this morning, as part of their 31 Days of Oscar theme, ran five movies nominated for an Oscar in the Sci-Fi genre. They were Marooned, the Time Machine, Them, Destination Moon and Close Encounters. i didn't get up in time to see Marooned, except the last half-hour and I had to skip Close Encounters. But I had a very enjoyable six hours of watching some all time favorites (much to the wife's annoyance). I always find it interesting about space movies that even the best sci-fi writers didn't quite measure up to the real space travel. Many predicted moon landings, but nobody thought the whole world would sit at home and watch them doing it. OBTW, First Man about Neil Armstrong is an excellent movie, as is the book from which it is taken. What Science Fiction films do you like?
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 One of my favorites was the remake of War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise. Others include: All of the Mad Max movies. The original Alien. The original Planet of the Apes. 2001, A Space Odyssey. Some more recent ones include The Martian and District 9. Steve
blunc Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 Silent Running Enemy Mine Spaceballs 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea Space Cowboys Brainstorm
Snake45 Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 I liked the second Aliens better than the first. I also enjoyed Outland, which of course is basically High Noon in space. Big fan of Firefly/Serenity, which I've always thought of as The Outlaw Josie Wales in Space.
Xingu Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 I may be the only one that liked Event Horizon. I thought it touched on what could happen with long term space travel.
Snake45 Posted March 3, 2019 Posted March 3, 2019 How could I have forgotten to mention Terminator? The second one wasn't bad either but after that, meh....
iamsuperdan Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 I like almost all science fiction. One of my favs is District 9. Perhaps the best alien movie ever.
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 Another one that I liked was "Cloverfield". Steve
slusher Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 Empire strikes back Return of the Jedi Termanator and T2 Judgment Day The Fly Jeff Goldblum Jurassic Park Lost World of Jurassic Park Both Jurassic Worlds
JollySipper Posted March 4, 2019 Posted March 4, 2019 StarGate was a pretty good movie, and the TV show that spun off of it wasn't bad either......
Lunajammer Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 Being a Ridley Scott disciple, I like Blade Runner and Alien. Also John Carpenter's The Thing. Those were cutting edge sci fi films at the time and that's how I sentimentally view them. I also like District 9. 31 Days of Oscar on TCM is about the best network TV watching there is. A great way to discover some of the best movies filmed.
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Lunajammer said: Being a Ridley Scott disciple, I like Blade Runner and Alien. Also John Carpenter's The Thing. Those were cutting edge sci fi films at the time and that's how I sentimentally view them. I also like District 9. 31 Days of Oscar on TCM is about the best network TV watching there is. A great way to discover some of the best movies filmed. Oooo, I forgot about "The Thing"! I liked that one too! Steve
Mike999 Posted March 5, 2019 Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) TMI, tl;dr, etc. etc. Any other geezers in here remember Forrest J. Ackerman? Editor of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" and sci-fi collector extraordinaire? Years ago, Forry used to conduct tours thru his amazing 18-room home in Los Angeles, which also housed his collection. You didn't need any special Hollywood connections, you just called him up and scheduled a tour. A friend and I did that one Saturday morning. It was one awesome experience. His collection included the "Maria" robot from the 1927 silent sci-film "Metropolis." And a fan letter from a 10-yr-old boy who wanted to write horror stories when he grew up. It was signed "Stephen King." He showed us a photo from a 1939 sci-fi convention in New York City: Ackerman, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and some other famous names. Forry said: "The steak dinner in our hotel cost $1.50, and none of us could afford it." And we got to hear this great sci-fi related story: Ackerman's grandfather was an architect who helped design the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. (Not named for Ray, but a 19th-century L.A. real-estate developer). The Bradbury Bldg. was designed from the descriptions of future buildings in one of the first American sci-fi novels, "Looking Backward (From the Year 2000)" by Edward Bellamy. (His cousin Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance.) With its exposed elevator machinery and soaring atrium, the Bradbury has always been a favorite filming location. It starred in the original "Blade Runner" movie in 1982, and the "Outer Limits" episode "Demon With a Glass Hand," written by Harlan Ellison. Not sci-fi, but we also see a lot of the Bradbury Bldg. in the creepy 1951 re-make of the classic crime movie "M." That was a day I'll never forget. Edited March 5, 2019 by Mike999 omit
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 6, 2019 Posted March 6, 2019 A couple of years ago I toured the house where the movie "Hush, hush, Sweet Charlotte" with Bette Davis was filmed. Not Sci-Fi either, but pretty cool none the less. Steve
Richard Bartrop Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 On 3/5/2019 at 4:28 PM, Mike999 said: TMI, tl;dr, etc. etc. Any other geezers in here remember Forrest J. Ackerman? Editor of "Famous Monsters of Filmland" and sci-fi collector extraordinaire? You got to meet 4SJ, and see his collection? I am truly in awe. TCM is one of a very short list of reasons why I still have cable, and both 2001 and Forbidden Planet I will watch whenever they're on. Blade Runner is a classic, and I thought Blade Runner 2049 was a worthy sequel, which was no small feat. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what Villieneuve does with Dune. Some other recent scifi films I've enjoyed: Oblivion The Martian Gravity Arrival Sidetracking to TV for a moment, The Expanse was easily the best scifi series on the small screen, or any screen, for that matter.
Dave Ambrose Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 I don't think it was ever nominated for any Oscars, but The Day the Earth Stood Still started out as an excellent movie, and has weathered the passage of time amazingly well.
Dave Van Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 Both Blade Runner All Mad Max too many others...... Fury road model from Rolls....
Lunajammer Posted April 2, 2019 Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) On 3/2/2019 at 10:33 PM, Lizard Racing said: What Science Fiction films do you like? Last week I had the awesome privilege of attending a presentation by special effects legend Richard Edlund. It was a small crowd and I got to visit with him afterward. He and John Dykstra developed Industrial Light and Magic at the request of George Lucas. Among Edlund's four academy awards for special effects is Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and a special achievement academy award. Earlier in his career he hand lettered the trademark font for And it's his hand as "Thing" in the opening of the Addams Family. Riveting to hear how he and his team solved unique FX problems for Hollywood in films like Poltergeist, Die Hard and more. Edited April 2, 2019 by Lunajammer
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