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Posted: 8/1/2005 8:11:59 AM EDT
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I'm not sure about whether there was a lawsuit or not but there are scenes (and most of the major underlying elements of the storyline) are ripped directly from Anime, and from Ghost in the Shell in particular. They did a good job of mashing other plot elements into it for us Westerners but a lot of stuff in that movie is |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 8:15:44 AM EDT
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Another really good concept. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 8:18:34 AM EDT
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Personally I think the best concept is 2001. I really need to take a look at the rest of the books in the series; I've only read the first two.
I have a soft spot in my heart for the concepts in "Forbidden Planet" and in "Gattaca". For guilty pleasures I'll say "They Live", "Ghost in the Shell", "Alien Nation", "The Fifth Element" and "The Hidden". I know I'm leaving a bunch out here... There are some neat, smaller plot flicks along the lines of "Highlander" that have great, clever storylines but just don't have the big budget to glitz it up or do a huge ad campaign. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 8:59:16 AM EDT
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+1 though Matrix was good one must also think about things such as Hitchiker's guide to the Galaxy (original BBC), War of the Worlds 2001 was a great movie or maybe even Alien?  I just liek watching Sci Fi |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:06:34 AM EDT
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I know its not a movie, but its pretty dang cloes. Halo.
Ill wait and see how Halo 3 turns out, but the story line has been a very thought provoking and interesting concept. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:12:05 AM EDT
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I would say the most interesting concept is The Matrix but I like the entertainment value of The Terminator.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:12:55 AM EDT
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Or.....
  CW |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:33:04 AM EDT
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my top sci fi choices:
>Forbidden Planet >War of the Worlds [1950's] >This Island Earth >Planet of the Apes >Terminater >Robinson Crusoe on Mars 
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:38:29 AM EDT
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ALIEN VS WHOOPI GOLDBERG
BTW Matrix sucked IMO |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:45:09 AM EDT
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 I wish they would make the 3 books for this story into a movie trilogy! It would be great science fiction. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:48:12 AM EDT
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That movie is still watchable. One of my all-time favorites. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:00:56 AM EDT
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Bladerunner. I also liked Outland, but I don't consider it a contender.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:05:36 AM EDT
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Great series! I'm overdue for a reading of that one... Just recommended that to a coworker a week or so ago. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:05:53 AM EDT
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I am listen to the soundtrack of Blace Runner right now. Awesome stuff! |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:12:37 AM EDT
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I need to read more.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:13:48 AM EDT
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12 Monkeys? Was that sci fi? I thought that was a pretty good idea.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:14:40 AM EDT
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:36:39 AM EDT
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Vangelis! |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:43:24 AM EDT
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I like "Short Circuit" the best! "Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"
Anything with Steve Gutenburg totally rocks! 
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Posted: 8/2/2005 4:11:15 AM EDT
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Just to muddy the waters a bit, I thought I'd mention three more movies:
Metropolis (Original 1920's silent version) Silent Running Dark Star Tachyon |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 4:17:36 AM EDT
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Better yet, a high budget mini series!!!! I have read "the Giants" novels MANY times!!! |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 4:36:22 AM EDT
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Logan's Run
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Posted: 8/2/2005 4:42:42 AM EDT
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LOL! You had to go there.
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Posted: 8/2/2005 4:48:15 AM EDT
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I would think that "Escape From New York" would be one of your favorites! |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 5:06:55 AM EDT
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I do like Turtledoves wrtings and wouldnt mind Guns of the South. |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 5:09:24 AM EDT
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Not a movie but a tv series.
Sliders: i enjoyed the concept of infinate dimensions and them traveling thru them. |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 5:13:13 AM EDT
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as far as books id love to see made into movies.
Snowcrash. with the whole language is a metavirus, franchized corp countrys,. alot of neat stuff in that book. |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 5:28:39 AM EDT
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As much as I see these movies as filled with bad acting, cliche story lines and predictable endings, I believe the breadth of "view" of a new universe in Star Wars is worth remembering. I remember very clearly when it came out, and it left audiences everywhere STUNNED. No one before this had attempted to create a whole universe, a whole alternate reality as in the vision of Star Wars. Looking back over 30 years, it's easy to forget this.
My appreciation for some SF movies revolves around the books they're based on. For that reason I'd have to say 2001 is up there. The new War of the Worlds is up there, though I am sure there will be many who disagree. AI was a tremendous concept. I believe most people will reject it because of where it leads. That's not Spielberg's fault. He just held the mirror up to the pop-culture of today and showed where it ends. I can't believe no one has mentioned Minority Report. [edited to add:]The Matrix is so full of itself as a self-conscious effort to be "concept-driven" that it's absolutely laughable. Just think, that whole super-advanced Sim world was just too dumb to implement Norton AntiVirus before Neo showed-up. Or even ID them when they "materialized." What a crock. I didn't wast my time with 2 & 3. Forbidden Planet and Robinson Crusoe on Mars. are classics. |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 5:36:58 AM EDT
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The Final Countdown
and another vote for Ice Pirates |
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Posted: 8/2/2005 9:08:32 AM EDT
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"He only understood one or two things in the whole world - samurai movies and the Macintosh - and he understood them far, far too well." Neal Stephenson. Great book. Also check out the "Criptonomicon" series. "'So, you're the Unix guru.' At the time Randy was still stupid enough to be flattered by this attention when he should have recognized them as bone-chilling words." |
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