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Posted: 8/21/2017 5:07:38 PM EDT

Finally found a DVD of this movie after looking at local used movie stores for a few years. Yes, I've heard of the Internet, but sometimes it's fun looking.

Anyway. Peter Weller, post apocalyptic setting, androids, robots, shooting, and Shakespeare?

"Take me with you"

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:08:21 PM EDT

[#1]

yes highly under rated IMO

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:09:03 PM EDT

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I always thought Splinter and Slither were two very underrated Horror/Sci-Fi movies.

I will have to check it out.

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:10:14 PM EDT

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Agreed

is don Giovanni there?

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:10:17 PM EDT

[#4]

I agree

Good watch for sure

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:12:20 PM EDT

[#5]

You can't be serious? There is only one Sci Fi movie worse than this and that's Plan 9.

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:14:45 PM EDT

[#6]

Insanely underrated

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:21:38 PM EDT

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So many good quotes that will instantly catch a fan of the movie.

Come on down

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:25:01 PM EDT

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Read the short story (the 2nd type) many many years before the movie came out.

When I saw it in the theater I kept thinking...why do I think I know this plot....serious dejavu (it wasn't exact but close enough)

Yep same story!

Great movie.

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:25:17 PM EDT

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The teddy bear at the end made me laugh

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:26:43 PM EDT

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Read the short story (the 2nd type) many many years before the movie came out.

When I saw it in the theater I kept thinking...why do I think I know this plot....serious dejavu (it wasn't exact but close enough)

Yep same story!

Great movie.

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Phillip K Dick has some awesome stories. Minority Report, Total Recall, and Bladerunner were some great movies that never would've happened without PKD

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:37:28 PM EDT

[#11]

Good movie, good original story.

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:43:43 PM EDT

[#12]

Has anyone seen the sequel?

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Posted: 8/21/2017 5:44:39 PM EDT

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So many good quotes that will instantly catch a fan of the movie.

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Get off my back

Posted: 8/21/2017 5:45:11 PM EDT

[#14]

Great movie and excellent short story.

Posted: 8/21/2017 6:37:14 PM EDT

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Way ahead of its time, like most of the stuff PKD wrote. And yes, the movie is highly under-rated.

Posted: 8/21/2017 7:21:02 PM EDT

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I haven't but I almost bought it along with this one as it was right next to it on the shelf. I can't imagine it's as good though.

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:19:14 PM EDT

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Autonomous sword.

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:27:25 PM EDT

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Mobile Autonomous Sword. Get it right Jefferson!

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:27:31 PM EDT

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I liked it

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:29:00 PM EDT

[#20]

Smoke your reds.

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:29:23 PM EDT

[#21]

Unfortunately, allot of sci-fi is underrated because Hollywood doesn't take it seriously. Some other underrated flicks:

- The Signal
- Europa Report
- Moon
- Cherry2000
- Dead End Drive-In
- Sunshine
- Trance
- Source Code
- Life
- Leviathan
- Deepstar 6
- Lifeforce

There are a ton. I like cheesy sci-fi allot, like old Corman stuff.

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:33:37 PM EDT

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Not a bad flick. I remember watching it in late middle school or early high school iirc. The teddy bear at the end was great.

Posted: 8/21/2017 8:37:06 PM EDT

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Always liked it.

Agree Slither was also underrated - and funny.

The Signal,had the best ending twist in a while

Posted: 8/21/2017 9:24:04 PM EDT

[#24]

I love this movie, but haven't seen it in years. Might have to find a copy myself.

Posted: 8/21/2017 9:27:45 PM EDT

[#25]

Good flick. Pretty sure I saw it in a theatre

Posted: 8/22/2017 1:29:50 PM EDT

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Autonomous sword.

Mobile Autonomous Sword. Get it right Jefferson!

Sorry, I haven't seen it since '95. And I was probably too busy fapping it to Jennifer Rubin taking a sponge bath.

Posted: 8/22/2017 3:34:40 PM EDT

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Unfortunately, allot of sci-fi is underrated because Hollywood doesn't take it seriously. Some other underrated flicks:

- The Signal
- Europa Report
- Moon
- Cherry2000
- Dead End Drive-In
- Sunshine
- Trance
- Source Code
- Life
- Leviathan
- Deepstar 6
- Lifeforce

There are a ton. I like cheesy sci-fi allot, like old Corman stuff.

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Lifeforce was great.

Posted: 8/22/2017 3:38:30 PM EDT

[#28]

I used to own that on VHS. I must have liked it.

Posted: 8/22/2017 3:40:53 PM EDT

[#29]

Yep it's good.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:59:04 PM EDT

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Unfortunately, allot of sci-fi is underrated because Hollywood doesn't take it seriously. Some other underrated flicks:

- The Signal
- Europa Report
- Moon
- Cherry2000
- Dead End Drive-In
- Sunshine
- Trance
- Source Code
- Life
- Leviathan
- Deepstar 6
- Lifeforce

There are a ton. I like cheesy sci-fi allot, like old Corman stuff.

Lifeforce was great.

You forgot "Trancers" because dry hair is for squids.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:00:32 PM EDT

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I was just thinking about this movie a few weeks back. Saw it on the Sci Fi channel years ago when S.F. channel was good. Completely underrated flick, and just added it to my amazon watch list.

Posted: 8/23/2017 12:22:07 AM EDT

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Did not know this existed , looks terrible

Screamers II: The Hunting - Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAasCV00Zzg

Posted: 8/23/2017 1:04:44 AM EDT

[#33]

The original Critters was a good movie too.

There, I said it.

Posted: 8/23/2017 5:36:46 AM EDT

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Lifeforce...saw that one in the theatres as a teenager, blew me away.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:16:45 AM EDT

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Its funny now realizing that Patrick Stewart was in it.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:30:23 AM EDT

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I can't believe you got to put this shit in your lungs, just to neutralize the shit in your lungs.

Been one of my favorite, unheard of Sci-fi flicks for some time. You have to wonder about the priorities of a society that unleashes a combat AI on autopilot, enables them to manufacture themselves, and just never thinks twice about it......for years.

Sounded like a good idea at the time I guess

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:35:18 AM EDT

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I'm going to throw up Sphere as another highly underrated Sci-fi movie.

And just for shirts and grins yesterday I saw a movie called Extraterrestrial that came out in 2014 that was far better than I thought it would be. Give it a shot if you you've got a hour and a half to kill and you're bored.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:36:33 AM EDT

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You forgot "Trancers" because dry hair is for squids.

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Unfortunately, allot of sci-fi is underrated because Hollywood doesn't take it seriously. Some other underrated flicks:

- The Signal
- Europa Report
- Moon
- Cherry2000
- Dead End Drive-In
- Sunshine
- Trance
- Source Code
- Life
- Leviathan
- Deepstar 6
- Lifeforce

There are a ton. I like cheesy sci-fi allot, like old Corman stuff.

Lifeforce was great.

You forgot "Trancers" because dry hair is for squids.

I used to use that line as a kid. Jack Deth was my hero.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:38:05 AM EDT

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Wow, haven't thought about this one in years. Saw it in the theater. I remember enjoying it.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:39:17 AM EDT

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I'm going to throw up Sphere as another highly underrated Sci-fi movie.

And just for shirts and grins yesterday I saw a movie called Extraterrestrial that came out in 2014 that was far better than I though it would be. Give it a shot you you've got a hour and a half to kill and you're bored.

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Extraterrestrial is very good. That same team made a movie called the Mind's Eye, which is kind of an update of Cronenberg's Scanners. Speaking of which, Scanners, the Fly, Rabid and Existenz are all worth watching.

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:45:29 AM EDT

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tag for list of cool sci-fi

Posted: 8/23/2017 7:48:31 AM EDT

[#42]

Saw it in the 90s and finally caught up with it again last year. I felt like it held up much better than expected. Much better movie than critical reviews suggest.

Posted: 8/23/2017 11:45:23 AM EDT

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The original Critters was a good movie too.

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Yeah I loved that as a kid
picked up the 3 movie set at out of the Walmart $5 bin a few years ago

Posted: 8/23/2017 12:35:30 PM EDT

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It was your usual straight-to-VHS/Cable C-movie fare, but I do give the Critters franchise props when they used actual lasers for the laser guns in the last movie.

Looks like they used a blue Helium Argon gas laser, and a smoke generator on-set to make the beam show up well on film. It was impressive in how "real" it looked, even if well.. that's because it was real. Even if it wasn't even 1-100th the power needed to actually kill someone or even burn them a bit.

Although they did technically violate several FDA/OSHA laser safety regs that apply to commercial use or display of lasers, which presumably covers a movie set.