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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

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Jessica - Jul 19, 2004 11:14:44 am PDT #917 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Well, if by "thoughtful" you mean "beat-you-over-the-head-with-the-environmentalism-theme," you can include Silent Running.

Ha -- that's exactly why I asked! (That and Equilibrium, which gets forgiven because its anvillicious "Emotions make us human! (Who knew?)" message is delivered by Christian Bale, Taye Diggs, and Emily Watson. And briefly Sean Bean.)

Jessica - Jul 19, 2004 11:15:52 am PDT #918 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'd also put the Matrix trilogy on the "thoughtful" list.

Tom Scola - Jul 19, 2004 11:17:40 am PDT #919 of 10001

Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Sean K - Jul 19, 2004 11:17:59 am PDT #920 of 10001

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

ID4 was thoughtful....

It made you think how easy it would be to overthrow a massive alien invasion if their ships ran on MacOS.

Gandalfe - Jul 19, 2004 11:18:01 am PDT #921 of 10001

The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

I'd also put the Matrix trilogy on the "thoughtful" list.

The first one, certainly.

I guess by thoughtful, I mean more that there was thought put into it than anything else. Really worked on, instead of just slapped together.

§ ita § - Jul 19, 2004 11:18:57 am PDT #922 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think Reign of Fire is a thoughtful commentary on post-colonial international relations.

I don't know if it's that on purpose, but hey. Shouldn't have released the movie if you didn't want me to have a reaction to it.

Does Fahrenheit 451 count? Logan's Run, too?

DXMachina - Jul 19, 2004 11:20:29 am PDT #923 of 10001

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

How about The Day the Earth Stood Still, or Forbidden Planet?

x-post with Tom.

§ ita § - Jul 19, 2004 11:22:21 am PDT #924 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, that kind of thoughtful.

I haven't seen AI, but it seems it fits the bill. And Existenz.

Scrappy - Jul 19, 2004 11:22:34 am PDT #925 of 10001

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

tommyrot - Jul 19, 2004 11:23:32 am PDT #926 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Santa Clause vs. the Martians

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