No mention of the Nick Roeg version of The Man Who Fell To Earth, so I'll mention it. Other "thoughtful" scifi movies are They Live, Metropolis, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Forbidden Planet, A Boy and his Dog, Frankenstein, Plan 9 From Outer Space and a shitload of movies from foreign climes that few outside that country have ever seen. I know there's a Russian director who made some amazing movies under the Soviets but I'll be damned if I can remember his name, or any of his movies. :(
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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evil jimi - Jul 19, 2004 12:42:04 pm PDT #947 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Jars - Jul 19, 2004 12:44:18 pm PDT #948 of 10001
Um, Cube ? A Boy and his Dog ?
Gris - Jul 19, 2004 1:19:44 pm PDT #949 of 10001
Hey. New board.
It didn't do it very well, really, but The Matrix. (Apologies if this has been mentioned a hundred times. I just skipped over a hundred posts.)
Also, Donnie Darko is kinda thinky and kinda sci-fi.
Gandalfe - Jul 19, 2004 1:37:30 pm PDT #950 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space!!!
I have this on DVD, and it's my 9 yr old son's favorite movie.
ijs
Nearmiss - Jul 19, 2004 1:57:43 pm PDT #951 of 10001
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter.
I'm going to have to throw Starship Troopers into the mix. Its portrayal of Earth as a globally facisit society (particularly in light of recent world events) is downright eerie.
Polter-Cow - Jul 19, 2004 1:59:07 pm PDT #952 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Killer Klowns from Outer Space!!!
I have this on DVD, and it's my 9 yr old son's favorite movie.
I saw this movie tons of times when I was young. I loved it. I want to see it again now.
Sean K - Jul 19, 2004 2:19:06 pm PDT #953 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm going to have to throw Starship Troopers into the mix. Its portrayal of Earth as a globally facisit society (particularly in light of recent world events) is downright eerie.
Eh. I think it's portrayal of Earth as a globally fascist society was shallow at best. To me, Starship Troopers has no substance. It's pretty and fun, but incredibly stupid and shallow.
Besides, I can't accept a portrayal of a fascist society as deep and thoughtful if it's also clearly in favor of said society and ultra-militant machismo, as that movie seemed to be to me.
Consuela - Jul 19, 2004 2:27:20 pm PDT #954 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Plan 9 is thoughtful?
Who knew?
now I want to rent Ed Wood. Heee.
Aims - Jul 19, 2004 2:30:07 pm PDT #955 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Close Encounters?
The relationship between music and computers and they both can bring us all togther??
askye - Jul 19, 2004 2:50:13 pm PDT #956 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Killer Klowns from Outer Space!!!
When I first heard that Lucas was calling the movie Attack of the Clones my mind immedietaly went to that movie and I could only think of AotC as Attack of the Killer klones.