Because BJM involved magic and ES involved science?
I thought the portal was an existing phenomena that Orson Bean's character had discovered and cultivated? It's been a while since I've seen it, but I do remember lots of anatomical charts.
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Frankenbuddha - Aug 05, 2009 6:30:52 am PDT #3320 of 30000
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tommyrot - Aug 05, 2009 6:34:18 am PDT #3321 of 30000
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I thought the portal was an existing phenomena that Orson Bean's character had discovered and cultivated?
Yeah, well... I suppose.
It's been a while since I've seen it, but I do remember lots of anatomical charts.
Well, it started off seeming like magic to me, and all the charts and stuff made it somewhat science-y, but... for some reason the portal thing still seems more magic than science to me. YPMV.
beekaytee - Aug 05, 2009 7:30:26 am PDT #3322 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Ah, the elusive definition of what actually constitutes 'science fiction'.
While I completely see how it fits into the category, I still don't see Firefly/Serenity as scifi. "Dear, you live on a space ship." "So" That's pretty much my view. To say that the spaceship they lived on, in that time, under those circumstances, is somehow different than the house I live is, is a distinction lost on me. But, I digress.
I've seen 88 of the 100. There are two that I will actively seek out, Moon and Primer, but the other 10 do not fall into my interest categories. I feel like I have to plead for absolution from Hec, but I've never been a huge fan of French cinema or even anime. So those aren't a big draw to me.
While I totally agree with the arguments about ranking mentioned above, I'm glad I didn't read them before reading the list. For some reason, I didn't look at it as an evaluative placement, but just as a list. Something has to come before something else, otherwise, everything would happen at once!
I'll have to go back and read more closely to see what the authors have to say about quality.
To recap: ANYTHING is better than Dune. Except for the two tv series, which I quite like.
::That sound you hear is my scifi cred draining away::
le nubian - Aug 05, 2009 7:44:45 am PDT #3323 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
bf, I think I wonder why "Stepford Wives" is on there because I think of that movie more horror than scifi. But I'm not sure why I do. "Firefly" definitely seems scifi to me.
tommyrot - Aug 05, 2009 8:45:20 am PDT #3324 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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I like how they try to show them hitting each other in slow motion, only instead of doing actual slomo, the actors just move more slowly.
The final bit of smartass dialog is just... well, you'll have to see for yourselves....
beekaytee - Aug 05, 2009 9:20:37 am PDT #3325 of 30000
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Oh my everloving god. That's just...well, it's so...VERY. I'm stunned into Valley Girlisms.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 05, 2009 11:44:03 am PDT #3326 of 30000
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To recap: ANYTHING is better than Dune. Except for the two tv series, which I quite like.
I'm guessing antipathy for Kyle MacLachlan from that movie prevented you from watching Showgirls?
beekaytee - Aug 05, 2009 11:52:53 am PDT #3327 of 30000
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Um. I didn't watch Showgirls because I value my sight. Nothing to do with Kyle.
In fact, loved him in The Hidden, which come to think of it, would be on my top 100 Scifi movie list.
Kathy A - Aug 05, 2009 12:07:10 pm PDT #3328 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I would definitely put The Hidden up there! That's a really great action/SF film.
quester - Aug 05, 2009 1:49:11 pm PDT #3329 of 30000
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I had forgotten The Hidden! I loved that movie.
And for the record, while Dune had major problems, it still looked wonderful and the visually the casting was mostly spot on.