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::
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.
IONonSciFiN: Worst fight scene ever? Clip from the 1994 film Undefeatable.
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....
Oh my everloving god. That's just...well, it's so...VERY.
I'm stunned into Valley Girlisms.
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?
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.
I would definitely put The Hidden up there! That's a really great action/SF film.
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.
And for the record, while Dune had major problems, it still looked wonderful and the visually the casting was mostly spot on.
It's one of the few movies I've almost walked out on.
Of course, being a completist, I've never actually walked out of a theater in the middle, but I've been tempted two or three times:
Dune
(despite Sting)
The Last Action Hero
(despite being on a date)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(despite Keanu)
I walked out of a movie with Debra Winger once [eta: the movie was "Betrayed"]. I don't remember which one--it was so incredibly ugly and racist and unwatchable. I'm sure the point of the movie was supposed to be the opposite of those things, but I couldn't stomach the badness of the movie and racism.
