When I was taking genre classes in film school, the line between sci-fi and horror was drawn (very fuzzily) between Threat From Within (horror) and Threat From Without (SF). Basically that the bad guys in horror films represent dark places in the human psyche (and can be used to explore The Monster In All Of Us, etc), and bad guys in SF movies represent The Other (and can be used to explore xenophobia & fear of the unknown & stuff). Not that genre lines are ever really that clear-cut, but if you had to make a call, that was a good place to start.
I have no solid opinion on Jaws because I have not seen it in probably 15 years.
Yeah, but nothing's going to beat Ple's Red Bull and Vodka drunken belligerence.
"What the fuck ever!"
Didn't she throw some French in there, too?
Seeing Waiting to Exhale in a theater full of black women was totally more fun than the movie.
I mean, I like it fine, but the hilarious ones weren't on the screen.
(...dude...)
It covers more than movies, but this seemed like a good followup to the discussion of cinematic badasses: Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History.
It covers more than movies, but this seemed like a good followup to the discussion of cinematic badasses: Badass Moments in Sci-Fi History.
The first entry is indeed awesome, but the whole thing is hilarious.
The first entry is indeed awesome, but the whole thing is hilarious.
It's a rarity that I read an entire article like that. Loved every word!
It was really entertaining. Now I am interested in his book!
this book basically created the concept of cyberpunk, and opened the doors for all sorts of badass, gritty, futuristic crap ranging from Angelina Jolie’s hair in Hackers to a bunch of totally weirdo anime stuff like Akira and Ghost in the Shell.
Heh. Now we know about Angelina's hair in Hackers.
His timeline is off, though, as Princess of Mars was originally published serially around 1912.
I want to see his historical badasses.
Who's your favorite historical badass?
I'm partial to Tomoe Gozen, Anne Bonney and Audie Murphy. There was also a San Francisco cop during the Barbary Coast years that was jumped by gang members. He came back to the police station with three of their heads.
