CycleChat Investigates - SciFi

[MichaelW2]

Star Wars is Space Opera not Sci Fi.
Try Galaxy Quest for more realistic version.

See
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1970s version)
The incredible shrinking man
The Andromeda Strain

 

[MontyVeda]

That's the one. And you're often not quite sure whether you're in the game or the game within a game, or even ostensibly reality.

Spoiler: don't read if you've not seen eXistenZ

it was plainly obvious (to me) that they were already in a VR game when the film began, so the big reveal at the end was a damp squib.

History of Violence did the same thing. Maybe Mr Cronenberg had been hanging out with Mr Shyamalan around that time?

 

[MontyVeda]

Star Wars is Space Opera not Sci Fi.
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But there's no singing in it!

 

[Drago]

That's like suggesting Corrie isn't drama because it's a TV serial. OK, it might not be Shakespeare or even McNab, but the cheap, almost throwaway nature of its delivery doesn't negate the fact it is drama.

Ditto Star Terk. Its fiction and has space ships and Ray guns, ergo, it is science fiction. Indeed, ST has given us a glimpse of the future on many occasions everything from the first on screen interracial kiss through to the mobile phone.

 

[MontyVeda]

That's like suggesting Corrie isn't drama because it's a TV serial. OK, it might not be Shakespeare or even McNab, but the cheap, almost throwaway nature of its delivery doesn't negate the fact it is drama.

Ditto Star Terk. Its fiction and has space ships and Ray guns, ergo, it is science fiction. Indeed, ST has given us a glimpse of the future on many occasions everything from the first on screen interracial kiss through to the mobile phone.

Star Wars* gave us an incestual on screen kiss!


*OK, it was Empire Strikes Back... but still!

 

[wiggydiggy]

That's like suggesting Corrie isn't drama because it's a TV serial. OK, it might not be Shakespeare or even McNab, but the cheap, almost throwaway nature of its delivery doesn't negate the fact it is drama.

Ditto Star Terk. Its fiction and has space ships and Ray guns, ergo, it is science fiction. Indeed, ST has given us a glimpse of the future on many occasions everything from the first on screen interracial kiss through to the mobile phone.

Exactly. Star Wars is also set in the past, something that passed me by for many years despite every film starting with the tagline "A long time ago.....", so some people I've met argue it's not Sci-Fi as its not set in the future

 

[MichaelW2]

But there's no singing in it!

There was a passable jazz beat combo.

 

[MontyVeda]

Exactly. Star Wars is also set in the past, something that passed me by for many years despite every film starting with the tagline "A long time ago.....", so some people I've met argue it's not Sci-Fi as its not set in the future

I take it they've never heard of War of the Worlds!

 

[MichaelW2]

Exactly. Star Wars is also set in the past, something that passed me by for many years despite every film starting with the tagline "A long time ago.....", so some people I've met argue it's not Sci-Fi as its not set in the future

Battlestar Gallactica (spoiler alert) was also set long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've just remembered.

Mars Attacks. I feckin love that film. I've seen it several times.

Ack ack nack yack ya tack ack.

 

[Drago]

Battlestar Gallactica (spoiler alert) was also set long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Thank god for that!

 

[matticus]

Battlestar Gallactica (spoiler alert) was also set long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Incorrect: it just seems that way.
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I had to vote for Silent Running from that selection (although other great movies exist in the genre). The 2001 voters are entirely deluded; it is the least successful Kubrick movie, and is all style over substance. (not that that's always a bad thing, but if we're voting for "Best Movie" of any category, well I'm afraid there should be standards, m'boy ...)

 

[AndyRM]

Star Wars is Space Opera not Sci Fi.
Try Galaxy Quest for more realistic version.

See
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1970s version)
The incredible shrinking man
The Andromeda Strain

I confused myself between Spaceballs and Galaxy Quest.

Watched Spaceballs recently and it really hasn't aged well.

 

[MontyVeda]

Incorrect: it just seems that way.
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he's most likely referring to the re-imagined series.

also, 'success' is not a standard that movies should be rated by, otherwise Star Wars should've got your vote

 

[Threevok]

Anybody ever see Enemy Mine?

Not a bad film