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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 17:44:31 GMT
Right, no fannying about you lot. What is the best Sci-Fi film ever made?
And no Minnie, Morph from Tony Hart doesn't count as "a flim".
My choice:
I keep telling thee, and no-one listens...it's John Carpenters's 1974 low budget epic. "Dark Star". By a mile.
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Post by Beardy200 on Jul 7, 2014 18:08:38 GMT
Predator. The rest are all shit.
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Post by Billybigbollox on Jul 7, 2014 18:10:28 GMT
Best , Alien when it came out was pretty good.
Worst has to be 2001 a Space Odyssey. Now that is some mind fuck acid trip that I wouldn't care to repeat.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Jul 7, 2014 18:43:33 GMT
Right, no fannying about you lot. What is the best Sci-Fi film ever made? And no Minnie, Morph from Tony Hart doesn't count as "a flim". My choice: I keep telling thee, and no-one listens...it's John Carpenters's 1974 low budget epic. "Dark Star". By a mile. It's been a very slow day Ain't it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 18:49:47 GMT
Predator. The rest are all shit. The first Predator was awesome. Did Arnie kill it? Can't remember. |
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Post by Beardy200 on Jul 7, 2014 18:50:54 GMT
Predator. The rest are all shit. The first Predator was awesome. Did Arnie kill it? Can't remember. Well officially i suppose he committed suicide but yeah, pretty much  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 18:58:54 GMT
Best , Alien when it came out was pretty good. Worst has to be 2001 a Space Odyssey. Now that is some mind fuck acid trip that I wouldn't care to repeat. I tell you what though, the quality of the spaceships (i.e. the modelmaking) in that film set a new standard. As did the quality of the camera lenses used. I'm a massive Kubrick fan and I've had a bit of a go at film making with a Canon 5D. That bloke was really pushing the boundaries of film technology at the time. In a later film, Barry Lyndon, Kubrick used prime lenses that were so "fast" i.e. low f-stop 1:08 Zeiss lenses, they had only been previously used by NASA in satellites for low light spying. This enabled unlit shooting - using just candlelight. Remarkable. I don't think this feat has ever been repeated in a big budget film to date. Even today a 1:1.2 lens is considered as fast as hell.
That's just one of the reasons why Stanley Kubrick was a genius. On the whole a poor film though. |
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Post by Billybigbollox on Jul 7, 2014 19:38:04 GMT
Best , Alien when it came out was pretty good. Worst has to be 2001 a Space Odyssey. Now that is some mind fuck acid trip that I wouldn't care to repeat. I tell you what though, the quality of the spaceships (i.e. the modelmaking) in that film set a new standard. As did the quality of the camera lenses used. I'm a massive Kubrick fan and I've had a bit of a go at film making with a Canon 5D. That bloke was really pushing the boundaries of film technology at the time. In a later film, Barry Lyndon, Kubrick used prime lenses that were so "fast" i.e. low f-stop 1:08 Zeiss lenses, they had only been previously used by NASA in satellites for low light spying. This enabled unlit shooting - using just candlelight. Remarkable. I don't think this feat has ever been repeated in a big budget film to date. Even today a 1:1.2 lens is considered as fast as hell.
That's just one of the reasons why Stanley Kubrick was a genius. On the whole a poor film though. Mmmmm. A bit too nerdy for me **************. :-) I still can't work my Olympus Trip. I have tried a bit of home movie making myself but the old lady looked fucking frightening in the leather cat suit. |
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Post by greenhoff74 on Jul 7, 2014 19:42:30 GMT
An oldie "Forbidden Planet"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 19:50:54 GMT
An oldie "Forbidden Planet" Basically it's Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in space. Cracking film though, still very watchable. Bish still dresses like Dr. Morbeus. |
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Post by chopandmash on Jul 7, 2014 20:01:17 GMT
1 2001 ,epic genius
2silent running,under rated but brilliant
3allien,ground breaking often copied never bettered
4the time machine, the original 1964 i think,blew me away when i was a kid.
5 close encounters,awesome.
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jul 7, 2014 20:16:23 GMT
The last star fighter, every boys dream.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 20:17:29 GMT
An oldie "Forbidden Planet" Basically it's Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in space. Cracking film though, still very watchable. Bish still dresses like Dr. Morbeus. It's a sentimental thing , you wanted to look like Gene Simmons ( or was it Jean ) for me it's still Walter Pidgeon |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 20:18:59 GMT
An oldie "Forbidden Planet" Yes , this film every time for me too, This Island Earth is a favourite of mine also |
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 7, 2014 20:19:16 GMT
:)ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ,,, one of my faves
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 20:21:36 GMT
:)ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ,,, one of my faves Is it Sc -Fi though ? |
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Post by harryburrows on Jul 7, 2014 20:23:15 GMT
:)ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW ,,, one of my faves Is it Sc -Fi though ? of course they all leave in a spaceship at the end |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 20:24:09 GMT
of course they all leave in a spaceship at the end Yes of course.  |
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Post by craig67 on Jul 7, 2014 20:25:33 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
When Worlds Collide.
Bladerunner (Though the original book is better).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 20:31:52 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still. When Worlds Collide. Bladerunner (Though the original book is better). The first two are classics ....the Day the Earth Stood Still with Michael Rennie was brilliant , a great shame it wasn't made in colour |
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Jul 7, 2014 20:41:13 GMT
I think the first Planet of the Apes film is my favourite. The moods created by the music and the memorable back drops give the film a great back ground, as the story unfolds. The clever script co-wrote by Rod Serling, makes sly comments about race relations, the generation gap, religion and the role of government. It might even be described as sci-fi satire. It's stuffed full of memorable dialogue and one of the best twists in cinema history. Gotta love it for that  |
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Post by lastoftheldk on Jul 7, 2014 20:44:56 GMT
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Post by jonah77 on Jul 7, 2014 20:51:58 GMT
Dredd(the newish one,not the cheesy Stallone one),not sure if it's pure sci-fi though.
The whole Alien franchise is fantastic as well.
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Post by greenhoff74 on Jul 7, 2014 20:53:01 GMT
Basically it's Shakespeare's "The Tempest" in space. Cracking film though, still very watchable. Bish still dresses like Dr. Morbeus. It's a sentimental thing , you wanted to look like Gene Simmons ( or was it Jean ) for me it's still Walter Pidgeon Walter was good as Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea too. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 21:08:15 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still. When Worlds Collide. Bladerunner (Though the original book is better). Oh god, not the old "book is better than the film" Craig? Please not that.Bedtime for me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 21:09:10 GMT
It's a sentimental thing , you wanted to look like Gene Simmons ( or was it Jean ) for me it's still Walter Pidgeon Walter was good as Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea too. Richard Baseheart will be turning in his grave.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 21:12:11 GMT
View AttachmentIt's a sentimental thing , you wanted to look like Gene Simmons ( or was it Jean ) for me it's still Walter Pidgeon Walter was good as Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea too. Yes watched it not long ago .....a very different character than the Admiral Nelson played by Richard Basehart in the tv series |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 21:14:23 GMT
Walter was good as Admiral Nelson in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea too. Richard Baseheart will be turning in his grave.... Just mentioned him .....brilliant series , his portrayal of Admiral Nelson was probably the better one .....David Hedison was probably the better Captain Crane as well |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 21:16:34 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still. When Worlds Collide. Bladerunner (Though the original book is better). Oh god, not the old "book is better than the film" Craig? Please not that.Bedtime for me. Sometimes I enjoy reading the book after watching the movie / tv series , it enables you to put faces to the characters and makes the reading more enjoyable , not always of course |
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Post by craig67 on Jul 7, 2014 21:25:37 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still. When Worlds Collide. Bladerunner (Though the original book is better). Oh god, not the old "book is better than the film" Craig? Please not that.Bedtime for me. But it is.Have you read the book? The film is very good,especially in how a future city would look.(Always thought this was how Mega City 1 would look in Judge Dredd) But it isn't as good as the book. |
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