Nerds enter here- best Sci-Fi movies and TV

Hope1964 · 02-07-2012, 11:07 AM

I liked Close Encounters better than ET. ET was all right but kinda geared toward kids I thought.

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:08 AM

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Keanu is good in anything that doesn't require much acting. Dude emotes like an uninteresting tree but is a great action guy

worst choice ever for Constantine

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:09 AM

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I liked Close Encounters better than ET. ET was all right but kinda geared toward kids I thought.

I agree 100%

Close encounters was on TV about a week ago and ET just aired so it was interesting to compare the two

this means something

Davelli0331 · 02-07-2012, 11:15 AM

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That is why I said it was for kids. Lucas missed an opportunity to make it more compelling for mature audiences by pandering it to the kiddies.

BTW you should have been around in 1977 when episode 4 came out. I swear it was like the second coming for nerdkind. Unbeleivable.

I agree. I tell myself that Episode III makes up for I, II, and VI, but I really can't even convince myself.

If I were around in 70s and not a small child in the 80s, I could have also been around for the original release of Metallica's earlier albums. That would've been beyond outstandingly awesome.

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Yep it was a very good movie. But the one which blew me away was 'The Sixth Sense' especially its ending.

Sixth Sense was awesome, still is (came on TV the other day). Speaking of Sixth Sense, how good was Signs?

Davelli0331 · 02-07-2012, 11:16 AM

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worst choice ever for Constantine

You know, I haven't read the comic, but everyone I know how has hated Keanu in that role. I thought he was ok, but again, you can't expect much character acting from the guy.

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:17 AM

M Night just gets progressively worse with each film

6th sense- excellent
Unbreakable- good
Signs- okay
The Village- meh
that movie with Mark Wahlberg- terrible

Runs like Dog · 02-07-2012, 11:17 AM

Does future history count?

Hope1964 · 02-07-2012, 11:17 AM

I always like end-of-the-world movies where they save the planet too. They're all so corny but my brain likes to go there it seems.

I know books aren't in your subject for this thread, but has anyone read the Emberverse series by S.M Stirling?? THE most frakking awesome book series in the history of the world. We are such geeks, we actually planned our entire summer holiday to Oregon last summer around places in those books.

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:19 AM

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You know, I haven't read the comic, but everyone I know how has hated Keanu in that role. I thought he was ok, but again, you can't expect much character acting from the guy.

One of the best characters Alan Moore created, he's a chain smoking blond englishman who is very ornery and wise cracking and basically fights evil magic while being a rather amoral person

Davelli0331 · 02-07-2012, 11:20 AM

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M Night just gets progressively worse with each film

6th sense- excellent
Unbreakable- good
Signs- okay
The Village- meh
that movie with Mark Wahlberg- terrible

Yep. Dude's made a joke of himself, and The Last Airbender did not help.

Davelli0331 · 02-07-2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hope1964

I always like end-of-the-world movies where they save the planet too. They're all so corny but my brain likes to go there it seems.

I know books aren't in your subject for this thread, but has anyone read the Emberverse series by S.M Stirling?? THE most frakking awesome book series in the history of the world. We are such geeks, we actually planned our entire summer holiday to Oregon last summer around places in those books.

My wife and I went to Portland on our honeymoon. She wanted to drive to Forks, Washington to visit the places in 'Twilight'. I did not comply.

If we're throwing books out there, any nerd worth his or her salt needs to read House of Suns. Some of the best sci-fi I've read in years.

Coffee Amore · 02-07-2012, 11:24 AM

Serenity/Firefly - the series was all too brief

Babylon 5

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:26 AM

oh yes, Firefly was awesome

Hope1964 · 02-07-2012, 11:34 AM

Twilight doesn't count as SF. Or even a real movie for that matter.

Why has my screen suddenly turned all retro on me?

Almostrecovered · 02-07-2012, 11:36 AM

Twilight sucks balls

its masturbatory teen material