Last Movie You Watched

[Wakefield]

Last night:

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1940? Are you kidding, man? Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart. What an excess of luxury!

This afternoon:

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Herzog did it again with this moving "interview" to men from 32.000 years ago.

[Fagotterdämmerung]

  I've not seen the old Solaris. 2002's Solaris was kind of peculiar - I really enjoyed the first two thirds, but I feel the last third communicated its points badly and was just... baffling. You could almost hear the film reel shrugging.

  No love for Gattaca?  One of my top Sci-Fis.

[Sergeant Rock]

Blade Runner (call it a sentimental favorite)
Sean Young. 'nuff said.
Earth Girls Are Easy (just good fun, I admit, and a musical)
Geena Davis. 'nuff said.

Forbidden Planet...Anne Francis. 'nuff said.






Forbidden Planet was the first movie I ever saw on my own. I was seven. My mom gave me a quarter and sent off by myself to the theater on main street (Rittman Ohio). Looking at the poster, I thought the robot was the evil monster, carrying away the helpless girl    That Robby was one of the good guys took me by surprise.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

  No love for Gattaca?

Gattaca. Uma Thurman. 'nuff said.

Sarge

[George]

Gattaca. Uma Thurman. 'nuff said.

Sarge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snF5hW3zruY

[Sergeant Rock]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snF5hW3zruY

Sarge

[Cosi bel do]

I'll give you seven, since part of the question is inferiority of storyline in the scripts of Geo. Lucas:

Blade Runner (call it a sentimental favorite)
2001:  A Space Odyssey (beautiful to behold)
Earth Girls Are Easy (just good fun, I admit, and a musical)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
Paycheck
Minority Report
Robocop (though I admit, I almost haven't watched it since I saw it in the cinema back when it opened)

Nice list, there's a couple I don't know.

Well, after thinking a little :

Star Wars (if not the whole trilogy, then at least The Empire Strikes Back)
Planet of the Apes
Solaris (the Tarkovski original)
Soylent Green

I'm unsure about 2001, I like it, but not especially as a science fiction movie, even if it surely is one.

Does Brazil count as sci-fi ? If so I count it in of course ! Same question about A Clockwork Orange. I would tend not to qualify dystopian fiction as science fiction, actually. Same, again, for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Also, I loved Gravity but definitely not consider it science fiction (less than the previously named movies actually).

Then, there are the guilty pleasures of course : Blade Runner, Terminator, Back to the Future, Close Encounters..., The Abyss, Minority Report, The Fifth Element.

[SonicMan46]

Forbidden Planet...Anne Francis. 'nuff said.

 

Forbidden Planet was the first movie I ever saw on my own. I was seven. My mom gave me a quarter and sent off by myself to the theater on main street (Rittman Ohio). Looking at the poster, I thought the robot was the evil monster, carrying away the helpless girl    That Robby was one of the good guys took me by surprise.

Hi Sarge - love both of those films and have the BD renditions - if you're a fan of the Forbidden Planet and if not already done, then get a HDTV & a BD player (along w/ good sound) and watch that film in its blu-ray restoration - seems like it was made yesterday!  Dave

[mc ukrneal]

Hi Sarge - love both of those films and have the BD renditions - if you're a fan of the Forbidden Planet and if not already done, then get a HDTV & a BD player (along w/ good sound) and watch that film in its blu-ray restoration - seems like it was made yesterday!  Dave

Me too! Have either of you seen the Broadway show Return to the Forbidden Planet? Sounds like you would like it.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

That's probably where we should all share our top 5 of science fiction movies.

Only 5? Bah, humbug!
(not in order, except star wars original trilogy, they will always be the best ones for me).
Empire strikes back
Star wars (dislike calling it new hope)
Return of the jedi
2001
Alien
Aliens
Star Trek II: Wrath of KKKHHHAAANNNNNNN!
Blade Runner
Plan 9 from outer space (a guilty pleasure, it is a horrible movie but it is so bad it is hilarious to watch it)
Robocop (the ending was cliche though)
Independence day 
Terminator

Is Clockwork orange really scifi movie? If it is, then definitely on the list, though 2001 is better one from Kubrick, IMO. Considering Kingdom of the crystal skull was homage to 50s alien movies, that one definitely too.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Dang it, forgot back to the future 1-3. 

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I also remember this really fascinating movie from 70s called Westworld. I thought it was interesting (minus the rather odd ending).

[Cosi bel do]

Westworld is one of these movies I still have to watch.

I forgot to mention the short (28 min) La Jetée, by Chris Marker, a really gripping and exemplary movie I'd say.

[Karl Henning]

Dang it, forgot back to the future 1-3. 

Those are really good fun.  I had neglected them forever, then a friend who at the time was studying film scoring recommended them.

[Karl Henning]

I forgot to mention the short (28 min) La Jetée, by Chris Marker, a really gripping and exemplary movie I'd say.

Dadfrazzanabbit, I omitted Twelve Monkeys from my list!

[SonicMan46]

Me too! Have either of you seen the Broadway show Return to the Forbidden Planet? Sounds like you would like it.

Hi Neal - well, I've seen a lot of Broadway over the years, especially in the last century, i.e. 1970-90s, but not the above (Wiki article HERE); plus, my son put me on his Spotify 'family plan' so I've been exploring rarities just for kicks the last week or so - e.g. Robert Mitchum's album Calypso.... was there & also New Faces of 1952, Susan's selection (never heard of it but a musical revue); WELL, the cast album the Return to the Forbidden Planet is present! -   Dave

[Sergeant Rock]

Me too! Have either of you seen the Broadway show Return to the Forbidden Planet?

I have not. Does Robby have a singing role? 

Sarge

[mc ukrneal]

Shame. You guys would love Return to the Forbidden Planet. It's Shakespeare meets sci-fi meets rock-n-roll. I think you would love it - very clever if you don't mind the mosh of styles.

[SonicMan46]

Shame. You guys would love Return to the Forbidden Planet. It's Shakespeare meets sci-fi meets rock-n-roll. I think you would love it - very clever if you don't mind the mosh of styles.

OK, Neal - as I said, the album is available on Spotify (to my amazement! ) - now, is this worth listening to w/o actually seeing the musical? Dave

[Bogey]

Forbidden Planet...Anne Francis. 'nuff said.




Sarge

One of the BEST!