Serenity named 'top sci-fi film'
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1. Serenity 2. Star Wars 3. Blade Runner 4. Planet of the Apes 5. The Matrix 6. Alien 7. Forbidden Planet 8. 2001: A Space Odyssey 9. The Terminator 10. Back to the Future According to a survey by SFX[^] magazine on the BBC[^] news website. Pretty much my top 10 other than that I would have had Planet of the Apes at number 2 as an extraordinarily different film (the book upon which the film is based is excellent).
Eh, Serenity is a fun movie and all but it is hardly Blade Runner, 2001 or even Star Wars. I'd even put BTTF before it. I think Serenity got to #1 because of the fans of Firefly who, if they took a moment to really think about it, would be embarrassed to realise they just voted Serenity above Star Wars...
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Serenity? You got to be kidding me. It wasn't that bad a movie, but it's instantly forgettable. Blade Runner is the greatest sci-fi movie ever.
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That was West World, this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
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1. Serenity 2. Star Wars 3. Blade Runner 4. Planet of the Apes 5. The Matrix 6. Alien 7. Forbidden Planet 8. 2001: A Space Odyssey 9. The Terminator 10. Back to the Future According to a survey by SFX[^] magazine on the BBC[^] news website. Pretty much my top 10 other than that I would have had Planet of the Apes at number 2 as an extraordinarily different film (the book upon which the film is based is excellent).
digital man wrote:
7. Forbidden Planet
Classic, based on Shakespear's "The Tempest".
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Eh, Serenity is a fun movie and all but it is hardly Blade Runner, 2001 or even Star Wars. I'd even put BTTF before it. I think Serenity got to #1 because of the fans of Firefly who, if they took a moment to really think about it, would be embarrassed to realise they just voted Serenity above Star Wars...
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
True, it was a fasion statement rather than a classic.
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That was West World, this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
He was commenting on the misspelling of "Blade" in Chris' post. (He spelled it "Balde", hence the Yul Brenner comment).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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That was West World, this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
Trollslayer wrote:
this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
That's Blade Runner!... not Balde Runner (which is what Chris wrote) - last time I try to be funny :rolleyes: I simply adore Blade Runner... and Rutger Hauer's death scene is great... Is West World watchable? I had never heard about it!
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He was commenting on the misspelling of "Blade" in Chris' post. (He spelled it "Balde", hence the Yul Brenner comment).
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
That was West World, this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
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Nah, Serenity was pretty cool, but I liked I, Robot better!
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1. Serenity 2. Star Wars 3. Blade Runner 4. Planet of the Apes 5. The Matrix 6. Alien 7. Forbidden Planet 8. 2001: A Space Odyssey 9. The Terminator 10. Back to the Future According to a survey by SFX[^] magazine on the BBC[^] news website. Pretty much my top 10 other than that I would have had Planet of the Apes at number 2 as an extraordinarily different film (the book upon which the film is based is excellent).
That's an interesting list, because except for Serentiy, I can almost specifically point to each of those films as rather 'groundbreaking' for their day - whether it as a new twist to Sci-Fi storylines (in movies of course) or for special effects or something. I truly fail to see what might be so special about Serenity.
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Trollslayer wrote:
this had Harrison ford and Rutger Hauer.
That's Blade Runner!... not Balde Runner (which is what Chris wrote) - last time I try to be funny :rolleyes: I simply adore Blade Runner... and Rutger Hauer's death scene is great... Is West World watchable? I had never heard about it!
WestWorld was different in its day as well. I vageuly remember seeing that in the theatre when it first came out. Its sequel, FutureWorld, not so good.
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Clickok wrote:
I don't know this movie too
you should.:^) Started from a show called FireFly, got cancelled, made bunch o' monnies on DVD sales, made a movie called Serenity. 'Indiana Jones in space' is a good call, although 'Deadwood meets Red Dwarf + awesomeness' could qualify. I live in Belgium, and there is no way our stupid TV companies are ever going to air a cancelled TV-show. But it is the greatest show ever. And the movie diserves the credit.
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digital man wrote:
7. Forbidden Planet
Classic, based on Shakespear's "The Tempest".
Even featuring - Robby the Robot!
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Well ... FarScape was better :cool:
I use phrases 'best ___ ever' constantly, so it's probably not really credible. and I tried a few FarScape eps, never really got the hang of it... was too star-trekkie
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