Space Sci-fi

[HenryDorsetCase]

Has no-one watched Alien or Bladerunner?

The Lost Planet with the invisible monster terrified me when I was a kid.

Forbidden Planet you mean?

[wysper]

Would you like to know more?

I see what you did there.. .nice.


Animated and not really space but Aeon Flux is good (not the movie - although when I finally watched it I didn't absolutely hate it, as long as you don't think it will be the same as the animated series).

Probably already mentioned but for older ones that have probably dated badly but were good there is Blakes 7 and Logans Run.

[Monkfish]

Other cheese worth a watch is Starship Troopers 1.

Just make sure to slap anyone that offers their Starship troopers 2 DVD for the watching! and I mean really hit them. that abortion took all the fun out of the original.

[idb]

Forbidden Planet you mean?

You're probably right...I was little and watched it through my fingers...................

[Big Dave]

You're probably right...I was little and watched it through my fingers...................

I thought you went home?

[idb]

I thought you went home?

I have never watched that movie, so you missed me completely...haha!!!

[Big Dave]

I have never watched that movie, so you missed me completely...haha!!!

Funnily enough - neither have I - tried - but gagged on the Apple Pie.
The short was plenty.

[Big Dave]

The best Science Fiction for me has always been reading Arthur C. Clarke.

As I was pointing at with the Zarathustra tune, 2001/10 were good flicks, but it took reading the book to fully understand the first movie.

[Murray]

How about Peter Hamilton. Would his works translate to screen ok? He has some fantastic ideas but the books have exponential exposition.

How about Tad Williams Overland series or
Stephen Donaldsons "Thomas Covenant" series

And a goodie but pretty good is David Feintuchs "Hope" books - a modern day space Hornblower

[bluninja]

Judge Dredd was good, but like The Dark Knight Returns, there wasn't enough Dredd doing what Dredd does best. Dredd felt like a bit of a side character at times. Also, the budget showed it's teeth when they decided to film in low tech in the mega-block. I'd love to see Mega-City One done properly as it's one of the richest sci-fi environments. Isn't Lena Hedley coming into her own?

Huh?? You mean Dredd don't you? I liked this film....much better than Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone. I liked some of the touches like the "Chopper" graffitti...if you read 2000AD comics from the 70's onwards you'd have picked up a few nice geeky things in the background.

Would like to see Brian Aldiss Helliconia series brought to life on screen.....but seasons spanning generations won't hold audiences attention methinks.

[Flip]

I liked Dredd but it was a bit 2013 for my liking.

Thunderbirds
UFO
Space1999
Stargate SG1
Tripping the Rift
V for Vendetta
Iron Sky
Babylon5

[HenryDorsetCase]

The best Science Fiction for me has always been reading Arthur C. Clarke.

As I was pointing at with the Zarathustra tune, 2001/10 were good flicks, but it took reading the book to fully understand the first movie.

Probably. I found them all very tedious. Seriously 2001: the first half with the monkeys is boring, the middle bit with the space station and the Discovery is cool, and the last little acid flashback stuff is just tedious. Talk about lay your message on with a trowel.

Theres a film called CONTACT starring Jodie Foster than no one has seen which deals with that whole "Its not only stranger than you imagine, its stranger than you can imagine" scenario. That is much better.

I just dont get the adoration for Kubrick in general. There, I said it.

[HenryDorsetCase]

the problem with a lot of the suggestions for book to film that people are making is that they are pretty much un-filmable. Stories too big, universes that need too much explaining. Remember to get a film greenlit you need to convince a listed company to part with a big wad o'cash. Which is why we need to cherish something like DISTRICT 9, (and why I am looking forward to ELYSIUM so much).

Which is why something like Iain M Banks' Culture novels just wouldnt work. You would have to strip the stories down so much they would be nonsensical.

[mashman]

Just make sure to slap anyone that offers their Starship troopers 2 DVD for the watching! and I mean really hit them. that abortion took all the fun out of the original.

... I got 20 minutes in to it and off it went. I didn't want to know any more and fortunately those 20 minutes didn't register.

[mashman]

Theres a film called CONTACT starring Jodie Foster than no one has seen which deals with that whole "Its not only stranger than you imagine, its stranger than you can imagine" scenario. That is much better.

Agreed. T'was good enough to make it to the blu-ray collection. Somethin really rather spooky about that pulsing.