Oh, and Akira deserves a mention as well.
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Oh, and Akira deserves a mention as well.
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Possibly my fave film of all time ... Independence Day.I must have watched it umpteen times. The characters are great and real, and imho an alien invasion could happen just like that!
& I love Emmerich's 2012 as well - the first two thirds of it anyway - real, interesting characters (like in ID), it's hilarious and the special effects are awesome. I could watch California sliding into the ocean any day of the year!
Oh, and Star Wars 2 - a wonderful love story and some great ideas - that cloner planet and its ocean-living inhabitants - fantastic.
Logan's Run? - y'only like it cos the lass Agutter got her t*ts out!
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Aye, I'd have to put the first three Star Wars films up there too.
That's a great set. I would add:Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Silent Running
The Jacket
Inception
Planet of the Apes (original)
Serenity
The Thing (John Carpenter)
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In no particular order -
Alien
Fifth element
Event horizon
The most over rated sifi film ever IMHO is that bucket of pig w**k Star wars.
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.... it's amazing how poor most folks' tastes are!
Still, at least no-one's mentioned Avatar!
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poor taste and short memory.... it's amazing how poor most folks' tastes are!
Still, at least no-one's mentioned Avatar!
BTW "Logans run" is getting a remake. Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling is having a go at it.
I do remember Jenny Agutter from American werewolf... all nurses should be like that
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Exactly! - only 1 person here has the excellent taste to appreciate such a finely constructed film.Says the one who likes Independence Day
I also have a real soft spot for the Disney animated film "Atlantis".
And the original Starship Troopers is a very subtle movie, once you get beneath the violence. And Denise Richards is always a pleasure to watch.
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Difficult to put these things in context. 2001 and Star Wars both seem fairly ho-hum now, but both were absolutely stunning when they were released. The space station docking scenes in 2001 to the strains of The Blue Danube were quite simply breath-taking in 1969.
Am I the only one here with a soft spot for Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Fond memories of watching that after an excellent seed cake...
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