The 1990s science fiction movie poll

T2 would've had my vote. Might throw 12 Monkeys a bone although I've only seen it once.

the endings SUCKS

Dark City is probably the #1 'woah this is far better than i thought it was gonna be' here.

i voted TOTAL RECALL because it's awesome.

-- Alba, Thursday, 27 March 2008 23:03 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

I saw Strange Days for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It is too long. Fiennes is pretty great in it though.

i remember the first time i saw huge posters for Total Recall on the platform of Tottenham Court Road tube station. brilliant design, got a real 'wow wtf is that' sense of excitement from them.

which is, comedy-substitute for people who don't particularly like actual comedy (like the admirable Eric H).

If you don't think Female Trouble is funny, we really have nothing to talk about.

i always confuse species and mimic.

maybe Tremors should've been in - it's meant to be good isn't it?

xp: EH, I like me some comedy-substitute too, prime Waters included! (and FT is my fave, a masterpiece; it's terrifically funny but in a non-comedy-crafted way)

Tremors is on the 80s list.

has anyone actually rewatched dark city since it came out? i haven't, but i remember thinking it was kind of lame in the theatre.

I only find out that Alex Proyas is a contender for cinematic genius here

honestly i haven't re-watched either dark city OR the 13th floor, and i bet they would both suck. dark city was "atmospheric."

i watched it on dvd and i was into it. although some parts crossover from noir into goth, i think.

doesn't ebert do the commentary?

I only find out that Alex Proyas is a contender for cinematic genius here

Dude you're totally neglecting the troo genius -- screenwriter David Goyer, who went on to the BLADE trilogy!

i can't believe i have never seen johnny mnemonic. now i kind of want to!

i think i am voting for 12 monkeys.

X-Files is Fight the Future, not the entire television series, right?

isn't johnny mnemonic mostly set in NEWARK? I'm from Newark. Don't make any ponderous, horribly written dystopic movies about Newark.

Dark City: great set-up, shite final act. Gets points for trying though. It tosses very similar ideas about that the Matrix would a few years later.

i know i shouldnt but for some reason i need to vote for EVENT HORIZON

I can't believe people are non-jokingly saying they liked Johnny Mnemonic and Dark City and Strange Days and '90s sci-fi ect ect.

Contact, obv., but what do you mean 'fiction'?

yeah actually, fucking contact ruled. i must've missed it on the list the first time around.

i always confuse species and mimic.

-- Jordan, Friday, March 28, 2008 3:34 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

one has TITS

the scifi aspect of Conatct was Foster & McBongos being into each other

contact was a dope movie

i liked it but i didn't like it.

McBongos!

Contact = gripping cheeseball

how is Dark City bad anyway? i can't remember anything that wrong with it

i liked it but i didn't like mathew mcdingus

it's a bit dull

I'm forgainst it.

yeah, that and the horrible forrest gump-style news footage parts.

if it's not on teevee, it didn't happen

lol @ old people bitching about how the 1980s were so much better for science fiction

got nothing to do with being old. I think the 80s were a nadir of cinema in general. 70s and 90s were much more interesting, just not when it comes to sci-fi.

species is a really weird cheesy movie but i like it.

species was a favorite of all my male high school friends

it really is the perfect straight teenage male movie

monsters and tits=win-win

Was that the one where a naked woman space monster kills people or something?

yes.

it's also got forest whitaker as a useless psychic

haha yes he "feels things strongly"

also marg helgenberger as a horny scientist<3

Forest Whitaker is kinda like Samuel Jackson, he's been in every possible sort of movie imaginable.

I always heard about his memorable role in The Crying Game, but never got around to seeing it until last night. Wow, he can play female astonishingly well.

Speaking of useless psychics, where is PHENOMENON with John Travolta?

And Forest Whitaker (!)

Contact is the Gone With The Wind of radio telescope movies. Parts of it I like quite a bit, but there's way too much science vs. religion hectoring in the way and idiot stunt casting with Rob Lowe and McConaughey as something other than an excitable stoner.