Iron Giant. Which I feel may be the sleeper here.
― chap, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:05 (sixteen years ago) link
totally missed the 80s poll somehow. also thought Akira came out in 90/91 sorree
― blueski, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:12 (sixteen years ago) link
starship troopers
― omar little, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:14 (sixteen years ago) link
lol @ old people bitching about how the 1980s were so much better for science fiction
― El Tomboto, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:32 (sixteen years ago) link
soon you'll be able to talk about how much this decade sucked!! it's right around the corner!! get excited
― El Tomboto, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:33 (sixteen years ago) link
this decade did suck!
― omar little, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:35 (sixteen years ago) link
and continues to do so
Ahh, they don't make science fiction movies like that, anymore.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 28 March 2008 01:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Iron Giant doesn't really belong here as much as it belongs in a, I don't know, truly incredible family films of all time thread.
I still voted for it though and now 12 Monkeys isn't returning my calls.
― nickalicious, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:38 (sixteen years ago) link
also LOL @ Tom including BICENTENIAL MAN in the list.
I don't remember DEEP IMPACT but the title makes it sound like a TREMEMDOUS PORNO.
― nickalicious, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:39 (sixteen years ago) link
The 80s was better for sci-fi than the 90s, and I am not old.
― chap, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Dark City eXistenZ Johnny Mnemonic Fifth Element Iron Giant
― remy bean, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Did we do a 70s scifi movie poll yet because I am ITCHING to vote for ZARDOZ in SOMETHING.
― nickalicious, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:42 (sixteen years ago) link
The film here that is prperly bordeline is Pi, by the way.
xpost - there was totally a 70s one. Don't think anyone's done the 60s yet, however.
― chap, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:42 (sixteen years ago) link
"properly borderline"
― chap, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Dark City
― mulla atari, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:47 (sixteen years ago) link
head says yes to 80s list being better, but then that list still had a runaway (ah Runaway, starring Tom Selleck, could've made it) winner, and an adult sci-fi winner at that. fifth element and starship troopers (most likely to win here, if not kids flick Iron Giant) are jokier and teenier, post-modern thing i guess.
― blueski, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago) link
i watched city of the lost children again recently and it is still so creepy.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 01:57 (sixteen years ago) link
terminator 2 not on here, though i wouldn't have voted for it anyways
― remy bean, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Twelve Monkeys Total Recall Dark City Pi T2 Predator 2 Demolition Man Ghost in the Shell
more or less in that order
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Tempted to vote for Strange Days, but will probably vote for The Iron Giant instead.
― Rock Hardy, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:05 (sixteen years ago) link
T2 is better than half of these
― blueski, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Strange Days wasn't bad.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:06 (sixteen years ago) link
i think i remember strange days but i think i am conflating it with the television miniseries "wild palms" for some reason
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i actually just have a vague blur memory of liam neeson and halle berry running around in times square and some kind of video helmet
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:14 (sixteen years ago) link
erm, Ralph Fiennes
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:15 (sixteen years ago) link
haha, and, erm, Angela Bassett
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:16 (sixteen years ago) link
apparently all white people AND all black people look alike to me
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:17 (sixteen years ago) link
the 90s was actually a good decade for sci-fi miniseries actually. maybe.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:18 (sixteen years ago) link
the 90s was? the 90s were
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link
total recall 12 monkeys 13th floor dark city
need to see johnny mnemonic.
― ian, Friday, 28 March 2008 03:24 (sixteen years ago) link
city of lost children was pretty tight but kind of bummed me out IIRC.
― ian, Friday, 28 March 2008 03:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I can't believe people are non-jokingly saying they liked Johnny Mnemonic.
― James Morrison, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:31 (sixteen years ago) link
this poll belongs to Verhoeven
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Starship Troopers and Total Recall <3<3<3
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:38 (sixteen years ago) link
the two Verhoevens vs. 12 Monkeys vs. Escape from L.A. (which isn't great but has one of the best endings ever)
― Eric H., Friday, 28 March 2008 05:44 (sixteen years ago) link
that's because you live on planet boring and we live on planet awesome. it's expected.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:45 (sixteen years ago) link
seriously
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I saw it with my friend on opening day and we were the only people in the theater.
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:48 (sixteen years ago) link
I WANT MY SHIRTS LAUNDERED
― El Tomboto, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:50 (sixteen years ago) link
i want a 10,000 dollar hooker!
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:52 (sixteen years ago) link
man, i need to do some serious catching up on some flicks
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 05:53 (sixteen years ago) link
How about The Truman Show?
-- Eazy, Friday, March 28, 2008 12:37 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Link
that actually happened though I thought
-- El Tomboto, Friday, March 28, 2008 12:38 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Link
rofl
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Man, looking back at it The Matrix really seems like the culmination of a decade's worth of failed attempts by Hollywood to profitably exploit the 90's internet/virtual reality/video game/Silicon Valley/Doom/cyberpunk/hacker zeitgeist.
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:06 (sixteen years ago) link
"so all we have to do is add kung fu and stoner philosophy to the mix and THEN they'll actually come to see the movie! we can even use Keanu again"
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:10 (sixteen years ago) link
(That said, the first Matrix was pretty bitchin')
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 06:11 (sixteen years ago) link
A friend once said of Sphere that it was more like two spheres, pressed together, that you sit on.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Friday, 28 March 2008 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link
i liked the book. the movie is so ugly-looking and boring.
― latebloomer, Friday, 28 March 2008 15:18 (sixteen years ago) link
TWO WEEKS
― sexyDancer, Friday, 28 March 2008 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link