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Got a new guy writing stuff for the site, an American dude called Chris. He's pretty cool, he likes lists. Don't we all? So enjoy his list of the Top 10 Sci-fi movies of all time, and feel free to disagree vehemently in the comments section so I can totally see how popular I am.
Personally? I've seen two of the top ten. Whoops. I'm quite lame when it comes to Sci-fi. I'm always gonna argue for Jurassic Park to be in any list of top whatevers, just cos it rules.
For Goaty: the most audacious opening shot ever, I cried at Eternal Sunshine, etc etc etc. Your own little paragraph.
Got a new guy writing stuff for the site, an American dude called Chris. He's pretty cool, he likes lists. Don't we all? So enjoy his list of the Top 10 Sci-fi movies of all time, and feel free to disagree vehemently in the comments section so I can totally see how popular I am.
Personally? I've seen two of the top ten. Whoops. I'm quite lame when it comes to Sci-fi. I'm always gonna argue for Jurassic Park to be in any list of top whatevers, just cos it rules.
For Goaty: the most audacious opening shot ever, I cried at Eternal Sunshine, etc etc etc. Your own little paragraph.
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Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Neal is innocent.
...because he probably didn't waste his time in Media Studies, watching The Wicker Man.
> Neal is innocent.
...because he probably didn't waste his time in Media Studies, watching The Wicker Man.
Film genre is sketchy at the best of time, it's for the most part a waste of time. You're telling me if you label it as a Sci-fi/Western, which isn't specifically wrong, it can't be labelled a fantasy? Doesn't work like that I'm afraid, it's just one of those films that isn't easily categorised.
Oh, and I trump your Media A-level with a BAHons course in Film Studies, so there.
Neal is innocent.
Oh, and I trump your Media A-level with a BAHons course in Film Studies, so there.
Neal is innocent.
We had an entire lesson on "What Genre is Star Wars"... a waste of time, but an interesting waste of time.
There was even a small documentary made about it.
There was even a small documentary made about it.
Dringo wrote:
> I've been through this during media studies in A-Level.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dringo's opinion = void
> I've been through this during media studies in A-Level.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dringo's opinion = void
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> It's not a sci-fi. It might be fiction, but it's certainly not based
> in the realms of science, is it? It's purposely distanced from our
> own universe ("a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far
> away...") which gives it the license to revel in fantasy without
> worrying about whether or not it's feasible or not. To me, sci-fi
> only succeeds if you believe it's happening in our world, our
> universe.
It is a science fiction/western that is its genre. Doctor Who stories set in alien worlds are still found under the science fiction section as are the Star Wars stories.
Science Fiction is not to be taken literally. It is supposed to deal with scientific themes, scientific discovers that have not been discovered yet being used as one of the main elements in the story.
X-wings, Naboo Starfighters, LightSabres, men dressed in robotic light suits, space stations, droids and aliens are all parts of science fiction. I've been through this during media studies in A-Level.
It is not a fantasy, it is a sci-fi with elements of a Western movie. That is what it is.
> It's not a sci-fi. It might be fiction, but it's certainly not based
> in the realms of science, is it? It's purposely distanced from our
> own universe ("a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far
> away...") which gives it the license to revel in fantasy without
> worrying about whether or not it's feasible or not. To me, sci-fi
> only succeeds if you believe it's happening in our world, our
> universe.
It is a science fiction/western that is its genre. Doctor Who stories set in alien worlds are still found under the science fiction section as are the Star Wars stories.
Science Fiction is not to be taken literally. It is supposed to deal with scientific themes, scientific discovers that have not been discovered yet being used as one of the main elements in the story.
X-wings, Naboo Starfighters, LightSabres, men dressed in robotic light suits, space stations, droids and aliens are all parts of science fiction. I've been through this during media studies in A-Level.
It is not a fantasy, it is a sci-fi with elements of a Western movie. That is what it is.
Chr1s wrote:
> pb wrote:
> Ah, the Robocop Director's Cut is fantastic. A classic.
>
> It really is incredibly violent. I'd never seen the cut version
> before I bought it and I was genuinely shocked at how gory it was.
> The scene in which Murphy is killed is quite sickening
not as gloriously hilarious as the scene when ED-209 screws up at that presentation and shoots that dude.
in the edited version it was funny enough, but after the additional 10 seconds worth of piling bullets into his body, that voice calling "get a paramedic" is even more wonderfully pointless.
well, it WOULD be if we didn't learn that they can apparantly bring back coppers with holes in their brains :D
> pb wrote:
> Ah, the Robocop Director's Cut is fantastic. A classic.
>
> It really is incredibly violent. I'd never seen the cut version
> before I bought it and I was genuinely shocked at how gory it was.
> The scene in which Murphy is killed is quite sickening
not as gloriously hilarious as the scene when ED-209 screws up at that presentation and shoots that dude.
in the edited version it was funny enough, but after the additional 10 seconds worth of piling bullets into his body, that voice calling "get a paramedic" is even more wonderfully pointless.
well, it WOULD be if we didn't learn that they can apparantly bring back coppers with holes in their brains :D
Exactly - science, but not a true story.
Although EP1 gets a bit technical with those things in the blood. Jesus.
Although EP1 gets a bit technical with those things in the blood. Jesus.
It's not really a sci-fi. It might be fiction, but it's certainly not based in the realms of science, is it? It's purposely distanced from our own universe ("a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...") which gives it the license to revel in fantasy without worrying about whether or not it's feasible or not. To me, sci-fi only succeeds if you believe it's happening in our world, our universe.
Star Wars is a sci-fi...
It involves space travel, aliens, light weapons.... all science fiction topics and it is also a fictional story.
It involves space travel, aliens, light weapons.... all science fiction topics and it is also a fictional story.
I watched Cash in the Attic the other day and the brother of the guy who plays Chewbacca was on it. He only wanted to make £1000. Chewbacca is too selfish to help his brother out.
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