Villeneuve is doing the Dune reboot, so I'm super hopeful about that.durdencommatyler wrote:Totally agree. Brilliant movie.BurtReynolds wrote:Yeah Arrival was good too
Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
- E.H. Ruddock
- Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
- Posts: 52027
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
- VinylGuy
- jeeeesus relax already
- Posts: 43432
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
DAMN we are super N´Sync today!durdencommatyler wrote:Blade Runner 2049 is a revelation and a masterpiece. Annihilation was interesting but super flawed.BurtReynolds wrote:Real sci fi bombs horribly. My favorite two movies lately were Blade Runner and Annihilation, and nobody else seemed to like them.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Most shit classified as "sci-fi" these days in Hollywood isn't really even. It's just big budget war and explosions in space. True sci fi delves into the human condition in an off-Earth or futuristic environment. Good sci fi, anyway, is cerebral.
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
- epilogue
- We All We Got, We All We Need
- Posts: 85161
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
- Location: Ghorman
- Contact:
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
VinylGuy wrote:Blade Runner 2049?BurtReynolds wrote:Real sci fi bombs horribly. My favorite two movies lately were Blade Runner and Annihilation, and nobody else seemed to like them.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Most shit classified as "sci-fi" these days in Hollywood isn't really even. It's just big budget war and explosions in space. True sci fi delves into the human condition in an off-Earth or futuristic environment. Good sci fi, anyway, is cerebral.
Watching that one on Imax was like going into the Louvre. Pure art.
- bune
- Mind Your Tanners
- Posts: 9359
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bune_yurievich
- Location: Washington State
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
The Annihilation Trilogy is one of my favorite books ever and the movie was a remarkable achievement in that I liked it Almost as much. The bear scene in particular freaks me out. I listen to the score probably twice a week, if not more. So unsettling.BurtReynolds wrote:Real sci fi bombs horribly. My favorite two movies lately were Blade Runner and Annihilation, and nobody else seemed to like them.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Most shit classified as "sci-fi" these days in Hollywood isn't really even. It's just big budget war and explosions in space. True sci fi delves into the human condition in an off-Earth or futuristic environment. Good sci fi, anyway, is cerebral.
Dark City is a movie I've been thinking about a lot lately, especially since Rufus Sewell is in Man in the High Castle.
Last edited by bune on Sat August 31, 2019 12:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
- E.H. Ruddock
- Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
- Posts: 52027
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Far from all time best, but both were decent. I wasn't a huge Gattaca fantragabigzanda wrote:I thought Annihilation was atrocious, but I otherwise agree.
Is Dark City an all time best sci fi flick?
How about Gattaca?
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
- epilogue
- We All We Got, We All We Need
- Posts: 85161
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
- Location: Ghorman
- Contact:
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Gattaca for sure. I'm don't know if Sci-Fi is the best genre to describe Dark City. But it's a great fucking movie, either way.tragabigzanda wrote:I thought Annihilation was atrocious, but I otherwise agree.
Is Dark City an all time best sci fi flick?
How about Gattaca?
- run2death
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5223
- Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm
- Location: A Dark Place
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Gattaca is great.
I remember I was starting to like Malice until she said she hated Gattaca, then I dropped her back to the bottom of the RM barrel.
I remember I was starting to like Malice until she said she hated Gattaca, then I dropped her back to the bottom of the RM barrel.
Last edited by run2death on Sat August 31, 2019 12:07 am, edited 1 time in total.
- epilogue
- We All We Got, We All We Need
- Posts: 85161
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
- Location: Ghorman
- Contact:
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
VinylGuy wrote:DAMN we are super N´Sync today!durdencommatyler wrote:Blade Runner 2049 is a revelation and a masterpiece. Annihilation was interesting but super flawed.BurtReynolds wrote:Real sci fi bombs horribly. My favorite two movies lately were Blade Runner and Annihilation, and nobody else seemed to like them.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Most shit classified as "sci-fi" these days in Hollywood isn't really even. It's just big budget war and explosions in space. True sci fi delves into the human condition in an off-Earth or futuristic environment. Good sci fi, anyway, is cerebral.

- BurtReynolds
- An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
- Posts: 46244
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:13 pm
- Location: 6000 feet beyond man and time.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
I like Gattaca. I'm not as high on Dark City as a lot of people are. It's alright.
Speaking of Ethan Hawke, did anyone see that movie Predestination? That one is fucking nuts.
Speaking of Ethan Hawke, did anyone see that movie Predestination? That one is fucking nuts.
RM's resident disinformation expert.
- run2death
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5223
- Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm
- Location: A Dark Place
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Is The Fountain sci-fi, or just Aronofsky weirdness?
- BurtReynolds
- An enigma of a man shaped hole in the wall between reality and the soul of the devil.
- Posts: 46244
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:13 pm
- Location: 6000 feet beyond man and time.
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
There's some great imagery and scenes in that movie, and the overall brightly colored take on Lovecraftian type horror was pretty unique, I thought.bune wrote:The Annihilation Trilogy is one of my favorite books ever and the movie was a remarkable achievement in that I liked it Almost as much. The bear scene in particular freaks me out. I listen to the score probably twice a week, if not more. So unsettling.BurtReynolds wrote:Real sci fi bombs horribly. My favorite two movies lately were Blade Runner and Annihilation, and nobody else seemed to like them.E.H. Ruddock wrote:Most shit classified as "sci-fi" these days in Hollywood isn't really even. It's just big budget war and explosions in space. True sci fi delves into the human condition in an off-Earth or futuristic environment. Good sci fi, anyway, is cerebral.
.
Last edited by BurtReynolds on Sat August 31, 2019 12:11 am, edited 1 time in total.
RM's resident disinformation expert.
- tragabigzanda
- Production Police
- Posts: 51692
- Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sun January 11, 2026 3:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
- epilogue
- We All We Got, We All We Need
- Posts: 85161
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:33 pm
- Location: Ghorman
- Contact:
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Maybe more fantasy? Great, though.run2death wrote:Is The Fountain sci-fi, or just Aronofsky weirdness?
- tragabigzanda
- Production Police
- Posts: 51692
- Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sun January 11, 2026 3:21 am, edited 1 time in total.
- E.H. Ruddock
- Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
- Posts: 52027
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Speaking of good sci fi, I have yet to watch the 50th anniversary edition 4k UHD of 2001. I'm waiting for my next bottle of Oban and a rainy night.
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
- tragabigzanda
- Production Police
- Posts: 51692
- Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sun January 11, 2026 3:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
- E.H. Ruddock
- Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
- Posts: 52027
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Yeah time travel ones are hard to classify sometimes. Fantasy maybe? Which can still be sci firun2death wrote:Is The Fountain sci-fi, or just Aronofsky weirdness?
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
- run2death
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5223
- Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm
- Location: A Dark Place
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
I have 2001 of mono Laserdisc.
I'm old.
I'm old.
- tragabigzanda
- Production Police
- Posts: 51692
- Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Re: Post Random Movie-Related Thoughts You Have
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Sun January 11, 2026 3:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
- run2death
- Rank This Poster
- Posts: 5223
- Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm
- Location: A Dark Place