twisted scifi-ish movies
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- Ctrl_Z0
ick,
man I wanted 2 hours of my life back. pure rank ass. I thought someone farted on my dvd player
- TransFatty0
doh !
- 770
most of these movies are rather generic and repetetive.
- TransFatty0
there is one that i have that no one has
heard of that is as good as any of these ...researching the title ....
- CAJTBr0
i disagree about 12 monkeys. it was good. it's also similar to donnie darko. the french film it's based on is also good (la jetee i think it was called). and watch jacob's ladder just for the context re donnie darko.
i also disagree about jurassic park, it fits into this genre simply because it was a rewrite of westworld, which is a great sci-fi film.
and i liked mulholland drive too.
and twin peaks, buy the dvd box set for hours and hours of stuff that fits into this category.
there was once a series/extended movie produced by oliver stone called 'wild palms' which fits perfectly into this category.
if you liked existenz, you'll probably like videodrome & someone already mentioned naked lunch.
and i didn't like AI, but i did like that other spielberg sci fi thing that i can't remember oh yeah that was it minority report. and that fits into this category, doesn't it?
but!!! seeing as everyone is dissing films, i hated the matrix, it was a waste of space. its the best example of style over content i can think of. and what little content there was made no sense at all. why do the robots have to put these people in the matrix? just hook them up to the machines, sap their energy and have done with it. but how come they need energy from humans anyway? can't they just use the energy that powers the machines that enslave humanity? and how are those people running that spaceship? where do they get the energy for that from? and what about these agents that have to go into the matrix to get stuff done? if the matrix is just this computer program, why don't they just disconnect the troublemakers from the system from outside? all important questions that need answering before i can get on with my daily life.
hopefully chris cunningham will get his act together one day and make neuromancer.
- dopepope0
Hey TF...why Jurassic Park? I liked the original very much, but it doesn't seem to fit in with the rest.
- TransFatty0
Jurassic Park is one of most Surrealistic, Subliminally Sexualized Movies ever I think.
- heihachi0
Did anyone mention:
Jacob's Ladder?
real good flick :)
- dopepope0
I agree wity CatJRbR or whatever the hell the name is...
All those points are valad. And another thing...if what you look like in the matrix is your 'residual self image' or 'how you see your self' then why do they look identical outside of the Matrix.
And if the holodeck can produce anything, why do they always wear costumes into the holodeck. (I know it's STAR TREK not MATRIX but it's annoying just the same)
- dopepope0
interesting thought. I feel it was very intense and well played. Killer CG and great pacing. But mainstream and paper thin. Wish to elaborate on your ideas?
- TransFatty0
Actually no it's not ....
I just added it on to the end of the list to be funny.
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I'm funny right ?RIGHT !!
- Ctrl_Z0
la jetee was a peice made with only b/w stills in the 1940s I thought
ok I do take it back,
only 50% of 12 monkeys was ass.Moholland Drive 200% ass.
I'm assuming the poster is looking for a dark scifi thiller. one that makes ya say 'damn'
- pr20
if you wait 2-3 months i could recomend short feature i'm working on right now. The basic promise is that people of the future travel in time by using our memories, ths the earlies they can get to is the first memory of the oldest living person.
Anyway, Muholland Drive was an elaborate art student project with basic idea: lets make each shot as weird as possible. Although the idea of "someone" who is more poweful then we can imagine is always nice.
- kerus0
hey, its still a good movie.
- TransFatty0
True
I saw it on Mushrooms
(the original)
liked it so much
and then went home
and wrote the most
twisted, opposite of Spieldberg,
script ...all because of those
CG dinosaurs.... good CG in cinema is such an inspiring thing.
- dopepope0
Movies worth checking out...
cube
Hardware
pitch black
Outland.A lot of the other movies mentioned are good too.
- TransFatty0
What did you think of Pi, Joe L ?
- kerus0
i cant believe i left out Jacob's Ladder.. thats in my top 5 favorite movies of all time..
"stopp ittt yourr killlingg mee!!"
- InVivio0
I wouldn't call Mulholland Drive sci-fi, but I really liked it. I can't see why people have such strong reactions to it either. You have to watch it a couple times, then it makes sense.