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Was 1984 any good? I never did see it. I think my video rental store still has it.
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I didn't much like Contact. :shrug:
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You might indeed. I found it dragged somewhat, the philosophical disquisitions of a sober Matthew McConaughey less than compelling, and the denoument flat.
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OK, I'll admit the movie dragged a bit and had bad science galore. So?

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I found some things about Contact rather annoying.

1.) Had I been Ellie, I'd have been really pissed that after I'd gone through all that, the aliens had deliberately arranged things such that I had no proof whatsoever that any of it had taken place. What kind of sick game are they playing with the human race? Why can't they allow more than one visitor?

2.) Ellie's inability to prove that she had loved her father (when, in fact, she could have easily provided enough evidence to convince any reasonable skeptic) was somehow justification for that smug preacher's belief in God? That's just plain insulting!

3.) The not-at-all-subtle implication that -- ultimately -- science is just as much a matter of "faith" as is religion. Again, I thought that was just plain insulting, and that whirring sound you heard was probably Sagan spinning in his grave.

4.) Dangit! If I travel dozens of light years to meet aliens, I want to meet aliens, not dear old Dad! And dangit, I want a message from them to take back to my people that's just a little bit more profound than something you might find on a Hallmark card.


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OK, I'll admit the movie dragged a bit and had bad science galore. So?

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I don't remember writing this. Hmmm? Fucking drugs.
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Everything you did was great, so that's not the reason I'd make you watch it. :D
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Bladerunner tops my list - the "sympathy with the monster" theme is what really makes it, especially with the excellent twist at the end of the directors cut. Solaris is another excellent sci-fi movie - slow moving but thoughtful and even poetic. Brazil is also high on my list. Donnie Darko is good too (the soundtrack really helps it along).
At the very bottom comes that most loathsome of films Independence Day. Sick bags should be issued for every viewing session. I love Mars Attacks precisely because it takes off Independence Day so brilliantly.
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"We still have 2 out of 3 branches of government working for us, and that ain't bad" was my original description of the Admin forum here. :D
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Mars Attacks was fun. I really can't see why Burton fanboys seem to hold it in such low regard. It's not an Edward Scissorhands or an Ed Wood, but I had a great time with that flick.

As far as the nods for Brazil thus far, I love Brazil. I've posted about how much I love Brazil. But it's not sci-fi. It really has nothing to do with science. But it's a great black comedy.

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Mars Attacks was fun for the goofy weirdness. It was meant to be bad and succeeded in the most wonderful way.
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Brazil is a fiction based on an imaginary future world, portraying scientific or technological changes, and is therefore definitely science fiction. Obviously it's also more than that, but nothing is ever simple, is it? I love Brazil. I made all my friends in high school watch it, and I just bought the DVD box set.

I also would like to add the Back to the Future trilogy - yes, even the third one - and Planet of the Apes (the original, not the remake.) I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of any right now.
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I Robot. Hey I really liked it, except for the part where Will Smith says "Well there was this one dude a long time ago"(refering to the fiction of a water walking Jesus as being true) Other than that a wonderful movie; highly recommend it.
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I ran across this site on a link from fark.com. I found it interesting, although I haven't had time yet to read it all.
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