ManaByte said:Bzzzzt. A.I. was released in 2001.
I think he was saying Gattica, but that it was surpassed by a movie that came out in 2001 (thus not really eligible for the thread).
ManaByte said:Bzzzzt. A.I. was released in 2001.
Red Scarlet said:T2, then Total Recall!
Prine said:JP counts as Sci Fi? If so then
t2>JP>matrix
And fuck y'all ID4 haters, i was 13 when i watched that movie and was blown away.
kablooey said:God, I completely forgot about JP. I retract my earlier vote for T2; Jurassic Park takes the fucking cake, easily.
VALIS said:What the fuck are you talking about? Hypocrite? Listen, chuckles, I listed a few of my favorite sci-fi films of the 90's, which is what the topic asked for. Then people took issue with one of them being science fiction and/or fiction, which is what we debated about. It's not like I listed a whole bunch of obviously non-SF films, daring people to challenge me on it. Don't see what your panties are all in a twist for, so fuck you.
Crow said:#1 Matrix (most original movie of the 90's)
kitchenmotors said:
Most original movie of the 90's?! I think not. If you really think that, you haven't seen many movies.
The Matrix borrows from many other films. The City of Lost Children, Ghost in the Shell, Dark City, not to mention the many Wonderland references. The Matrix basically just molds all these ideas into one cohesive package.
Zaptruder said:So, fuck you back tenfold asswipe.
Shubit said:In all seriousness I'd like to second Strange Days which is in my opinion the best cyberpunk film made to this date (imagine, people can actually make it through without falling into a bore induced sleep ).
Hitler Stole My Potato said:Tremors isn't Sci-Fi.
Or is it?
Shinobi said::lol :lol :lol
Those are by Philip K. Dick actually.Kung Fu Jedi said:Wasn't Total Recall based on the Harlan Ellison short story "We Can Remember It For You, Wholesale."? Blade Runner was based on his "Do Android's Dream of Electric Sheep?" Ellison wrote some great stuff, and the TR short story isn't hard to find.
VALIS said:Really? Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon are astronauts who nearly went to the moon?
Movie = fiction. Just because it's based on actual events doesn't make it non-fiction.
science fiction
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A literary or cinematic genre in which fantasy, typically based on speculative scientific discoveries or developments, environmental changes, space travel, or life on other planets, forms part of the plot or background.
science fiction
Also known as Sci Fi.
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1. An elaborate, suspenseful, and sometimes well-written fairy tale that typically focuses on paranormal events, aliens, technology, futuristic visions, space exploration, multiple dimensions, genetics, and other themes which require a good use of logic and scientific theories/facts.
2. A genre of naturalistic fantasy that usually has no basis whatsoever in scientific fact.
Zaptruder said:You're a hypocrite for continuing to insist Apollo 13 is sci-fi, in a smart alec manner...
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My God, a lot of you just don't understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction, do you? If you want to call Apollo 13 a genre other than science fiction, fine. I think it's sci-fi, so do plenty of other people, but I admit there's room for debate there based on your own definition of science fiction.
VALIS said:Said flat out I can understand why some people don't see at as Sci-Fi, however, some people (like the World Science Fiction Society, of all people!) do.
Houston, we have a problem.VALIS said:But that's only a commitee made up of SCIENCE FICTION fans who have been voting on their favorite SCIENCE FICTION works in various mediums for the last 50 years. But what the fuck do they know? A couple know-it-alls on GAF say it's not science fiction! One of you better alert them before they make future mistakes.
http://www.wsfs.org/
Bud said:You have got to be kidding me.
VALIS said:I stopped arguing that it's sci-fi about 20 hours ago!!
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Jesus fucking fuck. Stop already.
temp said:Houston, we have a problem.
Shinobi said::lol Frankly it's more fun seeing you get pissed off. :lol
Gaming-Ryu said:
This deserves another mention. At the top of my list for sci-fi films and my personal favourite.
Great story, great characters, great atmosphere, and great acting all around.
Eventhough it is more story-driven and less action-oriented than other sci-fi movies, everyone should at least give it a shot and check it out. Really great film.
DopeyFish said:the picture of tommy lee jones you used is from double jeopardy.... a movie where he's a washed up parole officer and really has no say in anything.
my point? I don't really have one
VALIS said:That's probably gonna be on my tombstone after my brain explodes inside my skull: "COCKSMOKING MOTHERBITCHES WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE. RIP."
GaimeGuy said:No one else thinks Episodes IV-VI of Star Wars are great Sci Fi movies?
Yes.Deku said:They were released in the 70s and 80s. But in terms of power as sci-fi movies IV-VI would demolish every single movie in the 1990s.
Actually Total Recall came out in 1990.nitewulf said:T2, JP, Gattaca, The 13th Floor, Strange Days, The Arrival, Stargate. Good to see some STrange Days love here, i love that film, visually stunning, totally cyberpunk/noir, just my thing. City of Lost CHildren is another great one from what i hear, its still on my "to watch" list.
Unfortunately 90's havent been all that good for sci-fis, 80s were great...Total Recal, Terminator, Aliens, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, ET, lots of great stuff.
I know it's not a great argument or anything, but Star Wars always seemed more like fantasy than sci-fi to me. I mean, and it could be both at the same time, but it never seemed all that sci-fiy to me.GaimeGuy said:No one else thinks Episodes IV-VI of Star Wars are great Sci Fi movies?