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Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by godelski »

mattnumbe wrote: post #46
godelski wrote: post #41

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I agree with all of these but have to add some, because you are missing a lot of the classics. - Alien (talk about classic Sci-Fi Horror) - Westworld (watch the movie before the show. Trust me) - 2001 A Space Odyssey - The Thing (I've only seen the old one) - Moon - Children of Men - 12 Monkeys - Gattaca - Blade Runner - Dark City - Akira (anime) - Primer (my favourite time travel film) - Interstellar - Black Mirror…

Solid list. Im not a big anime fan but I also enjoyed Akira. Have you seen Paprika? Another great Sci-fi anime (on a short list for me), which Inception may have stolen ideas from (don't quote me on that).

Paprika was great. I'm not a big anime fan, but I'm also not opposed to watching them. I'm just not a fanboy. I do also really recommend Psycho-Pass if you are into Sci-Fi psychological thrillers.

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by mattnumbe »

dllthomas wrote: post #50
mattnumbe wrote: post #47

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I thought the same when I watched it the first time, but you should read some analysis' of that film and watch it again. It's surprisingly deep.

Are you talking about Event Horizon or Starship Troopers?

Starship Troopers

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by dllthomas »

mattnumbe wrote: post #53
dllthomas wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you talking about Event Horizon or Starship Troopers?

Starship Troopers

Hmm, I would be surprised. I found the book quite interesting (despite mixed feelings about the politics) but the movie seemed pretty thin (and the grafted on drama really poor).

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by junkblocker »

teacup wrote: post #32
pjwal wrote: post #21

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I am officially too old apparently when this is the top comment and it lacks Blade Runner at the top of the list (let alone even on it). Wow. Great choices though...for like the last 10 years maybe, I'll give you Matrix and X Files beyond that and that is it. Would anyone like a real list from a 40 year old?

It's an unpopular opinion, but I didn't love Blade Runner. Don't get me wrong I like Phillip K. Dick as much as the next guy, the movie just wasn't there for me.

Same here. I loved the book (Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?) but didn't care for the movie version at all as I felt it missed the magic of the book completely. Maybe as in most such cases what got read/seen first mattered.
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