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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 06 Aug 2012, 11:49 am
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| By referencing the strawman fallacy, are trying to imply this is some great debate and I'm trying to discredit you? No. The strawman fallacy isn't limited to great debates. It is relevant where applicable. The subtle irony wasn't in relation to that point alone. In this case, you were showing the c... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2012, 6:15 pm
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| But by that logic, a better argument can be applied against your calling it a ride. Generally a ride is a physical device that takes you from one place to another. Sometimes it is locked on a track such as a roller coaster and sometimes it is a vehicle designed for transportation. By this logic, it... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2012, 3:37 pm
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| Vince, Vince, I'm doing this for your own good. I flat out told you I was joking. I was using your own argument about "2001" being meant for the big screen as well as your dissertation on blasphemy, putting them together as a facetious joke, not meant to be mean, just humorous. Personally, I feel 2... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2012, 3:08 pm
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| You've already admitted 2001 works best on the big screen. Even showing a clip of it in YOUTUBE form of all things is a disservice to all. This, here, is you agreeing with the entire point I'm trying to make. Yes, showing a Youtube clip of a scene that only works on a huge screen is a disservice, b... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2012, 4:44 am
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| So here’s my opinion regarding 2001 … Watching it on a computer screen is unacceptable, but if you have a blu-ray copy of the movie and a decent home theater set-up you can watch the movie as intended. From the dawn of man to the sublimation and return to earth of Dave Bowman, there is a deep story... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2012, 5:48 pm
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| Vince: First, regarding "2001," even if the experience isn't the same on the small screen, so what? If someone's never seen it in any form, the small screen is better than nothing. And even if you personally feel it's unsatisfactory, it's your opinion, not indisputable fact. I never said it was ind... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2012, 5:16 pm
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| Also keep in mind, we're spoiled by modern "screen savers" and the like. This came out in 1968, and really was cutting-edge for its time. We take it for granted now, but in 1968, nothing else could compare to "2001." I've said nothing to contradict this. In fact, this is a large part of exactly the... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2012, 3:35 pm
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| By the way, are you saying Kubrick films like Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shut didn't have a story to tell?? Those are two films I haven't seen, but while there were certainly stories in for example 2001: A Space Oddyssey, The Shining and A Clockwork Orange (all of which were based on the writing of... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 04 Aug 2012, 4:31 am
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| That said, he's also quite right. It is pure blasphemy to knock 2001, which really was a masterpiece, or to criticize Kubrick in any way, shape, or form. How exactly is saying that 2001 was not intended for home viewing "knocking" it? It's an amazing piece of work, and viewed in its right context I... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012, 4:30 pm
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shrox wrote: Humor is a concept too.
Yep. And unambiguously conveying tone in text with just one word is virtually impossible. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2012, 10:48 am
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Sanctus wrote: By the way, has any of you watched Farscape? Is it any good?
I've seen a couple of episodes or so. It's goofy fun, from what I recall. Pretty sure I'll end up properly watching it at some point. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 6:24 pm
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| ... It could likely be edited down to a 30 minute short film and work better for home viewing than the full version does... Blasphemy! Blasphemy is a ridiculous concept. It presupposes infallibility, which is also a ridiculous concept. Kubrick is not infallible. He's a fantastic visual director and... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 4:16 pm
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| And of course, in case you haven't seen it already - 2001 a Space Odyssey - I often forget how long ago Kubrik made this film I have a hard time calling that a movie. It's very well made, and it's absolutely gorgeous, but the pacing is a crime against storytelling if you try to watch it as you woul... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 3:36 pm
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| Talking of older (very) low budget sci-fi, John Carpenter's Dark Star is one of the funniest things I've seen. its' by-line - 'what do you do with a talking bomb' almost tells you all you need to know, it's also interesting for how boring spending a long time in space might get...and what you might... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 3:08 pm
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| Then there is the original 1956 Forbidden Planet, a sci-fi version of Shakespeare's Tempest. While I have some problems with The Forbidden Planet (I recall it having some questionable gender politics in it, which I suppose is reflective of its time), I too think it's worth seeing, if only for the g... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Good Science Fiction movies/series |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 12:50 pm
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| Oh, right. Total Recall. See the old one, with Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's fantastic. |
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