(June 17, 2016 at 5:03 am)Alex K Wrote: Yes, it's turned out pretty good. The novel is better, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5UXOwphsLk

hehe

Michael Crichton? Good?

(June 18, 2016 at 8:32 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:

(June 18, 2016 at 4:59 am)Alex K Wrote: Why would you nominate this abomination? Repent now!

Prometheus lost my interest when Charlize Theron got squashed like a bug.

But in fairness it still remains far from the worst atrocity ever perpetrated upon the franchise of acid blooded chest busters

It's certainly not better than A3. better than A4 maybe, not sure, avoided that nonsense as well ever since it came out.

(June 18, 2016 at 8:39 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:

(June 17, 2016 at 5:03 am)Alex K Wrote: Yes, it's turned out pretty good. The novel is better, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5UXOwphsLk

hehe

Michael Crichton? Good?

I found them very enjoyable in my teens, maybe judgment is clouded by nostalgia.

(June 18, 2016 at 8:57 am)Alex K Wrote:

(June 18, 2016 at 8:39 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: Michael Crichton?  Good?

I found them very enjoyable in my teens, maybe judgment is clouded by nostalgia.

Meh, I thought Sphere was just OK. Maybe in the top 100. Same with Jurassic Park, if it qualifies as sci-fi at all.

(June 18, 2016 at 9:26 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:

(June 18, 2016 at 8:57 am)Alex K Wrote: I found them very enjoyable in my teens, maybe judgment is clouded by nostalgia.

Meh, I thought Sphere was just OK.   Maybe in the top 100.  Same with Jurassic Park, if it qualifies as sci-fi at all.

It most certainly does, based on  the origin of the critters. "Made monster runs amok" is one of the basic sci-fi movie themes. I mean, look at "Deadpool".

(June 18, 2016 at 8:32 am)Anomalocaris Wrote:

(June 18, 2016 at 4:59 am)Alex K Wrote: Why would you nominate this abomination? Repent now!

Prometheus lost my interest when Charlize Theron got squashed like a bug.

But in fairness it still remains far from the worst atrocity ever perpetrated upon the franchise of acid blooded chest busters

A big problem with Prometheus is that people had very very very high expectations of the movie.  Ridley Scott made it out to be part 2001 and part At the Mountains of Madness, but ultimately it was neither and fell flat.
 

Bringing in Lindelof was a huge mistake.  He's the guy that you let take the first crack at a script.  Then you bring someone else in to clear the nebulous threads and create a cohesive story.  Lets hope that Alien Covenant is a much better movie.
 
My top 10 
 
ALIEN
DUNE <--odd movie but I liked it
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Blade Runner
Star Trek II Wrath of Kahn
ALIENS
The Matrix (can throw this in as the trilogy)
The Martian
Children of Men
District 9

(June 21, 2016 at 8:08 pm)Kosh Wrote:

(June 18, 2016 at 8:32 am)Anomalocaris Wrote: Prometheus lost my interest when Charlize Theron got squashed like a bug.

But in fairness it still remains far from the worst atrocity ever perpetrated upon the franchise of acid blooded chest busters

A big problem with Prometheus is that people had very very very high expectations of the movie.  Ridley Scott made it out to be part 2001 and part At the Mountains of Madness, but ultimately it was neither and fell flat.
 

Bringing in Lindelof was a huge mistake.  He's the guy that you let take the first crack at a script.  Then you bring someone else in to clear the nebulous threads and create a cohesive story.  Lets hope that Alien Covenant is a much better movie.
 
My top 10 
 
ALIEN
DUNE <--odd movie but I liked it
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Blade Runner
Star Trek II Wrath of Kahn
ALIENS
The Matrix (can throw this in as the trilogy)
The Martian
Children of Men
District 9

Excellent! District 9 yay. I loved the Lynch Dune because while it is not true to the book plot, it is true to the atmosphere - the post computer steampunky aesthetic is fantastic

Aliens
District 9
Blade Runner
The Martian
The Matrix
Back to the future
Dark Star
Short Circuit
Predator
The Hunger Games

(June 22, 2016 at 1:00 pm)Alex K Wrote:

(June 21, 2016 at 8:08 pm)Kosh Wrote: A big problem with Prometheus is that people had very very very high expectations of the movie.  Ridley Scott made it out to be part 2001 and part At the Mountains of Madness, but ultimately it was neither and fell flat.
 

Bringing in Lindelof was a huge mistake.  He's the guy that you let take the first crack at a script.  Then you bring someone else in to clear the nebulous threads and create a cohesive story.  Lets hope that Alien Covenant is a much better movie.
 
My top 10 
 
ALIEN
DUNE <--odd movie but I liked it
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Blade Runner
Star Trek II Wrath of Kahn
ALIENS
The Matrix (can throw this in as the trilogy)
The Martian
Children of Men
District 9

Excellent! District 9 yay. I loved the Lynch Dune because while it is not true to the book plot, it is true to the atmosphere.

I hated Dune such a bad film.

How about films you'd like to see. I'd like to see the Many Coloured land books made into films.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Many-Coloured-L...oured+land