Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Jim Susky on January 03, 2002 at 21:08:06

In Reply to: The 20 Most Influential Sci-Fi Films of All-Time. posted by AudioHead on December 31, 2001 at 09:51:49:

Pretty Good List.
Damned if I can tell what "influence" films have, however.

Of course, 2001 was a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT, I marvel, get the chills,
and am blown away every time I watch it. Head and shoulders above the rest -
proof positive that film can enter the realm of literature.

(Caution for MTV-gen-X-and-later-generation: this film works best in the theater,
and is very slowly paced, but then the pace gives you *time* to take it in and *get it*)

Alien? - Thinly disguised Horror flick
Aliens? - mediocrfe action/adventure flick

I would recommend (off the top of my head):

1) Gattaca - very intelligent with no serious missteps (ca 1998)

2) Fahrenheit 451 - cautious recommendation, since I saw it in mid-70's as am SF-reading teen. (early-mid 60's)

3) A Boy and his Dog. (late 70's?)

4) Star Trek - the Wrath of Khan (yes, I know this is more "Space Opera" - but then, so is Star Wars" (mid-80's)

5) The Truman Show (yes, this IS "Science Fiction") (1998?)