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fernandito
07-15-2014, 07:47 AM
http://cinemaxunga.net/plogger/plog-content/images/vintage/horror--sci-fi-1/1956---forbidden-planet-poster.jpg

http://medias.unifrance.org/medias/106/197/50538/format_page/fahrenheit-451.jpg

http://content9.flixster.com/movie/11/16/44/11164487_det.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Contact_ver2.jpg

http://roberthood.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/them-movie-poster.jpg

http://bobsbadmovieblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-eighth-dimension-large.jpg

http://www.weekendnotes.com/im/006/08/her-movie-review.jpg

http://e.movie.as/p/44339.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Terminator2poster.jpg

http://content6.flixster.com/movie/26/56/265600_det.jpg

fernandito
07-15-2014, 07:50 AM
Donnie Darko
West World

TERMINATOR 2 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

divemaster
07-15-2014, 07:57 AM
Forbidden Planet
Contact
Them! (note the exclamation point in the title, missing from the poll)
Terminator 2

Iwritecode
07-15-2014, 08:13 AM
I love the plot hole that Stewie points out (during Family Guy's spoof of Misery no less) in Contact.

Well this billion dollar machine just blew up but it's ok, we secretly built another identical machine on the other side of the world!

mae
07-15-2014, 08:29 AM
Coming soon:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpBhpzenHfI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9n98SXNGl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyBaFYFySk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7tGBg38rzc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4URRp39XOo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdanCNK4ayo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6p6MfLBxc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCnXLlhuls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F66OA7DT_pw

mae
07-15-2014, 08:31 AM
Going with:

Forbidden Planet
Donnie Darko
Contact
Her
War of the Worlds (2005)
Terminator 2

webstar1000
07-15-2014, 08:32 AM
THERE IS ONLY ONE CLEAR WINNER HERE AND WE ALL KNOW IT IS MADE BY SKYNET.

mae
07-15-2014, 08:35 AM
Contact had such a huge impact on me. Such a mind-blowing movie. I just rewatched it recently. It must go far in this tournament, really one of the best sci-fi movies of all time. When I watched it at the movies back in 1997, that signal noise was so amazing, scary, and truly alien.

fernandito
07-15-2014, 11:08 AM
I'm ashamed to admit that I had no idea Contact was written by Carl Sagan. Wtf? Watching immediately.

Mattrick
07-15-2014, 11:18 AM
Contact is odd. I've seen it plenty of times yet I don't think I ever have an urge to watch it again.

A note: It took my brother three years to read Contact.

DoctorZaius
07-15-2014, 01:40 PM
C'mmon! Where is the love for Westworld?

fernandito
07-15-2014, 01:45 PM
http://x3.cdn03.imgwykop.pl/c3201142/comment_NwQX1bsjE7OJt4rM21vtHNXvq14dxVXL.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5t7hoQQrI1rwuq4jo1_500.gif

DoctorZaius
07-15-2014, 01:46 PM
We wouldn't even have Terminator without Westworld!

fernandito
07-15-2014, 01:48 PM
I voted for both. Westworld was decent enough, but T2 is a freakin' masterpiece.

DoctorZaius
07-15-2014, 01:55 PM
I voted for both. Westworld was decent enough, but T2 is a freakin' masterpiece.

I quite agree - I just love to play homage to the forerunner

Ricky
07-15-2014, 02:03 PM
Holding off on voting for a bit, but I know I'll be voting for War of the Worlds and Terminator 2 (which I just watched for the first time last night). I loved Her, but don't consider it Sci-Fi.

Heather19
07-15-2014, 02:08 PM
Nor do I, but I still voted for it. I doubt it'll move on though. Also voted for Donnie Darko and T2.

WeDealInLead
07-15-2014, 02:09 PM
I voted for both. Westworld was decent enough, but T2 is a freakin' masterpiece.

I quite agree - I just love to play homage to the forerunner

Technicality but needs to be mentioned - Cameron ripped of two Harlan Ellison stories for the movies. They settled out of court (Harlan was paid and his name is in the credits.) Too lazy to Google it but I think those stories predate Westworld.

Randall Flagg
07-15-2014, 02:14 PM
HAD to use all 6 votes here. Hard to exclude any pic.
Forbidden Planet was HUGE to me as a kid in the 60's (I know it debuted ~1956). Our family didn't even have a color TV until 1965, but I've seen it many times and loved it.
Contact just nailed so many cool concepts.
T2 simply can't be denied.
Westworld was years ahead of it's time.
Her is frightening to consider how close we really are to being disconnected to humans and connected to AI.
War of the Worlds is the weakest of my 6 choices, but I know it better than the remaining choices.

Still Servant
07-15-2014, 04:25 PM
I really liked Westworld. If you love Westerns, you have to watch Westworld.

It hasn't exactly aged well, but it's still a fun movie to watch. I honestly think it's one of those films that is screaming for a remake.

Mattrick
07-15-2014, 05:02 PM
Holding off on voting for a bit, but I know I'll be voting for War of the Worlds and Terminator 2 (which I just watched for the first time last night). I loved Her, but don't consider it Sci-Fi.

How is a movie about people getting into romantic/plutonic relationships with artificial intelligence not sci-fi? Her is in every sense science fiction it's just subliminal science fiction. There is so much in that film that is very at home in the genre. Much like Eternal Sunshine and other nominees it's about how technology impacts our species and our societies. Maybe Her is too realistic of a possibility for it to be sci-fi?

mae
07-15-2014, 06:06 PM
Her is definitely sci-fi. Amazing film.

Too bad we're missing the original Terminator (still peeved about that).

divemaster
07-15-2014, 07:07 PM
Giant ants in 6th place!

mae
07-16-2014, 07:37 AM
Shocked to see Forbidden Planet in fifth place. One of the best sci-fi movies of all time, and one of the best movies of the 1950s!

fernandito
07-16-2014, 08:03 AM
T2 with a perfect score thus far :D

mae
07-16-2014, 10:53 AM
Giant ants in 6th place!

Them! is a really good movie and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Special Effects. It's not as good as the awesome The Day the Earth Stood Still, but it's certainly one of the best 1950s sci-fi movies.

pathoftheturtle
07-16-2014, 05:09 PM
I'm assuming nobody is voting for Buckaroo Banzai because we all want to be strict about "no spoofs" - not because we didn't all see and love it.

Mattrick
07-16-2014, 09:55 PM
Never heard of it path, sorry lol

pathoftheturtle
07-17-2014, 02:30 AM
Well then, consider it recommended. One of the ultimate SciFi cult camp odysseys. So fun! But don't blame me if it ever seems bad or too weird: I'm saying plainly that it was meant to.

T-Dogz_AK47
07-17-2014, 08:48 PM
More votes for Westworld!!!!

needfulthings
07-17-2014, 08:53 PM
http://imageshack.com/a/img901/6492/c867e6.jpg
http://imageshack.com/a/img674/2348/6592e3.jpg

Mattrick
07-17-2014, 10:00 PM
You mean a movie exists with Robocop, Trinity, Max Schrek and Ian Malcom? I'm sold.

fernandito
07-19-2014, 05:31 AM
I've known of Buckaroo Bonzai for a long time but I've never been compelled to watch it.

pathoftheturtle
07-19-2014, 07:35 AM
Insert "Clockwork Orange" image.

fernandito
07-19-2014, 08:35 AM
LOL

T-Dogz_AK47
07-20-2014, 06:02 AM
I've known of Buckaroo Bonzai for a long time but I've never been compelled to watch it.

Don't bother, it's as shit as it sounds and it sounds fucking shit!

fernandito
07-20-2014, 04:57 PM
Looks like this group has pretty much taken form.

Heather19
07-21-2014, 04:39 AM
Is T2 the only film to get everyone's vote so far?

fernandito
07-21-2014, 07:34 AM
Yup. :)

#geekypride
#oohkillem

Ricky
07-21-2014, 07:35 AM
Forgot that this one is closing soon.

Voted for War of the Worlds (really underrated, in my opinion) and Terminator 2. I loved both Donnie Darko and Her, but couldn't vote for them here.

mae
07-21-2014, 09:29 AM
Spielberg's' War of the Worlds is amazing. So underrated, and an incredibly tense and scary film. Not to mention an allegory for 9/11.

Also, I was expecting T2 to do well, but 29 for 29? I hope it doesn't blow through to the Final like this. It's a great film, but it's more of a great action film than a great sci-fi film.

Mattrick
07-21-2014, 09:34 AM
Forgot that this one is closing soon.

Voted for War of the Worlds (really underrated, in my opinion) and Terminator 2. I loved both Donnie Darko and Her, but couldn't vote for them here.

Please do. They are two of the sci-fi films in awhile. Curious why not Donnie Darko considering how many sci-fi aspects their are to the plot....I mean tangent universes, wormholes, time travel, paradoxes... I can deal with Her not doing well since it's a recent film but Donnie Darko needs to have a strong showing in this tournament.

mae
07-21-2014, 09:57 AM
Speaking of War of the Worlds and Spielberg, I just realized we nominated every major Spielberg sci-fi film, except Jurassic Park: Lost World. I hope he gets back into sci-fi soon.

Randall Flagg
07-21-2014, 03:21 PM
Someone omitted T2. So much for perfection.

fernandito
07-21-2014, 05:27 PM
WHO RUINED T2'S PERFECT STREAK

Randall Flagg
07-21-2014, 05:41 PM
WHO RUINED T2'S PERFECT STREAK
Someone who voted for at least one other movie. The person can say so, but a process of elimination will narrow it down. BTAIM, it's not a witch hunt; the person is entitled to not choose T2.

Mattrick
07-21-2014, 05:47 PM
path

Merlin1958
07-21-2014, 06:24 PM
T2!!!!

pathoftheturtle
07-22-2014, 03:41 AM
Well, I wasn't very careful with this thread... figured it's about done anyway. I just felt I should still support Contact. You can add my vote for T2 also if you wanna be babies about it. 'S'arite.
Speaking of War of the Worlds and Spielberg, I just realized we nominated every major Spielberg sci-fi film, except Jurassic Park: Lost World. I hope he gets back into sci-fi soon.Wait, what happened to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

Oh, that's right... it vanished into the space between spaces. Ooo...

mae
07-22-2014, 04:13 AM
Yes, it's a horrid film.

Mattrick
07-22-2014, 04:38 AM
Honest Trailer: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

http://youtu.be/IFKu_bwMoYE

mae
07-22-2014, 08:09 AM
A little worrying that Forbidden Planet is managing only 40% of the vote so far. It's one of the best sci-fi movie of all time, people!

fernandito
07-22-2014, 08:11 AM
Also, I was expecting T2 to do well, but 29 for 29? I hope it doesn't blow through to the Final like this. It's a great film, but it's more of a great action film than a great sci-fi film.

Nah, it's both. That's what makes it so special.

mae
07-22-2014, 08:18 AM
And T2 moves on in with 96.67% of the vote. Still pretty good :)

Still Servant
07-22-2014, 05:46 PM
I really liked Westworld. I honestly think it's one of those films that is screaming for a remake.

Honestly, guys, I had not heard anything about this project when I made that statement.

The timing couldn't be more perfect.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni57525037/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1

fernandito
07-23-2014, 07:04 AM
Damn you Mike, I came here to post that same exact thing lol.

Jean
07-23-2014, 07:26 AM
bears are too late, but it's all right, they were going to vote Terminator 2 anyway

T-Dogz_AK47
07-23-2014, 09:49 AM
bears are too late, but it's all right, they were going to vote Terminator 2 anyway

Vote for Westworld instead!!!!! :idea:

Jean
07-23-2014, 10:02 AM
alas, didn't see it

Still Servant
07-23-2014, 05:38 PM
Damn you Mike, I came here to post that same exact thing lol.

Great minds, my friend, great minds.

webstar1000
07-24-2014, 04:15 AM
Terminator 2 is the best Sci-Fi of all time. Hands down.... and WAY ahead of its time.

fernandito
07-24-2014, 06:23 AM
Terminator 2 is the best Sci-Fi of all time. Hands down.... and WAY ahead of its time.

http://37.media.tumblr.com/e80521701bbef9666b3702970de6fd20/tumblr_mewkre1bhI1rgewb2o2_250.gif

Merlin1958
07-24-2014, 10:34 AM
Vote for "Contact"!!!!

needfulthings
07-31-2014, 05:11 PM
1973 PROMO POPPER
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