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  • Flight of the Navigator

    8 42.11%

  • Fire in the Sky

    11 57.89%
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Thread: Best Sci-Fi Tournament - Round 1, Group J *TIEBREAKER!*

  1. 07-23-2014 07:10 AM #1
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    Default Best Sci-Fi Tournament - Round 1, Group J *TIEBREAKER!*

    Flight of the Navigator


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  2. 07-23-2014 08:42 AM #2
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    I happened to have noticed in the past that FotN is pretty popular, so I nominated it just to see how far it'd go. Even making this tiebreaker feels kinda good.
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  3. 07-23-2014 09:55 AM #3
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    Fire, of course.
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  4. 07-23-2014 10:18 AM #4
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  5. 07-23-2014 10:20 AM #5
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  6. 07-25-2014 08:12 AM #6
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    Alright, so, the simple argument for FotN is that the set-up portrays a plausible scenario from Einstein in faintly dark manner, and the twist is saved nicely. Sure, the bulk of the film in between that dramatic build-up and the crafty denoument is just crude puppetry and corny disco, but it does tell a solid, basic science fiction story.
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  7. 07-25-2014 08:31 AM #7
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    I'm disappointed that the basic movie is trailing. I didn't feel like Fire in the Sky was a complete story but maybe it is due for a re-watch.
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  8. 07-25-2014 10:37 AM #8
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    Fire in the Sky is great. Gotta watch it again.
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  9. 07-29-2014 07:10 AM #9
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    Love this scene. So fucking weird:

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  10. 07-31-2014 07:11 AM #10
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    Fire in the Sky holds on for the win!
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