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May 9, 2018 - 7:11 PM
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Adam.
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Hi Fellow FSMers, If you would like to contribute to Lukas' Indiegogo campaign but find yourself short on funds there is a way you can help. How? Read on... I'm appreciative of all the work Lukas has done to bring these wonderful soundtracks to the public so I've come up with a fun way everyone can now help him and it won't cost you a cent! Lukas will benefit and it will make for some entertaining reading for the rest of us. Lukas' goal is to write and direct a feature length science fiction film. Here's my idea... Make a post on this thread telling everyone which is your favorite science fiction (or sci-fi/fantasy) movie along with a brief explanation why it's your favorite. Here is the incentive to do so.... For every member who participates in this event I will donate three dollars ($3) to Lukas' campaign. It may not sound like much but it will add up if enough people do it. If 25 members post that's $75. If 60 members post that's $180. If...(ok, you get the idea). So why not do it? You'll help Lukas reach his goal and all of us can have fun reading the responses. It's a win for everyone! Choose one film only, please. (Yes, you can!) Don't post YouTube videos. It's not necessary. Any board member may participate but please post only once. I'll keep participation open on this thread for five days ending it on Monday, May 14 at 9pm EST. I will make the donation at the conclusion of this event. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'll start (look, we're up to $3 already!) My favorite sci-fi film has always been The Andromeda Strain. I just find the film very believable and appreciate the all-adult cast (the crying baby aside). I love the deliberate slow pacing, good acting and Gil Melle's fascinating score. (yes, I have the Intrada CD). I still get the willys during the scene where the Rhesus monkey is exposed to the germ and it quickly convulses and dies. The technology in the film may be nearly 50 years old but it holds up to this day. I never tire of watching this film. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OK, here is your chance to help Lukas. Which is your favorite sci-fi film? Participating Members.......Donation total - $255 01) Adam B. 02) DavidCoscina 03) Joan Hue 04) ST-321 05) Essankay 06) Josh 07) arnie 08) Paul MacLean 09) Zoragoth 10) Zap Brannigan 11) Bob DiMucci 12) Roman 13) Preston Neal Jones 14) tobid 15) EasternFinn 16) Thomas 17) Lewis&Clark 18) spanosdm 19) DeviantMan 20) Kev McGann 21) Amer Zahid 22) Nicolai P. Zwar 23) mgh 24) Halloween Jack 25) ryanpaquet 26) That Neil Guy 27) judy the hutt 28) Mike S 29) Justin Boggan 30) Gary Radovich 31) Yavar Moradi 32) First Breath 33) orbital 34) George Komar 35) Nicholas DW 36) JB Fan 37) Sean Netherly 38) msmith 39) Bishop 40) The Wanderer 41) Rozsaphile 42) drivingmissdaisy 43) Howard L 44) DavidinBerkeley 45) foxmorty 46) Neilbucket852 47) Browny 48) Chris Hadley 49) jfallon 50) Dogbelle 51) Morricone 52) MacGuffin 53) dtw 54) Wild Rover 55) MCurry29 56) leagolfer 57) Coco314 58) panphoto 59) Adamoh 60) Gunnar 61) Joe 1956 62) Michael Scorefan 63) Adm Naismith 64) Roy Donga 65) joseaplaza 66) simon377 67) Scott M (Oldsmith) 68) cwtlead 69) Dorian 70) Loverozsa 71) Clemens 72) jedizim 73) Jon C 74) litefoot 75) Thor 76) Captain Future 2 77) TheFamousEccles 78) Kari Tuhkanen 79) James MacMillan 80) John Chambers 81) fortyone 82) Pedestrian Wolf 83) Turbo 84) Jens 85) Score-Man-X
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Great thread! I've changed favourite sci-fi film faves over the years but I'd have to say Planet of the Apes has moved into top position. I love Schaffner's cinematic style beautifully matched by Goldsmith's stark and alien music. I was born in 1968 so I didn't actually see the film until 1974 on television but I loved it. Even as a 6 year old, that world just amazed me. Talking apes. There was something very downplayed and realistic about the film, as if it was a true account of spacemen crashing on another world. And of course the ending has the most haunting final image every committed to celluloid. Even as a 49 year old, the film hasn't lost its appeal. The social metaphor is as potent today as it was then. The score still amazes me. Every attempt at remaking this classic meets with varied success but no score has every touched Goldsmith's original. Fantastic movie.
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Thank you!!! Lukas
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I'd have to say Blade Runner. It explores fascinating concepts of what it means to be "human", and depicts the transformation of a burnt-out man who is taught the meaning of "humanity" -- from artificial humans. On top of that the film is gorgeously realized, with some of the most arresting art direction and photography ever put on celluloid, and beautifully artistic effects sequences (which serve to advance the story -- unlike the flashy overused of effects we often get in films today). Capping it all is Vangelis' music -- which is by turns, majestic, eerie and romantic, and without a doubt the best electronic film score ever composed.
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My choice is KING KONG (2005). It works on every level: drama, action, spectacle, science fiction, some humorous moments, and a stirring music score. I love that the film overall is not cynical, dark, and downbeat, even as it plays out its tragedy and makes profound use of a Joseph Conrad passage for narration. The protagonist is brave and noble, and the film is perfectly earnest about it: she has no bickering divorce subplot (see the current Lost in Space remake, for instance), drinking problem, or other personal messes to muddy her up. She sets a good example, and the film portrays a world in which that's possible. It allows a light of optimism to shine through the whole story.
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My favorite science fiction movie stars Alec Guinness. No, not THAT one. His OTHER one: THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT. An odd duck of a scientist invents something wonderful -- or is it? Brilliantly funny, beautifully shot and acted. A happy memory from my childhood, I screened it just a few weeks ago for some friends. Hadn't seen it for many years, but was happy to see it still holds up perfectly.
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May 10, 2018 - 1:14 AM
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tobid
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Great idea Adam! Of the many sci-fi-movies I love I'll go with the one which will rarely be singled out by other people: A.I. artificial intelligence. When I first saw this in the cinema in 2001, I was expecting one of the greatest movies ever, Kubrick and Spielberg being my favourite director's back then. I walked out disappointed, agreeing pretty much with everything negative the critics wrote. I didn't watch the movie again for maybe five years, when I stumbled across a cheap copy of the DVD and thought I might as well give it another shot. To this day, I don't know why I didn't love this movie at first sight. Maybe I was too young at the time, maybe I was in the wrong mood, maybe I just needed to watch it twice to get into it. Doesn't matter. I was mesmerized on my second viewing. I think the very different styles of Kubrick and Spielberg blend perfectly, as does the genre mix of Science Fiction and Fairy Tale. The acting is great, especially Osment and Law. And then there is John Williams' incredible score, meandering between heartfelt emotion and distant wonder, always adding to the film what it needs at the moment. I've watched the movie again many times, it's one of the few movies I upgraded from DVD to BluRay. And it just has what, to me, is essential to a good Science Fiction story: You are watching strange worlds, beings, things. Yet at its core there is a strong sense of humanity.
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