| Keep in mind that F.P. will be out on Blu-ray as well. Probably a nice 50 gig disc. |
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Originally Posted by Shane Martin
At this point this is wishful thinking until it actually is announced.
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| Warner has stated in the past that they plan to support both formats equally. According to WHV, no film will be exclusive to either format. Its just a matter of time. |
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Originally Posted by PaulP
I went through most of the content on this set today. Really amazing stuff. Never seen the film before, and really loved it, as well as the great supplements. Now I have a yearning for other classic sci-fi. What're some recommendations? I have several DVDs, like 2001 and The Day the Earth Stood Still, but I'm looking for other gems.
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Originally Posted by Daryl L
Them
Earth vs The Flying Saucers 20 Million Miles to Earth Monster That Challenged World The Thing H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon The Time Machine It Came From Outer Space The War of the Worlds When Worlds Collide Creature from the Black Lagoon The Black Scorpion This Island Earth The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms The Angry Red Planet among many. Most of those are cheezy but I love em. |
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...retired at last!!!
| Keep in mind that F.P. will be out on Blu-ray as well. Probably a nice 50 gig disc. |
Not “big bug/monter” movies
This
ffice:smarttags" />Island Earth
H.G. Wells' First Men in the Moon
The Time Machine
When Worlds Collide
The War of the Worlds (The Martians are not played as mere monsters)
Rocketship XM
Have Bugs/Monsters, but played straight, and take themselves seriously as films for grown ups.
Them
The Thing
Good, Solid B movies with good effects
Earth vs The Flying Saucers (Saucermen not really treated as monsters)
20 Million Miles to Earth
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
Creature from the Black Lagoon
It Came From Outer Space
Goofy Fun
The Angry Red Planet
The Blob (Original)
Never saw ‘em, can’t comment
Monster That Challenged World
The Black Scorpion
Can't believe nobody mentioned
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Regards,
Joe
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Originally Posted by PaulP
Not to offend anybody, and thanks for the suggestions, but most of those are "cheesy" big bug/moster movies. Not that those don't have their place and audience. I don't want to sound like a snob, but I'm looking for more "serious" films, akin to Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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...retired at last!!!
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Originally Posted by PaulP
Not to offend anybody, and thanks for the suggestions, but most of those are "cheesy" big bug/moster movies. Not that those don't have their place and audience. I don't want to sound like a snob, but I'm looking for more "serious" films, akin to Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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| As far as 50s si-fi, Forbidden Planet was a one and only for the 50s. |
The Day the Earth Stood Still was also a 50s film. And there were far more seious, adult SF films in both the 50s and the 60s than FP and 2001. Several of the 50s films are mentioned above. I'd add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the 50s list, along with the post-nuclear holocaust On the Beach and merely mention Planet of the Apes and Fantastic Voyage as two other serious, big budget, SF films from the 60s.
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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
Really? What about the other film that Paul mentioned in the part of his post you quoted?
The Day the Earth Stood Still was also a 50s film. And there were far more seious, adult SF films in both the 50s and the 60s than FP and 2001. Several of the 50s films are mentioned above. I'd add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the 50s list, along with the post-nuclear holocaust On the Beach and merely mention Planet of the Apes and Fantastic Voyage as two other serious, big budget, SF films from the 60s.Regards, Joe |
| I agree, all the films you mention are great, and i love them all. But also most take place on earth in the present, well, the 50s present. |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Day the Earth Stood Still, and even Planet of the Apes, to some degree, were not big budget movies. Just think of what could have been made with a Ben Hur or Cleopatra budget in the day! |
If you ever visit Century City in Los Angeles, just remember that it is sitting on what used to be the Fox back lot - which they had to sell off to cover the cost overruns on Cleo. 
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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
Really? What about the other film that Paul mentioned in the part of his post you quoted?
The Day the Earth Stood Still was also a 50s film. And there were far more seious, adult SF films in both the 50s and the 60s than FP and 2001. Several of the 50s films are mentioned above. I'd add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the 50s list, along with the post-nuclear holocaust On the Beach and merely mention Planet of the Apes and Fantastic Voyage as two other serious, big budget, SF films from the 60s. |
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Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that...
| Is On The Beach sci-fi? If memory serves, it postulated a world after a nuclear war, something all too possible. |
Are The Andromeda Strain and The Terminal Man SF? I'm not sure. Both were contemporary novels that involved perfectly possible scenarios and at most postulated slight and entirely reasonable developments of current technology. And yet I'm tempted to say "Yes" to both, especially if we understand SF to mean both "science fiction" and "speculative fiction". In part it is the affinity for science that puts them across the goal line for me. It is specifically how they deal with the consequences of scientific inquiry and application that make them seem like SF.
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Originally Posted by Joseph DeMartino
Of course, defining what is and what isn't SF is one of the great intellectual parlor games, and there are never any "right" answers.
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Johnny
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Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that...
| Andromeda Strain and The Terminal Man SF |
Metal Damage, Brain Damage...Are you listening Bronze? I am the Nightrider. I'm a Fuel Injected Suicide Machine......
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Originally Posted by Shawn DuHast
DVD Times has just posted a excellent review of the Film & DVD
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63585 |
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