"Are we gonna talk about Obama's Lame Ass..." Mon Oct-17-16 08:45 AM by BigReg
essential Sci-fi movie list? I mean can it be any more generic? SMH. I expect more from you Barry. Though Blade Runner is respectable, but where is Gattaca? Edge of Tomorrow? Children of Men? Or the fun ones like Total Recall or Starship Troopers?
I am questioning his geek credentials.
BHO's list:
2001: A Space Odyssey Blade Runner Close Encounters of the Third Kind Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Trek (OG TV series) The Martian The Matrix Cosmos (OG Carl Sagan version)
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 10:16 AM
2. "RE: Can we talk about Obama's Lame Ass...." In response to Reply # 0
>essential Sci-fi movie list? I mean can it be any more >generic? SMH. I expect more from you Barry. Though Blade >Runner is respectable, but where is Gattaca? Edge of Tomorrow? >Children of Men? Or the fun ones like Total Recall or Starship >Troopers? > >I am questioning his geek credentials. > > >BHO's list: > >2001: A Space Odyssey >Blade Runner >Close Encounters of the Third Kind >Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope >Star Trek (OG TV series) >The Martian >The Matrix >Cosmos (OG Carl Sagan version)
List reads like he hasn't watched TV/Movies since 1999
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 10:41 AM
7. "Well he's a Lame duck now..." In response to Reply # 6
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stravinskian Member since Feb 24th 2003 12698 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 10:26 AM
4. "He needs to dump The Martian and The Matrix. " In response to Reply # 0
Other than that I've got no problem with it.
There's better Star Trek out there than TOS, but that's a generational thing, I get it.
I have a personal disdain for Star Wars, but I've given up on trying to win anybody over to that view. That said, I think a lot of people would say that Star Wars is more an adventure movie than science fiction.
If he'd tried to sound sophisticated and added La Jetee or the original Solaris, it wouldn't have come off well. I might have gone with Brazil, or something along those lines.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 10:42 AM
9. "Nah, the first Matrix was mind blowing. " In response to Reply # 4
Martian sucked tho
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Blade Runner “Edge Of Tomorrow” “Starship Troopers,” “Minority Report” “Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” “Children Of Men” Serenity The Prestige (2006) Aleins Mad Max: Fury Road Terminator 2 Gattaca 12 Monkeys AI Artificial Intelligence (ending 15 minutes earlier than it did) Back to the Future The Matrix (only first movie)
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17. "yours ain't much better, but I'll give you props for COM" In response to Reply # 11 Fri Oct-14-16 11:57 AM by WarriorPoet415
I love Heinlein as an auther, but I don't get the love for Starship Troopers.
>Blade Runner >“Edge Of Tomorrow” > “Starship Troopers,” > “Minority Report” >“Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” >“Children Of Men” >Serenity >The Prestige (2006) >Aleins >Mad Max: Fury Road >Terminator 2 >Gattaca >12 Monkeys >AI Artificial Intelligence (ending 15 minutes earlier than it >did) >Back to the Future >The Matrix (only first movie) > > > >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
19. "plus he spelled Eileen wrong" In response to Reply # 17
>>Blade Runner >>“Edge Of Tomorrow” >> “Starship Troopers,” >> “Minority Report” >>“Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind” >>“Children Of Men” >>Serenity >>The Prestige (2006) >>Aleins >>Mad Max: Fury Road >>Terminator 2 >>Gattaca >>12 Monkeys >>AI Artificial Intelligence (ending 15 minutes earlier than >it >>did) >>Back to the Future >>The Matrix (only first movie) >> >> >> >>********** >>"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson >> >>"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant" > > >______________________________________________________________________________ > >cscpov.blogspot.com > >"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..." >-unknown > >"To Each His Reach"
30. "you said Aleins..Ive never seen Eileen flick though" In response to Reply # 26
> >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 11:57 AM
20. "bruh... your list is terrible" In response to Reply # 11
not really but its only slightly better.
Where is Alien? The Thing?
booo
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 12:26 PM
33. "My list" In response to Reply # 24 Fri Oct-14-16 12:27 PM by legsdiamond
Alien The Thing BladeRunner Inception Back To The Futre Matrix District 9 Gattica Terminator Wall E Empire Strikes Back Snowpiercer Cube Moon edit: Children of Men
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PoppaGeorge Member since Nov 07th 2004 10384 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 01:48 PM
40. "I did enjoy Edge of Tomorrow, but I couldn't help but think of it as..." In response to Reply # 11
... sci-fi "Groundhog Day".
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"Where was the peace when we were getting shot? Where's the peace when we were getting laid out? Where is the peace when we are in the back of ambulances? Where is the peace then? They don't want to call for peace then.
10. "I wish people would keep in mind how micromanaged these lists are" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Oct-14-16 11:35 AM by mrhood75
Yes, even with him having only 100 days left in office.
I'm sure he had to fight to get Bladerunner (an R-rated featuring violence and nudity) and The Matrix (an R-rated film with violence galore written and directed by a pair of transexual siblings) on the list.
14. "Yeah, the relatively "safe" K-Dot songs" In response to Reply # 12
"All Right" and "What a Dollar Costs" if I recall.
>the So Ambitious - Jay Z feat. Pharrell track which brags >about banging two girls at the same time in the chorus.
That's because Jay-Z and Pharrell are so ubiquitous that most people don't even realize what the chorus is about.
Are we forgetting how much shit he got the first time he invited "gangsta rapper" Common to the White House for the first time?
>I doubt there was serious concern about picking too >controversial a sci-fi movie for this list.
So you really expect him to put "Total Recall," a movie with wall to wall violence a three-titted alien, on a list? Or list Startship Troopers, another flick with wall-to-wall extreme violence, nudity, and fascist overtones as one of his favorite sci-fi flicks? The President of the Untied States?
15. "Its not that serious" In response to Reply # 14
dude has less than 100 days in office. He talks about his favorite show being the Wire. His love for Do the Right Thing. Donald Trump is talking about grabbing pussies.
There would be no controversy in including Total Recall or any other sci-fi movie you can think of, on this list.
>"All Right" and "What a Dollar Costs" if I recall. > >>the So Ambitious - Jay Z feat. Pharrell track which brags >>about banging two girls at the same time in the chorus. > >That's because Jay-Z and Pharrell are so ubiquitous that most >people don't even realize what the chorus is about. > >Are we forgetting how much shit he got the first time he >invited "gangsta rapper" Common to the White House for the >first time? > >>I doubt there was serious concern about picking too >>controversial a sci-fi movie for this list. > >So you really expect him to put "Total Recall," a movie with >wall to wall violence a three-titted alien, on a list? Or list >Startship Troopers, another flick with wall-to-wall extreme >violence, nudity, and fascist overtones as one of his favorite >sci-fi flicks? The President of the Untied States?
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 11:59 AM
21. "You really using Fox News definition of Common?" In response to Reply # 14
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35. "You wrong for that. I got one question for BHO. What Are Those? " In response to Reply # 27
>I mean, it's a movie... > >I really don't think it's that serious. I also wouldn't be >surprised if Obama isn't a movie buff. > >I mean... Bernie Sanders has a better jump shot than Obama. >His tourney picks always suck ass.... > >I think the cool walk, booming voice and fine wife got us >thinking Obama is great at everything. > >You really think this guy is digging in the movie crates like >we do? > >look at this guy: >http://www.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06_16/obama_bike.jpg > > > >
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 01:41 PM
38. "Ha... I feel you on the stylized violence. " In response to Reply # 36
Whole bunch of bullets and no blood.
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54. "I feel like it was the trend in those '00 'action' films" In response to Reply # 36
(Although matrix came out in '99). I blame PG-13 aspirations.
Its why I give extra points for movies that go for the bullet violence gusto like Dredd
>Total Recall has people getting their arms ripped off and >rods jammed their skulls. Starship Troopers is even worse. >Yes, the difference matters. > >But I don't have anything to say about that bike shot.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 11:35 AM
13. "Bruh, have you seen Obama in jeans? " In response to Reply # 10
The dude ain't as cool as we want to believe.
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stravinskian Member since Feb 24th 2003 12698 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 03:25 PM
49. "Yeah, this was written by some low-level press staffers." In response to Reply # 10
The President of the United States did not sit down to make a list of his ten favorite Sci-Fi movies.
That's not to say that I'd expect his real list to be anything spectacular, but I don't think anybody should take this or anything like it very seriously.
18. "he's enjoying movies wrong!" In response to Reply # 0
>essential Sci-fi movie list? I mean can it be any more >generic? SMH. I expect more from you Barry. Though Blade >Runner is respectable, but where is Gattaca? Edge of Tomorrow? >Children of Men? Or the fun ones like Total Recall or Starship >Troopers? > >I am questioning his geek credentials. > > >BHO's list: > >2001: A Space Odyssey >Blade Runner >Close Encounters of the Third Kind >Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope >Star Trek (OG TV series) >The Martian >The Matrix >Cosmos (OG Carl Sagan version) > > > >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
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25. "You enjoying this post wrong" In response to Reply # 18
If you don't catch the tongue in cheekness of it or use it as an opportunity to talk about sci-fi movie.s
>>essential Sci-fi movie list? I mean can it be any more >>generic? SMH. I expect more from you Barry. Though Blade >>Runner is respectable, but where is Gattaca? Edge of >Tomorrow? >>Children of Men? Or the fun ones like Total Recall or >Starship >>Troopers? >> >>I am questioning his geek credentials. >> >> >>BHO's list: >> >>2001: A Space Odyssey >>Blade Runner >>Close Encounters of the Third Kind >>Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope >>Star Trek (OG TV series) >>The Martian >>The Matrix >>Cosmos (OG Carl Sagan version) >> >> >> >>********** >>"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson >> >>"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant" >
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
28. "My 20" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Oct-14-16 12:27 PM by WarriorPoet415
Based on being essential, meaning standard bearers of the genre
Empire Strikes Back Akira Aliens Total Recall (original) E.T. Children of Men Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Truman Show Wall E Blade Runner Silent Running The Matrix (first installment only) Back to the Future Mad Max: The Road Warrior 2001: A Space Odyssey Fantastic Voyage Minority Report Close Encounters of the Third Kind Clockwork Orange Robocop
Honorable Mentions: Jurassic Park, original War of the Worlds, Dark Star, Battle Beyond the Stars, Gravity & Dune.
(I'm still undecided on the new, edgier stuff like Moon, Primer and Ex Machina. Enjoyed them, but not ready to put them in a pantheon) ______________________________________________________________________________
cscpov.blogspot.com
"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..." -unknown
>as Eddie's best work. > > >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
34. "Since it turned into a list post:" In response to Reply # 0
Children Of Men Alien Aliens Matrix Inception 2001 AI: Artificial Intelligence 12 Monkeys Fly Blade Runner Escape From NY Clockwork Orange Metropolis Akira The Thing
Recent honorable mentions that might make the list: Edge of Tomorrow, Looper, Moon, Mad Max
42. "I earned these Warby Parkers dammit!" In response to Reply # 41
If it helps fix my non-hipster cred, I watched it recently (couple of years back?) when they were talking about finding an 'original print' somewhere in someones basement or some shit.
I was struck with how much they were able to pull off with such primitive tech plus how great they were with the framing of scenes.
Also helps odds are I was probably lit.
> >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
Fri Oct-14-16 03:47 PM
52. "I learned of Metropolis is college in Art History" In response to Reply # 42
I forgot all about Fly. That shit was wild as hell.
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58. "Id hate for them to be presented satire, parody, etc" In response to Reply # 56
> >********** >"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then >they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson > >"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"
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65. "Yeah, its what happened. Ive done it before" In response to Reply # 62
Thing is I dont know the right subject to change it back to since Buddy had it worded a specific way. If you inbox me/reply ill put it the way you want it
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79845 posts
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60. "Did a mod edit this with a rusty knife? " In response to Reply # 0
Gotdamn this edit is brutal
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