OT Paging Sci Fi buffs - I Robot

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Klaatu, Jul 8, 2004.

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    Rexx Guest

    For some reason I thought this was going to be a continuation of the I
    robot thoughtstream, and came up with predictions about a future football
    match.

    Match of the Day After Tomorrow.

    I know, don't give up the day job.
     
    Rexx, Jul 9, 2004
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    ogden Guest

    I've still got a phobia about giant martian locusts.
     
    ogden, Jul 9, 2004
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    ogden Guest

    Andromeda strain's great until the last 5 minutes or so, when it cuts
    off as quickly as as Fiat Cinquecento.
     
    ogden, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    shut-up-shut-up-shut-up.
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    Champ Guest

    I love it
    Well, no one's asking you to like him. A handful of hsi films border
    on genius, tho.
     
    Champ, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    to me, SF is not "fiction about science" it's "scientific fictions"
    i.e. describes things that are beyond our current scientific
    knowledge/ability or otherwise /other/ to our experience. Nothing in
    Andromeda Strain is impossible, or even particularly far fetched.
    so has ER.
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    so I now gather, my info was from a documentary/bio-pic about Clarke
    few years back where he describe the process of making the film, which
    entailed "making it up as they went along" - obviously he must have
    just meant the dialogue/micro-plot etc, if he'd already written a
    similar book previously.
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    Mike Guest

    How can you type from behind the sofa?
     
    Mike, Jul 9, 2004
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    Rexx Guest

    It could have classed as SF at the time then, but not now.
     
    Rexx, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    Cordless keyboard/mouse combo.
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    it was written/filmed in the early 70s - what took place in the film
    that was beyond the technology of the time?
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    Ben Guest

    The Sentinel

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743479750
     
    Ben, Jul 9, 2004
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    ogden Guest

    Most of the special effects, sadly.
     
    ogden, Jul 9, 2004
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    steve auvache Guest

    sweller wrote
    Big question. I saw Star Wars in the Odeon Leicester Sq. on the second
    day of public showing. The sound effects and stuff fair blew me away.
    Now it is all rather passe.
     
    steve auvache, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    heh - /what/ special effects?

    "exactly"[1]

    [1] save you the trouble, like.
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    ogden Guest

    Ta love.
     
    ogden, Jul 9, 2004
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    HooDooWitch Guest

    Ai. I was 10 at the time and therefore probably "prime target
    audience".

    .... and it has to be put in context with other SciFi films of its
    time. Battlestar Gallactica was released a year later.
     
    HooDooWitch, Jul 9, 2004
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    Rexx Guest

    Which brings up the question, should it be the quality of effects (for the
    time that it was made) or the plot/story of the film that makes it the
    best?
     
    Rexx, Jul 9, 2004
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    darsy Guest

    [So what was "the best SciFi film of all time"]
    yes..
     
    darsy, Jul 9, 2004
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    Ace Guest

    or then again... no.
     
    Ace, Jul 9, 2004
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