Top Five Sci-Fi Authors - Page 3

rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 07:11 PM

In no particular order, I simply couldn't decide who is better then who... I've limited myself to 5 authors, else I'll end up posting an essay.

Robert A Heinlein
Isaac Asimov
Ray Bradbury
Philp K Dick
Larry Niven

I think Heinlein is one of my consistent favourites, I don't think he's ever written anything I haven't thought of as a classic.

Top 5 Sci-fi Movies...

Star Wars
Blade Runner
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stalker (Tarkovsky's)
Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (mad, mad, mad)

Ask me about the movies in ten minutes and my opinion will be different though...

rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jch48

To hell with it no limit on your list!!

If we did that we just wouldn't have the server space

rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 08:52 PM

I am a bit of a Trekkie, Classic Trek only though really. REAL sci-fi TV has walls that wobble as far as I'm concerned, plus Shatner is a GOD... So wonderfully cheesy. I irritate friends by calling him "The true king of rock" and insisting they listen to his rendition of "Rocket Man"...

I know... I'm sorry, I'll probably go to hell for doing that.

redeye1 · September 27th, 2008, 09:38 PM

The paranoia ideology is thick within all sci-fi authors, American in particular and they write the books and make the paranoia films very well, in comparison with the Eastern ideas, like the works by Lem, where science fiction is used more as a protest against the state.

In terms of films, it's really difficult, but these do have very fond memories for me:

2001, A Space Odyssey, (best film of any kind ever made?)
The Thing
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, (what, oh what a great film!)
Planet of the Apes, (nothing prepared me for the ending and I still find it shocking)
Solaris (the Tarkovsky original, as mentioned by Sohtatexa above)

But, I've really left out so many films!!!

First Man on the Moon
Dark City
Alien
The Day The earth Stood Still (a personal favorite)
Back to the Future

so many!

rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 09:41 PM

I'm a big fan of Carpenter, but I completely agree with you (and so would he I think) on everything you just said.

The BIG PROBLEM with most modern Sci-Fi TV and Movies (IMHO) is that they are afraid of being cheesy and slightly ludicrous, and that seems kind of silly to me. Once they take themselves seriously (Star Trek: Next Gen... BIG offender on this) they lose their charm. Too much emphasis on "good" (or their interpretation of the word) and not enough emphasis on "entertaining" I think...

rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 09:49 PM

CLASSIC...

Seriously. I've seen the remake trailer and its better then you'd expect, though I'm still (understandably I think) rather sceptical that it'll be good.

It DOES have Jennifer Connelly in it though, so I'll be watching just for her...

Gorgeous, thats what she is...

redeye1 · September 27th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Keanu Reeves as Gort...lol!

Still, if Miss Connelly is in it!

jch48 · September 27th, 2008, 10:00 PM

Right lads before the Mods throw us out for veering off subject,here's a tasty bird fighting off Alien's

redeye1 · September 27th, 2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jch48

Right lads before the Mods throw us out for veering off subject...

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rpointmaniac · September 27th, 2008, 10:41 PM

I always find that Roland Emmerich tries too hard to show the "big picture" and sometimes loses the small, incidental points that makes his characters "live". I like his stuff though (for the most part), but his earlier ones (Noah's Arc Principle in particular) I thought expressed what you're saying much better then his later ones.

I've always thought the extended print of The Abyss did it very well, the viewer doesn't see the implications of everything until its too late. Forbidden Planet does a similar thing as well I think, the ID monster that comes from Morbius's desire for solitude; a tiny subconscious desire that can destroy the world he loves so dearly.

Uh oh... I'm beginning to sound like a critic. I better shut up...
(I tend to gibber when people talk movies to me. Sorry. I'm a movie nut.)

September 27th, 2008, 07:11 PM	#21
rpointmaniac Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 14 Thanks: 17 Thanked 166 Times in 13 Posts	In no particular order, I simply couldn't decide who is better then who... I've limited myself to 5 authors, else I'll end up posting an essay. Robert A Heinlein Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury Philp K Dick Larry Niven I think Heinlein is one of my consistent favourites, I don't think he's ever written anything I haven't thought of as a classic. Top 5 Sci-fi Movies... Star Wars Blade Runner Close Encounters of the Third Kind Stalker (Tarkovsky's) Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (mad, mad, mad) Ask me about the movies in ten minutes and my opinion will be different though... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by rpointmaniac; September 27th, 2008 at 07:15 PM..

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rpointmaniac Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 14 Thanks: 17 Thanked 166 Times in 13 Posts	I am a bit of a Trekkie, Classic Trek only though really. REAL sci-fi TV has walls that wobble as far as I'm concerned, plus Shatner is a GOD... So wonderfully cheesy. I irritate friends by calling him "The true king of rock" and insisting they listen to his rendition of "Rocket Man"... I know... I'm sorry, I'll probably go to hell for doing that. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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rpointmaniac Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 14 Thanks: 17 Thanked 166 Times in 13 Posts	I'm a big fan of Carpenter, but I completely agree with you (and so would he I think) on everything you just said. The BIG PROBLEM with most modern Sci-Fi TV and Movies (IMHO) is that they are afraid of being cheesy and slightly ludicrous, and that seems kind of silly to me. Once they take themselves seriously (Star Trek: Next Gen... BIG offender on this) they lose their charm. Too much emphasis on "good" (or their interpretation of the word) and not enough emphasis on "entertaining" I think... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

September 27th, 2008, 09:49 PM	#26
rpointmaniac Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 14 Thanks: 17 Thanked 166 Times in 13 Posts	CLASSIC... Seriously. I've seen the remake trailer and its better then you'd expect, though I'm still (understandably I think) rather sceptical that it'll be good. It DOES have Jennifer Connelly in it though, so I'll be watching just for her... Gorgeous, thats what she is... __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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rpointmaniac Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 14 Thanks: 17 Thanked 166 Times in 13 Posts	I always find that Roland Emmerich tries too hard to show the "big picture" and sometimes loses the small, incidental points that makes his characters "live". I like his stuff though (for the most part), but his earlier ones (Noah's Arc Principle in particular) I thought expressed what you're saying much better then his later ones. I've always thought the extended print of The Abyss did it very well, the viewer doesn't see the implications of everything until its too late. Forbidden Planet does a similar thing as well I think, the ID monster that comes from Morbius's desire for solitude; a tiny subconscious desire that can destroy the world he loves so dearly. Uh oh... I'm beginning to sound like a critic. I better shut up... (I tend to gibber when people talk movies to me. Sorry. I'm a movie nut.) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

September 27th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#24
redeye1 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Thanks: 724 Thanked 725 Times in 41 Posts	The paranoia ideology is thick within all sci-fi authors, American in particular and they write the books and make the paranoia films very well, in comparison with the Eastern ideas, like the works by Lem, where science fiction is used more as a protest against the state. In terms of films, it's really difficult, but these do have very fond memories for me: 2001, A Space Odyssey, (best film of any kind ever made?) The Thing Invasion of the Body Snatchers, (what, oh what a great film!) Planet of the Apes, (nothing prepared me for the ending and I still find it shocking) Solaris (the Tarkovsky original, as mentioned by Sohtatexa above) But, I've really left out so many films!!! First Man on the Moon Dark City Alien The Day The earth Stood Still (a personal favorite) Back to the Future so many!

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redeye1 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 46 Thanks: 724 Thanked 725 Times in 41 Posts	Keanu Reeves as Gort...lol! Still, if Miss Connelly is in it!

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