(1) AUTHENTIC STAR WARS CHOW. “Seen at the local coffeeshop,” says Will R. “Like the Ewoks themselves, I’m not sure this was such a great idea, but at least they’re getting in the spirit.”
(2) HERE’S WHO THEY CALLED. Yahoo! TV spotted “the first official photo of the new ‘Ghostbusters’”.
1st official image from #Ghostbusters shared with the fans 1st! @ghostbustershq @paulfeig @gbfans @GBNewsdotcom pic.twitter.com/hg76rsEI1i
— ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (@protoncharging) December 16, 2015
(3) NOT AGHAST. Neil Gaiman is in talks to adapt Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast for the screen reports the Guardian’s Alison Flood.
Gaiman, a fan of the series, revealed last week that he was set to begin discussions about turning the novels into a film. “Tomorrow we start talking to studios, and will soon find out which of them wants to make Mervyn Peake’s wonderful Gormenghast as a movie,” he wrote on Twitter, later retweeting a fan who had advised him: “do not let Peter Jackson anywhere near it. I don’t want to watch 9 Gormenghast films. I ?would?, but I don’t want to.”
Fabian Peake, Mervyn Peake’s son, welcomed the possibility. “It is wonderful news that progress is being made on the filming of my father’s books. Plans for making a film, with Neil Gaiman as the writer, have been going on for a while now,” he said, describing himself as “very excited by the prospect of a Gormenghast film”.
(4) TRICK QUESTIONS. Steve Davidson at Amazing Stories has posted a 100 question “Fannish Survey”.
The questions were generated as I reviewed my own Fanhistory, comprised of both personal experience and acquired knowledge. It’s meant to be an exploration of the many different things of which the fannish community is comprised. But by no means all. A thousand question survey would not come close to covering the field. So I’ve restricted myself to a mere 100.
I refer to the survey as an exploration because the intent is more about encouraging survey takers to look into the history and culture and mores and sheer craziness the questions touch on, than it is about getting the answers right or demonstrating your mastery of the subject.
If even one question causes a fan to scratch their head and resort to Google, I’ll consider this exercise a success.
And on that score: please be honest with the survey and with yourself. Don’t use the internet or that copy of Harry Warner’s All Our Yesterdays sitting on the corner of your desk to help you figure out what the right answer is. You might get tripped up in the process because sometimes there isn’t a right answer. There may be an optimal answer, one requiring a little fannish logic to unravel, but in the end, sometimes “I don’t know” may be the correct answer. Which is your clue to do a little exploration of your own. Fannish culture is a rich and varied one, filled with many weird and wonderful geeky, nerdy things that have proven, through the evolutionary process of history, to be of interest and value to fans.
(5) JESSICA JONES REVIEW. Abigail Nussbaum is back with “Show Me a Hero: Thoughts on Jessica Jones “.
This is not to say, however, that Jessica Jones is only conventional. If the show lacks its own style, it more than makes up for it by having a very definite point of view–that of a show by, about, and for women. This goes all the way down to the smallest details, such as the fact that bit parts that in almost any other series would have been filled by men almost as a matter of course–roles like a courier delivering a package, a guest on a radio talk show, or a drug dealer–are here played by women. Or the fact that the show casts many of its recurring and guest roles with middle-aged characters actresses like Carrie-Anne Moss, Robin Weigert, Jessica Hecht, and Rebecca De Mornay. Or the fact that it features three gay women. Even closer to the core of its story, the show continues to prioritize female characters and female relationships. Its central relationship is between Jessica and her foster-sister Trish (Rachael Taylor), and though both women have romantic subplots–Jessica with handsome bar owner Luke Cage (Mike Colter, whose own MCU Netflix series will debut next year); Trish with police officer Will Simpson (Wil Traval), another of Kilgrave’s victims who tries to join Jessica’s fight against him–ultimately both of these men are treated as sideshows to the season’s main love story between the two sisters. And then, of course, there’s the thing that everyone has been talking about, the fact that Jessica Jones is explicitly, unabashedly, a show about rape, abuse, and recovering from them.
(5) MORE FALLOUT. Joe Abercrombie reviews Fallout 4.
It’s taken five years for Fallout 4 to appear, but it’s been well worth the wait. There’s a cracking opening – classic Fallout both expanded on and condensed – in which you witness the fall of civilisation, are put into deep-freeze as part of one of Vault-Tec’s sinister experiments, and wake to a strange, new, and horrible future in the post-nuclear wasteland. The action this time around moves to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and though with Minutemen, Lexington and Bunker Hill there are shades of revolutionary stylings the focus mostly returns to Fallout staples like vault suits, raiders, super mutants and the Brotherhood of Steel, and is stronger for it.
(6) ALTERNATE HISTORY? Michael J. Walsh assures me this Netflix ad aired during the Republican candidates’ debate the other night.
Frank Underwood – FU2016 – House of Cards
(7) PROBABLY NOT A SPOILER BUT YOU WERE WARNED. Drew McWeeny answers the question “Who Played The Voice Of BB-8 In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’?”
One might think that BB-8’s “voice” would simply be created in the same way that R2-D2’s was, with the outstanding sound team on the film following in Ben Burtt‘s footsteps. Instead, this is how comedian/actor/omnipresent film personality Bill Hader described his work on the film to me today when I asked him what “vocal consultant” consisted of:
“JJ f**king around with this sound effects app on his iPad that was attached to a talk box operated by me. It looked ridiculous but it made BB-8’s voice. At first I tried doing a voice, but we all agreed it sounded too human.”
… Ben Schwartz, known to many for his stellar work as Jean-Ralphio on “Parks and Recreation,” was also credited as a “BB-8 Vocal Consultant,” so I guess they both contributed to the final version of what we hear onscreen.
(8) YULE BE SORRY. The Verge’s Chris Plante, in “Five hours of Darth Vader’s burning corpse will replace your Yule Log”, points to a YouTube video.
…But then you hear a soft, crackling sound coming from the living room. The warm glow of Christmas bends around the corner of the hall, and you follow it, believing the holiday and its flickering decorations will provide a reprieve from Star Wars mania. Surely, you think, someone wouldn’t pervert Christmas for the sake of crass consumerism.
And there you see it, roaring on the television. Your goofy Five Hours of Yule Log DVD has been swapped with five hours of Darth Vader burning in a funeral pyre. You fall to your knees, raise your credit card hands into the air, and you scream….
Plante also published some Jedi theology he later received as feedback from a reader who suggested it would be more accurate to say “Five Hours of Darth Vader’s burning suit will replace your Yule Log.” Because you can’t slip this kind of thing past trufans…
(9) DARTH VADER’S RESUME. Julie Bort on Business Insider, in “This is What Darth Vader’s Resume Would Look Like If He Were Job-Hunting,” tells how the website Enhancv would pump up Darth Vader’s resume in case the Sith Lord was on the Evil Job Market. This state-of-the-art resume looks like a clever infographic.
Let’s say you are the Sith Lord Darth Vader, when your employer, the evil Emperor, decides he doesn’t need your services anymore and lays you off. Maybe he appoints another Sith, and for reasons known only to his own black heart, doesn’t dispense with you in his typical way by ending your life.
You’ll find yourself suddenly jobless, but with a lot of specialized skills that are surely valuable to some other incarnation of evil being.
One catch: You’ll need a résumé. And given your previous work history, a boring, old-school résumé won’t do. You’d need something snazzy. Something that can capture your skill, your personality, and the eye of a new nefarious lord you can serve.
The folks at résumé-writing startup Enhancv came up with this résumé of Darth Vader for just such an occasion. Enhancv offers an online service that automatically critiques your résumé with suggestions to improve it….
(10) VADER’S CHARMS: “All the sugar plus the dark side,” promises John King Tarpinian.
[Thanks to John King Tarpinian, Martin Morse Wooster, and Michael J. Walsh for some of these stories. Title credit goes to File 770 contributing editor of the day Daniel Dern.]
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@ Bruce & Charon D.
Two gorgeous cats, but what in the world are you feeding them? ;-]
@ Kyra
Thank you for the lists and ratings.
@Bruce and chihuahua collars.
@junego I’m sensitive about his weight right now 🙁 He gets 3/4 cup fancy shmancy purportedly ancestral diet kibble per day, which is now administered by timed feeder because there was a period when I was unusually easily manipulated. He weighs thirty-six pounds, the vet prefers him at twenty-eight, and since he can’t seem to stop gaining over the last couple years, we’re about to have to switch to canned, which will be traumatic.
@Charon: Oogh, that’s tough, or at least it is in my experience. Best wishes with it.
@ Charon D
I’m sorry if what I said made you uncomfortable. I didn’t think about him actually being overweight. My bad. We know a Main Coon who is pretty large, but not considered too heavy, I just thought he was an especially large individual of his breed. He’s still gorgeous, that fur…looks like you can just sink into it!
My husband tends to overfeed our cats a bit and they’re a little fluffier than they should be. He says it’s hard to deny them when they give him the ‘sad eyes’.
Does the vet know why he keeps gaining if his calories are restricted? Too bad we can’t put a leash on our cats and take them for walks.
@Meredith:
Sorry about that! This one has been tested on a browser I am NOT logged in to. 🙂
@ Bruce and junego
(Just had to sneak back into the thread for a cat follow-up.) Today I fed him a can and he responded by walking over and biting my ankle, but I shall persevere! He’s a pedigreed rescue and several of his ancestors come from a cattery that is apparently trying to breed the biggest housecats in the world; I didn’t know this when I got him based on an internet headshot, and I had to buy a bulldog-sized carrier to get him home. His vet says she’s the biggest kitty she’s seen in her 30 yr career. He’s very lazy (I suspect he has a bad back), and he’s extremely fond of food, plus he’s persuasive, so he keeps getting fatter. He’s very cuddly though, when he’s not biting me (common in declawed cats; I didn’t declaw him and I’m against the practice but I’ll grudgingly say it was probably a reasonable choice for this guy — his kneading leaves bruises).
@Sylvia Sotomayor
Thank you! Very pretty kitty. 🙂
@ Charon
Good luck with him! Maybe his back will feel better if he loses weight.
I agree about declawing, we never have done it, but all ours have been rescued when they were still small kittens, so no one had them before us. One of ours does have much longer claws, bigger paws and is much stronger when kneading, although they are the same size overall – both smaller females. So I can understand that someone might have to declaw in some cases.
So many beautiful cats! This is Penelope. And this is Penny with her mother, Bella, who died about a month ago, despite the best efforts of the good people at the UC Davis Veterinary Clinic. (If you’re within driving distance and have an animal with a serious health issue, consider visiting Davis. I first dealt with them about 25 years ago, when an adopted stray turned out to have a congenital heart condition. My most recent encounter with them only reinforces my opinion that these are people who understand that you just don’t break promises to cats. (Dagnabbit. Weeping now, despite Penny purring on my lap.))
@Charon: At risk of sounding helpy (feel free to disregard this suggestion), we’ve had very good experiences with feeding a frozen raw diet. (The freeze-dried raw is apparently like cat candy.) Who knows, maybe your handsome fella might be a little less cranky with that than with canned…
@lexica – beautiful cats, and that comic made me tear up.
@Lexica – Agreeing about the cats and the comic.
And about UC Davis.
A long time ago we took a kitty there who had a foxtail in her lung (ugh) and had to have a spigot put in to pull out fluid (ick).
The wonderful student vet did All the Things, and then felt sorry for her and went to pat her.
So she bit the hell out of his hand.
He showed us the marks, as if he was proud of her.
She was there for more than a week, and he was sorry to see her go home.
I’ve always thought he probably went on to be someone’s super vet.
Everyone we dealt with there was lovely.
@Lexica: My spouse had two cats when we got together and they’ve been gone for years, but that comic made me sad. But thanks, it’s a good kind of sad I guess.
(Then I clicked previous to see another comic strip from that site – found an…interesting variation on the Bechdel, etc. tests.)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Independence Day (1996)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Solaris (2002)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
Wargames (1983)
District 9 (2009)
Bladerunner (1982)
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
4. Terminator 2 – Judgement Day
5. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
6. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
7. Robocop
8. Escape From New York
9. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
10. Forbidden Planet
11. Gattaca
12. Return of the Jedi
13. Planet of the Apes
14. The Empire Strikes Back
15. The Terminator
16.
1. Bladerunner
2. Wargames
3. District 9
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Wait, didn’t we just do this?
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
I’m seeing a trend here
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
No Award.
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1 Bladerunner (1982)
2 District 9 (2009)
3 No Award.
4 Wargames (1983)
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
should win some sort of prize for easiest decision ever
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
I do quite like Solaris, but still
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
movie that takes itself too seriously vs whole franchise that takes itself too seriously? Terrible sequels vs mostly terrible series?
I’ll vote for The Matrix, because I can’t see a way for my kids to enjoy Khan as much without having grown up with Star Trek
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
abstain
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
you have 15 seconds to comply
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
abstain
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
abstain
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
abstain
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
That’s what I like – little things, hitting each other!
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. District 9 (2009)
3. Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Gattaca (1997)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
(i) Bladerunner (1982)
(ii) Wargames (1983)
(iii) District 9 (2009)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
abstain
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
2.Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
Robocop narrowly beats out They Live! for consumerist black comedy
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
Well, snowcrash and Lorcan Nagle, I agreed with all but 2 of your choices — which probably explains why I tend to agree with most of your book comments as well. 🙂
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1979)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. District 9 (2009)
3. Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM! [ouch, this one HURT!]
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1) Wargames (1983)
2) Bladerunner (1982)
3) District 9 (2009)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Independence Day (1996)
ID was a fun shoot ’em up, but Alien was truly edge-of-your-seat terror with a better plot and better acting.
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Solaris (2002)
And Aliens has an even better plot and acting.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Evil, evil dice. Matrix had great special effects and an interesting premise, but Khan was the better story.
Matrix (1999)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
ARGH!! Judgement day is the best of the franchise, imo, soooo
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
This was almost a ‘meh’, but I have a slight preference for Guardians.
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
I don’t care how schmaltzy it is, I still loved it at the time!
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Voting for the underdog.
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
I can’t chooooose!
Tie
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
Abstain
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Poor Them! will get crushed, a sympathy vote just like my single vote for The Blob. :^]
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
The Terminator (1984)
I’ll be sarisfied if either wins this match-up. I prefer Iron Man slightly.
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
(3)Wargames (1983)
(2) District 9 (2009)
(1) Bladerunner (1982)
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Alien –> Monster movie about pregnancy
Aliens –> War movie about motherhood
Alien3 –> Prison movie about abortion
Alien Resurrection –> Disaster movie about destroying a script as much as possible
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Tie
I suspect this is going to be one of the very few votes that even acknowledges Solaris in this one.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Unlike most, I refuse to acknowledge that even the first Matrix movie exists.
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
Or any Terminator after the first.
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
The movie Frankenstein, as embedded as it is in the public consciousness, ain’t anywhere near the level of the book.
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Pass
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Pass
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
I guess.
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Stop making me vote for the one that isn’t an SF movie!
12. REBEL, REBEL
Tie
I suspect this is going to be one of the very few votes that even acknowledges Sleeper in this one.
13. APES THROWING STUFF
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
2. Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Solaris (2002)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Bitter pill indeed
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Oh, curse you Hampus!
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
Bladerunner (1982)
District 9 (2009)
Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
While ID was a lot of fun, Alien is simply a classic, IMO.
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
If it were competing against the earlier Solaris, this would have been a harder choice.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Yeah, look at my avatar and tell me you’re surprised by this vote. 🙂 I like the Matrix, but boy howdy it had some dumb parts!
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Oh god, the first painful choice. Sorry, serious classic of the genre, I have to go with the movie that had the most impact on me.
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
While Frankenstein is a great story, I was a bit underwhelmed with the first film version. So I have to go with this charming bit of almost Dickian surrealism.
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Sorry Keanu, this is the second time I vote against you, but GotG is something I’m going to be watching over and over, even more than B&T (which I admit I have watched more than a few times).
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
Gasp! Forehead cloth please! *sigh* I really don’t want to pick one of these over the other, but after long and careful consideration, I think They Live, despite its many flaws, has too many great bits to compensate. Robocop was merely damn good.
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
Heartwarming vs. cheesy, hmm? Tough choice. I’m probably backing a loser here, but I have to go with Kurt and his over-the-top shenanigans. ET is certainly great, but less to my tastes in general.
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
I don’t remember one well enough, and have mixed feelings about the other, so I’ll abstain.
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
NOO! Curse you dice! I wanted to vote for Forbidden Planet more than once, but I can’t do it here, and probably won’t get another chance.
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
Argh, I can’t even. Tie.
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
Sorry, Ewoks. Eps IV or V would beat Sleeper, but VI falls just a hair short, I think.
13. APES THROWING STUFF
I have to confess I haven’t actually seen the original planet of the apes, and don’t feel strongly enough about 2001 to vote anyway, so I abstain.
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Yeah, giant ants are no match for AT-ATs! 🙂
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
Oh you! This one gets me right in the feels. T1 was such an important part of my childhood, but RDJ is the man I’d want to marry if I wanted to marry a man. :/
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
3. Wargames (1983)
2. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
Choice one was easy—a huge favorite of mine. Choices two and three made me tear out more hair, and use up several more forehead cloths. In the end, I had to go with the one that left me on the edge of my seat more times, even though the remaining one is a classic I’ll always love.
1. Alien (1979)
2. Aliens (1986)
3. The Matrix (1999)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. Robocop (1987)
8. ET (1982)
9. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. Time Bandits (1981)
12. Sleeper (1974)
13. 2001 (1968)
14. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. The Terminator (1984)
16. a. Wargames (1983), b. Bladerunner (1982), c. District 9 (2009)
Das Bracketts:
1. I love me some good ‘splodey, but Alien takes it.
2. As does the Aliens hive.
3. An in-depth of the Matrix systems indicates two-dimensional coding. Khan for the win.
4. Oof. Tempted to go for Metropolis because of Carole Nelson Douglas’s Virtual Virgin, but gotta go with T2.
5. Frankenstein, aka the original Terminator.
6. Guardians of the Galaxy, for indeed I am Groot.
7. They Live
8. This is tougher than I expected. E.T. in a surprise victory.
9. Star Trek IV – thar be Trekkies here!
10. Forbidden Planet
11. Time Bandits
12. Jedi
13. 2001
14. Empire
15. Iron Man
16. From low to high: District 9, WarGames, then Blade Runner on top.
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
3. Wargames (1983)
2. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Enjoyable jingoistic fluff isn’t going to get my vote in a situation like this.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Not a hard choice.
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
It’s classic-er.
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
I kind of hate myself for voting the home team (superheroes) over what I would probably admit was the better movie. But there you go.
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
I’ll buy that for a…yeah.
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
Not enough Furiosa, but still good.
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Look it’s science fiction because it has “Time” in the title. Like that Stephen Hawking book.
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
Sleeper was only an okay movie, so it wins here.
13. APES THROWING STUFF
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Easy choice for me, and late-60s/early-70s dystopias deserve some honor as a class.
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
Pity vote. And Empire was kind of a mess.
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
Each classic. Voting for the classic that’s more in my wheelhouse.
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. District 9 (2009)
3. Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
Ack! T2 is my favorite movie of all time. But how can anything beat Metropolis?
Pass
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
pass
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
District 9 (2009)
Wargames (1983)
Bladerunner (1982)
Oh, brother. I’m going to need a forehead towel for this one.
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Independence Day (1996)
Argh. Sorry, Jeff.
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Solaris (2002)
And George.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Neo gets KHAAAAAAAN’ed out of commission.
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
The T-1000 blows Maria a kiss goodbye.
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
I imagine this is as far as Rowdy Roddy and his sunglasses will go, but one can always hope…
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
Heh. I thought Kurt Russell was rather cool, not square.
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Kirk Douglas sings better than the humpbacks.
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
“They are your father…”
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. WarGames
3. District 9
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Bladerunner (1982)
2. Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. Alien (1979)
2. Solaris (2002)
3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. Robocop (1987)
8. Escape From New York (1981)
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. Time Bandits (1981)
12. Sleeper (1974) Can I vote twice for Sleeper? Once for itself and once to prevent an ESB vs. RoJ matchup in Round Three that could go so cataclysmically wrong that it reverberates backwards in time and becomes the inspiration for Lucas to make prequels.
13. 2001 (1968)
14. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. Iron Man (2008)
16. Bladerunner (1982)
1. Alien
2 . Pass
3. Khaaaan
4. Metropolis
5. Frankenstein
6. Guardians of the Galaxy
7. Pass
8. ET
9. 20000 Leagues
10. Mad Max
11. Gattaca. That one hurt.
12. Return of the Jedi
13. Planet of the Apes
14. Them!
15. The Terminator
16.
1. Bladerunner
2. District 9
3. War Games
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. Alien (1979)
2. Solaris (2002)
3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Abstain
6. Abstain
7. Abstain
8. Escape From New York (1981)
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. Time Bandits (1981)
12. Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF (love that title!): 2001 (1968)
14. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. The Terminator (1984)
16. 1 Bladerunner (1982); 2 District 9 (2009); 3 Wargames (1983)
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Star Trek II
4. Metropolis
5. Abstain
6. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
7-8. Abstain
9. Wow, this is tough for two movies I don’t care much about. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
10-11. Abstain
12. Return of the Jedi
13. Abstain
14. The Empire Strikes Back
15-16. Abstain
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Solaris (2002)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. District 9 (2009)
2. Bladerunner (1982)
3. Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
Still lots of stuff I haven’t seen in this round.
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM! The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Bladerunner (1982)
Wargames (1983)
District 9 (2009)
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
1) Bladerunner (1982)
2) District 9 (2009)
3) Wargames (1983)
I needed forehead cloths, a fainting couch and someone to rub my feet for this round!
1. Alien
2. Aliens
3. Matrix. I enjoy WOK more, but Matrix is more original.
4. Abstain. Never saw Metropolis.
5. Abstain. Never saw Eternal Sunshine.
6. Bill &Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
7. They Live.
8. Escape from New York
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
10. Forbidden Planet
11. Gattaca
12. Sleeper
13. 2001
14. Empire Strikes Back
15. Terminator
16. #1 Bladerunner, #2 District 9, #3 War Games
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Independence Day (1996)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
Bladerunner (1982)
District 9 (2009)
Wargames (1983)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
Your dice are evil! A vote for both of these, as I nurse my sorrows over Buckaroo Banzai losing in the last round.
1. Alien (1979)
2. Solaris (2002)
3. Matrix (1999)
4. Metropolis (1927)
5. Frankenstein (1931)
7. Robocop (1987)
8. Escape From New York (1981)
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
11. Gattaca (1997)
13. Planet of the Apes (1968) (need more forehead cloths)
14. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. Iron Man (2008)
16. Bladerunner (1982) – Wargames (1983) – District 9 (2009)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Independence Day (1996)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Solaris (2002)
Abstain; never seen Solaris
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
The best of the entire franchise
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
Gotta vote for the classic
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Frankenstein (1931)
Abstain; didn’t see Eternal Sunshine
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
It kinda did deserve its Hugo.
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
Abstain; didn’t see They Live
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
Not *just* a hate-vote against ET; that’s just a side benefit.
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Captain Nemo for the win.
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
The only good one (well, I’ve not seen Fury Road…)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
Don’t touch it; it’s EVIL!
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sleeper (1974)
Don’t like Woody Allen.
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Still haven’t seen an Ape movie.
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
No contest. I mean, giant ants? Really?
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
The Terminator (1984)
Billionaire genius playboy philanthropist.
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1)Wargames (1983)
3)District 9 (2009)
2)Bladerunner (1982)
ARGH. First forehead cloth moment in this heat. Honestly, whichever wins I’ll be happy. Voting on nostalgia. (I remember when “wardialing” was called “demondialing”. Hell, I remember what wardialing was…)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Independence Day (1996)
Explosions vs. a movie I had to “watch” with my back to it? Uh, explosions every time, even against a much better movie.
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Was I the only one who thought Wrath of Khan was too campy to live?
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
OW. I love Metropolis, but T2 was and is one of my favorite movies ever.
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Frankenstein (1931)
Not only is the film a classic, but Boris Karloff was brilliant.
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
They Live (1988)
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
Escape From New York (1981)
OW.
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
Ow.
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Ow.
13. APES THROWING STUFF
Planet of the Apes (1968)
I think I might like 2001 more if I hadn’t seen it as a kid accompanied by much older kids who were high. Or maybe not.
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
OW.
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
1. Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
2. Bladerunner (1982)
1. ONE ALIEN VS MANY
Alien (1979)
Independence Day (1996)
2. MANY ALIENS VS WHATS ALL THIS THEN
Aliens (1986)
Solaris (2002)
3. SWALLOWING BITTER PILLS
Matrix (1999)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
4. ROBOT IN SERVICE OF OTHERS
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (1991)
Metropolis (1927)
5. MESSING WITH BRAINS
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Frankenstein (1931)
Abstain
6. GOOFY PEOPLE BEING STUPID TOGETHER
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
7. OBEY, DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
Abstain
8. PROTAGONISTS WITH SQUARE FACES
ET (1982)
Escape From New York (1981)
Abstain
9. A WHALE OF A TALE
Start Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. TRYING TO GET AWAY
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Mad Max: Road Warrior (1981)
11. CONSIDER GOD’S HANDIWORK
Time Bandits (1981)
Gattaca (1997)
12. REBEL, REBEL
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Sleeper (1974)
13. APES THROWING STUFF
2001 (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
14. AHHH! THEM! THEM! THEM!
Them! (1954)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
15. PUMPING IRON
Iron Man (2008)
The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
2. Wargames (1983)
3. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE BRACKET – SECOND GROUP – SECOND HEAT
1. Alien (1979)
3. Matrix (1999)
4. Metropolis (1927)
6. Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (1989)
8. ET (1982)
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
10. Forbidden Planet (1956)
11. Time Bandits (1981)
13. 2001 (1968)
15. The Terminator (1984)
16. FIERY THE ANGELS FELL
Rank all three in order of appreciation.
3. Wargames (1983)
2. District 9 (2009)
1. Bladerunner (1982)
Watched Wargames recently. It’s showing its age.