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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
| April 11th, 2018 at 2:28:02 PM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I took an English course on science fiction in college. The teacher said pretty much as you did, that good science fiction isn't really about far off places in distance or time but a social commentary on the present. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
| April 11th, 2018 at 2:51:10 PM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" That one gave me nightmares for weeks. |
| April 11th, 2018 at 3:21:55 PM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | I have watched a few episodes of Philip K Dick's electric dreams. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| April 11th, 2018 at 3:31:18 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
In the early 60's I got Sci/Fi book of the month for a bday. I got some of Dick's novels as he wrote them. Ubik scared me so much I never read it again. And it's not a horror book. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| April 11th, 2018 at 6:43:39 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5098 |
Hitchcock did this all the time on his TV show! The program would often show someone getting away with a crime, and after it was all over Hitchcock came on and gave a story about how they all got caught later. That full story is a famous one by a well known author [I forget who]. The woman not only is *not* caught but serves the leg of lamb to the detectives who come to quiz her . A ridiculous work-around, but the show was popular plus Hitchcock himself had too much clout. I have three seasons of it in DVDs. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| April 11th, 2018 at 8:01:30 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Good recommendation! I will try and avoid reading a summary as it might actually get turned into a movie after half a century.  I think I was 11 years old when that short story came out. Scared me speechless.  |
| April 14th, 2018 at 7:50:40 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18756 | There was a movie that had all these cameos. Do you know it? That list doesn't include the 4-5 main actors.
You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| April 14th, 2018 at 10:24:37 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Too many for Singing in the Rain but that is all I can think of. List of Adrian Messenger had a good many characters in disguise so they used Frank Sinatra. Robert Mitchum, etc. in cameo appearances that were de-costumized at the end of the movie. |
| April 14th, 2018 at 11:00:11 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I recognize 90% of them, but anybody under 40 won't know even 10% I bet. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| April 14th, 2018 at 11:26:37 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18756 |
I only found one actor who is still alive. Bruce Dern. He was one of the 5 main characters. I might of made a mistake, but I think everyone else is dead. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |