LU's Favourite Movie - 2014 Edition

[bileduct]

Five voters have submitted so far and, amazingly, Shawshank is currently nowhere near the top.

Didn't only 4 people vote for Shawshank Redemption last time and it still won?

More people voted for Fight Club.

 

[Misanthrope]

Didn't only 4 people vote for Shawshank Redemption last time and it still won?

More people voted for Fight Club.

Yeah, but those four all put it at #1 or #2, while Fight Club appeared in the bottom range of a bunch.

 

[Bulldog Force]

I'm going to boycott this one actually. I'd love to name my top 15 but I can't possibly narrow it down. In the games thread I named my best 40 and from there had a very hard time narrowing it down to 15 so... I won't be doing again.

For the record though my #1 would've been Terminator 2.

Go ahead and start attacking me for my #1.

See ya!

 

[Misanthrope]

I'll need counselling after this blow to my fragile ego.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

I'm going to boycott this one actually. I'd love to name my top 15 but I can't possibly narrow it down. In the games thread I named my best 40 and from there had a very hard time narrowing it down to 15 so... I won't be doing again.

For the record though my #1 would've been Terminator 2.

Go ahead and start attacking me for my #1.

See ya!

T2 was about 10th in my list

 

[Bulldog Force]

I'll need counselling after this blow to my fragile ego.

:lol:

 

[Bulldog Force]

T2 was about 10th in my list

If I had interest in sci-fi and mafia, then Godfather, LoTR and HP probably would've made the cut.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings aren't sci-fi or gangster smh

 

[Frederick]

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings aren't sci-fi or gangster smh

:lol: I can't decide if he's actually being serious or taking the piss out of all of us now.

No one could seriously be as stupid as he is

 

[Mr Angry]

It was hard to, very hard, so many missed out.

 

[simmo1]

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings aren't sci-fi or gangster smh

And then lists a sci-fi movie as his #1. :lol:

 

[Bulldog Force]

Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings aren't sci-fi or gangster smh

Sci-fi as in Stars wars and what have you, and Harry Potter and LoTR are fantasy stuff - Godfather is what I was referring to for mafia.

 

[Bulldog Force]

And then lists a sci-fi movie as his #1. :lol:

Yes, however, that's only a minor part of it. Most people who would associate 1 genre with T2 would say action. That's why I like it. In fact the sci-fi in is is almost non-existant. It's mentioned very early on but after that it's 90% action.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Sci-fi as in Stars wars and what have you, and Harry Potter and LoTR are fantasy stuff - Godfather is what I was referring to for mafia.

You didn't name Star Wars. How are you this dumb?

 

[Springs]

Yes, however, that's only a minor part of it. Most people who would associate 1 genre with T2 would say action. That's why I like it. In fact the sci-fi in is is almost non-existant. It's mentioned very early on but after that it's 90% action.

The main character is a robot.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

The main character is a robot.

Cybernetic Organism*

 

[Springs]

I was trying to speak in terms BF could understand.

 

[snoozer]

The main character is a robot.

that comes back in time.

 

[simmo1]

Yes, however, that's only a minor part of it. Most people who would associate 1 genre with T2 would say action. That's why I like it. In fact the sci-fi in is is almost non-existant. It's mentioned very early on but after that it's 90% action.

lol a movie about a cyborg sent back in time to kill a human thus altering the future and outcome of a war between humans and machines has almost non-existant scifi

:lol:

 

[veggiepatch1959]

I find it strange that many people can't distinguish the difference between Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Space Opera (as opposed to Soap Opera).

Examples of Sci-Fi - Andromeda Strain, Blade Runner, Soylent Green.

Examples of Fantasy - Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Harry Potter.

Examples of Space Opera - Star Wars, John Carter, Star Trek.

Out of the three genre (which do overlap somewhat), I find the weakest to be Fantasy with true Sci-Fi being the strongest.

Why you ask? Generally Sci-Fi invokes questions from the viewer in a scientific sense while the others rely on elements of mystery and sometimes horror.