Help me help me

Ok... I am on the mend... have had a lot of mandatory R & R per Mrs Oak... I have been watching a lot of movies as I have been house bound.  I totally dig sci-fi.  Anyone have any good titles?

I have done the marathon for the Alien franchise Predator franchise and the Pitch Black / Riddick franchise.  The lost in space movie from 98 and every movie made by M. Night shamalamadingdong ( couldnt remember his name)  also tonight as a family we did movie night and watched Batman vs Superman and Rise of the planet of the Damn Dirty Apes!!!!!

Im a big Ian Fleming fan ( have all the books) never really cared for the Bond movies though.  

Any suggestions would be majorly appreciated!

If you have access to Netflix, or know if they have a free trial going on, I would recommend "Stranger Things". It's a great sci-fi 10-part series with an 80's feel. Other series I've enjoyed are "American Horror Story", and I'm always up for an episode of The Twilight Zone or The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. I'm heard good things about the movie "The Martian."

- Adam

I killed Stranger Things in a day.... cant wait for season two.  Watched all the American Horror stories in December  ( freak show was the best IMO)  Is Alfred Hitchcock on netflix?   Ive seen the martian, great idea that ones always fun to watch again.  I LOVE The Shining.... but my wife wont let me watch it when shes home because I could watch it non stop.  I was thinking Stand By Me, Green Mile and Shawshank later this week too.

Babylon 5, both the 'Star's (Trek and Wars), Orphan Black, Dune, Spaceballs,( and if you're really doped up, Harry Potter), Space 1999, U.F.O., Sunshine, Disney's Black Hole, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who, Heavy Metal, Red Planet, Both Independence Days, 2001 and 2010, Damnation Alley, Gravity, Battleship, Pacific Rim, The Terminator series, Blade Runner, Avatar, Marvel series, Logan's Run, The Abyss, Mad Max series, Soylent Green, Galaxy Quest, Silent Running, Jurrasic Park series, The Day The Earth Stood Still. (My brain is starting to hurt. Do I smell smoke?) Total Recall, Bicentennial Man, Back to the Future series, Matrix series, Ghost Busters, District 9, Roddy Piper in They Live, Barbarella, (*gasp**) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Deep Impact, Armageddon, The Fifth Element, etc,etc,etc.......

And I'm spent..................

I'm rather old-fashioned, for lack of a better descriptive, in my movie tastes. I'm more into, say, the films of Ernst Lubitsch or John Ford, etc. Horror? Forget it. The only sci-fi I can remember liking was 1981's Outland, with Sean Connery, and of comics-to-movies, the more recent Sin City.

Oh yah, Outland is great!

1. Outland...High Noon in space. Sweet.

2. Riddick...yeah, with the alien dog buddy. Cool.

3. Anything derived from a story written by Philip K. Dick. Lots out there.

4. New Star Trek movies. Great casting all around.

5. Blade Runner...for everything. See #3 above.

6. Akira...animated.

7. Starship Troopers...classic.

8. 2001 A Space Odessa...and sequel.

9. Newest Mad Max movie...actually really good.

10. Galaxy Quest...cause ya really just gotta see it.

11. A Boy and His Dog...classic.

12. Serenity...one of the best.

There's a dozen from my hit list.

Live long...and prosper.

The latest Battlestar Galactica series on Netflix. Very compulsive viewing...

Stick wrote:

The latest Battlestar Galactica series on Netflix. Very compulsive viewing...

Its a bit more provocative than the original with Loren Green, that's for certain!

Was never into watching Sci-Fic movies. I'm more of a Quentin Tarantino kind of guy. Watch Reservoir Dogs , I have that Michael Madsen personality.



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I loved Michael Madsen in Hell Ride as the Gent, and of course in the Kill Bill movies

There are variations.  Multiple Dune's.  Babylon 5 has movies, and extended stuff like Crusade, Legends of the Rangers, etc  There is a really neat, hard to find pilot for a series that never happened called White Dwarf.  Space Above and Beyond.

Carlos wrote:

There are variations.  Multiple Dune's.  Babylon 5 has movies, and extended stuff like Crusade, Legends of the Rangers, etc  There is a really neat, hard to find pilot for a series that never happened called White Dwarf.  Space Above and Beyond.

Wasnt that supposed to be on Fox back in the day???

Oh...and if you like Serenity the film, the TV series is just as good in slightly differing ways. Numerous episodes.



"Like a leaf on the wind."


https://youtu.be/JY3u7bB7dZk

Alex, if by any chance your into to the ole West, watch Hell on Wheels. Five seasons and was an AMC original. So either download the AMC app or watch online. It's also available on Netflix.



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Blackhorse wrote:

Oh...and if you like Serenity the film, the TV series is just as good in slightly differing ways. Numerous episodes.



"Like a leaf on the wind."


https://youtu.be/JY3u7bB7dZk

I do have fire fly and serenity.  Great series.  Shame it never made past season 1. Joss was on the ball for that one.  Movie felt like it rushed the storyline closure.

My wife is the sci fi buff I'll ask her

Sweet Lord! Doctor gave me the long face... looking at 2 to 3 weeks before I will be considered to be released back to work.... I may loose my mind !!!!

Alex, this time listen to your doctor! Wish you a speedy recovery but this will not be achieved without the proper rest and diet. Relax and enjoy your pipe more

Plus, don't piss your wife off....lol



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If you have Amazon Prime try Man in the high Castle. As a history guy I find it as thought provoking as the original book it's based on.

Thistleoak wrote:

Carlos wrote:

There are variations.  Multiple Dune's.  Babylon 5 has movies, and extended stuff like Crusade, Legends of the Rangers, etc  There is a really neat, hard to find pilot for a series that never happened called White Dwarf.  Space Above and Beyond.

Wasnt that supposed to be on Fox back in the day???

Could be. I have a lot on DVD. Some on VHS. White Dwarf I bought a promo copy on VHS. But it can be found online to watch with some digging.

Sorry i wasnt on much today... dealing with doctors and setting up short term disability.... really eats up your day and energy

Thistleoak wrote:

Sorry i wasnt on much today... dealing with doctors and setting up short term disability.... really eats up your day and energy

No need to apologise Alex old bean. Your priorities lie elsewhere right now and although it's great to see you posting, I think I can speak for the Brothers if I said we'd much rather you invested your time into getting yourself fully up to speed, ship shape and Bristol fashion. That way you'll be back to being your old self in no time and posting at full throttle.

Here's to you matey!