Forbidden Planet is one of my all time favorite classic science fiction films. It borrows heavily from Shakespeare’s The Tempest to weave a tale of a scientist and his young daughter […]
Tag: sci-fi scenes
Sci-Fi Scenes: Deforestation, Predator, 1987
“Come on in, you fuckers. Come on in. Ol’ Painless is waitin.” ~Blain Predator. A movie about badass special forces being hunted by a badass alien in the steaming jungles […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: The Fifth Element, Diva Dance, 1997
In 1997 a quirky and stylistic science fiction movie was released to lukewarm box office (though it did well internationally) and tepid critical response. That movie was Luc Besson’s French […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Close Encounters, Devil’s Tower, 1977
In 1977 two movies were released by two future juggernauts in Hollywood. George Lucas released his first installment in the Star Wars universe, and Steven Spielberg released Close Encounters of […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Chestburster, Alien, 1979
Alien was another movie that was not spoiled by the internet. In 1979 audiences going in only knew three things about it: there was an alien, it was set in […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Chase, Ghost in the Shell, 1995
It’s not often that an anime feature has an impact on mainstream science fiction, but in 1995 Ghost in the Shell popped on to the scene. It absolutely tanked at […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Opening Sequence, Star Wars, 1977
When Star Wars opened in May of 1977 no one really knew what to expect. There was no internet. There was no Youtube. There were no forums with people endlessly […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: To the Moon, 2001: ASO, 1968
2001 is 45 years old. Almost two generations have been born since it appeared in theaters and took viewers on a total mind trip. People still debate the meaning of […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Sol Goes Home, Soylent Green, 1973
Thorne’s book, Sol, makes a terrible discovery . . . and by now I hope everyone on the planet knows what it is. Yes, the overpopulated, polluted, and globally toasty […]
Sci-Fi Scenes: Tears in Rain, Blade Runner, 1982
Ahhh, Roy, Roy, Roy. You desired life so much that you killed to find its secret, but in the end you loved it so much that you couldn’t bear to […]
