--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > HOWEVER, if anyone has suggestions for a SciFi film > > > > > that surpasses Blade Runner, or even of one that > > > > > belongs in your Top Ten, I'm all ears. > > > > > > > > Galaxy Quest is my all time favorite!!!! > > > > > > I can get that. It was funny with a capital F. The > > > crew obviously had a ball filming it, and that state > > > of attention comes through in the film. > > > > > > That's one reason that the "Firefly" series and the > > > followup film "Serenity" make my personal SciFi Top > > > Ten. These people obviously *loved* each other. And > > > they were not afraid to be Funny. That's as much a > > > rarity in science fiction as it is everywhere else. > > > > > > > Second probably was Alien. > > > > > > That's my #2 as well. Remarkable film. > > > > > > > Also really liked the oldy but goody, Close Encounters. > > > > And the Jurassic Park series. > > > > > > Neither makes my Top Ten, but they were each wonderful > > > in their way. I think Spielberg *cared* more when making > > > Close Encounters, and that's why it's the superior film. > > > He can make a better film than most directors in his > > > sleep. Unfortunately, he has done so more than once. > > > > The 110 episode B-5 movie is by far the greatest of all time. > > Can't say because I didn't watch that many episodes. > I couldn't, because there was always this vibe of > taking itself too seriously about the whole thang. >
Well of COURSE it took itself seriously. It was a war story. There were occassional flashes of humor. View from the Gallery was told from the perspective of the station janitors during a space battle, for instnce. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
