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03-07-2008, 11:22 PM
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stumblebum
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movie alternatives to Contact
Can anyone recommend good science based movies along the lines of Contact and the dish. My copy of contact is wearing out from overuse. I really like the more real style of these movies over the full on sci fi stuff.
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03-07-2008, 11:30 PM
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How about one of the greatest movies of all time..... 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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04-07-2008, 12:37 AM
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Good call, i'll add it to the list. 
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04-07-2008, 12:51 AM
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Phoenix has landed
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"Red Planet" isn't bad. I picked up a copy for $14.99 a few years ago. I recommend it :-)
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04-07-2008, 01:19 AM
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The Day the World Stood Still (B/W) .... one of the classics.
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04-07-2008, 09:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leinad
From memory Carl Sagan had a strong influence with science/cosmology in the movie: Contact ?
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Methinks that Carl Sagan wrote the book.
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04-07-2008, 10:52 AM
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Sunshine was very easy on the eyes! A very aesthetic movie.
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04-07-2008, 12:10 PM
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stumblebum
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Some greats there, its amazing what you forget over the years.
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04-07-2008, 08:25 PM
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Where is the dark?
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Come on, no one has mentioned the Speilberg classic
Close encounters of the Third Kind.
Richard Dreyfuss in the lead role was excellent
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04-07-2008, 08:41 PM
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Klatu Berada Nikto - Gort Beringa !!
If that were all it took to save the world these days
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04-07-2008, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gman
Come on, no one has mentioned the Speilberg classic
Close encounters of the Third Kind.
Richard Dreyfuss in the lead role was excellent
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That's because it was rubbish
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04-07-2008, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson
That's because it was rubbish
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Aye, well, your are entitled to your opinion. 
I reckoned is was very good.
Just got the Invisible Man series from the 1950's, 26 episodes, a bit dated and B/W but great to watch again after all these years (I'd be about 10 at the time).
Bill
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05-07-2008, 01:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leinad
From memory Carl Sagan had a strong influence with science/cosmology in the movie: Contact ?
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Methinks that Carl Sagan wrote the book.
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He did and the original book like most books is a lot heavier in subplot than the movie was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_%28novel%29
http://www.coseti.org/klaescnt.htm
He also wrote a fabulous book after Contact called "Pale Blue Dot" which is one of my favorites with a blend of science, astronomy and I suppose Sci-Fi philosophy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot_%28book%29
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05-07-2008, 12:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gman
Come on, no one has mentioned the Speilberg classic
Close encounters of the Third Kind.
Richard Dreyfuss in the lead role was excellent
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How silly of me to forget.  I have the DVD on my shelf which came with Three discs. Three alternate cuts.
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05-07-2008, 03:41 PM
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and mini-Morbius too
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Sorry... I just had to jump in here... 
Forbidden Planet!
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05-07-2008, 04:41 PM
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Sorry... I just had to jump in here...
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LOL we hear yah Dr Morbius 
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06-07-2008, 12:11 PM
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I'm bloody serious
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Colossus; The Forbin Project is a great film about super computers but I'm not sure if it's available on dvd. You might find the book by DF jones, though.
The Andromeda Strain from the early 70's concerns biological contamination from outer space and is directed by Robert Wise and written by Michael Crichton. Again, I'm not sure of dvd availability.
Charly, from Daniel Keyes' short story Flowers for Algernon concerning attempts to increase intelligence by surgical means. The movie is pretty good with Cliff Robertson putting in a stunning performance as the medical subject (I think he even scored an Oscar for it) but as is often the case, the source novel is far superior.
Silent Running, directed by 2001's effects wizard, Douglas Trumbul. Far above the Earth orbit huge teraspheres, the last remaining samples of eco systems from a polluted Earth. When budgetary cutbacks order the dumping of said spheres, one man fights desperately to save just one. I know for a fact that this one is available on dvd as I've got a copy.
All of these date from '68 to '71 so availability could be a problem.
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06-07-2008, 02:34 PM
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The Arrival, I liked the idea in this movie to use residential satellite dishes in an array to track aliens.
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