367
Simple and easy to remember
(media.piefed.world)
It’s not so much a sci-fi film as a horror film in a sci-fi setting.
You know what a gun is. A lethal weapon
Except in this case the lethal weapon was the main character.
That's Mr. Lethal Weapon to you.
Sir, yes, sir, Mr. Weapon, sir!
Sharknado is exactly what it says on the tin
I can never get in to Sharknado.
It just… sucks.
Like I get that it’s supposed to be corny and stupid, but I like my corny and stupid to be a function of the creators incompetence and a $257 budget most spent on aluminum foil.
Like the movie “Independents Day” (yes, ents and not ence).
In fairness, so is Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”.
best science-fiction film ever made
Idk about that buddy
We can debate the top rankings, but Alien is in the pantheon for sure. It's practically flawless as a movie. You could argue for 2001, or Blade Runner, or Close Encounters of the Third Kind. But you would have to at least compare those to Alien to prove they're better in some way.
The matrix would like a word, as would Jurassic Park, and independence day. All three are far better than alien or aliens. I admit that I have a bias against sigourney weaver. She sucked in that and sucked in avatar. I've never seen a good movie that she was in. But the alien movies are highly overrated.
I love all those movies. And if you don't like an actress, I'm not going to convince you that you're wrong. You like what you like.
From a holistic view, I'd point out that the three movies you mentioned were also pioneers in filmmaking. They each invented new technologies to do new things. Independence Day in green screens and explosions, Jurassic Park in blending CG with pratical puppetry, and Matrix created a new type of multicamera stop-motion slow-motion.
But they all borrowed heavily from Alien and Aliens. Each of the movies you mentioned had a direct homage to the Alien franchise. In aesthetic, in atmosphere, in creature design, they all stood on the shoulders of Ridley Scott and HR Geiger.
All of those except Alien could be argued to have pacing problems.
I sometimes miss the excellent straight-scifi film that gets interrupted by the horror move that breaks out.
Pfft no, 2001 is perfect. Every time I’ve watched it I’ve been high af, and I fall asleep for a few min at a time throughout it, and I don’t miss anything at all!
I certainly wouldn’t want to watch it sober, though.
Upvoted simply for the concept of "it's only good if you're high" that was a ridiculously boring, shitty movie.
Try it high ;) you might feel different!
Honestly, there's also "The Thing" which is also as simple as it gets.
Yeah but that was actually good.
This is my vote as well. And it fits the prompt!
It's certainly in the running, the first two are basically perfect movies
I heard it was Top Gun. :^}
Yeah well it's called 'heat'
Aliens are not a core element of science fiction. It should be named Future
Im sorry wheres the mages and the wizards with the wands and staffs. The dragons need to be vanquished again.
I'm always saddened when I remember the greatest sci-fi series of all has no proper movie.
(Perry Rhodan)
this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2025
367 points (100.0% liked)
People Twitter
8010 readers
1606 users here now
People tweeting stuff. We allow tweets from anyone.
RULES:
- Mark NSFW content.
- No doxxing people.
- Must be a pic of the tweet or similar. No direct links to the tweet.
- No bullying or international politcs
- Be excellent to each other.
- Provide an archived link to the tweet (or similar) being shown if it's a major figure or a politician.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS