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#2889965 - 10/28/09 09:08 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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There are two Dark Star's that I could find Panzer.
Which one is the one that bored you ?

Dark Star (1974)

Darkstar (2006)


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The first one. One thing that did catch my attention though is the scene where the guy does the fast knife stabbing routine between the fingers. That was used again in "Aliens". smile

Another great scene that had been recycled.
I remember Bill Paxton's character getting freaked out in that scene.


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#2897245 - 11/08/09 08:08 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]
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Here's one:
Mutant Chronicles

What an unfortunate name! It's got a good cast of recognizable people who, I thought, really pulled it off with great performances. Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman head it up, but John Malkovich and Sean Pertwee (Father in Equilibrium) also make appearances.
It's one of those AAA efforts but in the B movie genre. However, that makes it better than many big budget movies. wink

The basic plot is pretty much Halo/Gears of War type stuff and nothing too new. However, what's cool about the movie is the setting and style, which gives a sense of an alternate history story. The movie starts out and it's pretty timeless. There's a war going on and you can't tell if it's WWI, WWII, or set in the future. There's a year given, it's no mystery, but the way they handle the setting and the mixture of technology is very cool. Kind of a steampunk look about much of it. As the story goes on you see less and less of this as the situation develops, but it's a nice treatment.

This was on Sci Fi channel a while back but I missed it (the preview commercials looked good). I saw it on Netflix and it's on Watch it Now. If you have a 360, it's even in HD. Very good looking movie.
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#2897306 - 11/08/09 10:45 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: Raw Kryptonite]
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I'll have to check out that Mutant Chronicles. It seems interesting.
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#2897641 - 11/09/09 12:25 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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What, no one mentioned The Three Stooges classic "Have Rocket, Will Travel"? Incredible.

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#2897846 - 11/09/09 05:31 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: 20mm]
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What, no one mentioned The Three Stooges classic "Have Rocket, Will Travel"? Incredible.

nyuck, nyuck, nyuck!

It sounds like one I need to check out.


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#2898183 - 11/10/09 07:09 AM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: wheelsup_cavu]
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Seems like there was one where the Stooges went to Mars, but I can't find that one. Maybe it was Abbott and Costello.
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#2898191 - 11/10/09 07:40 AM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: 20mm]
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Originally Posted By: 20mm
Seems like there was one where the Stooges went to Mars, but I can't find that one. Maybe it was Abbott and Costello.


No, it had the Three Stooges and the Martians were really odd looking. They had these huge white heads and big black eyes. They kinda looked like the Cantina Band members from Star Wars. I remember seeing that Three Stooges movie on tv when I was like 5 or 6 years old!
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#2898222 - 11/10/09 08:25 AM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: PanzerMeyer]
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I think I actually went to a theater to watch it. But I was young and a Stooge fan. Still a fan.
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#2898473 - 11/10/09 03:50 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: 20mm]
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How about one of the all time worst movies. Of course it's probably not obscure but still a classic.


http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/



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#2898477 - 11/10/09 03:59 PM Re: Name your favorite obscure space-based sci fi movies [Re: johndw]
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Originally Posted By: johndw
How about one of the all time worst movies. Of course it's probably not obscure but still a classic.


http://www.badmovies.org/movies/plannine/



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Ed Wood may have made lots of bad movies but he still managed to find a way to become famous and remembered!


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