Author Topic: Totally NOT Layonara Related... (Read 1325 times)

OneST8 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 18, 2010, 03:17:40 am »

Quote from: EdTheKet

Don't bother with Space above and beyond. IT got cancelled after the first season (was supposed to be five) so you get this open-ended series.

You can always try Space Balls:

King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you see, the air of Spaceball had serious pollution problems...). The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Starr, to persuade him to save Vespa. What follows is the parody of a _LOT_ of famous SF movies

But you have to be in the mood for the humor.

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No Sir! I did not catch you playing with your dolls again sir!

Certainly a comedic classic! Lotsa good fun toilet humor for sure. It's like Ice Pirates but better.

Thanks for the note on Space Above and Beyond though.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 18, 2010, 03:22:25 am »

It was a shame too Ed... I was really into that show!

I still love the one episode with "Ray Butts" and his favorite quote..

"easy as eatin' pancakes"

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Pseudonym · « **Reply #22 on:** May 18, 2010, 04:40:40 am »

Read some Orson Scott Card. Better than a movie.

PS. Okay, maybe not better than Serenity ... but a more sure bet than some of the other movie suggestions.

miltonyorkcastle · « **Reply #23 on:** May 18, 2010, 09:03:19 am »

Ice Pirates! Ah, good times.

s0ulz · « **Reply #24 on:** May 18, 2010, 09:13:12 am »

The currently running series Stargate:Universe is rather space oriented this time around and I'm really enjoying it. It brings a different element into the equation of Stargate once you find out how deep in trouble they really are.

Xiaobeibi · « **Reply #25 on:** May 18, 2010, 11:11:10 am »

Voices of a distant star!

Not sure if you like anime, but this is pure beauty...

Voices of a Distant Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

EventHorizon · « **Reply #26 on:** May 18, 2010, 02:05:27 pm »

Spaceballs!

What you wanted something more "serious" than a Mel Brooks classic?

Okay so since all I can think of has pretty much been mentioned already.

Lexx - "Lexx" (1997)
Space'ish but dont count on getting any thrusters, and do bring the bugspray.

Chazzler · « **Reply #27 on:** May 18, 2010, 03:23:08 pm »

AHh yes, did anyone mention Frank Herbert's: Dune miniseries and the following Children of Dune?

cbnicholson · « **Reply #28 on:** May 18, 2010, 04:10:57 pm »

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Serenity

wha? No mention of Firefly the series on dvd?

vgn · « **Reply #29 on:** May 18, 2010, 11:22:40 pm »

Things not mentioned so far:

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Chronicles of Riddick
Dune
Enemy Mine
Life Force (Space plus Vampires for the win!)

Hellblazer · « **Reply #30 on:** May 18, 2010, 11:54:31 pm »

wow enemy mine.. a classic!

OneST8 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:23:12 am »

Quote from: Pseudonym

Read some Orson Scott Card. Better than a movie.

PS. Okay, maybe not better than Serenity ... but a more sure bet than some of the other movie suggestions.

The point is to throw a flick on at night while going to sleep... if I had time to read... there's a loooooong list of "to be read"

Thanks though!

OneST8 · « **Reply #32 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:23:55 am »

Quote from: miltonyorkcastle

Ice Pirates! Ah, good times.

Love the afro when they go through the time warp

OneST8 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:25:35 am »

Quote from: s0ulz

The currently running series Stargate:Universe is rather space oriented this time around and I'm really enjoying it. It brings a different element into the equation of Stargate once you find out how deep in trouble they really are.

I may just give the shows another chance to fill the role. Thanks!

OneST8 · « **Reply #34 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:26:02 am »

Quote from: Chazzler

AHh yes, did anyone mention Frank Herbert's: Dune miniseries and the following Children of Dune?

Believe it or not, I've got it all on VHS

OneST8 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:27:19 am »

Quote from: Hellblazer

wow enemy mine.. a classic!

This was the first movie I watched and even as a kid recognized the racism aspect of the story.

It honestly touched my heart.

Again, another of my aging VHS collection hehe

OneST8 · « **Reply #36 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:31:25 am »

Quote from: Aerimor

I don't know much about good movies, but i know something about movies so bad they are good.

Ice Pirates
Fifth Element
Flash Gordon
Galaxy Quest
Battle Beyound the Stars (Stolen form the Magnificent seven (Stolen from Seven Samuri))
SpaceBalls
Starship Troopers

also:
Alien(s)
Last Star Fighter

Good one but not really a space movie:
Forbidden Planet (a classic)

They need a Buck Rodgers movie!

Edit: Took too long to hit post, now Steel got Last Star Fighter on the list first.

Battle Beyond the Stars... definitely will have to investigate.

Loved all the others you mentioned. Even Starship Troopers has found a spot on my shelf. Lots of people didn't like that movie but I enjoyed it because it illustrates (at least in my opinion) the totalitarian police state the western world is turning into. So many layers of brainwashing the populace...

Thanks!

OneST8 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 19, 2010, 12:32:54 am »

Quote from: vgn

Things not mentioned so far:

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Chronicles of Riddick
Dune
Enemy Mine
Life Force (Space plus Vampires for the win!)

Life Force?! Vampires in space?!!! now that's peaked my curiosity!

Thanks!

Hellblazer · « **Reply #38 on:** May 19, 2010, 11:03:56 am »

Loved the first star ship troopers, hated the other two. Especially the second one. I mean come on.. guns that shoot and all you see is a light bulb at the end of the gun??

Filatus · « **Reply #39 on:** May 31, 2010, 07:12:54 am »

Huge fan of Babylon 5, probably watched every episode 6 times.. And since there are about 22 episodes in all 5 seasons, a one season spin off in the form of Crusades and about 5 rather crappy movies... I can safely say I spend a lot of time watching it.

Second on the list is Farscape, great show and I went through a lot of trouble to find the movie where it all ends. That movie is also really for people who want to see the end to the story.

B5 and Farscape have both very long story arcs with an actual finish. In the case of B5, events that happened in the first season that seemed unimportant at the time would actually make sense 3 seasons later.

If you like Pocahontas, you should probably watch Avatar though.