Take the buzzfeed sci-fi movie nerd test

wolfie138 · 12 Nov 2019 at 13:17

I got halfway through ticking before thinking "WTF is this list supposed to be?" and gave up. like others have said, some silly choices for a sci-fi test.

cheesyboy · 12 Nov 2019 at 16:44

22

I see Truman Show's sci-fi credentials being questioned. It's definitely a sci-fi concept, though.
The superhero movies are more questionable. It's not like you'd consider actual Iron Man comics to be sci-fi.

hudson86 · 13 Nov 2019 at 10:38

47
Haven't seen
The Fountain .. which have always fancied watching
Mr Nobody
Her
.. and to my eternal movie loving shame , A Clockwork Orange.. cant bring myself to watch it despite having it in a Kubrick boxset

hudson86 · 13 Nov 2019 at 10:47

Street said:
48. I've not seen The Fountain, Mr Nobody and The Mist.

Definitely, It's a fantastic film!

Worth checking out The Mist plus theres a lovely special edition with a black and white version.

Its up there with the best Stephen King adaptations, its faithfull to the short story and even grimmer.

Shamikebab · 13 Nov 2019 at 10:47

cheesyboy said:
The superhero movies are more questionable. It's not like you'd consider actual Iron Man comics to be sci-fi.

In what world is Iron Man not sci fi?

Science fiction (sometimes called sci-fi or simply SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

Iron Man literally covers ALL of that.

Shocked so many people haven't seen The Fountain, it's barely sci fi but it's a great film.

wolfie138 · 13 Nov 2019 at 11:09

neil473 said:
Worth checking out The Mist plus theres a lovely special edition with a black and white version.

Its up there with the best Stephen King adaptations, its faithfull to the short story and even grimmer.

I can understand The Mist being on the list (poetry!) but I still peg it more as horror than sci-fi, especially as the possibly military portal explanation was never positively identified or expanded upon. I must admit I found the B&W version disappointing, seemed they'd just turned the colour saturation off rather than tweaking all the monochrome ranges to make it more "different".

Street · 13 Nov 2019 at 12:45

Shamikebab said:
Shocked so many people haven't seen The Fountain, it's barely sci fi but it's a great film.

The trailer looks weird as hell! I've never heard of it before but might check it out.

hudson86 · 13 Nov 2019 at 14:54

wolfie138 said:
I can understand The Mist being on the list (poetry!) but I still peg it more as horror than sci-fi, especially as the possibly military portal explanation was never positively identified or expanded upon. I must admit I found the B&W version disappointing, seemed they'd just turned the colour saturation off rather than tweaking all the monochrome ranges to make it more "different".

Yes definitely horror but with that hint of Half Life esq beginnings.
Been a while since I watched the b&w version, but dont remember being put off by the palette. Will see how it looks on a newer tv.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 13 Nov 2019 at 15:02

I scored 49
Somehow managed to miss The Prestige and The Fountain, so I'll have to add those to the watch list

cheesyboy · 13 Nov 2019 at 15:26

Shamikebab said:
In what world is Iron Man not sci fi?

Iron Man literally covers ALL of that.

Shocked so many people haven't seen The Fountain, it's barely sci fi but it's a great film.

Superhero movies, and comics, are fantasy. Things just ARE, because that's how it is in those worlds. That's what distinguishes them from Sci-Fi.

Werewolf · 13 Nov 2019 at 18:03

cheesyboy said:
Superhero movies, and comics, are fantasy. Things just ARE, because that's how it is in those worlds. That's what distinguishes them from Sci-Fi.

Really all superhero movies and comics are fantasy?

Whilst Star Trek with it's particle and "insert completely nonsensical techno babble" explanations isn't?

There are "superhero" and "comic book" movies that make far more sense from a science fiction standpoint than a lot of the "sci fi" films.
I'd say the a majority of "science fiction" could easily be called "science fantasy" if you're going to go down some arbitrary route to declare super hero/comic book stuff as all fantasy, as very few science fiction films stand up to any scrutiny as much of the time they get basic science wrong or offer no explanation why things work and even Arthur C Clark put it as "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

Destination · 13 Nov 2019 at 18:25

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
I scored 49
Somehow managed to miss The Prestige and The Fountain, so I'll have to add those to the watch list

The prestige should be quite the treat!

cheesyboy · 13 Nov 2019 at 21:48

Werewolf said:
There are "superhero" and "comic book" movies that make far more sense from a science fiction standpoint than a lot of the "sci fi" films.

Name three.

Street · 13 Nov 2019 at 21:56

Destination said:
The prestige should be quite the treat!

The Prestige is a fantastic film, I put it up there with my favourites.

IvanDobskey · 14 Nov 2019 at 07:59

Street said:
The Prestige is a fantastic film, I put it up there with my favourites.

Totally agree with this. Fantastic film in every way.

Surely nearly everyone has seen it now though.

IvanDobskey · 14 Nov 2019 at 08:03

Definitely a lot on that list I would not call sci-fi.

glenimp617 · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:37

41 but may be another three I have seen but can't remember

glenimp617 · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:40

K-PAX is a great film

How can anyone not have seen the prestige....it's one of the greats!

HeX · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:23

41

And echo above, if you've not seen The Prestige you're in for a treat!

HoneyBadger · 14 Nov 2019 at 14:21