So the post is a day late, mainly because I lacked inspiration for my Top 5 this week. I wasn’t really sure what to to make it on. Finally late last night I go the inspiration and decided to work out who made the cut.
So here we go….
FIVE
I, Robot [2004], is a movie that took us on a crime thriller with the detective that hated robots. We are in a future world where artificial intelligence and robotics had advanced so far that we finally had figured out a way to make them useful in general day to day activities. I personally thought this movie was mediocre but it did have a few good action scenes and was overall enjoyable.
FOUR
WarGames [1983], is about a whizkid high school student who decides to hack into a military program that was created years ago as a world was simulator. Here is Mattew Broderick back when, even before one of my favourite movies with him, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986). This film incorporated a lot of the older notions when computers were just started to be used for intelligence purposes and how they would take over the world. It is a fun film and everyone should check it out.
THREE
Tron [1982], stars Jeff Bridges is a hacker and is taken into a program after doing what he does best. He must fight in this digital world for his survival and to defeat the “master control”. This movie is one of those films that are a great representation of the geek film genre. I cannot tell you how it was back then when it came out, but when I did finally get around to seeing this movie five years ago I was amazed at how well it pulled off it’s look and story with all the low-end visual tools available to then in the early 80s.
TWO
The Terminator [1984], here in present day a cybernetic assassin is sent back in time to kill the mother of the leader of the rebellion against the machines in the future. This movie is one of those movies that I wouldn’t want updated ever. I do not mean I don’t want sequels, but sometimes when you watch older films you look at the effects and say “they could’ve done that so much better now”, i don’t want to see it done better in this respect. I personally love the look of this movie and I love the overall film. The story is simple and pretty linear, but it so amazing.
ONE
The Matrix [1999], is easily one of the best films of the 90s. It actually revolutionized film making with its introduction of the ‘bullet-time’ film capturing technique, and was the best way to introduce these new directors, Andy & Larry Wachowski. The story told us that our world was a lie, and that in reality we were in the near future where AI had been born and they had enslaved all of humanity. If you haven’t seen this movie please stop visiting this website because I don’t think I can talk to you anymore.
So you’ve heard my vote, what is yours?
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no 'HAL' from 2001: a space odyssey?
I gotta say, I havent seen 2001 Space Odyssey, so I couldn't nominate it. But before you kill me, I've already rented the DVD and intend to watch it this weekend along with two other Kubrick.
was one of the kubrick's the killing? that one is awesome.
Now don't flame me, but I've only seen Matrix and War Games and I love them both. There's a new upcoming movie that I want to add to this list but I'm not going to add since it's going to spoil the movie. But it's strange. I can't think of any more movies with this theme. Battlestar Galactica is sort of like this.
Seen all those. The Matrix is my absolute favourite. Was wondering where "2001 Space Odyssey" was, but I saw your explanation… lol
Great list ! This is a fun subgenre for sure and you got some great picks in there. One I recommend (although it's *very* 80's) if you haven't seen it already is Runaway with Tom Sellect, Cynthia Rhodes and Gene Simmons.
aight… update….
@Allan @Tucker
I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey this weekend past, and it wouldn't make the list I must say. Almost fell asleep during it.
@Shannon
I haven't seen that one, I'm a lover of 80s movies so maybe I'll check it out soon.
u bastard…u need to keep in mind when the film was made..its groundbreaking to say the least and paved the way for all the movies on your list. HAL is the granddaddy of every machine that ever wanted to harm mankind..eagle eye, the terminator, the matrix all draw from the concept kubrick brough to us in that film…try drinking some coffee the next time u decide to watch a masterpiece..lol
Dang Allan u rough… lol. But I empathize with what you are saying. I have no idea how old u are but lots of people today need to sometimes realise that they cannot use 'nowadays eyes' to watch old movies. I mean, I grew up in the 80's and I absolutely LOVED Macgyver! But when I downloaded the series and watched some of them, we see how extra damn lie Macgyver was and how poor a production some episodes were.
Absolute morons HATE Star Trek: TNG (with Piccard), and don't care that it was the spark that gave ppl an interest in science and hence made them choose science related careers.
All in all, 2001 Space Odyssey is an outlandish movie and not everyone under a certain age group can appreciate it.
Sometimes a good critic needs to let go of his personal cynicisms.
@Allan @Tucker
I agree, you have to appreciate a film for what it is. I do like older films [point being The French Connection is one of my fav films ever, but action in that doesn't compare to Bourne films of today]. I agree 2001 was groundbreaking. And after the first twenty minutes and they actually got to the ship I loved the movie. I love the story and all. The movie was perfect then, but then we hit the end and that psychadic [sp] epileptic inducing end sent up another wall….
The movie would've won for me, if they didn't have that boring ass opening with all those damn monkeys, I don't even know what that does to help the movie, other than show me that Kubrick is still in love with his huge cinematic triumphs where you have no clue what is going on and you're just left to look at some imagery that makes you scratch your head. I even thought during that hole opening that maybe I got the wrong movie, which kind of pissed me off.
Movies when done well will never lose its greatness and time will not matter. It doesn't make the list because as an overall film I just couldn't enjoy it.
So there, hate me if you must, but it just didn't reach me the way that it reached you Allan or even you Tucker. But at the same time that may be what makes me different from all the other critics who bow down to the end credits of Kubrick. And isn't that what it's all about, stating your opinion. Therefore I thank you for stating yours.
THE END.
gman.
PS. Tucker I love MacGuyver and wouldn't have him any other way; that is lie as hell.