Borderline?

HighWiredSith · Jul 31, 2006, 02:46 PM

Hmmm, having a tough time coming up with titles that are "borderline" sci-fi. Seems they either are or they aren't.

Good call with the Batman series, certainly borderline. Maybe something like James Bond with his futurusitic gadgets or The Hunt for Red October featuring stealth submarines.

Splendiferous · Aug 1, 2006, 07:00 PM

Blade can be put under here until such time as the "Is it/Isn't it" argument is settled once and for all!

Darth Bob · Aug 3, 2006, 11:43 AM

Also the austin powers movies could go here as well.

Seraph · Aug 4, 2006, 04:48 PM

There's a whole bunch of stuff that could/should (depending on your persuasion) be pushed in here a la: Ghostbusters, Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers, NightWatch, loads in Upcoming Movies actually, Superman etc etc.

mack · Aug 17, 2006, 09:24 PM

I'd put all of M. Night Shyamalan's movies in this bucket, along with Dragonfly, Mothman Prophecies, and much of Steven King's work.

Splendiferous · Aug 18, 2006, 05:35 AM

I don't know, there's not much that's SF about The Sixth Sense. As for King, IT could be said to be borderline SF on account of the origion of the clown-thing, and Tommyknockers IS SF, but most of the rest of it is fantasy/horror stuff.

Never seen Dragonfly or Mothman Thingies, though - any good?

SpaceAce · Feb 15, 2008, 07:42 AM

What about scary movies, they often involve some sort of fantasy. Its like for every Halloween or Friday the 13th (original) which have realistic settings. There are the Freddy Kruger films and all the other Friday the 13th films.

For example

A movie like HATCHET, which by the way is excellent. Has a unnatural character with an unnatural background. The death scenes are very graphic and involve lost of sci fi like elements:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6stizs9h-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ainh...eature=related

I'm just saying whats the difference between a Victor Crowley and a Morpheus.

Seraph · Feb 15, 2008, 03:09 PM

Hatchet looks like an awfull Z Movie from the Horror chanel

but Oh My God HARMONY!!!!

Er....when was the release?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splendiferous

I don't know, there's not much that's SF about The Sixth Sense. As for King, IT could be said to be borderline SF on account of the origion of the clown-thing, and Tommyknockers IS SF, but most of the rest of it is fantasy/horror stuff.

Never seen Dragonfly or Mothman Thingies, though - any good?

Sixth Sense - possibility of consciousness beyond biological (thousand ways you can spin science into it, i.e passage into a level overlayed to reality, slightly out of sink - kinda like White Noise).

Dragonfly & Mothman are both incredibly snooze worthy.

SpaceAce · Mar 18, 2008, 11:03 AM

What about WRESTLE MANIAC. A movie about an ex Mexican Wrestler who is killing porn stars in a ghost town. Its a good movie, but how fantasy is that ?

Jul 31, 2006, 02:46 PM	#1
HighWiredSith More Than Just Okay 3,854 flights since Jul 2001 Location: The Uplift Mojo Party	Borderline? Hmmm, having a tough time coming up with titles that are "borderline" sci-fi. Seems they either are or they aren't. Good call with the Batman series, certainly borderline. Maybe something like James Bond with his futurusitic gadgets or The Hunt for Red October featuring stealth submarines.

Aug 1, 2006, 07:00 PM	#2
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Borderline? Blade can be put under here until such time as the "Is it/Isn't it" argument is settled once and for all!

Aug 3, 2006, 11:43 AM	#3
Darth Bob The Eld 1,279 flights since Sep 2002 Location: The Dark Tower	Re: Borderline? Also the austin powers movies could go here as well.

Aug 4, 2006, 04:48 PM	#4
Seraph .... 2,121 flights since Feb 2003 Location: Somewhere between Lucifer and Limbo	Re: Borderline? There's a whole bunch of stuff that could/should (depending on your persuasion) be pushed in here a la: Ghostbusters, Ginger Snaps, Dog Soldiers, NightWatch, loads in Upcoming Movies actually, Superman etc etc.

Aug 17, 2006, 09:24 PM	#5
mack misanthrope 1,988 flights since Dec 2002 Location: Planet Earth	Re: Borderline? I'd put all of M. Night Shyamalan's movies in this bucket, along with Dragonfly, Mothman Prophecies, and much of Steven King's work.

Aug 18, 2006, 05:35 AM	#6
Splendiferous Old One Pikeman 3,132 flights since Mar 2002 Location: Dreaming in plush R'lyeh	Re: Borderline? I don't know, there's not much that's SF about The Sixth Sense. As for King, IT could be said to be borderline SF on account of the origion of the clown-thing, and Tommyknockers IS SF, but most of the rest of it is fantasy/horror stuff. Never seen Dragonfly or Mothman Thingies, though - any good?

Feb 15, 2008, 07:42 AM	#7
SpaceAce Pilot 16 flights since Jan 2007	Re: Borderline? What about scary movies, they often involve some sort of fantasy. Its like for every Halloween or Friday the 13th (original) which have realistic settings. There are the Freddy Kruger films and all the other Friday the 13th films. For example A movie like HATCHET, which by the way is excellent. Has a unnatural character with an unnatural background. The death scenes are very graphic and involve lost of sci fi like elements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6stizs9h-g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ainh...eature=related I'm just saying whats the difference between a Victor Crowley and a Morpheus.

Mar 18, 2008, 11:03 AM	#9
SpaceAce Pilot 16 flights since Jan 2007	Re: Borderline? What about WRESTLE MANIAC. A movie about an ex Mexican Wrestler who is killing porn stars in a ghost town. Its a good movie, but how fantasy is that ?

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