Recent movies

[jusplay4fun]

I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.

Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.

Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.

Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.

The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.

I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.

I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?

JP4Fun

[KoolBak]

Loved Interstellar....really pulled at the heartstrings, although one really had to ignore the attempts at hard sci fi....lol. Great movie....

[2dimes]

I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.

Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.

Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.

Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.

The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.

I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.

I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?

JP4Fun

[jonesthecurl]

Last movie I saw was the latest Planet of the Apes. Damn good.

[KoolBak]

My CC buddy's kid was one of the main apes in that ;o)

[jusplay4fun]

I did not intend to be lucid; my comments were intended to elicit comments and discussion. I was not arguing a point by being lucid and cogent.

JP4F

I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.

Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.

Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.

Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.

The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.

I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.

I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?

JP4Fun

[jonesthecurl]

And don't call me Lucy!

[muy_thaiguy]

And don't call me Lucy!

But Shirley, I thought you liked that nickname!

[2dimes]

I have watched several recently released movies that deal with science, space travel, and human emotions.

Interstellar talks about humans as explores and explores the emotion of love: love of family, altruistic love, and love of adventure and logic and science. Intuition is important too.

Hidden Figures shows the interactions of history, science, and rights for women and minorities in the story of three very intelligent black women living in Hampton, Virginia who worked for NASA and focuses on the year 1961. And John Glenn became an even bigger hero to me.

Martian, with Matt Damon, also explores the dangers and adventures of space travel to Mars. The will to live is an integral part of the story.

The Theory of Everything is the story of the physicist Stephen Hawking, as told from the perspective of his first wife. What a great story of love and physics and the human will to succeed, despite significant obstacles. Imbedded here are interesting hints of human biology and the male perspective.

I want to see Dunkirk, but have not managed to carve time out of a busy and rewarding life to see it yet. It is on my "must see" list.

I look forward to interesting, relevant, and insightful comments. ThorThoth, do you have any?

JP4Fun

Which ape?

[KoolBak]

You talkin to me? He played Red...also the cop in the copter that gets whacked in Rise of the Planet of the Apes...also played in Xmen, Riddick, Godzilla, Supernatural and all kinds of other shit....really cool. Will pm ya...you know his dad ;o)

[Bernie Sanders]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-10-porn-films_us_5786c7fbe4b03fc3ee4f3f0a

Nothing to hide....OK it's not a recent movie, but it's better than watching some ape movie.

[Dukasaur]

You talkin to me? He played Red...also the cop in the copter that gets whacked in Rise of the Planet of the Apes...also played in Xmen, Riddick, Godzilla, Supernatural and all kinds of other shit....really cool. Will pm ya...you know his dad ;o)

I dated a girl whose father was a stunt double for Robert Redford in The Great Waldo Pepper.

[KoolBak]

Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat

[Dukasaur]

Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat

Apollo Creed was Carl Weathers. He was a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders before he got the acting gig. Carl is 6' 2", so if the guy you saw was really short, it probably wasn't him.

A lot of people confuse Carl Weathers with Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian. He's smaller, but still no midget. I just googled it and see it as both 5'11" and 6'0".

[KoolBak]

well hell....people were making a big deal about it, dude had security, but he wasnt no six foot....weird.....?

[2dimes]

Who is the dude that played Apollo Creed in Rocky? Saw him in an airport once...really short....total asshat [/quote I searched, "short guys thar look like apollo creed" even though Google fixed the misspell no one came up.]

[strike wolf]

Top 3 sci-fi movies recently?

1. Arrival
2. Interstellar
3. The Martian

I liked Hidden Figures better than The Martian but I wouldn't consider it sci-fi.

Best movies I've seen this year?

1. Dunkirk
2. Get Out (both two of the best movies I've seen in years)
3. Baby Driver (I'm really enjoying this trend towards music being more involved in the actual movie rather than background scores. The fact that Brighton Rock is excellent on its own.)

[Symmetry]

"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.

If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".

[strike wolf]

"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.

If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".

I hated Gravity.

[thegreekdog]

I like Interstellar although many critics did not.

Other science fiction movies (older probably):

Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)

[Symmetry]

I like Interstellar although many critics did not.

Other science fiction movies (older probably):

Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)

Event Horizon and 12 Monkeys are great.

Star Trek wise- First Contact is deeply underrated.

I think we're pushing the definition of "recent" though.

[Symmetry]

"Gravity" deserves a heads up. It's a tough movie to sell people on. Almost any way you describe it makes it sound terrible.

If you liked The Martian, you'll probably like "Gravity".

I hated Gravity.

Wow, ok. Why did you hate it?

[jusplay4fun]

I have not seen Gravity; is that the one with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock?

JP

[thegreekdog]

I like Interstellar although many critics did not.

Other science fiction movies (older probably):

Event Horizon (more horror than sci fi)
Aliens (duh)
Hitchhiker's Guide (more comedy than sci fi)
12 Monkeys (one of my personal all-time favorites)
Star Trek Generations (my favorite Star Trek movie other than Star Trek I)

Event Horizon and 12 Monkeys are great.

Star Trek wise- First Contact is deeply underrated.

I think we're pushing the definition of "recent" though.

Unfortunately (maybe not the right word) I'm too busy with various (four) children and a more-than-full-time job to watch movies. My wife and I just watched "Gone Baby Gone" which was released in 2007. We're trying to finish Mad Men. I just want to give you some context as to how far behind I am. By comparison, I saw all of the movies above in a theater.

P.S. The last movie I saw in a theater was "Moana" (with four chidlren at a movie tavern - that's a movie theater with sweet, sweet beer). It is the best Disney "princess" movie I've ever seen. The music is insanely good. My old favorite was Beauty and the Beast and Moana blows that movie out of the water. I highly, highly recommend it.

[jusplay4fun]

I only commented on movies I have seen (watched) so I cannot count on the other 4. I do want to see Dunkirk, but have not found time to get to the theatre.

My list was 4 movies with a science theme and was not intended to be limited to sci-fi. TOE and Hidden Figures are historical and mostly true (or based on historical events). I have not read anything to suggest that those two movies have lots of historical (or ANY) inaccuracies.

JP4Fun

Top 3 sci-fi movies recently?

1. Arrival
2. Interstellar
3. The Martian

I liked Hidden Figures better than The Martian but I wouldn't consider it sci-fi.

Best movies I've seen this year?

1. Dunkirk
2. Get Out (both two of the best movies I've seen in years)
3. Baby Driver (I'm really enjoying this trend towards music being more involved in the actual movie rather than background scores. The fact that Brighton Rock is excellent on its own.)