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52. Loved Contact a favorite. 2001 ... I saw it originally in the movie theater on a Big screen, too.....

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 11:34 PM

Jun 26

Then decades later the 50th anniversary I saw it in the same thearter, and Keir Dullea did a Q & A after.

I found the ape segment to be soooo boring this time.
I found it, I guess, cold for the most part. So not very compelling in that way.

The visuals were mostly still good to excellent!
especially "going through" the Monolith.
My favorite of that is the? 4 or 6 suspended 3-D rhombuses that had their own imagery, along with the bottom half of the screen the colors racing foward! Still SO Awesome! That part right there. Felt like the Gates of the Universe knowledge were swinging open!

Re m: Contact- I was posting late. Something was prodding me mentally, and I realized I hadn't mentioned Contact (a favorite!) so I just added it in at the endxeith a few others.

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Your favorite Science Fiction shows, movies...Drama, comedy, sone w with some horror element... [View all] electric_blue68 Jun 20 OP

Bladerunner - "Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave." Pachamama Jun 20 #1

I saw it back then. Might get more out of it now. Ty electric_blue68 Jun 20 #5

I love that part of the movie TuxedoKat Jun 26 #17

Awesome clip. flying rabbit Jun 26 #30

From my childhood in the 50s, in the theater, "Forbidden Planet" Walleye Jun 20 #2

Ooooo, you Saw it in a Theater?! Wow! Can't believe I forgot that! Was late, I tired. Will add. electric_blue68 Jun 20 #7

I was also very impressed by the visuals Walleye Jun 20 #8

My collection of science fiction films is extensive... justaprogressive Jun 20 #3

TY electric_blue68 Jun 20 #9

Glad to know there's a few you haven't seen justaprogressive Jun 20 #13

I've seen.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #14

So many to chose from LogDog75 Jun 20 #4

TY... Lucky we have So Many! You mentioned a few I really enjoyed too.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #10

The writers of Eureka were amazing LogDog75 Jun 26 #51

Oh! electric_blue68 Jun 26 #58

if you liked Eureka! you should also watch Warehouse 13. nt yellowdogintexas Jun 27 #69

Babylon 5 made Star Trek fans cry. Intractable Jun 20 #6

I know what you mean... I wasn't "looking" for anything to "top" The Treks; being a fan from the start, and all that.... electric_blue68 Jun 20 #11

But not as long-lived nor as prolific as Trek. Intractable Jun 21 #15

TY for playing! 👍🚀🦕📡 electric_blue68 Jun 20 #12

Babylon 5, Star Trek Wolf Frankula Jun 21 #16

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Fahrenheit 451...that was a singular movie, not a series? electric_blue68 Jun 26 #20

It Looks Like TuxedoKat Jun 26 #22

Oh, wow...i d k that! Going to look them up... electric_blue68 Jun 26 #23

Wow...it was the 1966 one I saw. So I probably saw it on TV bc in B&W.... electric_blue68 Jun 26 #24

There may not be a 1996 one. Googled it, nothing came up. electric_blue68 Jun 26 #44

I must have misread TuxedoKat Jun 27 #88

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You have to watch it, so good, excellent plot, character development and special effects... wcmagumba Jun 26 #61

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Loved Contact a favorite. 2001 ... I saw it originally in the movie theater on a Big screen, too..... electric_blue68 Jun 26 #52

I agree with both. The 2001 soundtrack was the first album I bought when in middle school...still like it... wcmagumba Jun 27 #64

Many of my favorites are listed above. Morbius Jun 26 #42

Yup, I Noticed your name.... electric_blue68 Jun 26 #59

From the movie's screenplay (from memory): Morbius Jun 27 #94

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Wow! How cool is that! Quite a natural structure. electric_blue68 Jun 27 #74

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Oh, Hell No, me either! electric_blue68 Jun 27 #78

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Ty. Yeah, I've borrowed DVDs. 👍 electric_blue68 Jun 27 #93

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