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Post by Knerys on Feb 20, 2015 16:05:59 GMT -5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: I was really hoping this could make it as it's the only Trek film that is really worthy of considering, but it's importance is mostly confined to the series which spawned it. How many items do we use today exist because someone saw it on Star Trek? How many engineers, astronauts and physicist become so because of this. If Wrath of Khan fails, there's no more movies, no TNG, DS9, no conventions, no tropes to poke at or pay homage to. If this list can only have one Star Trek film, this is the one. |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 20, 2015 16:19:05 GMT -5
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: I was really hoping this could make it as it's the only Trek film that is really worthy of considering, but it's importance is mostly confined to the series which spawned it. How many items do we use today exist because someone saw it on Star Trek? How many engineers, astronauts and physicist become so because of this. If Wrath of Khan fails, there's no more movies, no TNG, DS9, no conventions, no tropes to poke at or pay homage to. If this list can only have one Star Trek film, this is the one.I completely agree, that's the very reason I'd hoped it would make it for 82, but this year is really damn strong. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 20, 2015 16:40:55 GMT -5
It is the best Star Trek film, but yeah, this is a really tough year. Any other year and it'd be in most likely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2015 16:47:29 GMT -5
I'd agree.
Wrath of Khan does deserve a spot. It's earned a place in the pop-culture pantheon. Seinfeld (there are numerous references to Wrath of Khan and other trek movies) and countless other shows have parodied it to some degree. It's also just important to the franchise.
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Post by Jibbs on Feb 20, 2015 19:56:57 GMT -5
Blade Runner
TRON
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Thing
Porky's
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2015 20:18:52 GMT -5
Porky's x5
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Post by Jibbs on Feb 20, 2015 20:32:19 GMT -5
I'm half-kidding with Porky's.
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Post by Neverending on Feb 20, 2015 20:38:08 GMT -5
I'm half-kidding with Porky's. Porky's is the original teen sex comedy. Or at least the first proper one. It should be considered. |
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Post by Jibbs on Feb 20, 2015 20:51:03 GMT -5
It should.
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Post by thebtskink on Feb 20, 2015 21:19:01 GMT -5
Blade Runner
The Thing
E.T.
The Wrath of Khan
48 Hours
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2015 21:19:34 GMT -5
Blade Runner
The Thing
E.T.
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Tron
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Post by thebtskink on Feb 20, 2015 21:20:08 GMT -5
Not for nothing, but it's years like this that make me love this thread
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Post by IanTheCool on Feb 21, 2015 2:22:33 GMT -5
Porkys was the highest grossing Canadian film for a long time.
I may have made that stat up, not too sure.
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Post by Fiverrabbit2014 on Feb 21, 2015 18:25:06 GMT -5
1. Poltergeist
2. E.T.
3. TRON
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Post by Deexan on Feb 23, 2015 23:57:38 GMT -5
I'm with JW.
Blade Runner
The Thing
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Tron
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Post by IanTheCool on Feb 24, 2015 22:35:56 GMT -5
Okay, so this is what we have:
Blade Runner
Tron
E.T.
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Star Trek II
Next year:1969
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Post by Knerys on Feb 24, 2015 23:14:54 GMT -5
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Post by thebtskink on Feb 24, 2015 23:26:20 GMT -5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Midnight Cowboy
Easy Rider
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Wild Bunch
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Post by Neverending on Feb 25, 2015 4:25:58 GMT -5
All Sci fi. Sweet. must be proud. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Midnight Cowboy Easy Rider Once Upon a Time in the West The Wild Bunch You forgot Paint Your Wagon. It was spoofed on The Simpsons, so it must be important. |
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Post by thebtskink on Feb 25, 2015 6:08:58 GMT -5
No.
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Post by Dracula on Feb 25, 2015 7:12:51 GMT -5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Midnight Cowboy Easy Rider Once Upon a Time in the West The Wild Bunch Sounds good |
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Post by PG Cooper on Feb 25, 2015 9:42:53 GMT -5
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Midnight Cowboy Easy Rider Once Upon a Time in the West The Wild Bunch We already have Once Upon a Time in the West in for 1968. As far as replacement goes, how does "Z" sound? The first film to be nominated for Best Picture and Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, and its political anger and disillusionment seemed to strike a chord with Americans of the time. Plus the film on the whole is widely praised. |
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Post by Neverending on Feb 25, 2015 10:22:58 GMT -5
Great choice! There's also Age of Consent, which is hilarious to watch in modern times. Helen Mirren - yes, Helen Mirren - plays an underage nude model. Her nude scenes were actually censored in some countries. Helen Mirren. The old British lady. The Queen. She was young once. Speaking of sex... Even though it's an awfully outdated movie, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice was groundbreaking at the time. Speaking of Helen Mirren... There's also the original Italian Job with Michael Caine. It is widely considered one of the greatest British films of all-time. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 25, 2015 11:02:57 GMT -5
Cooper is right, "Once Upon a Time in the West" is from 1968. I think you guys are right on the money for this year!
Midnight Cowboy
Z
Easy Rider
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Wild Bunch (the old man is exactly what I would've been in the wild west, that dude cracks me up every time)
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Feb 25, 2015 11:04:25 GMT -5
There's also Age of Consent, which is hilarious to watch in modern times. Helen Mirren - yes, Helen Mirren - plays an underage nude model. Her nude scenes were actually censored in some countries. Helen Mirren. The old British lady. The Queen. She was young once. Lol! |
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