[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

Very cool card, JC. Hearing Verne interviewed, several years ago, on some ancient audio seemed like
science fiction itself. We think the more obscure entries on our list above (post #3) are worth a look...

Clyde/Ray/Robbie, we love anything by Lynch, with Eraserhead right near the top of our list of favourites.
Only reason we didn't include it is that we were going by our narrower definition of sci-fi; Eraserhead,
to us, is more "surrealism," like an extended hallucination.

Craig, well put. Actually, though, we've found Verne and Wells film adaptations generally disappointing.
The 1936 Shape of Things holds up pretty well despite the Flash Gordon-level space launch and the
requisite miniskirts-and capes look for men (why does all 1930s-'40s sci-fi and space opera have guys
dressed in miniskirts or 1970s NBA hotpants and capes?). The whole altruistic Air Men versus
the Boss' anti-science thugs is visionary, particularly in today's climate.

A few more nominees for discussion:
Metropolis (1927), rightfully a classic
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), deeply philosophical in its way
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), slow and hard to follow, but, hey, Roeg and Bowie
Robocop (1987) -- Verhoeven's penchant for ultraviolence came thisclose to chasing us from the theatre
in the opening 15 minutes. Glad we stuck around.
Gravity (2013), pretty solid tech and spectacular big-screen visuals
Annihilation (2018), improves with a second or third viewing

Obviously, I did not 'do' as much as y'all did...so, to me, it was sci-fi.

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