The Eighties Sci-Fi Thread.

[pedromonkey]

A few thoughts on Splatterdragon's list

Originally Posted by Splatterdragon73

Dunno if these have already been mentioned but i don't think so. Right now i don’t have time to look back and check, so here goes:

V - ****ing love V
Looker - had this in the post the other day not watched it yet
Android - saw it years back but forgot most of it.
Starman - beautiful Carpenter film
Moon 44 - 1990 sorry dude, not an 80s film
Ragewar
Runaway - Tom Selleck vs Gene Simmons, what's not to love
Gremloids
Hanger 18 - saw on sci-fi channel years ago, pretty good too
Star Knight
Night Beast
Starcrossed
Creepozoids
Short Circuit - Johnny 5
Flash Gordon - One of my favourites
The Vindicator
The Ice Pirates - Awesome film
The Eliminators
Remote Control
Forbidden World
My Science Project
The Last Starfighter - Alex Rogan Starfighter, love this film and the blu is good
Radioactive Dreams - virtually impossible to get hold of
Batteries Not Included - Sweet film a lot like cocoon.
Battle Beyond The Stars - [I]AWESOME!!!![/I]
The Killings At Outpost Zeta
Starchaser:The Legend Of Orin - will be doing a post for this later
Timerider:The Adventures Of Lyle Swann - again saw years back
Metalstorm:The Destruction Of Jared-Syn
Spacehunter:Adventures In The Forbidden Zone - will be doing a post on this too
And The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai:Across The Eighth Dimension.
-and this.

Don't forget Space Raiders too and i don't mean the crisps either!

[Splatterdragon73]

Originally Posted by VicDakin

Dreamscape (1984)

An enjoyable film and it's a shame the U.S. DVD (and BR?) is short of a sex scene. But i believe the U.K. release is intact and how hot is Kate Capshaw in this?

Pedro, You're right about M44. I wasn't sure if it was '89 or '90 so i stand corrected.

Here's a few more:

Arena
Cyborg
Cyclone
The Blob
Retaliator
The Being
D.A.R.Y.L.
R.O.T.O.R.
Spaceballs
Slipstream
Brainstorm
Innerspace
Earthbound
Solarbabies
Deep Space
Mac And Me
Alien Nation
Space Camp
The Warning
Fists Of Steel
Alien Warning
Zone Troopers
Flight Of The Navigator ("Compliant!")
The Philadelphia Experiment
Gobots:Battle Of The Rock Lords
And Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Also, the likes of Howard:A New Breed Of Hero, Night Of The Creeps, Time Bandits and The Fly all have sci-fi elements in one way or another imo.

Lastly, who else recalls early '80s BBC children's TV serial The Boy From Space?

[Splatterdragon73]

A few more bona fide sci-fi outings and films with sci-fi overtones of varying degrees:

Cocoon
Real Men
Moontrap
Sky Pirates
Enemy Mine
Chopping Mall
The Star Crystal
Black Moon Rising
The Time Guardian
Cocoon:The Return
Why Did You Pick On Me?
And The Legend Of The Golden Pearl.

Short-lived animation Silverhawks was good too along with the almighty Ulysses 31. How cool was the latter's combined ray gun and laser sabre?

[VicDakin]

Future-Kill (1985)

[VicDakin]

Krull (1983)
Bilbo Bagshot: I was like you once. Blond hair. Scraggly little beard. Childlike ears. Full of beans and spunk. I let my principles get in the way sometimes. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying "Hawk the Slayer" was rubbish.
Tim Bisley: Good for you.
Bilbo Bagshot: Yeah, thanks. But that's not the point, Tim. The point is I was defending the fantasy genre with terminal intensity, when what I should have said is "Dad, you're right, but let's give Krull a try and we'll discuss it later."

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Which release of Future Kill is that Vic?

I don't know the film but would be interested in picking it up from those shots.

[VicDakin]

Its the Subversive Cinema release,the price seems abit steep at the moment on Amazon so im assume its gone oop.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by VicDakin

Its the Subversive Cinema release,the price seems abit steep at the moment on Amazon so im assume its gone oop.

Thanks Vic.

[Paul]

Krull is one of my favourite films. I even have the French release of the soundtrack on vinyl.

[pedromonkey]

Originally Posted by VicDakin

Krull (1983)
Bilbo Bagshot: I was like you once. Blond hair. Scraggly little beard. Childlike ears. Full of beans and spunk. I let my principles get in the way sometimes. I punched a bloke in the face once for saying "Hawk the Slayer" was rubbish.
Tim Bisley: Good for you.
Bilbo Bagshot: Yeah, thanks. But that's not the point, Tim. The point is I was defending the fantasy genre with terminal intensity, when what I should have said is "Dad, you're right, but let's give Krull a try and we'll discuss it later."

best use of a Spaced quote i've seen so far...

Love Krull, it has a pretty epic score by James Horner too.