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Title: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: Sirgod on May 22, 2011, 04:52:30 pm

Two sciFi disaster films to commemorate the end of the world yesterday. So If your still around, place your vote.

Independence Day (1996)   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/)

VS.

Armageddon (1998)  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120591/)

Stephen

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: knightstorm on May 22, 2011, 05:22:32 pm

Since blowing up the asteroid is the worst thing you can do, I have to go for Independence Day.

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: FoaS_XC on May 22, 2011, 05:33:17 pm

Independence day for me. I liked Will Smith in that one (and MiB 1 for that matter)

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: 762_XC on May 22, 2011, 06:02:44 pm

Easy enough, Armageddon is the worst film ever made. (Though Independence Day is not for behind.)

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: FCM_SFHQ_XC on May 22, 2011, 07:04:59 pm

Independence Day, while uploading a virus might be cheesy it was still a good movie.

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: Nemesis on May 22, 2011, 07:19:26 pm

I've never seen Armageddon so I'll abstain.

The captured alien fighter automatically returning and docking with the mothership was first done in a book by A.E. van Vogt (Empire of the Atom or its sequel).  In that case however it was not a computer virus used against the ship but what I believe was the prototype for the AD&D Sphere of Annihilation which "absorbed" the crew and left the starship to be captured and converted to human use.

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: knightstorm on May 22, 2011, 07:23:06 pm

Quote from: 762_XC on May 22, 2011, 06:02:44 pm

Easy enough, Armageddon is the worst film ever made.

Say that after watching The Spirit.

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: TAnimaL on May 23, 2011, 09:07:41 am

wait, I'm confused: the poll's for "best worst movie" or "worst movie?"
Or is it just the evil of two lessers?

Viewing it as a schlock-fest, Armageddon is up there with Plan 9 From outer Space for chuckles. When i saw it on the theaters, and Ben Affleck was driving a toy truck over Liv Tyler's belly, I couldn't stop laughing...
You know, add some quirky music and sound effects and this thing becomes a comedy! I... I...

still can't vote for the damn thing...

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: Lono on May 23, 2011, 10:27:29 am

Hmm... These were both TERRIBLE movies but I must admit they were both guilty pleasures.

And frankly independence day had some good sci-fi concepts - just executed them all ludicrously over the top hollywood style.

I find on a lazy sunday I will sometimes watch a good chunk of independence day again - if it happens to be on - but the only part of Armageddon I can stand to watch is the beginning when the first meteor shower hits and the top brass discusses the initial problem.

So Independence day takes this one for me - by a good margin.

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: 762_XC on May 23, 2011, 11:02:23 am

This is apropos:

Michael Bay on South Park - Armageddon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvhMb4ccm7o#)

Title: Re: Sci Fi Poll 12
Post by: Andromeda on May 23, 2011, 02:35:23 pm

But, but.. Lone Star was the president and the schwartz was with him.  How can you not vote for ID?