Best Fantastic Movie of 1982?

[CountDeMoney]

Damn, I'm going to have to watch 'The Thing' now, and it's one of those films thats sufficiently good that one wants to ration how many times one watches it, lest it loose it's lustre.   

Watched it recently;  it still stands very, very well.

[katmai]

While I agree that ET was something special and that Poltergeist was, well, for people that are special, there's something to be said for lasting appeal. Both ET and Poltergeist look dated

You're the same kind of punk that thinks Casablanca is full of cliches.  YOU WERENT THERE BOY.

I thought that Norg and you were of an age.

Seedy is a few years older, but...

[katmai]

Damn, I'm going to have to watch 'The Thing' now, and it's one of those films thats sufficiently good that one wants to ration how many times one watches it, lest it loose it's lustre.   

Watched it recently;  it still stands very, very well.

Which pains me when i see the trailer for the "prequel"

[CountDeMoney]

Seedy is a few years older, but...

You, of all people here, disappoint me the most. You're knee deep in Hollywood Magick(tm) itself, and yet I am the lone vote for ET.

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck it, I'm changing my vote. Danton.  Fuck y'all.

Fantastic?

FANTASTIQUE!

[Admiral Yi]

I liked ET, but I don't think it's aged as well as some of the others.

Agreed.  Plus Eatie pretending he's a stuffed toy, Eatie getting drunk, etc. are only hilarious the first four times or so.

[Admiral Yi]

Although Drew Barrymore still reigns as the cutest little ever in a movie.

[katmai]

Seedy is a few years older, but...

You, of all people here, disappoint me the most. You're knee deep in Hollywood Magick(tm) itself, and yet I am the lone vote for ET.

As an adult it just doesn't hold up as well for me.

[mongers]

Damn, I'm going to have to watch 'The Thing' now, and it's one of those films thats sufficiently good that one wants to ration how many times one watches it, lest it loose it's lustre.   

Watched it recently;  it still stands very, very well.

Yep, just watched it, an excellent film.   

[Barrister]

Why is Wrath of Khan not getting any love here people?



It has everything you could want in a "fantastic" movie.  Maybe Bladerunner is a better film, maybe ET is more popular, and undoubtedly The Thing is scarier, but if you like yourself some sci-fi and fantasy it's gotta be Khan.

It has:

-William Shatner, one of the greatest, hammiest actors of that generation
-Ricardo Montalban and his bare chest giving Shatner a run for his money
-"needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"
-absolutely classic themes of the meaning of creation, the pursuit of revenge, and the agony of aging
-Moby Dick references a-plenty
-a surprisingly young, thin and attractive Kristie Ally
-and the classic Star Trek crew while they still looked believable as active military members

[LaCroix]

khan is for old people

[katmai]

Why is Wrath of Khan not getting any love here people?

Is tied for 2nd for me.

[The Brain]

Bladerunner is the best by a bunch.  Every viewing of it shows you something you missed on a previous viewing. 

The Thing is better if we were just viewing this as traditional SF.  I don't ever feel the need to see it again, though.

Maybe one could argue that The Thing is the better "movie" and Bladerunner the better "film."  But for this poll, Bladerunner wins for me.

Compare

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've seen c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in the rain. Time to die."

with

Thing:  ROAAARRR
MacReady: Yeah, fuck you too!

I like this The Thing quote:

-Childs, what if we're wrong?
-Well then we're wrong!

[Barrister]

Why is Wrath of Khan not getting any love here people?

Is tied for 2nd for me.

Not good enough.

[Syt]

Speaking of which, this poll was inspired by SF-Debris' reopsting of their Star Trek II Review:
http://sfdebris.com/startrek/film2.asp

I actually like that guy's reviews a fair bit. His humour will not be everyone's cup of tea, but he is pretty good in analyzing movie/tv show plots IMO. He recently pulled a lot of his older reviews from YouTube and now re-releases them piecemeal, slightly edited, and with a few new reviews in between.