Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!Parkinson@YALE.ARPA From: Parkinson@YALE.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Fave SF movies Message-ID: <15196@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 7-Jan-84 14:30:46 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.15196 Posted: Sat Jan 7 14:30:46 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 9-Jan-84 01:47:29 EST Lines: 20 From: Gregory Parkinson Two of my favorites were missing from the list - BLADE RUNNER - My friends who read the book first liked this much more than those who hadn't. I think the book is one of Phil Dick's best and the movie is a good illustration which succeeds in capturing much of the FEELING of the book. The cinematography managed to mix a scary but reasonable extrapolation of L.A. with hollywood detective movie archetypes which worked very well. Knowing the plot beforehand helped clear up a lot of the ambiguities. SOLARIS - I saw the uncut version in L.A. in 1975 and loved it. My friends saw a cut version a few years later and were bored and confused. I recall being overcome with the feeling of STRANGENESS the film got across in describing the planet's intelligence. Anyone else see the long version and feel the same? This is definitely one of my all time favorites. Greg Parkinson -------