Comments on: BostonGeek Supplemental Geek Filmfest Extreme Spectacular 2.1 Alpha

By: Ivan

Ivan — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:06:39 +0000

Dungeons and Dragons?!?!?!

Yeah, I saw it.

Future suppliment episode suggestions:

-geek books

-old geek life changing video games (from the 80s)

-geek food

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:46:54 +0000

I agree about Children of Men. I thought it was a great movie.

Sorta along the same lines, apparently they are looking to turn Y: The Last Man into a movie. I really hope they don’t screw it up. I have already had discussions with someone as to who the cast should be. It’s amazing how much fun it is to cast a movie that is 99% hot women.

If I recall correctly, the cast included:
Jessica Alba
Natalie Portman
Kiera Knightly
Lucy Liu
Gina Torres
Grace Park

There were many more, but my memory fails me.

And, yes, I realize I have assembled “a cast of totally banagable chicks” as Carl put it.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:28:57 +0000

Amen, Remy. Gattaca like a muh’fuh!
And Buckaroon Bonzai. Oh, and don’t forget Dark City. (anyone who hasn’t seen Dark City, go now – do not waste a moment! hehe)

we just saw Children of Men tonight. That goes on my new list of faves. Damn well done.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:07:46 +0000

Okay, as much as I love Ice Pirates, that movie was so damn bad.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:49:24 +0000

Aack! You stole mine! Explorers is the first movie I thought of for these!

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:32:25 +0000

“Ice Pirates”

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:50:35 +0000

I need to go add The Last Starfighter to my Netflix now

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:50:08 +0000

Jesus, how did I leave off “Explorers”?

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:41:23 +0000

“Rad” was fantastic, but nowhere near as cheesy and poorly acted as “BMX Bandits”. Plus you get to see an afro’d Nicole Kidman.

Now “Explorers”… that was a fantastically geeky “kid” movie.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:17:04 +0000

It’s all about “Rad”.

By: Russtopher

Russtopher — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:48:23 +0000

In keeping with the “no spoilers”, all I’ll say is that there is one film here that made me say “bleep YEAH!” when brought up, as I probably could repeat it line for line at one point in my young life.

It paled in comparison with BMX Bandits, though.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:42:57 +0000

I had tried to post a list, but its not showing up. If it ever does, add this to the end:

Buckaroo Bonzai: the greatest science geek movie made in the 1980’s PERIOD. There is no questions. I have done my best to model my scientific career on that movie.

By: Big Remy

Big Remy — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:26:54 +0000

Okay, this may spill into your next proposed list, but here’s offhand a number of movies that deserve at least a mention:

Gattaca: If you’re a geneticist, you fear this movie because it is exactly what will happen in the future if you can custom build your kid.

Soylent Green: the movie Colin was hinting at.

Rollerball: watch the 1975 original, not the 2002 P.O.S. remake.

Robot Jox: Post-WWIII, all disputes between countries are settled with gladiatorial combat involving giant robots. What is more geeky than that?

Krull: the fantasy version of Star Wars, except that there’s no incest. And its got Clydesdales that fly.

Battle Beyond the Stars: The scifi remake of The Seven Samurai by Jimmy Murakami. A must see, and along with the Magnificent Seven and 7Sams constitutes a movie theme trilogy.

The Last Starfighter: Every single video game geeks dream put to film. One of the best movies ever made.

Hackers: How was this not mentioned?

Finally, any movie involving Rutger Hauer made before 2000. This includes: Ladyhawke, Split Second, Omega Doom and Crossworlds.