tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3912112119468120239..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: #2 of the Top Five Stand Alone Sci-Fi MoviesFranco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-8279806633059588152010-04-29T12:44:41.109-07:002010-04-29T12:44:41.109-07:00Thanks Shaun, I just think its a very important mo...Thanks Shaun, I just think its a very important movie in terms of sci-fi because it captures the whole UFO experience so vividly. <br /><br />Another film I considered but didnt put on the list was FIRE IN THE SKY. Its another great alien abduction/UFO movie that I love, but it kind of falls flat in the middle, except for the awesome ending when we get to go inside of the alien spaceship.<br /><br />I also thought of putting MINORITY REPORT on my list..but A.I. and Close Encounters were more important, to me anyways.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-64634772823631430372010-04-29T12:23:32.733-07:002010-04-29T12:23:32.733-07:00Like METROPOLIS earlier in the week Spielberg just...Like METROPOLIS earlier in the week Spielberg just missed out on my Top 5. I agonised over including CLOSE ENCOUNTERS or MINORITY REPORT, but in the end Mr. Spielberg had to miss out to Mr. Lynch. A great choice though Franco and I'm glad to see CLOSE ENCOUNTERS in the countdown.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-86080499936245084252010-04-29T08:20:10.329-07:002010-04-29T08:20:10.329-07:00Thanks J.D., the way Close Encounter starts does g...Thanks J.D., the way Close Encounter starts does grab me! When they interview that guy and he starts speaking in spanish that he saw the sun come up and sing to him. Its eerie. <br /><br />Then all those planes and boats in the middle of the dessert. <br /><br />It has a lot of eerie moments, connected with that fear of the unknown that we all have. Like that sequence where spaceships are hovering above Dreyfuss's pick up and we see the shadow going over him...freaking amazing. <br /><br />Or that scene where the little aliens are coming to take the little kid away, spooky! <br /><br />I love that movie, it just has so many amazing moments. <br /><br />I need to see THEM! I have to hand it to Shaun and his choices, they were very much from the 50s, an era I have to admit I am not familiar with at all! But its great to know whats considered to be the cream of the crop in sci-fi films of that era. I will certainly be doing some watching of these soon!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-18003159562529716892010-04-29T07:48:23.091-07:002010-04-29T07:48:23.091-07:00I love both of these films as well. THEM! is still...I love both of these films as well. THEM! is still, hands down, my fave monster movie from the 1950s. I love how they build the eerie atmosphere and suspense early on with the cops investigating the torn up trailer out in the desert. And then you get the little girl shell-shocked out of her poor little mind until she screams out, "them!" Amazing stuff.<br /><br />And CLOSE ENCOUNTERS has a soft spot in my heart as well. Like yourself, I saw this as a wee lad and it made a HUGE impression on me. I just love the way its shot, the mood, the atmosphere, esp. the Indiana scenes where Barry and his mom see the UFOs at night. Great stuff.<br /><br />And the opening intro, where the government dudes find those abandoned WWII planes in the Sonoran Desert, is a great way to hook you in by starting off with a mystery. How did these planes get here? Where are the people who flew them? Amazing stuff.<br /><br />Great choices, guys!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com