I agree with most of the choices, except for three: Darkman, Repo Man, and War Games. War Games seems like the columnist's "bet you haven't heard of these" picks, which I tend to resent in these sorts of things. It's just showboating. People may have heard of Darkman, but honestly, if you're going to pick a Sam Raimi comic book movie, why in flaming hell would you not choose Spiderman 2? There's no justification otherwise. Repo Man seems like a very odd pick to me - I've never exactly associated that movie with geeks. What would I put in it and War Games place? For starters, a little-known cult movie called STAR WARS. And Hackers. I don't know why.
Hackers would be up there, for definitely. I don't agree with Repo Man, either- or Darkman. I don't see why Battlestar isn't up there, or Dune. Can't think of any other big cult movies at the moment, but I'll probably find the time tomorrow mid-lecture...
i agree with all that but office space, repo man, and star trek i agree with all that but office space, repo man, and star trek IV. Darkman was Raimi's homage to the Shadow when they wouldn't let him make it. And it was really the precurser to the "dark" super-hero movie, not to be confused with Burton's BAtman which was the precursor to "over the top poorly casted" superhero movie. Repo Man is fun, but not really a geek movie, and Office Space is just a cult classic. Thats the same as putting Super Troopers on this list. Everyone's seen it, everyone quotes it, it's not really geek spacific. A better movie for the list would be Sky Captain or The Road Warrior. One being the modern, overlooked film, and the other being far more influential than it recieves any credit for. P.S. Star Trek IV was fuckin stupid. I don't care what anyone says. They just put that on the list to say they saw it. Star Trek Generations was better, and it had like 8,000 more geek moments in than IV.
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I agree with most of the choices, except for three: Darkman, Repo Man, and War Games. War Games seems like the columnist's "bet you haven't heard of these" picks, which I tend to resent in these sorts of things. It's just showboating. People may have heard of Darkman, but honestly, if you're going to pick a Sam Raimi comic book movie, why in flaming hell would you not choose Spiderman 2? There's no justification otherwise. Repo Man seems like a very odd pick to me - I've never exactly associated that movie with geeks. What would I put in it and War Games place? For starters, a little-known cult movie called STAR WARS. And Hackers. I don't know why.
Hackers would be up there, for definitely. I don't agree with Repo Man, either- or Darkman. I don't see why Battlestar isn't up there, or Dune. Can't think of any other big cult movies at the moment, but I'll probably find the time tomorrow mid-lecture...
Oh shit! What about Primer? That's totally an uber-geek film. Or... the Wizard.
i agree with all that but office space, repo man, and star trek i agree with all that but office space, repo man, and star trek IV. Darkman was Raimi's homage to the Shadow when they wouldn't let him make it. And it was really the precurser to the "dark" super-hero movie, not to be confused with Burton's BAtman which was the precursor to "over the top poorly casted" superhero movie. Repo Man is fun, but not really a geek movie, and Office Space is just a cult classic. Thats the same as putting Super Troopers on this list. Everyone's seen it, everyone quotes it, it's not really geek spacific. A better movie for the list would be Sky Captain or The Road Warrior. One being the modern, overlooked film, and the other being far more influential than it recieves any credit for.
P.S. Star Trek IV was fuckin stupid. I don't care what anyone says. They just put that on the list to say they saw it. Star Trek Generations was better, and it had like 8,000 more geek moments in than IV.
WAIT! Where the fuck is Tron on that list?
I don't know, and I'm pissed that it isn't.
What Mr. Green said about Office Space is true. And yes, why the fuck is Tron not on there??
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