So If I Never Watch "The Fifth Element," Do I Get To Live Forever?

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Fifteen Geek Movies to See Before You Die.

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[the-flea-king.livejournal.com]

If only it worked that way.

I am one of six people who enjoyed that movie. But I completely understand why some people loathe it.

The only one on that list I haven't seen in Repo Man. Is it really worth tracking down? Didn't sound that much of a geek movie to me.

[rudi.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten about Dark City.

Even though I've only seen it in pieces out of sequence on TV, 5th Element really is a lot of fun. (And I think you're probably more likely to enjoy it if you're looking for "fun" rather than anything particularly substantial.)

[tanaise.livejournal.com]

You've never seen the Fifth Element? I think you can forget about ever being AWESOME.

Of the list, I haven't seen 4:
• Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
• Serenity
• Dark City
• Repo Man

And of the 4, I totally intend to see Serenity, I was just rewatching the series before I watched it, and then I got side tracked by something else (oh, Christmas. That's what distracted me.).

[http://users.livejournal.com/_stranger_here/]

I'd trade out Darkman for Buckaroo Banzai. Other than that, I've seen and loved all of those, except The Matrix, which I saw and liked okay.

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

I've not seen quite a few on that list. I do, however, like The Fifth Element quite a lot.

[douglain.livejournal.com]

My take on the list:

• Brazil -- This Gilliam's best.
• The Matrix -- Definitely a good pick.
• The Fifth Element -- Horrible Dreck. Willis is awful.
• Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan -- The best Star Trek movie of the lot. Not necessarily a must see movie compared to other movies, however.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home -- Second best Star Trek movie, but if you're not a fan of the series don't bother.
• Serenity -- I don't know anything about this at all.
• Dark City -- Visually compelling, smart, unique film that misses being good enough to be actually memorable.
• 12 Monkeys -- Not nearly as difficult a movie as people seem to think. It is actually very straight forward. It's not even as hard as Back to the Future 2 plot point wise. Truly good. Memorable. Best Gilliam after Brazil.
• Shaun of the Dead -- A fun zombie parody that made me curious enough to watch the original 1979 Dawn of the Dead which is a friggin masterpiece!
• Darkman -- Haven't seen it.
• Army of Darkness -- Saw it. Laughed. But really, who cares?
• War Games -- More of a nostalgia movie for middle aged Gen Xers than anything.
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- I own this movie on DVD.
• Office Space -- I own this too.
• Repo Man -- I should own this one.

How are these GEEK movies. What the fuck does that word mean, exactly?

[ajjones.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call those geek movies, but then I may be in geek denial.

Fifth Elment I liked, and yes, got goosebumps when the blue lady sang. Mila was hot. But it had more than it's share of annoyances, mainly Bruce Willis who I loathe and Chris Tucker. But it's a fun movie, not to be dissected under a microscope. Oddly enough---Gary Oldman is terrible in it. And he's my fav actor.

[rnb.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Darkman or Serenity (although Serenity is next on my Netflix queue.) I wish I hadn't seen the two Star Trek movies (or any episode of any series), but alas. Star Trek IV made me want to punch a whale or William Shatner or both.

Repo Man is a great movie, but it's not a geek movie.

The Fifth Element is a lot of fun if you're not expecting a great sci-fi movie.

Shaun of the Dead had such a great first act but never really took it anywhere interesting.

No Blade Runner?!

[infanttyrone.livejournal.com]

I just can't get behind this list. While Repo Man and Brazil happen to be in my top 5, I thought the Matrix was derivative Cliff's Notes nonsense, and Dark City couldn't hold a shot for more than 3 seconds. And no Blade Runner?
I'll watch the Fifth Element, though. It's not genius, but sometimes I'm just in the mood for live action Heavy Metal comic/movie (Stargate is also good for that.)

[carnwrite.livejournal.com]

I've seen most of those, aside from Serenity, Darkman, War Games, Holy Grail, and Repo Man. Ok, looks like I've got some Tivoing to do!

I second the recommendation someone else made for Donnie Darko. It's seriously weird stuff, AND it has a bizarre and disturbing giant rabbit *shudder*