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magebard Mini-Geek Posts: 55 From: vancouver, bc, canada Registered: Apr 2002	posted June 05, 2002 14:09 What is the best geek movie of all time? IP: Logged
Overload Neat Newbie Posts: 13 From: Registered: May 2002	posted June 05, 2002 14:52 I like AntiTrust, but Hackers, Sneakers, and WarGames are also cool. Overload IP: Logged
Zwilnik Alpha Geek Posts: 347 From: London, UK Registered: Dec 2000	posted June 05, 2002 14:54 Real Genius http://us.imdb.com/Title?0089886 brilliant film. Especially the wierd guy walking into the cupboard and disapearing and the great line (misquote) "Great, we've got it to freeze! Now if only we can stop it exploding when it melts!" IP: Logged
Overload Neat Newbie Posts: 13 From: Registered: May 2002	posted June 05, 2002 15:18 I like AntiTrust, but Hackers, Sneakers, and WarGames are also cool. Overload ------------------ People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. Genius, that power that dazzles mortal eyes, is oft but perseverance in disguise. IP: Logged
snupy Assimilated Posts: 404 From: Chicago Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 05, 2002 15:47 Definitely Real Genius. ------------------ "The brave may die young, but the cautious never really live at all." IP: Logged
Miles Geek Posts: 79 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: May 2001	posted June 05, 2002 15:55 quote: Originally posted by snupy: Definitely Real Genius. In the immortal words of Soctrates, "I drank what?!" On behalf of many of my fellow physics geeks I nominate The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension IP: Logged
FatGnome Super Geek Posts: 216 From: Idaho Registered: Jan 2002	posted June 05, 2002 19:25 I finaly saw BBA8D and it was one of those movies I guess you would have had to see as a child to like it when you are an adult. I have a friend that, that is his favorite movie though. I like enemy of the state though for geekieness. The old geaser has more tech knowledge than anyone I have met. Saw hackers for the first time a couple months ago and thought it was a fun movie. IP: Logged
quantumfluff Uber Geek Posts: 836 From: under the mouse pad Registered: Jun 2000	posted June 05, 2002 20:14 Real Genius is probably the one. Revenge of the Nerds should be up in a top 10 list. Sneakers was good, but did not celebrate geekiness as much as the two above. In fact, the female lead rags on it when she accuses Robert Redford of running "a boys club" rather than a business. War Games was insultingly stupid. BBA8D was too cultish and comic-book like. I didn't really relate to any of the characters. AntiTrust, Hackers, Enemy of the State - all fine adventure films, but the characters were all too normal to be geeks. FatGnome: The correct spelling is 'geezer' (and I'm counting on being one fairly soon). If you have seen "The Conversation", you would know that Gene Hackman is reprising his role as Harry Caul, but 20 or 30 years later. That is a must see film, and you get to see Harrison Ford in a small role (before Star Wars). Back to "Real Genius" for a second. Does anyone know for sure what school the dormitory was modeled on? I found it to be a dead-on recreation of MIT's east campus dorm during the late 70's early 80's. Some people maintain it is Cal Tech. Anyone have a clue? IP: Logged
Twinkle Toes Assimilated Posts: 468 From: Everett/WA/USA Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 05, 2002 22:57 First of all, what do you mean, magebard? Best Geek Movie, as in which movie is most liked by geeks, or what is the best movie incorporating geeks? Well these are just some of my personal favorite 'geek movies' in no particular order: - Scanners - 'could clame it as my #1 favorite! I love it when that guy's head blows up...great stuff. - Space Odessey 2010 - I think there's one with year, 2004, correct?I dun remember...haven't seen it in a while... - Planet of the Apes( the old one) - actually, not really an actual favorite, but maybe other posters like(d) it...to me, it was okay. - Real Genius: I think that one could be #1 goin' for all-time best Geek flick. Hahaha, "Can you nail a 2-by-4 with your penis?" - Fright Night 2: Ooh, a great vampire flick. This is one of the few movies who's sequals actually do it justice (along with "The Godfather", "Nightmare on Elm Street", and "Child's Play"). - Revenge of the Nerds: Need I say more ? I love Harold! And go Booger! Hahaha... - Alien: That was some cool alien. I have the movie... - Star Wars: personally, I think the best one was Episode 6 (EWOKS!), although Episode 1 was surprisingly good... - Caddy Shack: Yeah, it's got nudity, but that little gofer is just too cute! ("And he's gonna stif me, and I said 'hey, hey Lama, hey...how 'bout a little something, ya know, for the road?'...") That's all I can think of right now... ------------------ "I don't want to change the world,...I don't want the world to change me." - Ozzy IP: Logged
magebard Mini-Geek Posts: 55 From: vancouver, bc, canada Registered: Apr 2002	posted June 05, 2002 23:08 quote: Originally posted by quantumfluff: Real Genius is probably the one. War Games was insultingly stupid. Some people are easily insulted. Care to specify in what way? IP: Logged
Twinkle Toes Assimilated Posts: 468 From: Everett/WA/USA Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 05, 2002 23:26 quote: Originally posted by magebard: [QUOTE]Originally posted by quantumfluff: [b]Real Genius is probably the one. War Games was insultingly stupid. � Some people are easily insulted. Care to specify in what way? Maybe she meant that it insulted the very definition of 'stupid'... ...but maybe NOT...or is it? But is it really? Hmm... ------------------ Look at me, dammit, I'm your little princess!! IP: Logged
magebard Mini-Geek Posts: 55 From: vancouver, bc, canada Registered: Apr 2002	posted June 05, 2002 23:45 quote: Originally posted by Twinkle Toes: First of all, what do you mean, magebard? Best Geek Movie, as in which movie is most liked by geeks, or what is the best movie incorporating geeks? Best movie containing one or more tool-using monkeys. If it has lots of cool toys and concepts, all the better. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Contact yet. Granted it wasn't as good as the book, but still... quote: *- Space Odessey 2010* - I think there's one with year, 2004, correct?I dun remember...haven't seen it in a while...** 2001 and then 2010. 2061: Odyssey Three and 3001: The Final Oddysey weren't made into movies though. IP: Logged
Twinkle Toes Assimilated Posts: 468 From: Everett/WA/USA Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 06, 2002 01:01 quote: Originally posted by Miles: On behalf of many of my fellow physics geeks I nominate The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension YAY! I saw that trailor...pretty cool! I give it my thumbs (er, toes!) up... . The music's kinda funkishly cute...Ya know I actually think I'm in love w/ this movie. I watched the trailor 4 times in a row ! Great request, Miles! Otherwise I would've never have known about it... Oh! And "Hackers"...never even seen it, but after watching thattrailor, I might actually dig around here and try 'n see it... ------------------ Look at me, dammit, I'm your little princess!! IP: Logged
LifetimeTrekker Highlie Posts: 516 From: Albuquerque, NM, UD Registered: Sep 2001	posted June 06, 2002 03:21 Doesn't the house, yard and bike in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" qualify it as a geek movie? IP: Logged
littlefish Geek Posts: 86 From: Edinburgh, UK Registered: Nov 2001	posted June 06, 2002 05:22 People, people, why has no-one mentioned tron? Sooo good. Especially the bit. And lightcycles. In a class of its own IP: Logged
iballoondesign Assimilated Posts: 381 From: Midland, TX Registered: Dec 2001	posted June 06, 2002 08:04 TORN!! ------------------ Riding on the balloon, flow over the world... IP: Logged
Miles Geek Posts: 79 From: Columbus, OH, USA Registered: May 2001	posted June 06, 2002 10:51 To see what happens if you don't keep your geekiness in check, watch "Pi. I felt my sanity slipping away just watching the main character. IP: Logged
Oz, the Wizard of Geek Larva Posts: 25 From: The Nether Regions of this little floating orb we call Earth... Registered: Jun 2002	posted June 13, 2002 13:56 Why not the Matrix? Nobody's even mentioned the Matrix... And it has two sequels coming out soon! -Oz IP: Logged
ilovemydualg4 Super Geek Posts: 175 From: GASP THE 3RD DIMMENSION Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 13, 2002 15:11 hackers... i though it was pretty good (saw it a few times on sci fi channel) matrix.... i liked xmen.... really good airplane doesn't really fit into the genres, but hillarious none the less ------------------ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/M/IT d(-) s:- a-- C++(+++) UL/++ P>+ L++>+++ E---- W+++$ N o+>++ K--- w--- O M++$ VMS-- PS(+) PE Y(+) PGP++ t++(+) 5-- X- R+ tv++ b++ DI++++(+) D---- G++ e-- h++ !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.geekcode.com Hazards: "There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty, miss that, though, and you're pretty much doomed." IP: Logged
ilovemydualg4 Super Geek Posts: 175 From: GASP THE 3RD DIMMENSION Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 13, 2002 15:17 quote: Originally posted by littlefish: People, people, why has no-one mentioned tron? Sooo good. Especially the bit. And lightcycles. In a class of its own my fav. lightcycle game is nort (tron backwards, get it? less legal isues i guess...) here's an infomac mirror http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/game/nort-x.hqx IP: Logged
AnyoneEB Newbie Posts: 6 From: Somewhere in the 4-dimentional time-space continum Registered: Jun 2002	posted June 14, 2002 19:15 I'm very anti-mac, but I must say NORT is the best tron clone I've seen! (Ok, Ok, I won a Nort tourny!) Matrix? <font face="chiller">"There is no spoon..."</font> ------------------ "What do you call someone who only speaks one language? American" IP: Logged
ilovemydualg4 Super Geek Posts: 175 From: GASP THE 3RD DIMMENSION Registered: Mar 2002	posted June 15, 2002 17:34 "sphere" is pretty good too ------------------ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/M/IT d(-) s:- a-- C++(+++) UL/++ P>+ L++>+++ E---- W+++$ N o+>++ K--- w--- O M++$ VMS-- PS(+) PE Y(+) PGP++ t++(+) 5-- X- R+ tv++ b++ DI++++(+) D---- G++ e-- h++ !r y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ http://www.geekcode.com Hazards: "There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty, miss that, though, and you're pretty much doomed." IP: Logged
LifetimeTrekker Highlie Posts: 516 From: Albuquerque, NM, UD Registered: Sep 2001	posted June 15, 2002 21:16 Does "UHF" qualify as a geek movie? IP: Logged

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