WOF: What's your favorite 'geek' movie of all time?

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Dark City, Tron, Real Genius, 2001: A Space Oddysey & its low-budget sequel, Hackers, The Matrix series, Ghost In The Shell, Pi, eXistenZ, Minority Report, Appleseed, Cypher, A Scanner Darkly & Akira are a few that come to mind.

I don't quite consider Star Wars being a geek movie. Sure, it'd fit the Star Wars universe as a whole, but not the movies per se.

Anyone seen "Primer?" Probably the most confusing movie ever written, but it was pretty good, once you understand it, and definitely a geek movie.

Primer was amazing! The shoestring budget isn't that evident, and the story and direction are astounding, to say the least. I needed to watch it at least 3 times before I started understanding what was going on.

 

[pgcharlie]

well has anybody mentioned The Italian Job yet.. its one of my favorites likewise snearkers, hackers, n many more..

 

[topcoach]

My favourite movie is The Matrix, since it seems very probable to me that we do live in a simulator (look up "digital physics" to see the growing number of physicists who have come to this conclusion).

 

[EROCK3]

How about DUNE. I even have the crappy Sci Fi channel remake.

Definitely Real Genius and Office Space.

 

[EXCellR8]

Starship Troopers

 

[tragicallyhip]

The original Andromeda Strain

 

[captaincranky]

I don't quite consider Star Wars being a geek movie. Sure, it'd fit the Star Wars universe as a whole, but not the movies per se.

Rage, what is an "Ewok", if not a fur geek? And lest we forget, Cee 3Pio.

 

[red1776]

Well if we are going to open the category up like that....Event Horizon!
Best Sci-fi space horror ever!

 

[Wendig0]

red1776 said:
Well if we are going to open the category up like that....Event Horizon!
Best Sci-fi space horror ever!

Ah, but who could forget 2001: A Space Odyssey? Or maybe 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'? Those are both up there near the top as well

 

[red1776]

Ah, but who could forget 2001: A Space Odyssey? Or maybe 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'? Those are both up there near the top as well

I forgot about 2001 and HAL

 

[captaincranky]

Actually, I suppose that "Kick a**" could be considered a geek movie. At least to the extent that all social outcast, coming of age, teen oriented, social misfit genre movies, are aimed at those of us who could be deemed , "geek worthy".

I waiting for somebody to jump in and offer a definition of the term, "geek", so we could argue about that for a while.

 

[red1776]

The wind up...and the pitch...

I waiting for somebody to jump in and offer a definition of the term, "geek", so we could argue about that for a while.

It's a guy in medieval times in a hole who bit the heads of chickens man!:haha::wave: There...I hope you're happy now!

 

[LookinAround]

How about a movie about geeks??! Weird Science by John Hughes. I always laughed

Geeks with their Frankenstein-ish creation of Kelly Le Brock as their perfect woman. "She's alive!"

 

[red1776]

How about a movie about geeks??! Weird Science by John Hughes. I always laughed

"How bout a greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" :haha:

That was Kelley Brockman Lookin?

 

[LookinAround]

"How bout a greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" :haha:

That was Kelley Brockman Lookin?

HaHa. I think Bill Paxton in the movie had some of the best lines

Hmmm.. i can't insert images but Kelly LeBrock in Weird Science as she first appeared after being "created" by the geeks

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Event Horizon was creepy; the whole thing Sam Neill had going on with his eyes was freaky!

As for the Matrix, has anyone seen The Thirteenth Floor? It had a very similar concept that was also a tad more interesting IMHO.

 

[LookinAround]

"How bout a greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" :haha:

That was Kelley Brockman Lookin?

OK. I had to go find it.. but another funny Bill Paxton line from the movie (the brother talking to the two "geeks") "You two donkey-dicks couldn't get laid in a morgue." :haha:

 

[Guest]

Mystery Science Theater 3000. The movie and the series.

 

[captaincranky]

Wow, am I out of touch, I thought that was Courtney Cox

It's a guy in medieval times in a hole who bit the heads of chickens man!There...I hope you're happy now!

I thought it was somebody who farts in the bathtub and bites the bubbles. No wait, that's a "Gorp"...... :haha: :wave:

 

[Rick]

KhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAaaaaAAnnnNnnnn!

 

[lpmjames]

PanicX said:
Gotta go with Office Space.

"PCLOADLETTER! WTF does that mean?!"

all time favorite... i cant believe its not on more peoples list... i swear.. ill burn this place down...

 

[captaincranky]

KhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAaaaaAAnnnNnnnn!

Nope, The scene on the Genesis planet where Kirk kicks Christopher Lloyd of a cliff saying, "I HAVE ...HAD...ENOUGH.... OF YOU....!!! Man, that's the defining moment in Shattner's careen..! Oops, I meant career.

 

[red1776]

Nope, The scene on the Genesis planet where Kirk kicks Christopher Lloyd of a cliff saying, "I HAVE ...HAD...ENOUGH.... OF YOU....!!! Man, that's the defining moment in Shattner's careen..! Oops, I meant career.

Don't be picking on Bill. Ever see Boston Legal? now that is some master thespianism.

 

[maestromasada]

It would be good to have a movie-mix of Tron, Star Wars and Space Oddissey, plus a bit of vamparies touch to give it 'colour'. Ah! and an alien-predator type would be just the top of the cake. Has anybody hear of such a movie?? )

 

[dividebyzero]

It would be good to have a movie-mix of Tron, Star Wars and Space Oddissey, plus a bit of vamparies touch to give it 'colour'. Ah! and an alien-predator type would be just the top of the cake. Has anybody hear of such a movie?? )

You may need to scour the cutting-room floor to find a movie with all those plot devices. Maybe Lifeforce comes close. If you're willing to substitute Austria for deep space and bad music for the sentient computer there's always this