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Ender's Game[^]
I watched it at my son's place a few weeks back, then read the book. The movie is reasonably true to the book.
Cheers,
Mike Fidler
"I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright
"I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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I think "Logan's Run" (1976) and "Lucy" (2014) belong on the list.
Also I think we should mention The Green Slime[^] (1968). It's a Japanese movie with a mostly American cast. Strictly B-grade cheese but when you watch it, it becomes obvious where the ideas for "Alien" & "Armageddon" came from. Loads of B-movie fun.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Logan's Run - excellent film. Lucy was ok
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The Blob.
Steve McQueen; Color By Deluxe. A masterpiece.
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
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You forgot some 80's schlock. 
Real Genius
Weird Science
The Wraith
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Enemy Mine (1985) - a little corny in the middle, but overall a great move.
The Stuff (1985) - definitely corny, but fun to watch.
Electric Dreams (1984) - A sentient PC that tried to write love songs, a young Virginia Madsen and most of the music done by Culture Club; what's not to love.
Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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I'll watch any Sci-fi movie once. However I have considered the following to be intellectual (no in any particular order).
1. The Abyss (1989)
2. Sphere (1998)
3. Mission To Mars (2000)
I know you said Movies only, but I found some of the episodes in Star Trek (TV Series) to be equally intellectual. I don't find Star Trek movies to be so.
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"Invention". Bah, Humbug!
Now, there certainly is the realization of something possible another hasn't otherwise deduced prior to oneself doing to the same ... and patenting it.
The best way to improve Windows is run it on a Mac.
The best way to bring a Mac to its knees is to run Windows on it.
~ my brother Jeff
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And what is your opinion about "The mothers of invention" ?
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After a lengthy thread about which sci-fi franchise is best... I declare the winners to be:
1: Stargate (except the new one which is probably yet another dumb prequel)
2: Star Trek
3: Firefly/Serenity
4: BSG (except the final episode which was excrement).
5: Red Dwarf
6: Anything by Gerry Anderson if you're under 12 years old.
7: The Terminator.
8: Doctor Who
9: Buck Rogers
10: Dark Matter (which may go to number one in the future).
I carefully added up all of the votes then changed them to suit my own bias. Like it or lump it. 
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Well done (and that's a huge compliment from a pirate), harrrrr 
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: 4: BSG (except the final episode which was excrement).
Assuming you're referring to the new series, at least it didn't have that terrible final season[^] where they reach Earth and all of the kids from the ship go to school, but they've all got super-powers for some reason.
That season truly sucked donkey balls.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Great concept, mostly well done.
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.
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What about it?
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Have you seen it and what you put it in the list?
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I have seen Black Mirror. It's pretty good, but not list worthy. The judges decision is final! 
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No one ever really had to tell you, yet, somehow you knew. More importantly, all the other guys around somehow knew as well.
If one ventures into the men's lavatory in order to use the urinal, one waits for anyone else that is currently using it to finish and get out of the way before they, themselves proceed.*
Just another thing to be thankful for!
*(and obvious corollaries).
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in case you drop your phone in it again 
I guess bad enough your own pee, but someone else's 
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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Lopatir wrote: in case you drop your phone in it again
Oh my! I seem to have made quite the impression on you with that mishap.
Goes along with what they say about posting anything on the internet.
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You keep amazing us with your profound philosophies 
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I see you've not been to a Grateful Dead show.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Or the Bulldog Bash on Saturday night 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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