list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Dark Star on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Dark_Star/40467/default.aspx Title: Dark Star
Year: 1974
Director: John Carpenter
Plot: The directorial debut of horrormeister John Carpenter comes in the way of Dark Star a parody of Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, 2001--A Space Odyssey. The story follows four hippyish techno-nerds in their mission through deep space to destroy planets and ward off boredom and loneliness as they attempt to hold on to what little they can remember of Earth. When their weapons system malfunctions, they are forced to deal with a "smart" bomb trapped in the launching mechanism, and the acting captain (Dan O'Bannon) must debate phenomenology with the device in order to dissuade it from destroying them all. The film also features an imaginative and amusing struggle between a crew member (Dre Pahich) and an inflatable alien he attempts to keep as a pet, a long reflection on the virtues of surfing, a series of personality struggles, and a cryogenically-frozen captain whose brain is preserved on computer for the purpose of consultation. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:08:27 GMTDark Star1974John CarpenterThe directorial debut of horrormeister <a href="/players/P____84225/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Carpenter</a> comes in the way of Dark Star a parody of <a href="/players/P____98221/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stanley Kubrick</a>'s masterpiece, 2001--A Space Odyssey. The story follows four hippyish techno-nerds in their mission through deep space to destroy planets and ward off boredom and loneliness as they attempt to hold on to what little they can remember of Earth. When their weapons system malfunctions, they are forced to deal with a "smart" bomb trapped in the launching mechanism, and the acting captain (<a href="/players/P___104783/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dan O'Bannon</a>) must debate phenomenology with the device in order to dissuade it from destroying them all. The film also features an imaginative and amusing struggle between a crew member (Dre Pahich) and an inflatable alien he attempts to keep as a pet, a long reflection on the virtues of surfing, a series of personality struggles, and a cryogenically-frozen captain whose brain is preserved on computer for the purpose of consultation. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide11Tag Target (>10)1023http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t01843lbeid.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Dark_Star/40467/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Is_quot_Planet_Of_The_Apes_quot_a_Horror_Mov/222/19708/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 9/12/2007 5:25:26 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"]Anyhow, I got to thinking about it and I could not think of ONE 'sci-fi' movie that could not be also classified as 'horror'! Not ONE! Tell me if I am wrong...[/quote]I tried thinking about it and I think you are right. At least in regards to your broad definition of horror, almost all sci-fi films will have some distinctly horrific elements.The closest one I could think of that doesn't really is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.I've never seen the movie Dark Star but I've heard it essentially called a stoner comedy in space. Then again it would be hard for me to expect something Carpenter did to not have horrific elements.
]]>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:25:26 GMTRisseladaHORROR MOVIES 1019/12/2007 5:25:26 PM[quote user="Dr_Gor"]Anyhow, I got to thinking about it and I could not think of ONE &#39;sci-fi&#39; movie that could not be also classified as &#39;horror&#39;! Not ONE! Tell me if I am wrong...[/quote]I tried thinking about it and I think you are right. At least in regards to your broad definition of horror, almost all sci-fi films will have some distinctly horrific elements.The closest one I could think of that doesn&#39;t really is Bill and Ted&#39;s Excellent Adventure.I&#39;ve never seen the movie Dark Star but I&#39;ve heard it essentially called a stoner comedy in space. Then again it would be hard for me to expect something Carpenter did to not have horrific elements. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Classic/MemberTagFilms.aspxClassic
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