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The Sci-Fi Movie Guide : The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz, EPUB eBook

The Sci-Fi Movie Guide : The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz EPUB

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Fromthe trashy to the epic, from the classics to today's blockbusters,this cinefiles guidebook reviews nearly 1,000 of the biggest,baddest, and brightest from every age and genre of cinematic sciencefiction!

Onceupon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuffof drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasingrush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushedits way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto ofscience fiction and barged its way into the mainstream. What used tobe mere fantasy (trips to the moon? Wristwatch radios? Supercomputerscapable of learning?) are now everyday reality.

Whethernostalgic for the future or fast-forwarding to the present,TheSci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardozcoversthe broad and widening range of science-fiction movies. Youll findmore than just Star Wars, Star Trek, and Transformers, with reviewson many overlooked and under-appreciated gems and genres, such as ...

  • Monsters!PacificRim, Godzilla, The Thing, Creature from the Black Lagoon

  • Superheroes:Thor,Iron Man, X-Men, The Amazing Spider-man, Superman

  • Dystopias:THX1138, 1984, The Hunger Games

  • Avant-gardemasterpieces:Solaris, 2001, Brazil, The Man Who Fell toEarth

  • Timetravel:12 Monkeys, The Time Machine, Time Bandits, Backto the Future

  • Post-apocalypticaction:The Road Warrior, I Am Legend, TerminatorSalvation

  • Comedy:DarkStar, Mars Attacks!, Dr. Strangelove, The Adventures of Buckaroo

  • BanzaiAcross the Eighth Dimension, Mystery Science Theater 3000

  • Aliens!TheDay the Earth Stood Still, Close Encounters of the Third Kind,Contact,

  • Invasionof the Body Snatchers, Signs

  • Madscientists!Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, TheAbominable Dr. Phibes

  • Shoot-em-ups:Aliens,Universal Soldier, Starship Troopers

  • Whatthe...?: Battlefield Earth, Prayer of the Rollerboys, Repo:The Genetic Opera, Tank Girl, The 10th Victim

  • Animation:WALL-E,Akira, Ghost in the Shell

  • Smallbudgets, big ideas:Donnie Darko, Primer, Sound of MyVoice, Computer Chess

  • Neglectedgreats:Things to Come, Children of Men

  • Epics:Metropolis,Blade Runner, Cloud Atlas

  • andmany, many more categories and movies!!

In addition to the nearly one thousandscience fiction film reviews, this guide includes fascinating and funTop-10 lists and sidebars that are designed to lead fans to similartitles they might not have known about.The Sci-Fi MovieGuide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardozwillhelp ensure that you will never again have to worry about what towatch next. Useful both as a handy resource or a fun romp through thefilm world of science fiction. It also includes a helpfulbibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

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