I thought I saw Alien stuff in there too. But almighty god can someone fix vimeo so it doesn't skip/stutter uncontrollably? Maybe it's just my system. posted by cashman at 9:29 AM on May 14, 2010
OMG - this reminds me I haven't watched 2010 yet this year! I loved this movie when I first saw it, and I remember reading somewhere that Clarke preferred it greatly to 2001. posted by squalor at 9:30 AM on May 14, 2010
It's a great video, visually. Glad there were subtitles, though, so I could turn the sound off.
(And, yes, Vimeo is jittery as f over here, too. High resolution is nice, but it's shouldn't trump smooth playback.) posted by Sys Rq at 9:38 AM on May 14, 2010
Don't you DARE call '80s *anything* "vintage"!!
Flagged as "made me feel old". posted by LordSludge at 9:43 AM on May 14, 2010
The onemoreyoudidn'trecognize was The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension. posted by Dr-Baa at 9:43 AM on May 14, 2010
OMG - this reminds me I haven't watched 2010 yet this year! I loved this movie when I first saw it, and I remember reading somewhere that Clarke preferred it greatly to 2001.
Holy fugging synchronicities, I have 2010 on my DVD player ready to watch right now! I've never seen it and just happened to rent it. Nice. posted by Liquidwolf at 10:06 AM on May 14, 2010
The onemoreyoudidn'trecognize was The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension.
So I messed up, shut up. posted by Dr-Baa at 10:19 AM on May 14, 2010
Which movie featured the spaceships at 2:49? I don't recognize that. I want to say maybe it's "Battle Beyond the Stars" but I'm not sure. posted by condour75 at 10:35 AM on May 14, 2010
For The Win!!
oh, Dr-Baa, you just created another movie. Have a cookie!
(engineer, adventurer, and Tree Surgeon. I can't stop giggling) posted by djrock3k at 11:06 AM on May 14, 2010
Yeah, bonsai would be totally up the good doctor's alley. I will never get over the lack of hot World Crime League action. Sigh. posted by adamdschneider at 11:07 AM on May 14, 2010
Casting aside the nostalgia it bathes my brain lobes in, I find this video to be really irritating. Unless it is deconstructing the modern wave of 'hey, let's remake and co-opt every single thing that the top paying demographic knows and loves' all it is doing is remaking and co-opting the things that I know and love while adding no original material at all. Yeah, I know they changed the faces, but I still consider it to be pretty flagrant in its half-assery.
The message this tells me is that we shouldn't bother making original material when we can just plunder the past & steal their intellectual work with gusto. posted by Dmenet at 11:25 AM on May 14, 2010 [1 favorite]
OMG - this reminds me I haven't watched 2010 yet this year! I loved this movie when I first saw it, and I remember reading somewhere that Clarke preferred it greatly to 2001.
Really? Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that. 2010 has so many awful parts. Thanks for posting, I was just wanting to re-watch last starfighter the other day - so it's fun to see someone else remembers that film. posted by jardinier at 11:42 AM on May 14, 2010
posted by cashman at 9:29 AM on May 14, 2010