Cyberpunk

Myxo · July 22, 2003, 02:29:00 PM

So, my friend and I got into a discussion (or, rather an arguement) about what constitutes a "Cyberpunk" film. He insists that Blade Runner isn't Cyberpunk because they don't "jack in" to a computer or anything like that. He sees films like Tron and The Matrix as Cyberpunk.

What do you guys think? Post films that you think fall into the Cyberpunk category.

MacGuffin · July 22, 2003, 02:35:16 PM

A list of films IMDB catagoizes as cyberpunk.

modage · July 22, 2003, 02:39:25 PM

they plug in, but i dont know if its punk?

markums2k · July 22, 2003, 02:58:15 PM

Ugh... I know a lot of you here probably love existenz... but what a piece of shit.

That promo reminds me of when The Professional came out, and they were like '...makes Speed look like a slow ride to Grandma's house!" Except... well, it really did! existenz, on the other hand, not so wonderful.

So is 'cyberpunk' a desirable thing?

RegularKarate · July 22, 2003, 03:39:07 PM

Cyberpunk is the crappiest term.

Existenz is a good movie... went the direction Sci-fi has supposed to have been headed since the sixties.

Myxo · July 22, 2003, 05:36:05 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateCyberpunk is the crappiest term.

Existenz is a good movie... went the direction Sci-fi has supposed to have been headed since the sixties.

Only not.

RegularKarate · July 22, 2003, 06:02:43 PM

Only not... what?

Myxo · July 22, 2003, 06:09:34 PM

Quote from: RegularKarateOnly not... what?

I donno. Existenz was alright. I thought it was a really neat idea that fell apart. Also, the acting was really bad. Really, really bad. Overall it wasn't an aweful movie, but as far as Sci-Fi goes, I've seen much, much better.

RegularKarate · July 22, 2003, 06:47:58 PM

Most of the acting fit the feel of the movie.

It created a sci-fi world that I really liked. It was a different film, went for originality instead of sleekness. So I liked it quite a bit.

I've seen better sci-fi for sure. But this was certainly better than ninety percent of the shit sci-fi that has been coming out of the past twenty years or so.

Cecil · July 22, 2003, 08:09:47 PM

rk is right, except about cyperpunk being a crappy term

cyberpunk basically means sci-fi movie taking place in often dystopian future urban societies dominated by computer technology

Myxo · July 23, 2003, 11:21:25 AM

Quote from: Cecil B. Dementedrk is right, except about cyperpunk being a crappy term

cyberpunk basically means sci-fi movie taking place in often dystopian future urban societies dominated by computer technology

http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/cyberpunk_films_postmodern_motifs_and_ambience.html

Great article about The Matrix.

ono · July 23, 2003, 01:25:20 PM

Strange Days. Excellent flick, often overlooked. Ebert gave it four stars.

Myxo · July 23, 2003, 02:42:09 PM

Quote from: OnomatopoeiaStrange Days. Excellent flick, often overlooked. Ebert gave it four stars.

Roger "feed bag" Ebert?

;)

ono · July 23, 2003, 02:55:18 PM

Got a beef with Ebert, take it to the critics thread. That "feed bag" crack is rather immature. I think the man is brilliant, and spot on about 90% of the time.