Semester 2 Suggestions Contemporary 2011-12

[TbsWoody]

This is the place to any suggestions for stuff you want to see next semester on our Contemporary Wednesdays.

Suggestion rules (Please read):
1) Our definition for a Contemporary screening is anything from within the past 10 years. If you've got something older to suggest, you can post it in the Classic suggestions.
2) We have a 3 year rule. That is we aim not to show anything that has been shown in the previous 3 years. This is to ensure that in a standard length degree, you won't be watching the same thing multiple times.
3) We are the Sci-Fi and Fantasy society, so suggestions must be from the sci-fi and/or fantasy genres.
4) Suggestions don't just have to be for films, they can be for TV shows too. We can't often show a whole series in one night so perhaps suggest specific episodes.

Suggestions from other places:
Last Airbender: Animated series
The Descent

Personal Suggestions:
Troll Hunter

[KingJ]

A list of our previous screenings can be found at here. Handy for checking against the 3 year rule!

[Haruhiist]

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic isn't available on dvd apparently

[KingJ]

If it can be legally streamed online, that should also be fine. I'm not sure how it's distributed myself

[GRexCarolinii]

I'm afraid (because it's me) I'm gonna have to recommend a huge list of Superhero Films
(don't worry: I shan't expect /all/ of them to be played... this year )

Batman Begins
Hellboy (1 or 2...or both? )
Iron Man (think that squeezed outside the 3 years mark...)
Hancock
Green Lantern
X-Men: First Class
Captain America

[otherside92]

I wanted to suggest Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I see that it is down on the list however which version is not listed (i.e. Disney or Tim Burton)

[otherside92]

Wondering if I might be able to recommend Persepolis

Oh and Despicable Me

Sorry keep thinking of more: 9

[ziza]

I wanted to suggest Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I see that it is down on the list however which version is not listed (i.e. Disney or Tim Burton)

It was Tim Burton's

Green Lantern

No

[otherside92]

It was Tim Burton's

Damn, I thought it might be, oh well!

[Haruhiist]

Wondering if I might be able to recommend Persepolis

Wait, this isn't Sci-Fi or Fantasy is it? At least, I can't remember any Sci-Fi or Fantasy in it

[ziza]

Wondering if I might be able to recommend Persepolis

Wait, this isn't Sci-Fi or Fantasy is it? At least, I can't remember any Sci-Fi or Fantasy in it

Just done some reading up on it. No, it is not sci fi or fantasy Denied!

[GRexCarolinii]

Green Lantern

No

I liked it

in that case I have a few more suggestions (I watch too many contemporary films I think.. sorry: but not all of them this time are superhero films!)

Green Hornet
The Incredible Hulk (the more recent Edward Norton one)
(neither of which I have seen, but would like to)

and:

Sherlock Holmes (pretty sure the RDJr one hasn't been shown?)
The A-Team (not entirely sure it counts as Sci-Fi/ Fantasy, but they do some rather impossible things?)

[KingJ]

I don't think the Green Lantern violates any of our rules, and i'm sure Luiza was just stating her personal preference

That said, I think FilmSoc are planning to show this soon after release this semester. We'll still put it to the vote, but we don't want to duplicate where possible.

[ziza]

I don't think the Green Lantern violates any of our rules, and i'm sure Luiza was just stating her personal preference

I watched the first few minutes and then just had to turn it off. :S

Captain America, on the otherhand, I'd like to see.

X-Men First Class is ok.

Sherlock Holmes (pretty sure the RDJr one hasn't been shown?)
The A-Team (not entirely sure it counts as Sci-Fi/ Fantasy, but they do some rather impossible things?)

Don't think either count. Come on, there are plenty of sci fi and fantasy films to pick from

Green Hornet

No XD

[TbsWoody]

Sherlock Holmes (pretty sure the RDJr one hasn't been shown?)
The A-Team (not entirely sure it counts as Sci-Fi/ Fantasy, but they do some rather impossible things?)

Don't think either count. Come on, there are plenty of sci fi and fantasy films to pick from

I think Sherlock Holmes may count certainly got fantasy elements:P

[otherside92]

Wondering if I might be able to recommend Persepolis

Wait, this isn't Sci-Fi or Fantasy is it? At least, I can't remember any Sci-Fi or Fantasy in it

Just done some reading up on it. No, it is not sci fi or fantasy Denied!

Damn! Thought I might be able to slip that one under the radar

[GRexCarolinii]

I don't want to spoil Sherlock Holmes...

but I guess it depends on whether you consider pseudo-science as science-fiction or not?
Thats why I though A-Team might count
because let's face it... you can't really fly a tank in real life.... pseudo-science ^_^

I would recommend tons more... but they've all been shown too recently

the only thing I've got left to recommend are the TV Series Merlin and Primeval
*don't judge*

[Lambada]

I don't want to spoil Sherlock Holmes...

but I guess it depends on whether you consider pseudo-science as science-fiction or not?
Thats why I though A-Team might count
because let's face it... you can't really fly a tank in real life.... pseudo-science ^_^

I would recommend tons more... but they've all been shown too recently

the only thing I've got left to recommend are the TV Series Merlin and Primeval
*don't judge*

Merlin and Primeval are awesome. Still need to catch up on the latest series of Primeval - it was broadcast on Watch, which I couldn't get at the time.

And Merlin actually came up at the scifi quiz last(?) year. For pictionary. The (epic!) picture was essentially a drawing of the climax of the season 2(?) plotline, thus annoying someone who hadn't yet watched it!

[Haruhiist]

Suggestions (* indicates I've seen it before (and thus attest to its quality), # indicates I own it (so no budget need be spent on it)):

Birth * #
The Man from Earth *
WALL·E *
Save the Green Planet
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Ink (2009)
Timecrimes
Never Let Me Go

^_^

[Lambada]

Suggestions (* indicates I've seen it before (and thus attest to its quality), # indicates I own it (so no budget need be spent on it)):

Birth * #
The Man from Earth *
WALL·E *
Save the Green Planet
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Ink (2009)
Timecrimes
Never Let Me Go

^_^

I can attest to Ink being an brilliant film. Highly recommended. I did think about showing it at FimSoc last year, but never really got around to putting it forward.