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Where is your personal “line in the sand” drawn for the fantasy element of GI Joe?
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07-08-2018, 02:28 AM
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I’ve been trying to think of examples in film where fantasy or sci-fi elements have been used in a realistic and interesting way alongside the military. The movie Spectral (2016, on Netflix) was pretty decent. Same goes for The Objective (2009). I love Outpost (2008) - it was a fantastic movie, but both of the sequels were disappointing. Firebase (2017) from Neil Blomkamp’s Oats Studio is amazing, and I’m sad the crowdfunding came in too low to continue the trilogy intended to keep the story going. Though it seems like they’re trying to go forward through other avenues. You can find it on Youtube. The Hybrid (2014) is pretty neat, involving alien DNA experiments. Revolt (2017) is another interesting alien invasion type film. Tank 432 (2016) was weird and didn’t really let you in on what was actually going on, even at the end, but there seemed to be some type of experiment happening. And Battle Drone (2018) had some robots that seemed like more realistic BATs. Most of these are on Netflix.
Then there are the more obvious movies. Predator (1987) is a phenomenal classic. Universal Soldier (1992) and Stargate (1994) are two other good offerings from the 90s. And I have to mention The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009) because as hilarious and insane this story might be, it’s actually based on a true story.
Anyone else have some suggestions for movies that use modern military forces in a believable fantasy/sci-fi setting?
Battle: Los Angeles, US Marines VS an alien invasion.
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