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Post by Falconer on Dec 1, 2015 18:07:03 GMT -6
What are some movies that are in the same league as Star Wars 1977? I am looking both for superficially similar (pew pew in space) and more abstractly similar (epics not necessarily involving space). If not in the same league, what are some things that are lesser but comparable?
In other words, if you are in a Star Wars mood and you’ve already watched Star Wars, what do you watch next?
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Post by kesher on Dec 2, 2015 8:00:39 GMT -6
I think the underrated (mis-marketed, really) animated film Titan A. E. fits the bill nicely.
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Post by terrex on Dec 2, 2015 16:24:57 GMT -6
It is surprising that there weren't more overt attempts to piggy back the Star Wars formula. The Last Star Fighter definitely comes to mind. The scale of galactic combat in that film is similar to Star Wars and the main character experience has similarities to Luke. I think Dune and Flash Gordon are also worth mentioning. And, there was also an animated Flash Gordon cartoon in the early 80s that was pretty good and I think had similarities to Star Wars.
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Post by coffee on Dec 3, 2015 7:35:41 GMT -6
The Fifth Element.
Actually, there were quite a few films to come out inspired by Star Wars, but most of them were pretty bad.
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Post by makofan on Dec 6, 2015 14:12:31 GMT -6
Battlestar Galactica series might work for you
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Post by geoffrey on Dec 6, 2015 15:02:02 GMT -6
In other words, if you are in a Star Wars mood and you’ve already watched Star Wars, what do you watch next? I don't think there is anything. |
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Post by Zenopus on Dec 6, 2015 15:34:56 GMT -6
When I was a kid, The Wrath of Khan and The Last Starfighter were two other space movies that left me with the same feeling as Star Wars after leaving the theater.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 14:40:47 GMT -6
Well, "Firefly" sure comes to mind. It's essentially SW d6 RPG fan fiction.  I usually don't particularly like "Whedonverse", but, strangely, in this case, things work out in a way that is both entertaining, and profoundly amusing. "Guardians of the Galaxy" is usually recommended, but I didn't like it all too much. "Willow" is essentially a fantasy version of Star Wars, but I like "Willo" mainly for being "Willow".  All movie iterations of "Dune" are worth a watch, and especially in comparison to SW, they hold up well. (I am one of the "SW is Dune", guys, sorry. ) And finally, this little known series, whose bootlegged DVDs rank among my most prized possessions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_HeroesSW, without the Jedi, basically, and with added elements from Warhammer 40k. A thing of beauty, but extremely, extremely cheesy. Worse than some modern-day soaps. |
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Post by Malcadon on Dec 11, 2015 21:48:35 GMT -6
Lets see... Battle Beyond the Stars; Space Mutiny; Yor, The Hunter From the Future; The Humanoid ( L'umanoide) . . . What? You never said they had to be good ones! |
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Post by ritt on Dec 12, 2015 20:42:10 GMT -6
The best follow-up to Star Wars was my Mom seeing how much I loved it and then giving me an old hardcover of A Princess of Mars.
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Post by Zenopus on Dec 13, 2015 11:11:04 GMT -6
Lets see... Yor, The Hunter From the FutureI saw Yor in the theater when it was released in 1983! I enjoyed it but don't remember it too well as I haven't seen it since. Also saw Hercules that year, the one with Lou Ferrigno in the title role. I mostly remember Herc throwing a tree trunk into outer space.  |
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Post by EdOWar on Dec 13, 2015 11:58:03 GMT -6
There's also Message from Space, a bad Japanese rip-off of Star Wars.
I too saw Yor in theaters, and still count it as the worst movie I've ever watched. And I've watched a lot of bad movies.
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Post by ritt on Dec 13, 2015 12:53:54 GMT -6
I saw Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone in 3-D in the theater as a SW-crazed kid. At the time, I loved it. The film's Mad Max-meets-Star Wars-on-Dune aesthetic still influences the "Look" of my games.
Galaxinia, starring the late, tragically lost Dorothy Stratten, was one of the first "Racey" movies I ever saw, on late-night Showtime. It pops up a lot on those "50 movies for nine bucks" DVD packs at Wal-Mart and Menards. It's pretty terrible but Stratten looks like a pulp cover brought to life and it has some great early 80's old-school miniatures effects.
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Post by geoffrey on Dec 13, 2015 14:38:38 GMT -6
The best follow-up to Star Wars was my Mom seeing how much I loved it and then giving me an old hardcover of A Princess of Mars. That's the best answer so far.  |
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Post by Malcadon on Dec 13, 2015 23:47:21 GMT -6
There is a strange little animated movie I seen as a kid, but forgot the title until now. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin is often written-off as a "wannabe Star Wars movie", and while there are similarities here and there — mostly in overall plot — this movie different enough to be its own thing. And its got that old '80s animated look about it, that I like.
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Post by ritt on Dec 14, 2015 16:50:29 GMT -6
There is a strange little animated movie I seen as a kid, but forgot the title until now. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin is often written-off as a "wannabe Star Wars movie", and while there are similarities here and there — mostly in overall plot — this movie different enough to be its own thing. And its got that old '80s animated look about it, that I like. The oddest of the many odd things in that underated movie is that the "Han Solo" character sexually hooks up with the "C3-PO" character. |
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Post by Falconer on Jun 7, 2018 20:32:38 GMT -6
I sometimes like to think of George Lucas’s “pulp trilogy”—
1. Star Wars
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Willow
—and relate it to the three genres of RPGs I especially enjoy (in reverse order, so, D&D, CoC 1920s, and, well, Star Wars).
Lately, I have really begun to lump E.T. into this list, especially as, thanks to Stranger Things, the 1980s have emerged as a genre, if you know what I mean. E.T. is not by George Lucas, but, it all goes together, in my head.
Willow is such a great letdown compared to these others, unfortunately. Still, after seeing it in stunning high definition, I’m coming around to it. It clearly does not stand out from the pack (of fantasy movies), though.
Raiders, though, man, what a great movie. And it’s hard not to relate it to Star Wars due to the great John Williams score and Harrison Ford performance.
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I usually don't particularly like "Whedonverse", but, strangely, in this case, things work out in a way that is both entertaining, and profoundly amusing.
