www.robotfist.com http://www.robotfist.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:48:25 +0000 en hourly 1 Top Ten Essential Science Fiction Movies http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/13/top-ten-essential-science-fiction-movies/ http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/13/top-ten-essential-science-fiction-movies/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.robotfist.com/&p=10 10. Avatar (2009) The highest grossing film of all time features ground breaking special effects and looks spectacular in 3-D.

9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Stanley Kubrick’s classic film is a thinking person’s science fiction film.

8. Planet of the Apes (1968) The first science fiction film to spawn a series of sequels and remakes.

7. The Terminator films, starting with The Terminator in 1984 To date, there have been four films and a TV series detailing mankind’s war against machines in present day and in the future.

6. The Alien films, starting with Alien in 1979 Sigourney Weaver’s epic fight against the facehugging xenomorphs is compellingly told in four films which reflect the perfect blend of science fiction and horror.

5. The Back to the Future Trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990) Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd play fast and loose with time travel in three terrific films.

4. Superman: The Movie (1978) and its sequels You will believe a man can fly as you witness the never ending battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way.

3. The Star Trek films, starting with Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) To date, there have been ten Star Trek films featuring the cast of the original television series and the Next Generation, along with a reboot in 2009 that still remained faithful to the original.

2. ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) The heartwarming tale of a lost little alien who wants to go home was an incredible hit among critics and audiences alike.

1. The Star Wars saga (1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002, 2005) George Lucas’ story about the rise and fall of the silver screen’s greatest villain, Darth Vader, against a backdrop of civil war in a distant galaxy is the most successful series of all time in terms of box office and merchandising.

]]> http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/13/top-ten-essential-science-fiction-movies/feed/ 0 The Best Evil Robots in Science Fiction http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/11/the-best-evil-robots-in-science-fiction/ http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/11/the-best-evil-robots-in-science-fiction/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 www.robotfist.com http://www.robotfist.com/&p=9 Karel Capek wrote a play in 1920 called R.U.R which stands for “Rossum-s Universal Robots’. Thirty years later, Isaac Asimov wrote his laws for robots. One of these laws said that robots shall not harm humans. Sometimes things go wrong though and robots turn evil. Sometimes they-re just made that way.
There have been some classic evil robots through the years. Ideas of the “Best Evil Robot’ can vary. There are many candidates for that list.Didn-t catch that? Yul Brenner-s Gunslinger in Westworld was a determined evil robot who did not give up no matter what was thrown at, or on him. Doctor Who fans know all about the Cybermen. Cybernauts were robot foes of the Avengers. Cylons were lizard like creatures who built robots that took on their name in the original Battlestar Galactica. If the original Godzilla wasn-t trouble enough there was always Mechagodzilla. Anime gave us Megatron, leader of the evil Decepticons. Star Trek has given us many evil robots. The greatest may be Lore, brother of Data. Lore had no trouble breaking Asimov-s law and killing his creator.
In the universal battle of good versus evil, good will always win. Evil does know how to leave an impression.

]]> http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/11/the-best-evil-robots-in-science-fiction/feed/ 0 How Some Sci-fi Movies Differ From the Books http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/09/how-some-sci-fi-movies-differ-from-the-books/ http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/09/how-some-sci-fi-movies-differ-from-the-books/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.robotfist.com/&p=8 Movies based on books have a reputation for being different from the book. Ranging from wildly skewed to slightly off. Some Sci-Fi novels are more difficult to translate to cinema than others. Sci-Fi is about more than the tech and the spaceships, it is also about social and moral issues. The discussion of these issues between characters which can go on for pages in a book can turn into boring talking heads on the screen. On the same coin everyone loves a great space battle.
As to exactly how a Sci-Fi movie can differ from its source material, it doesn-t take much. While many Science Fiction movies rake in many millions at the box office they don-t always rank as memorable with the fan base. This is perhaps because as we read a book we have a specific, or general, vision of what the characters are like, what the locals feel like and what the aliens/ creatures look like. When movie makers translate the material they have to make certain accommodations. How much will this cost? Does it fit the feel of the movie? So as to how the movie will differ from the source material it could be everything and anything but surely it will be something.

]]> http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/09/how-some-sci-fi-movies-differ-from-the-books/feed/ 0 Top Five Best Science Fiction Weapons http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/05/top-five-best-science-fiction-weapons/ http://www.robotfist.com/2011/09/05/top-five-best-science-fiction-weapons/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.robotfist.com/&p=7 5. Kryptonite. This radioactive mineral from Superman’s home planet can render the Man of Steel powerless, and with prolonged exposure, dead. An ingenious way for writers to weaken the strongest superhero when the story demands.

4. Genesis Device from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Meant to harness the power to create life by reforming dead planets, this was instead used by the genetically altered madman Khan in an attempt to destroy the crew of the Enterprise after he was mortally wounded. The crew was saved by the noble sacrifice of Mr. Spock in the most emotional of all of the Star Trek films.

3. The Hand of Omega. Despite the fact that Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction series of all time, not many of its stories feature great weapons. However, this piece of Time Lord technology was instrumental in destroying Skaro, the home planet of the Doctor’s greatest enemies, the Daleks, in the story Remembrance of the Daleks from 1988. When the program returned in 2005 it was revealed that the Time Lords and the Daleks had been engaged in a Time War–presumably when the series was on hiatus–and although never stated on screen, it is widely believed that the Daleks went to war for revenge.

2. The Sonic Screwdriver. While not strictly a weapon, this device used by the Doctor in Doctor Who can open doors, conduct biological and mechanical scans, and even set off mines, along with countless other things, only limited by the writer’s imaginations. It says a lot for the character that his most frequently used instrument is not a gun or a knife, but a screwdriver.

1. The Death Star. The size of a small moon, this armored space station with its planet destroying laser array was an integral aspect of the plot of two of the Star Wars films.The information party rocks on: NoSQL: Neo4j Tutorial: The Power of the Daleks

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