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"Stranger Things". I've seen the first two episodes it's really good you should
watch it.
I would and I have, the first two!
Like I said it's really good bloody get into it.
Science fiction films have given us some of the greatest movie twists of all time
whether it be Darth Vader being Luke's father, Soylent Green turning out to be
people, or the fact that was earth all along.
So many great moments so let's count down five.
Minus the three I just offhandedly mentioned, which is annoying because now I have to
think of more you know more great sci-fi twists.
Look I'm not gonna lie probably I'll probably get lazy and just throwing a
crap one at the end, regardless let's get into it starting with "Alien". Now this
movie really raised the bar in terms of both science fiction and horror and is
filled with twists and turns along the road to obliterating a monster with a
spaceship engine, such as Ripley turning out to be the main protagonist and some
kind of penis rat monster bursting out of John Hurt's chest. But the biggest
shock to me was the reveal that Bilbo Baggins was a synthetic person. Though I
don't think I was as surprised as Parker who was the last person to realize that
yes that man filled with milk and ball bearings running around with his head
off was in fact a robot.
"It's just a goddamn robot". The Matrix trilogy is not a good trilogy
in fact it's a bad trilogy and a perfect example of filmmakers not understanding
the universe that they built in the first amazing movie. Which really makes
sense considering the entire plot is ripped from Grant Morrison's "The
Invisibles". But the idea that humans are locked inside an artificial reality
used by machines as essentially batteries to power squids and kung-fu
and Colonel Sanders
well look I'll tell you what, I think Keanu Reeves said it best "Excellent!".
Did you ever see "The Thing"? Not the original or the prequel but the one in between you know
the good one.
I don't think I can't even pinpoint one specific twist.
It's just a who's who of who is and who isn't the Thing. At first you're like "Hey man
what's up with that dog?" and then you're like
"Ah it's the Thing!" then it turns out that this other guys also the Thing and then
you're like man "This guy's having a heart attack that's not good oh no it's the
things he's back!".
Maybe this petri dish of blood isn't the thing "Surprise it is! And so is this
guy's head it's a spider!"
Man "The Thing" is are great movie. Everyone watch "The Thing". "Blade Runner" has a crazy twist
ending.
It turns out that Deckard may have been a replicant. Twist.
That's in the theatrical cut, in the director's cut it's less ambiguous and he
was a replicant. Twist.
Harrison Ford though has stated that he definitely wasn't a replicant. Twist,
again a twist.
So look, depending on how you interpret it or what you believe Deckard was
definitely maybe almost certainly not a replicant. I guess we'll find out for
sure in that "Blade Runner" sequel, or you know we'll get another 50 versions on
home release and then we'll just never know, it'll just be like another endless debate
fantastic. Now look this last one as promised, it isn't a great film but I've
always enjoyed the ending "Terminator 3:
Rise of the Machines". "Talk to the hand."
Now the events of "Terminator 2" led audiences to believe that there is no
fate
but what we make for ourselves. But then "Terminator 3" is like "Naj everything
is inevitable. Nuclear war!
Haha." Yeah it kind of ruins the point of the previous movie but still I thought
it was a bold choice. Then of course "Terminator Genisys" was like "Hey you know
you can stop fate or whatever" you know because they tried to retcon everything, but it
just ballsed everything up even more. How are there more bad Terminator films than
good films now?
What's that about? But look if you love sci-fi properties
I'd highly recommend Netflix's "Stranger Things".
Remember "Super 8", it's like that but ... you know done properly.
A mix of science fiction, compelling characters, and 80s nostalgia.
If I to compare it to anything, I'd say it's like a blend of "Freaks and Geeks", a good
episode of "The X-Files", and the Spielbergian films of the 80's like "E.T" and "The
Goonies". All eight episodes are available
July 15 on Netflix, and like I said highly recommended it. I mean I've only
seen two, but it's the kind of thing where i am annoyed that I have to wait for
the rest of them.
Why can't they just give me all the episodes of Netflix's "Stranger Things",
probably because you know I don't show my mum and then she'd accidentally spoil
it on Facebook.
God damn it mum. God damn you in this fictional scenario I crafted in my mind.
But yeah "Stranger Things"
July 15th, Netflix, get into it.
Do you have a favorite sci-fi twist though? If you do feel free to leave it
below, and speaking of twist I've hidden a whole load of Netflix logos throughout this
video you probably noticed already. Is that a twist?
It's not really a twist, but if you can find them all it wouldn't be a waste
your time and be valued time that you've spent not a waste. Value! And also if you're keen
you can check out some of my other videos which are linked to there and
below along with my podcast "The Weekly Planet" where we talk movies, and comics,
and TV shows.
I've got a review here that says "Good enough not to be bad."
I'll take that! Alright thanks for watching everyone, take care!