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Category: Fun
Posted on: March 29, 2008 6:56 PM, by Coturnix

The 10 Most Prophetic Sci-Fi Movies Ever

Hollywood's Best War Movies

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Has the person ranking Sci-Fi movies ever even seen a real sci-fi, or do they just chew their bubble gum and listen to their Brittney cd's? Good grief...

Posted by: ReBecca | March 29, 2008 8:06 PM

GATTACA and the Truman show are in my favorite movies list. The only problem I have with GATTACA is that much of the second-classing of "natural" kids happens through the mechanism of privatized health care and the "Pre-existing condition", which are somewhatr alien concepts to universal health care systems. Still powerful as a defense of the disabled in our own culture, and a harrowing look at second-class status of all people in general.

There was also a link in the comments there to "Cracked" magazine's list of 8 sci-fi movies that have already been disproven.

On that list Robocop was rightfully added. However, it has a rather precient prediction: The prevalence of a massive inefficient gas-guzzling car marketed purely on jingoistic pride and named after a blowjob.

In the movie, it was the 6000 SUX. In reality, it's the Hummer.

Also before Bush, I would have thought Death Race 2000's president blaming France for America's ills was preposterous. Then came the run-up to the iraq war... Freedom Fries, anyone?

Posted by: Left_Wing_Fox | March 29, 2008 8:50 PM

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