Successfully Dating recommends Sci-Fi and fantasy DVD movies that will
help you build an entertaining movie collection. Our
suggestions will help you find the sci-fi classics and the fantasy
movies that you should have, so you can be prepared to pull out a
fun movie to watch, at any time, that your dates and
friends will actually want to watch.
The Lord of the Rings 'The Fellowship of the Ring' - In
every aspect, the extended-edition DVD of Peter Jackson's epic
fantasy The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring blows
away the theatrical-version DVD. No one who cares at all about the
film should ever need to watch the original version again. Well,
maybe the impatient and the squeamish will still prefer the
theatrical version, because the extended edition makes a long film
30 minutes longer and there's a bit more violence (though both
versions are rated PG-13). But the changes--sometimes whole
scenes, sometimes merely a few seconds--make for a richer film.
[Also
LOTR 'The Two Towers' and
LOTR 'The Return of the King']
Star Wars Trilogy - The Star Wars trilogy had the rare
distinction of becoming more than just a series of movies, but a
cultural phenomenon, a life-defining event for its generation. On
its surface, George Lucas's original 1977 film is a rollicking and
humorous space fantasy that owes debts to more influences than one
can count on two hands, but filmgoers became entranced by its
basic struggle of good vs. evil "a long time ago, in a galaxy far,
far away," its dazzling special effects, and a mythology of Jedi
Knights, the Force, and droids.
Alien "The Director's Cut" - A landmark of science fiction
and horror, Alien arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The Empire
Strikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George
Lucas's space fantasy. This instant classic set a tone of its own,
offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless
suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space
freighter Nostromo, who fall prey to a vicious creature that had
gestated inside one of the ill-fated crew members. In a
star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley,
becoming the screen's most popular heroine in a lucrative movie
franchise. To measure the film's success, one need only recall the
many images that have been burned into our collective psyche,
including the "facehugger," the "chestburster," and Ripley's
climactic encounter with the full-grown monster.
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