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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115571/
A S.E.T.I. operator discovers a signal and uncovers a plot to stop his investigation.
An absolutely fantastic movie.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/
http://www.arrivalmovie.com/
Aliens arrive, but nobody knows the first thing about talking to them.
This is another movie whose description would spoil it. With a rather mellow and thoughtful tone throughout, it pulls the viewer in. I think it will hold up well over time, too.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201391/
home page (archived on archive.org)
Alien high school students struggle to keep their secret.
Seems okay.
- 1999-10-06 - 2002-05-14
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Based on the book series Roswell High (1998-2000 books), by Melinda Metz
I'll take proper notes when I re-watch this.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2474972/
A documentary following soldiers fighting the aliens left over from an invasion.
I rather liked this! People talk about this being low budget, but until it's pointed out I doubt someone would really notice.
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aka Alien Outpost
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1628841/
http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/independence-day-resurgence
Twenty years after the near-annihilation of Earth, aliens return.
Not a particularly good movie. Definitely not worth a watch for science fiction movie fans. I don't know who the target audience is supposed to be. There's no character development, poor drama, uninspired action, un-notable writing.. so un-notable that I made a word up. Screw you, red squiggle.. I defy you.
- Properly titled Independence Day: Resurgence
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This is a sequel to Independence Day (1996 movie)
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/
To solidify its power, a planet-eater tracks down the only thing which could threaten it, the "matrix of power", a device passed down from the leaders of a race of alien robots.
This was a deeply-moving movie for me as a child, though this impression was only possible because I grew up watching the original series. Re-watching this as an adult, it didn't have anywhere near that impact.
Though I do still like it, I don't know that I can recommend it, not just because it looks "old", but because it requires so much context from the series. I think for the young these days this would look like a crappy old cartoon with decent, but old, rock music.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190198/
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A military unit is sent on missions in a future where all of humanity is at war with alien insects.
The show is animated, and not "anime". As such, it has not held up well with time. The music is fantastic, though. Truly. However, its other high points do not make up for the visual issue I have.
While it doesn't do it for me, I would recommend this for fans of the movie or movie series who can also handle the visual style and jerky movement that to me is reminiscent of ReBoot (1994-09-10 to 2001-11-30 television show).
- Properly titled Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
- Ran from 1999-08-30 to 2000-04-03
- Based on the book.
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Based the movie Starship Troopers (1997), and is definitely not a sequel to it.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844760/
The war with the bugs rages on, with humanity starting to lose, but something about god and wining and things.
This started off as a great or at lease decent tv-movie, but its "wrap up" took enough of a nosedive to spoil it. It has a much higher budget and is generally better than part two, but.. that ending, man. That ending. This is still worth a once-watch for fans of the original.
- Properly titled Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367093/
Soldiers flee an unwinnable battle, but find themselves trapped in a bunker surrounded by an enemy desperate to get in.
Recommended for fans of the original who can tolerate less character development, story and budget. It's definitely not bad.
- Properly titled Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
- Followed by TODO
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The sequel to Starship Troopers (1997)
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/
Aliens are sending spores to colonize Earth, but when humans send a retaliatory force to their homeworld they learn the bugs are a far more dangerous foe than anticipated.
It's a largely flawless movie. Amazing fun for what it is, which is the sort of military movie where only one soldier runs out of ammo once in the entire movie.
- Followed by Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation (2004)
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See also Roughnecks - Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999-2000), the animated series which is based on the book and this movie.
