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Of the Quatermas films/mini series, this is my favorite: Quatermas II [^]
I remember seeing this as kid and it frightened the crap out of me. Fortunately, there was a Morecombe and Wise on after it so all ended well. 
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Yep. The special effects were rubbish, and the acting was... Um... Stilted... But that meant they had to have a storyline that worked.
And scared the crap out of you as well...: thumbsup:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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You are talking about Morecombe and Wise? 
On that note, there was a comedy play a few years ago called "The Play What I Wrote" which was about those 2. It was elephanting hilarious.
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Dark Star
Fantastic movie - I could watch it (and have) time and again.
And even just writing this I have the theme tune in my head!
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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_Maxxx_ wrote: I have the theme tune in my head!
Benson, Arizona[^]
Teaching phenomenology to a bomb 
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Karel Čapek wrote: Entirely subjective, of course,
Indeed. Including my submissions: Two contemporary films.
Another Earth (2011) If you can suspend disbelief at the physical consequences of having another orbiting mass so close to earth, it was not too bad. It doesn't hurt that the protagonist (Brit Marling) is very easy on the eyes.
Europa Report (2013) A manned exploratory space flight to Jupiter's moon. No spoilers.
What we got here is a failure to communicate
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The Day The Earth Stood Still; original version with Michael Rennie.
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Karel Čapek wrote: but let's leave out total fantasy
Wait, what? Planet of the Apes isn't total fantasy? The Terminator is a documentary? Forbidden Planet's breathable atmosphere and humanoid aliens is more believable than a war between good and evil in a far distant galaxy?
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Not meant to be taken seriously - I was referring only to Star Wars, of course!
Besides, there is a difference between science fiction and science fantasy and then there are sub-genres of each.
BTW: what humanoid aliens in Forbidden Planet??? The Krell? In any case why shouldn't aliens be humanoid in appearance? Just as much chance of that as any other form/ I suppose there might be some that look like a mattress...
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Karel Čapek wrote: there might be some that look like a mattress
Voon!
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Live action
Brazil
Blade runner
Dark City
The Matrix
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Kubrik's version would be great)
Animation/Anime
Akira
The Iron Giant
Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within
Wall-E
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! of course.
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Just curious, why is it SOOOOO dam difficult to find support for my HP Pavilion???? WHY OH WHY do they make is SOOO hard to get help???
I just spent an hour going through page after page on HP's site trying to find out how to contact repair. My PC's under warranty and I want it fixed.
Anyone have the right contact info for HP repair????
[UPDATE!]
Ok, so I went back to HP's site and filled in some contact details.. Then THIS CAME UP![^]
WHY OH WHY could they NOT show me this FIRST!!!
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
modified 15-May-15 14:35pm.
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I sympathize with you. IMHO, HP's machines (esp. laptops) leave a lot to be desired and I haven't heard good things about their support either. Good luck. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
/ravi
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I had Dell's, and when the went out I ended up with 2 HP's, which have worked great - until now.
I took it to a repair shop and he said the motherboard went out, so I'll just let them fix it.... if I can find where to take it or how to contact their repair.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Coder (Hired) wrote: Anyone have the right contact info for HP repair????
Sorry - no.
Coder (Hired) wrote: WHY OH WHY do they make is SOOO hard to get help???
Simple: If you can't contact them, you can't get it fixed under warranty. This is cheaper for them than actually providing a service department.
Or am I just a Cynical Old Fart?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Simple: If you can't contact them, you can't get it fixed under warranty. This is cheaper for them than actually providing a service department.
Or am I just a Cynical Old Fart?
No, you're not. I figured as much, but I needed to vent
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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So don't be
That was the first thing I did
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I bought an HP scanner back in the days of XP, and it worked OK. Then when I upgraded to Windows 7, the driver was incompatible. I went onto the HP website to try and find a Win 7 driver for the scanner, but was astonished to learn that they no longer supported my model! 
Their suggested solution to the problem: Buy a new scanner!
So I took their advice: I bought a new Canon and took a solemn oath never to buy HP again!
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Have a HP laptop I bought in the US some years ago. Win 7 pre-loaded.
While I'm serious at work on it, the HP Support Assistant pops up and sucks all CPU power. Stubborn to any number of presses on the X button. Tried disabling it, but it pops out of nowhere, though less frequently.
Better call it as HP Distraction Work Agent than Support Assistant.
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