5 Films That "Blew My Mind" On "First Viewing" In The Theater!"

[b]Definition of Science Fiction[/b] Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future. It is important to note that science fiction has a relationship with the principles of science—these stories involve partially true-partially fictitious laws or theories of science. It should not be completely unbelievable, because it then ventures into the genre fantasy. The plot often creates situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. Science fiction texts also include a human element, explaining what effect new discoveries, happenings and scientific developments will have on us in the future. [url=http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson927/SciFiDefinition.pdf]SourceOfScienceFictionDefinition[/url] With this definition in mind Here are 5 Films, which upon the first time I saw each, In it's theatrical release, in the theater, I thought to myself that each was what we today consider today to be an "Instant Masterpiece"! [b]#5-Angel Heart-1987[/b] Directed By: Alan Parker Written By: Alan Parker and William Hjortsberg Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert Deniro and Lisa Bonet. Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that simple, and Johnny doesn't want to be found. Let's just say that, amongst the period detail and beautiful scenery, it all gets really, really nasty. Written by David Carroll @ IMDB It's 1955. Small time New York City gumshoe Harry Angel is hired through a law firm by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre. Cyphre tells Harry that choosing him as the private investigator for this case was by no accident despite Harry not knowing who Cyphre is or in turn Cyphre not directly stating why he chose Harry. The case is to locate a man by the name of Johnny Favorite, a popular singer before World War II, who served in the war and supposedly was institutionalized due to his injuries since, although Cyphre has not seen Favorite during that time. As Harry progresses through the case, he doesn't quite trust Cyphre as every step Harry takes leads to people angry about his questions and/or who what to beat him. Johnny's associates are highly populated by those into mysticism and particularly voodoo, which takes Harry to New Orleans. As Harry continues his investigation, one by one, the people he interviews turn up dead. Although Harry isn't sure if he wants to continue with the case, he does so if only to satisfy his own curiosity as to Johnny's whereabouts and why Cyphre wants to find him. Written by Huggo @ IMDB From"Serious Seats".com For breakfast this morning I boiled a couple eggs. And, don't you know it, every time I peel a hard-boiled egg, I think of this scene from Angel Heart. I'm usually a little faster than Robert DeNiro and can often manage to remove the shell in one piece, but his technique is solid—crack it all over; roll it around on the plate, applying moderate pressure to further crack the shell; then peel. The egg scene, after the jump. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQfiuHK_U84]HarryAngelVSLouisCyphre[/url] I have to say that the very moment I got a load of [b]"Louis Cyphre"[/b], that very second in fact, I knew I was watching an [b]"Instant Masterpiece" ![/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1deniroheart.jpg[/img] [b]#4-Minority Report-2002[/b] Directed By Steven Spielberg Written By Philip K. Dick & Scott Frank Starring Tom Cruise, Max Von Sydow, Steve Harris In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=901lYbPmqu4&feature=fvsr]Spiders[/url] [b]What I Loved the Most in this film was that from about 20 minutes in and until the end from that point, you can FEEL and UNDERSTAND everything John Anderton is Thinking!!![/b] From Just The Very Creation for this Film Of [b]The Murder Ball[/b] + From The Moment Cruise utters the words..."Every Body Runs" I knew I was watching...An [b]Instant Masterpiece" ![/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1murderball.jpg[/img] [b]#3-The Boys From Brazil-1978[/b] Directed By: Franklin J. Schaffner Written By: Ira Levin and Heywood Gould Starring: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier and James Mason A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich. Barry Kohler, a young Nazi hunter, tracks down a group of former SS officers meeting in Paraguay in the late 1970s. The Nazis, led by Dr Mengele, are planning something. Old Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman, is at first uninterested in Kohler's findings. But when he is told something of their plan, he is eager to find out more. Lieberman visits several homes in Europe and the U.S. in order to uncover the Nazi plot. It is at one of these houses he notices something strange, which turns out to be a horrible discovery. This is such a classic piece of mystery drama, it's inconceivable that it's not better known. A late seventies film starring the cream of cinema from 20 years earlier, this follows a Nazi plot (in the present day) and the efforts of a Nazi hunter to put the pieces together. The elements include a number of apparently unrelated children, a decades-old plot, a series of murders, Josef Mengele, and a short appearance by one `Steven' Guttenberg, in an early film role. When you finally realise what has been going on, it ups the stakes dramatically. Well worth seeking out. By R O U S @ IMDB ! [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNS5Gxut8c&feature=related]TheBoysFromBrazil[/url] The Moment I saw Laurence Olivier deliver that Message, I knew I was watching an [b]"Instant Masterpiece" ![/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1Boys.jpg[/img] [b]#2-Sorcerer-1977[/b] Directed By: William Friedkin Written By: Walon Green and Georges Arnaud Starring: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal A group of outcasts from different backgrounds/nationalities are forced by misfortune to work in a remote oil drilling operation in South America. When fire breaks out of control, four of the outcasts are given the opportunity to earn enough money to get out by transporting six crates of unstable dynamite through miles of jungle in two ancient trucks. Will they succeed and regain their honor and citizenship, or get blown up for their efforts? Written By Keith Lo and David Lee @ IMDB [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMof5PuQF7w]Sorcerer[/url] An absolutely Incredible and Daunting Sound/Musical Score by Progressive Artists "Tangerine Dream" enhances this film all the more. The Moment I saw This image On the Cab Of One of the [b]TNT Trucks[/b] I knew, immediately I was watching an [b]"Instant Masterpiece" ![/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1sorc.jpg[/img] And now My Personal Best Rated [b]"Instant Masterpiece"[/b] Film Of All Time !!!... [b]#1-The Ninth Configuration-1980[/b] Directed By: William Peter Blatty Written By: William Peter Blatty Starring: Stacey Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Neville Brand George Dicenczo, Moses Gunn, Robert Loggia A new commanding officer arrives at a remote castle serving as an insane asylum for crazy and AWOL U.S. Army soldiers where he attempts to rehabilitate them by allowing them to live out their crazy fantasies while combating his own long-suppressed insanity. A brilliant and unconventional film. As I'm sure many others have said it is very difficult to describe or sum up accurately. It has so many seemingly incongruous elements yet amazingly in the end it ties them all together and packs an emotional punch very few films manage. Basically it's about how a new lead psychiatrist arrives at an asylum maintained by the military. It is loaded with stunning scenes, images, symbolism, scares and emotionally devastating moments and it leaves me both uplifted and sad yet so intellectually stimulated I want to discuss it because there is a LOT to talk about once it's over. It also has some brutal violence and the nastiest bar fight ever filmed. Stacey Keach plays the role of Kane perfectly, he shows no outward humor but is not humorless himself. He is clearly dedicated to helping the inmates in any way he can using every means at his disposal and wisely the character is not played as being detached and totally unemotional. When Kane (Keach) gets annoyed, enthusiastic or is dealing with a difficult issue he doesn't simply deadpan it he communicates what is happening within the character despite the constraints needed for the role. Brilliant work. Where his treatments lead the inmates (and where it leads Kane himself) is the core of the film and the whole thing is actually about all of us and how we can reconcile faith, science and the horrors of existence. Faith can mean many different things... There are multiple edits available but the major aspect that changes is related to one brief scene involving a knife and a bit a dialog. It's worth mentioning because it does change the tone for many viewers depending on the version they see. The Ninth Configuration is a treasure, a sadly overlooked and misunderstood film. ~From Conor Kiley @ IMDB. [b]“In order for life to have appeared spontaneously on earth, there first had to be hundreds of millions of protein molecules of the ninth configuration. But given the size of the planet Earth, do you know how long it would have taken for just one of these protein molecules to appear entirely by chance? Roughly ten to the two hundred and forty-third power billions of years. And I find that far, far more fantastic than simply believing in God.”[/b] ~Colonel Kane - The Ninth Configuration !!! [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itB1iFU-8Xk]TheNinthConfigurationFeaturette[/url] The Moment I heard Colonel Kane {Stacey Keach} Deliver that soliloquy I knew In was looking at a special film, but not until it's last act, did I realize Just How Freaking Special.... This Film Was !!! For Me It Stands By Iteself ALONE as One The All Time Greatest Attempt at intelligent Film Making Ever Made !!! A Freaking Masterpiece in My Mind it was, maybe the biggest EVER, But I did not realize it until The Moment I saw How It ended ! [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1ninth1.png[/img] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1ninth4.jpg[/img] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1ninth3.gif[/img] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a1brawl.jpg[/img] What Films Did You Think Were "Instant Masterpieces" The Moment You Saw them First In The Theater???