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Wyz_sub10 · 06-30-2004, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by McGargoyle

I'm usually annoyed by too much pathos like in The Wrath of Khan.

Did anyone else make the mistake of seeing Alien: Resurrection? There is the near-final scene when Weaver's "baby" is killed. It's just pathetic. They have this alien with doe eyes so exaggerated that it looks like a Sailor Moon character.

Marduk · 06-30-2004, 04:16 PM

The end of Bab 5 when Sheridan's 20 years were up and he went off by himself to meet the First Ones. and yea the Blade Runner scene as well, and Spock dying, and the sad end of Londo, also on Bab5, where he surrenders to the Shadow gizzmo.

Ab_Normal · 06-30-2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyz_sub10

And although this cheats a bit, the robot flying into the missle while saying "Superman" and closing his eyes in The Iron Giant makes me chokey.

Ah, yes, Vin Diesel's finest performance to date.

But, yes, I get all sniffly every time I watch it, and IMHO it counts as science fiction.

Underseer · 06-30-2004, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kvalhion

My vote goes to Amageddon, when Bruce Willis stays behind to detonate the asteroid, and is addressing his daughter before he dies.

You need to be lynched just for mentioning the name of that puke-inducing movie! Grrr!

RawData · 06-30-2004, 04:56 PM

Contact, Arroway getting grilled after mission
Iron Giant, "Superman"... every time
There are others, but my brain is not cooperating.
RawData

Jacey · 06-30-2004, 05:56 PM

The Sisko's wife dying scenes, him and Jake dealing with the after effects were fairly powerful.

Ultimate Atheist · 06-30-2004, 08:40 PM

The destruction of the Enterprise D. When Riker picked himself up, looked up and saw the sky through the dome on the bridge. That movie also had the happiest moment, the death of Kirk.

I remember feeling really sad when I saw the death of Optimus Prime in Transformers The Movie. I was a kid at the time. Yeah that's my excuse.

It was sad when Logan had to fight and kill Francis in Logan's run.

I know its not a movie but I was always a bit sad when KITT from Knight Rider got destroyed or really badly damaged. Even though I must admit that those were some of the few episodes of an otherwise bad show that were actually tolerable.

azazel · 07-01-2004, 12:26 AM

If The Road Warrior counts as sci-fi, then the scenes where Max loses his car, dog, and in the end when he chooses to stay behind.

Star Wars Ep.6, seeing the Super Star Destroyer crash into the Death Star. Everywhere but in the movies, the Imperials have better shit. That SSD could have stopped the entire rebel fleet alone. play the games. George Lucas screws with Asimov's Foundation (Galactic Empire, The Mule/Palapatine, a sector called Korellia). I have never forgiven him for making the Executor to easy to destroy.

Ditto on the B5, Defence of Earth speech. Then there was the shock of seeing those seeder ships infect Earth. Even when destroyed, they infected.

There was this made-in-India b-movie called Nightfall, after the total eclipse happens and one can see the ruins of the university ( and corpses of massacred scholars and scientists) with the city in flames at the hands of the monks and fanatics.

Fallout may be a game, but it's sci-fi, the part where the Vault dweller walks off into the desert after being exiled from Vault 13 despite saving the wasteland twice. After all the effort you put in and the actual connection developed for the character. After 20 hours of gameplay, you ARE the being thrown into the desert.

McGargoyle · 07-01-2004, 01:54 AM

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Fallout may be a game, but it's sci-fi, the part where the Vault dweller walks off into the desert after being exiled from Vault 13 despite saving the wasteland twice. After all the effort you put in and the actual connection developed for the character. After 20 hours of gameplay, you ARE the being thrown into the desert.

Oh, yes.
And when Dogmeat died.

Krosis · 07-01-2004, 08:02 AM

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06-30-2004, 04:16 PM	#22
Marduk Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: the 10th planet Posts: 5,065	The end of Bab 5 when Sheridan's 20 years were up and he went off by himself to meet the First Ones. and yea the Blade Runner scene as well, and Spock dying, and the sad end of Londo, also on Bab5, where he surrenders to the Shadow gizzmo.

06-30-2004, 04:56 PM	#25
RawData Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Puget Sound, WA, US Posts: 1,022	Contact, Arroway getting grilled after mission Iron Giant, "Superman"... every time There are others, but my brain is not cooperating. RawData

06-30-2004, 05:56 PM	#26
Jacey Banned Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: the gulag Posts: 3,043	The Sisko's wife dying scenes, him and Jake dealing with the after effects were fairly powerful.

06-30-2004, 08:40 PM	#27
Ultimate Atheist Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Here Posts: 980	The destruction of the Enterprise D. When Riker picked himself up, looked up and saw the sky through the dome on the bridge. That movie also had the happiest moment, the death of Kirk. I remember feeling really sad when I saw the death of Optimus Prime in Transformers The Movie. I was a kid at the time. Yeah that's my excuse. It was sad when Logan had to fight and kill Francis in Logan's run. I know its not a movie but I was always a bit sad when KITT from Knight Rider got destroyed or really badly damaged. Even though I must admit that those were some of the few episodes of an otherwise bad show that were actually tolerable.

07-01-2004, 12:26 AM	#28
azazel Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In darkest Manila Posts: 966	If The Road Warrior counts as sci-fi, then the scenes where Max loses his car, dog, and in the end when he chooses to stay behind. Star Wars Ep.6, seeing the Super Star Destroyer crash into the Death Star. Everywhere but in the movies, the Imperials have better shit. That SSD could have stopped the entire rebel fleet alone. play the games. George Lucas screws with Asimov's Foundation (Galactic Empire, The Mule/Palapatine, a sector called Korellia). I have never forgiven him for making the Executor to easy to destroy. Ditto on the B5, Defence of Earth speech. Then there was the shock of seeing those seeder ships infect Earth. Even when destroyed, they infected. There was this made-in-India b-movie called Nightfall, after the total eclipse happens and one can see the ruins of the university ( and corpses of massacred scholars and scientists) with the city in flames at the hands of the monks and fanatics. Fallout may be a game, but it's sci-fi, the part where the Vault dweller walks off into the desert after being exiled from Vault 13 despite saving the wasteland twice. After all the effort you put in and the actual connection developed for the character. After 20 hours of gameplay, you ARE the being thrown into the desert.

07-01-2004, 08:02 AM	#30
Krosis Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: WWLLD? Posts: 2,237	[moderator notice] Good People... Perhaps it wasn't made clear earlier in the thread.. The OP was not asking for sarcastic responses.. ie: listing movies that you find "sad" b/c you disagree with casting choices.. or plot devices.. or the choice of director. I've split off the newest batch of such responses and sent them to ~E.. I also notified the ~E mods to merge those with the first derailment that I moved to ~E. please take note. [/moderator notice]

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