Recent content by Patroklos

I'll have to add The Enemy Below and Batman: Under the Red Hood to the list. Even among sub movies, The Enemy Below get overlooked sometimes. I've always liked how it portrays both sides' perspectives and predicaments. I root for both captains when either one pulls off a successful gambit. Under...

I can't top "Baba Yetu," but I think I've got a good second place entry. Add some incredibly nuanced voice acting... ...and Homeworld delivered one of the best pairings of music and visual sparsity to convey an atmosphere of vast emptiness.

He is was a Jeff Dunham fan. http://www.jeffdunhamshow.net/achmed-i-kill-you.jpg Never saw the karmagator coming.

Lytha way [http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=30310] provide vastly different experiences. I've done some of the levels, and for the most part enjoyed it. Others seem like they would be an exercise in frustration.

If you don't at least get a little choked up during Up you have an increased risk of not having a soul.

I have to go with the Starfury, one of the few space fighters that is more than just an airplane in space. The pilot is a the center of the craft to minimize G-forces. Much of the mass is also at the center to minimize the moment of inertia. Four big engines that can fire in just about...

"Bang." -Spike Spiegel Dwarfman's avatar made me think of this one.

The Mote in God's Eye and The Gripping Hand. Small group of humans makes contact and interacts with aliens. The sublight physics is simultaneously both accurate and comprehensible. A Canticle for Leibowitz isn't quite what you were asking for, but a good one nonetheless. Also, a bump for...