The Movie (or Movies) That Represent Nerd/Geek Culture

[RheynbowDash]

My vote, is for ANY of the "Back to the Future" movies. They were cheesy and campy and we all love them. The idea of a time machine is something we all would like to have. (Even if some of us wont admit it.) Since this movie has released, there have been numerous parodies, nods in other movies and video games, and even a upcoming brand new video game.

What movie do you think represents the nerd/geek culture?

P.S. Mattel, I STILL want a hoverboard.

 

[Hosker]

Lord of the Rings?

 

[Subzerowings]

Star wars?
I wouldn't know why, but it's one of the first things people bring up when talking about us geeks.

 

[xan_shaw]

Kudos for War Games, I would have suggested that.

Revenge of the Nerds, perchance?

 

[fullbleed]

Looking at my DVD collection I'm struggling to see anything. I don't know if I'm gonna get shouted down for this but, Scott Pilgrim?

 

[Leemaster777]

Looking at my DVD collection I'm struggling to see anything. I don't know if I'm gonna get shouted down for this but, Scott Pilgrim?

Freaking ninja.

 

[badgersprite]

Wrath of Khan, maybe? The other one that comes to mind is Dr. Strangelove. Not entirely sure why.

 

[elbowlick]

The idea of a time machine is something we all would like to have.

I think we'd all like time machines AND to spend time with Doc Brown. And yeah, hoverboards.

Looking at my DVD collection I'm struggling to see anything. I don't know if I'm gonna get shouted down for this but, Scott Pilgrim?

Freaking ninja.

But yeah, I was tihnking this one in particular. Kickass is pretty much comic book nerd culture, but Scott Pilgrim is all-inclusive.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Fanboys?


I mean, watch the trailer...

 

[xan_shaw]

Looking at my DVD collection I'm struggling to see anything. I don't know if I'm gonna get shouted down for this but, Scott Pilgrim?

No, Scott Pilgrim is way more of a hipster film than it is a nerd film, despite the fact it has all these video game references, it doesn't actually do anything with them other than to point them out as 'hey, these are cool at the moment, right?'

 

[Instant K4rma]

I'd also agree with Star Wars... Maybe Dawn of the Dead?

 

[rekabdarb]

War Games (the Matthew Broderick one), I mean, it's about a guy who hacks into a military computer to play a game. Tron would also be up there I suppose

damn ninjaed from the first post. Although i haven't seen it myself (on my "to watch list") i was gonna say this

 

[Kurokami]

My vote, is for ANY of the "Back to the Future" movies. They were cheesy and campy and we all love them. The idea of a time machine is something we all would like to have. (Even if some of us wont admit it.) Since this movie has released, there have been numerous parodies, nods in other movies and video games, and even a upcoming brand new video game.

What movie do you think represents the nerd/geek culture?

P.S. Mattel, I STILL want a hoverboard.

Tron comes to mind, though I haven't even seen all of it.

 

[elementsoul]

Grandma's boy

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Dune

I'm dead serious.

 

[Invghost]

Tron, WarGames, The Wizard.

This.

 

[SimuLord]

Looking at my DVD collection I'm struggling to see anything. I don't know if I'm gonna get shouted down for this but, Scott Pilgrim?

If that's "representing" nerds and geeks, I really must not be one.

Nay, if we are truly to find UNIVERSAL nerdity in a movie, the discussion begins and ends with Monty Python and the Holy Grail.