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The World’s End [2013] 1. Dr. Ink. Drink. 2. “I’ve just punched my wedding ring out of a robot’s stomach!” 3. Soccer ball as a prosthetic head.

Elysium [2013] 1. “Don’t breathe on me! I’ve told you that before!” 2. She takes off her bandage and wraps it around his wrist. 3. “These will keep you functioning normally until you die.”

The Day the Earth Stood Still [1951] 1. A dollar a diamond. 2. Theremin duet. Who else but Bernard Herrmann would dare? 3. Gort has no mouth. It makes him more sinister.

Starman [1984] 1. Hair fibers in a photo album. Zoom in to the DNA level. 2. “‘Beautiful’ is better than ‘fantastic,’ better than dutch apple pie. The best. The best.” 3. Red light, snowflakes, lasers.

Surrogates [2009] 1. Peeling back the robot’s face to prepare for a skin lift. 2. Zapper that looks like a bong. 3. Simultaneous crash. People emerge from their houses wearing bathrobes.

Soylent Green [1973] 1. He looks at the piece of beef and begins to cry. 2. Soylent buns. 3. Conveyor belts dump the bodies into a circular reservoir.

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives [2010] 1. “Ghosts are not attached to places but to people, the living.” 2. Rows of lighted screens illuminate the field. 3. To shake off the hypnotism of the television, they go … Continue reading →

2010: The Year We Make Contact [1984] 1. The Russian word for chicken (koo-reet-sa). 2. “Thank you for telling me the truth.” “You deserve it.” 3. On a new planet, a new monolith.