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My picks of Sci-Fi/Fantasy films/books Part 1
Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]
Buy new: £7.88
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind)Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Volume 1 (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) by Hayao Miyazaki
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £2.30
manga version, well worth the read though the first 2 books cover the film
Laputa - Castle In The Sky [DVD]Laputa - Castle In The Sky [DVD]
Buy new: £7.88 / Used from: £5.97
Akira - The Ultimate Collection [1991] [DVD]Akira - The Ultimate Collection [1991] [DVD]
Buy used from: £5.00
The Manga's great too, but probably not quite worth buying all of
Ender's Game (The Ender saga)Ender's Game (The Ender saga) by Orson Scott Card
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.99
like Harry Potter, and better too (and I'm no Harry Potter hater)
Fantastic Planet - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]Fantastic Planet - Masters of Cinema series [DVD]
Buy new: £13.88
Stingray - Vol. 1 - Stingray / Plant Of Doom / Sea Of Oil / Hostages / Treasure / Big Gun / Golden Sea [DVD] [1964]Stingray - Vol. 1 - Stingray / Plant Of Doom / Sea Of Oil / Hostages / Treasure / Big Gun / Golden Sea [DVD] [1964]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.68
everything else from Gerry Anderson is great as well
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD]Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 (New Edition) [DVD]
Buy new: £13.38 / Used from: £11.58
Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003]Firefly - The Complete Series [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £12.48 / Used from: £9.73
Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [DVD] [1977]Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [DVD] [1977]
Buy used from: £13.00
...well obviously
Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 [DVD] [1966]Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 [DVD] [1966]
Buy new: £47.99 / Used from: £20.21
I like the classics, but TNG is the best
Top Ten - Book 01Top Ten - Book 01 by Alan Moore
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £7.82
of Alan Moore's outstanding output, this is the most fun
Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 2Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 2 by John Wagner
Buy new: £9.28 / Used from: £7.49
all early 2000AD comics are worth reading, and they are almost neverending. However, generally a good idea to read the 2nd vol first, after the series has got going
Batman: Year One (Batman)Batman: Year One (Batman) by Frank Miller
Buy new: £9.15 / Used from: £4.92
if you only ever read one DC comic, this is it (apart from the Moore stuff obviously)
Brazil [1985] [DVD]Brazil [1985] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £3.38
Gilliam's finest
Jurassic Park [DVD] [1993]Jurassic Park [DVD] [1993]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £2.80
SphereSphere by Michael Crichton
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01
hard to pick from Chrichton's books, haven't read one I didn't enjoy yet
Sleeper [DVD] [1973]Sleeper [DVD] [1973]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.34
Ghostbusters [DVD] [1984]Ghostbusters [DVD] [1984]
Buy used from: £1.40
Mystery Men [DVD] [1999]Mystery Men [DVD] [1999]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.60
funny, but funnier if you know comics
Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £17.98 / Used from: £13.99
wanders into realms of fantsy, so it counts. Plus it's my favourite tv show, though lots of people don't like it
Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £2.89
just about qualifies as sci-fi, only see '2001' if you know what you're letting yourself in for.
Ilya Muromets [DVD] [1956] [US Import]Ilya Muromets [DVD] [1956] [US Import]
Buy used from: £16.99
go to the Rusico website for more Ptushko genius
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? (Gollancz S.F.)Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £2.42
my favourite Philip K Dick book so far
I Am Alive and You are Dead: A Journey Inside the Mind of Philip K. DickI Am Alive and You are Dead: A Journey Inside the Mind of Philip K. Dick by Emmanuel Carrere
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £0.63
matches Dick's books, and a good frame of reference