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Posted 09 March 2009 - 05:57 PM

I'll start it off with my favorites........ 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1950 version starring James Mason), First men in the Moon, Master of the World

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 07:21 PM

Would Sky Captain qualify? I know it's more of a thirty's style, rather than 1800s, but it does have airships, strange robots, and ray guns. Oh, and a mad scientist.....ummm, who's actually dead.
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Posted 09 March 2009 - 10:50 PM

View PostRansom, on Mar 9 2009, 07:21 PM, said:

Would Sky Captain qualify? I know it's more of a thirty's style, rather than 1800s, but it does have airships, strange robots, and ray guns. Oh, and a mad scientist.....ummm, who's actually dead.


Hmmmm..... It DOES have all the right elements, doesn't it ? Sort of "Steampunk of the Future" !!

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Posted 10 March 2009 - 08:27 AM

View PostRansom, on Mar 9 2009, 07:21 PM, said:

Would Sky Captain qualify? I know it's more of a thirty's style, rather than 1800s, but it does have airships, strange robots, and ray guns. Oh, and a mad scientist.....ummm, who's actually dead.



I'd classify it as Dieselpunk, which is outside of Steampunk's timeline(?) but still considered a sub-genre of Steampunk. So, yeah it counts.
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Posted 10 March 2009 - 09:05 AM

View PostCaptain Pogue, on Mar 10 2009, 08:27 AM, said:

View PostRansom, on Mar 9 2009, 07:21 PM, said:

Would Sky Captain qualify? I know it's more of a thirty's style, rather than 1800s, but it does have airships, strange robots, and ray guns. Oh, and a mad scientist.....ummm, who's actually dead.



I'd classify it as Dieselpunk, which is outside of Steampunk's timeline(?) but still considered a sub-genre of Steampunk. So, yeah it counts.


:lol: I hardly think we need to be concerned about timeline here !! I sorta consider it what Jules Verne would have come up with had he lived in the 20th century, instead of the 19th. I also think it counts.....

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Posted 10 March 2009 - 12:04 PM

Not that I'm into this stuff but here's some movies:



Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

The Time Machine

Around the World in 80 Days

The Great Race

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Posted 10 March 2009 - 12:11 PM

Stardust has a few scenes with Airship pyrates, but the movie is really more of a fantasy. A good one, though.
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Posted 10 March 2009 - 01:11 PM

The Time Machine (1960)
Directed: George Pal
Rod Taylor
Alan Young
Yvette Mimieux
I know that Rumba had already beat me to it, but I really like this particular version.

Now I'm not sure that either one of the next two quite fall in the Diesel or Steampunk genera, but they both have wonderfully bizarre sets and twisted gadgetry made from an odd mix of old and new tech.

La Cité des Enfants Perdus (1995)
City of Lost Children
Directed: Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Briac Barthelemy
Guillaume Billod-Morel

Brazil (1985)
Directed: Terry Gilliam
Jonathan Pryce
Kim Greist
Robert De Niro
Katherine Helmond
Michael Palin

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Posted 10 March 2009 - 01:24 PM

O gosh, I remember Brazil. Especially a scene involving a reversed sewer line into a guys chem suit? Also the woman who kept having her plastic surgery procedures fall off. Great movie. :lol:
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Posted 10 March 2009 - 04:49 PM

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Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman's 1958 "The Fabulous World of Jules Verne" is an eye-boggling ancestor of steampunk. He uses every form of animation and trick photography known to the 1950s and elements drawn from a number of Verne's works. It's black-and-white and looks like a period illustration come to life. The machines are outlandish but look like they could really work. I saw it as a boy back in the early 60s on tv. There are clips from it on YouTube and the DVD is available.

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The Great Race (1965)
Director: Blake Edwards
Tony Curtis
Natalie Wood
Jack Lemmon
Peter Falk
Keenan Wynn

Natalie is such the little hottie in this movie - OMG - *sigh*.

But Jack Lemmon & Peter Falk steal the show comedicly while Tony and Keenan play the proverbial straight man hero types that anchor the silliness.

And then there's all the cool Steampunky vehicle stuff, cars, a submarine, airship - I've loved this movie since I was a kid.

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Posted 11 March 2009 - 12:58 PM

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Yes! Jack Lemmon as Prince Hapnik laughing like a fool...what a great laugh...and those pug dogs...I think there had to be about 30 of them!
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Posted 11 March 2009 - 02:50 PM

I found that "Sky Captain and the World of Tommarow" had a ton of steam punk elements in it. I just watched it last weekend. However, I do not suggest watching this movie if you are looking for a good flick. I was disapointed in the movie as awhole but it did have some neat steampunk like ideas in it.

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Posted 11 March 2009 - 04:06 PM

View Post1stMate Matt, on Mar 11 2009, 02:50 PM, said:

I found that "Sky Captain and the World of Tommarow" had a ton of steam punk elements in it. I just watched it last weekend. However, I do not suggest watching this movie if you are looking for a good flick. I was disapointed in the movie as awhole but it did have some neat steampunk like ideas in it.



It's a good movie to play whilew your working on something steamy.
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Posted 11 March 2009 - 04:34 PM

True! I happend to purchase it just to watch on a Sunday afternoon and it left me wanting a lot more.

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 02:26 PM

I just found this page (from another page...)

Steampunk Starter Guide: Top 5 Film and TV Series

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Posted 14 March 2009 - 03:10 PM

I clicked the link (after finding out that there was more to this one....) I've seen some of the music versions, and was impressed, but this is the whole movie and story of it....

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Posted 20 March 2009 - 09:26 AM

Master of the World (Vincent Price 1961)
It has the whole Airship Pirate thing down wonderfully!
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 07:54 AM

Not a movie but does the Firefly series kinda count? They combine a lot of elements of the past in their future (does that make sense?) I'm thinking "shindig" in particular with the duel and stuff...
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 09:12 AM

I would think Firefly would be close but not quite steampunk. but i see your point. I have personally slid Firefly almost into a Western category really.

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I've kinda felt the same way. Firefly has the same vibe as Steampunk—cross genres/history. Mixing different cultures together. I mean Badger could be a Steampunk character, for sure. Actually, I was watching a few episodes last night, and noticed a one of the Mudders in Jaynesville had a headpiece with a single lens goggle type thing on it. But it might have been a lamp, like miners use underground. Couldn't tell.

I just sooooo love Firefly. I wish they had made more episodes.
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 08:31 AM

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was my earliest.

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Posted 08 April 2009 - 11:17 AM

Though it's not fantasy based... I say Gangs of NewYork has perfect clothing for any steampunk era venture!!

I have ALWAYS loved this movie and the costuming!!!

Ol' Matty Bottles has himself an excellent impression that would make Bill the Butcher proud!!
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 03:20 PM

I had no idea you guys were into this stuff. I've loved "Steampunk" since I was a kid, just didn't know it had a name until quite recently.

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You might also get a kick out of Treasure Planet

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Post icon  Posted 09 April 2009 - 10:14 AM

Wow! What a great laptop, Joe Pyrat. Thanks for the link. I'll have to check out that site for more finds.
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Posted 09 April 2009 - 11:26 AM

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Posted 23 April 2009 - 09:18 AM

Would The Golden Compass be considered? It seems to me to be steampunkish, though it certainly has its fair share of fantasy elements.
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 01:46 PM

I just watched another good one last night..... "Island at the Top of The World". Really great steampunk-looking airship in it, and a pretty neat story line.

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Posted 29 April 2009 - 04:33 PM

View PostJoe Pyrat, on Apr 8 2009, 04:20 PM, said:

I had no idea you guys were into this stuff. I've loved "Steampunk" since I was a kid, just didn't know it had a name until quite recently.

The Fantastic World of Jules Vern (1958)

You might also get a kick out of Treasure Planet

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I have to say...that is the coolest laptop I have ever seen, and on another note....I LOVE TREASURE PLANET. If you couldn't tell by my avatar :rolleyes: In my humble opinion the interpretation of Silver in Treasure Planet is one of the best I have ever seen. But I must point out that no one has mentioned one of the coolest steam punk cartoon television series' ever....Tailspin. Tailspin was probably the first thing I remember seeing that would qualify as steampunk.
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