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Subject:	Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:28:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> writes: > [...] > 2. Sidenote -- some of what is categorized as horror really is science > fiction as well. A *good* example is The Stand by Stephen King. It has all > the good stuff: Man vs. Everything. :-, What main category would you say The Sixth Sense was? To me, it was only very slightly horror, and mostly a romantic love story and a psychological thriller. --Todd

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		Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
(...) I'd say thriller first, guy-romantic (as opposed to chick-flick-romantic :-) second. Not really horror per se, just uses some props. For fear of spoiling the plot, I can't say much more than that. :-, If anyone out there hasn't seen it yet, go (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Star Wars is both sci-fi and fantasy (was: Re: Science fiction)
(...) Hold that thought, I'll get back to that... (...) Well, my main reason is that it is really hard to define what science fiction IS; it's easier to say what it ISN'T. I had to be less than absolute because Star Wars shows features of both (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.starwars)

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