Steampunk Movies

Ladies & Gentlemen,

So what Steampunk Movies to you consider to be decent? Despite having some great moments "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was an overall disappointment for most folks, but what other films have actually left you satisfied? Some favorites of mine are, "The First Men in the Moon" from the HG Well's novel, and "Steamboy." Next year will see "Larklight" which looks promising, but what are your thoughts?

Yours Faithfully, Aloysius

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Permalink Reply by Ezekiel E. LeFaye on June 2, 2009 at 6:45pm

Google Bioshock movie. That would be a steam-gasm waiting to happen : D !

EDIT: I would like to note that it is not just a great idea, but one they wanted to have out next year, but were forestalled by economic downturn.. damn Wall Street...

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Sprague on January 3, 2010 at 9:41pm

Bioshock is a little more Dieselpunk though. A little too new and in the gas powered era but, awesome none the less!

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Permalink Reply by Tillofolofogus on January 31, 2012 at 7:23am

Bioshock takes place in 1953.

Steampunk's reign is throughout the Victorian Era which is 1837 - 1901

Nice try though!

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Permalink Reply by Captain Jason Striker on June 12, 2012 at 5:11am

Steampunk is not classified by an era, specifically, it is more of an idea. Technology out of its time. Lazer guns in the Orient during colonialism, Time travelling Victorians, moving cities in a post-apocalyptic future, WMDs in the North American Civil war. All of these ideas are quite steampunk, and none are a perfect example, because there is no perfect example.

It would appear that what you're doing is discussing the most commonly chosen aesthetic of steampunk, at which point yes, the aesthetics in Bioshock are more Dieselpunk, and the base premise is very biopunk, but the clincher is the setting. An underwater city. That is a steampunk idea that could have come from Jules Verne himself. But the big daddies and steam powered turrets help, too.

Good day sir!

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Permalink Reply by Sair Blades on June 3, 2009 at 6:43am

Stardust was wonderful. A mix of Steampunk and Fantasy, with a parallel fantasy world along side a small town in Victorian England. It's a really great story and the costumes so drool-worthy. It makes me want to be a sky-pirate too.