Watched this Sci-fi classic this weekend and there was a lot of great typography that caught my eye. To begin with, the physical DVD cover was intriguing (especially for those who haven't seen the movie), though nothing screams action movie more than Impact or any variety of it...
The next example was the opening title sequence in the movie itself. You get to watch the build a font machine make the title right in front of your eyes! It was pretty unique and added to atmosphere of what was to come in this very light-hearted movie.
The last example is comes from a great tension building scene (and one of the most important ones in the movie) that dealt strictly with type only. After some digging around to find the official name for this particular font, the good folks at Typophile came to the conclusion that it was Berthold City Light, a serif font (http://www.typophile.com/node/60657).
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If old computer fonts are your thing then I think Berthold is a great choice. It's kind of got its own niche in terms of functionality and purpose, but it's a legible font with some crisp character. Great movie with some great typefaces, I recommend it if you want to get the font scared out of you... yes, that was a bad joke.
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