rushgoober Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 What are your favorite Sci-Fi movies of all time? Or better yet, list all the great sci-fi movies you can think of! And let's keep fantasy out of this thread - I love LOTR and Harry Potter, but they're not sci-fi... Top of the heap: Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Matrix Brazil Altered States Terminator 2 Blade Runner Logan's Run Zardoz Honorable mentions: Alien Avatar 2001 - A Space Odyssey Back to the Future trilogy Brainstorm Children of Men The City of Lost Children Contact Cocoon The Dead Zone Dark City The Dark Knight Escape From New York Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Galaxy Quest Inception Invasion of the Body Snatchers (70's version) The Last Starfighter Men in Black Minority Report Planet of the Apes (original) Return of the Jedi Sleeper Spiderman Spiderman 2 Starman Star Trek (2009) Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Star Trek Generations Terminator The 5th Element Time After Time Total Recall X-Men X-Men II I'm sure I missed some great ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I think you've got most of them listed there somewhere... Moon was a really good movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aWT3sJ9jL._SX500_.jpg Alien, Aliens WALL-E Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact 2001: A Space Odyssey Planet Of The Apes (original) The Terminator 2 Soylent Green Logan's Run Starman (Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen were incredible) Sleeper (Woody Allen was freekin hilarious) Farenheit 451 1984 The Incredible Shrinking Man The Day The Earth Stood Still (original) http://clzimages.com/movie/large/83/83_d_15040_0_TheDayTheEarthStoodStill.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) 1) Back to the Future/Back to the Future part II (I grew up with the trilogy and it's a series I've never gotten tired of watching it) The rest, in alphabetical order: Men in Black Predator Star Trek The Wrath of Khan, The Undiscovered County, First Contact, 2009 Star Wars: A new hope/Empire Strikes Back Serenity Terminator II X-Men/X-Men First Class Edited February 25, 2012 by USB Connector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (Unattractive Truth @ Feb 24 2012, 06:55 AM) I think you've got most of them listed there somewhere... Moon was a really good movie. I saw Moon based on people in TRF suggesting it. I thought it was a really good movie, but I personally wouldn't list it among sci-fi's all time best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Feb 24 2012, 07:25 PM) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aWT3sJ9jL._SX500_.jpg Alien, Aliens WALL-E Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact 2001: A Space Odyssey Planet Of The Apes (original) The Terminator 2 Soylent Green Logan's Run Starman (Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen were incredible) Sleeper (Woody Allen was freekin hilarious) Farenheit 451 1984 The Incredible Shrinking Man The Day The Earth Stood Still (original) http://clzimages.com/movie/large/83/83_d_15040_0_TheDayTheEarthStoodStill.jpg I must admit a serious reluctance on my part to watch any movie pre-late 60's. I've tried, but I just find them so dated that I have a hard time relating to them. Then again, I've read plenty of pre-late 60's sci-fi books that I've loved, so maybe I'd be able to enjoy some of those movies without being too caught up in goofy dialogue and archaic attitudes. Regarding a couple of other choices of yours, ones based on books: Soylent Green - I read the book the movie was based on many, many years ago, but unfortunately never saw the movie - I need to one of these years. Then again, I have vague memories of some of that movie, so it's possible I saw it, or maybe just parts of it. Fahrenheit 451 - I've read the book several times, but have never seen the movie. Does it hold up to the book? 1984 - The movie was really good, but I found it pretty disappointing compared to the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 23 2012, 10:01 PM) What are your favorite Sci-Fi movies of all time? Or better yet, list all the great sci-fi movies you can think of! And let's keep fantasy out of this thread - I love LOTR and Harry Potter, but they're not sci-fi... Top of the heap: Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Matrix Brazil Altered States Terminator 2 Blade Runner Logan's Run Zardoz Honorable mentions: Alien Avatar 2001 - A Space Odyssey Back to the Future trilogy Brainstorm Children of Men The City of Lost Children Contact Cocoon The Dead Zone Dark City The Dark Knight Escape From New York Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Galaxy Quest Inception Invasion of the Body Snatchers (70's version) The Last Starfighter Men in Black Minority Report Planet of the Apes (original) Return of the Jedi Sleeper Spiderman Spiderman 2 Starman Star Trek (2009) Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Star Trek Generations Terminator The 5th Element Time After Time Total Recall X-Men X-Men II I'm sure I missed some great ones. Let me add to my list a movie that for some reason most people don't like: Bicentennial Man I thought that was a really great movie. Also, I really enjoyed A.I. - it's an odd movie and has a truly odd and unexpected ending, but I thought it was pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'm curious Goob, how did Generations top Undiscovered County, First Contact AND 2009 in your book? I can understand 2009 may not be your cup of tea if you prefer old school trek but how does it top almost every other even numbered star trek (the exception being nemesis)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (USB Connector @ Feb 24 2012, 10:57 PM) I'm curious Goob, how did Generations top Undiscovered County, First Contact AND 2009 in your book? I can understand 2009 may not be your cup of tea if you prefer old school trek but how does it top almost every other even numbered star trek (the exception being nemesis)? Star Trek 2009 IS in my list. And I could have easily put First Contact. Really, I sincerely enjoyed all of the TNG movies except the one with borg wasn't as good. Any of those could have, and perhaps should have gone on my list. I'm not much of a fan of The Undiscovered Country, however. It wasn't "bad," but I didn't love it. Of the original cast, I really only thought the 2nd and 4th movies (and Generations, which had some of both casts) were particularly successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Brazil (My favorite movie of all time.) Star Wars (Original trilogy, the real WARS.) Blade Runner Alien Aliens 2001 Back to the Future 12 Monkeys Akira Dark City Total Recall Terminator 2 The Fifth Element Gattaca The Abyss Event Horizon The Thing Robocop Galaxy Quest Minority Report The Iron Giant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/maximumrule/Plan-9-from-Outer-Space-Poster-.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (Invisible To Telescopic Eye @ Feb 25 2012, 04:30 AM) http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/maximumrule/Plan-9-from-Outer-Space-Poster-.jpg I've often seen this cited as one of those "it's so bad, it's good" movies, which is a sub-genre of badness that I find hard to watch since I quit drugs many years ago. Is it truly enjoyable? The closest I've come to this movie is seeing Ed Wood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 25 2012, 04:48 AM) I must admit a serious reluctance on my part to watch any movie pre-late 60's. How about Metropolis from 1927?...that's a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 11:50 PM) Let me add to my list a movie that for some reason most people don't like: Bicentennial Man I thought that was a really great movie. Me, too! I love it, and have watched it with my kids several times. I think it works on a lot of levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Omega Man THX 1138 Westworld And of course... 2001 Alien Bladerunner Twelve Monkeys StarWars IV & V Soylent Green Original Apes series Logan's Run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 11:48 PM)I must admit a serious reluctance on my part to watch any movie pre-late 60's. I've tried, but I just find them so dated that I have a hard time relating to them. Then again, I've read plenty of pre-late 60's sci-fi books that I've loved, so maybe I'd be able to enjoy some of those movies without being too caught up in goofy dialogue and archaic attitudes. Regarding a couple of other choices of yours, ones based on books: Soylent Green - I read the book the movie was based on many, many years ago, but unfortunately never saw the movie - I need to one of these years. Then again, I have vague memories of some of that movie, so it's possible I saw it, or maybe just parts of it. Fahrenheit 451 - I've read the book several times, but have never seen the movie. Does it hold up to the book? 1984 - The movie was really good, but I found it pretty disappointing compared to the book. I understand your aversion to the older films. Most are cheesy, but a few are brilliant. Forbidden Planet has unbelievable special effects - it was a ground-breaking film. The cast was first rate as well..... Farenheit 451 is rather slow paced, but still good, IMO. It's good for when you're in an intellectual mood. Soylent Green is GREAT. Edward G. Robinson (Sol Roth) almost steals the film from Charlton Heston. Chuck Connors is an awesome villain. Sol Roth's death scene has to be rated in the top-10 in all of film history. Sadly, Edward G. Robinson was dying of cancer when he made the film, and he told only Heston about it. He told Heston right before they were to film his character's death scene, so Heston would be genuinely moved to tears. Robinson died 12 days after the film was completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Feb 25 2012, 07:06 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 11:50 PM) Let me add to my list a movie that for some reason most people don't like: Bicentennial Man I thought that was a really great movie. Me, too! I love it, and have watched it with my kids several times. I think it works on a lot of levels. hey goose, we agree on something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 25 2012, 10:19 AM) QUOTE (goose @ Feb 25 2012, 07:06 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 11:50 PM) Let me add to my list a movie that for some reason most people don't like: Bicentennial Man I thought that was a really great movie. Me, too! I love it, and have watched it with my kids several times. I think it works on a lot of levels. hey goose, we agree on something! Edited February 25, 2012 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheAccountant Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Tons of great movies already mentioned so I wont repeat them. Will add one to the list that I really enjoyed (saw it multiple times on the big screen and have it on DVD). Stargate It gave birth to a TV series that I really liked (SG-1). The other Stargate series ranged from ok (Atlantis) but nothing really good to (the last one) total The less said about that one the better. Also, did anybody mention Starship Troopers? The 1st one was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible To Telescopic Eye Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 25 2012, 08:50 AM) QUOTE (Invisible To Telescopic Eye @ Feb 25 2012, 04:30 AM) http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/maximumrule/Plan-9-from-Outer-Space-Poster-.jpg I've often seen this cited as one of those "it's so bad, it's good" movies, which is a sub-genre of badness that I find hard to watch since I quit drugs many years ago. Is it truly enjoyable? The closest I've come to this movie is seeing Ed Wood... It's intensely aweful....It's not so bad it's good, it's so bad it sucks out loud....It's one of those things you watchg just to say you've watched it but almost every minute is a living hell and you wish you could share a grave with Bela Lugosi just to end the agony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Star Wars (...) Star Trek (...) 2001 Planet of The Apes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 QUOTE (Invisible To Telescopic Eye @ Feb 25 2012, 08:40 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 25 2012, 08:50 AM) QUOTE (Invisible To Telescopic Eye @ Feb 25 2012, 04:30 AM) http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt104/maximumrule/Plan-9-from-Outer-Space-Poster-.jpg I've often seen this cited as one of those "it's so bad, it's good" movies, which is a sub-genre of badness that I find hard to watch since I quit drugs many years ago. Is it truly enjoyable? The closest I've come to this movie is seeing Ed Wood... It's intensely aweful....It's not so bad it's good, it's so bad it sucks out loud....It's one of those things you watchg just to say you've watched it but almost every minute is a living hell and you wish you could share a grave with Bela Lugosi just to end the agony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 12:01 AM) Sleeper Just noticed this on your list! Great movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 QUOTE (goose @ Feb 25 2012, 11:12 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Feb 24 2012, 12:01 AM) Sleeper Just noticed this on your list! Great movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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