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Science Fiction film favourites
- Thread starter theclearspot
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SetHeh
Member
- Aliens saga (with Sigourney Weaver and HR Giger aliens running around etc.)
- Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
- The Fountain
- K-Pax
- Twelve Monkeys
- Masters of Science Fiction (mini series)
- Avatar
- Children of Men
- I Am Legend (although the book is far better)
- Inception
- Pandorum
- Solaris (2002)
- Firefly
- Another Earth
- District 9
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Pitch Black
- Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
- The Fountain
- K-Pax
- Twelve Monkeys
- Masters of Science Fiction (mini series)
- Avatar
- Children of Men
- I Am Legend (although the book is far better)
- Inception
- Pandorum
- Solaris (2002)
- Firefly
- Another Earth
- District 9
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Pitch Black
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toughmudderdave
2001: A Space Odyssey
Alien
The Abyss
Forbidden Planet
Dark City
Alien
The Abyss
Forbidden Planet
Dark City
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toughmudderdave
Indeed. Excellent "Cold War" Sci-Fi flick.
thegambler
Active member
Yes, Soilent Green. Charleston Heston and Chuck Connors.....one of my all time favorites!!!!
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SeaMaiden
I LOVE sci-fi, and post-apocalyptic is my favorite. In any event, my list, in no particular order.
The Fifth Element is top because it's always the first one I think of.
Soylent Green (is people, seriously) It's SOYLENT Green, because it was supposed to be made from soy, not people.
The Omega Man (far better than I Am Legend, and a real treatise on western culture in the late 60s)
The Road
Solaris
Outland
Zardoz
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
THX 1138
Silent Running (I used to have *such* a crush on Bruce Dern when I was a kid!)
The Day of the Dolphin
A Boy and His Dog
Logan's Run
The Man Who Fell To Earth (Bowie)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (I actually hate that one, it freaks me out, but it's so good!)
Mad Max
The Thing (any version, they seem to ALL be very good, but I haven't seen the latest remake)
Planet of the Apes (get your dirty hands off me, you damn dirty ape!)
Do movies like Phantasm count?
The Fifth Element is top because it's always the first one I think of.
Soylent Green (is people, seriously) It's SOYLENT Green, because it was supposed to be made from soy, not people.
The Omega Man (far better than I Am Legend, and a real treatise on western culture in the late 60s)
The Road
Solaris
Outland
Zardoz
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
THX 1138
Silent Running (I used to have *such* a crush on Bruce Dern when I was a kid!)
The Day of the Dolphin
A Boy and His Dog
Logan's Run
The Man Who Fell To Earth (Bowie)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (I actually hate that one, it freaks me out, but it's so good!)
Mad Max
The Thing (any version, they seem to ALL be very good, but I haven't seen the latest remake)
Planet of the Apes (get your dirty hands off me, you damn dirty ape!)
Do movies like Phantasm count?
Chronicles of Riddick
Journey to the center of the Earth i thought the dinosaurs were real
Blade Runner.....
I love how Ridley Scott managed to merge the look and feel of old school 50's era detective flicks with a truly unique run down futuristic environment. Classic themes of survival, persecution, and deception, all played out wonderfully by an excellent cast in a surrealistic world.
Alien......
Curiosity killed the cat....and almost the entire crew of the Nostromo, in about 24 hours. Again, Scott did such an excellent job of creating a surrealistic world, and the actors do a great job of making their situation seem real, and truly believable. I really enjoyed how their situation escalates beyond any scale they could possibly imagine, and how when they finally realize the true nature of the threat, it's too late.
While there are quite a few good films in this genre, these two films stand alone for their realistic feel and intensity.
I love how Ridley Scott managed to merge the look and feel of old school 50's era detective flicks with a truly unique run down futuristic environment. Classic themes of survival, persecution, and deception, all played out wonderfully by an excellent cast in a surrealistic world.
Alien......
Curiosity killed the cat....and almost the entire crew of the Nostromo, in about 24 hours. Again, Scott did such an excellent job of creating a surrealistic world, and the actors do a great job of making their situation seem real, and truly believable. I really enjoyed how their situation escalates beyond any scale they could possibly imagine, and how when they finally realize the true nature of the threat, it's too late.
While there are quite a few good films in this genre, these two films stand alone for their realistic feel and intensity.
theclearspot
Active member
'Journey to the centre of the earth' wow...I remember that it was the first cinema experience for me in the 70s I think...
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joejusttyped
The Quiet Earth
The Man from Earth
Altered States
THX 1138
The Matrix
Akira
Twelve Monkeys
Dark City
They Live
Starship Troopers
The Thing (1982)
28 Days Later
Moon
Metropolis (1927)
Delicatessen
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Eraserhead
City of Lost Children
+ rep for Westworld
The Man from Earth
Altered States
THX 1138
The Matrix
Akira
Twelve Monkeys
Dark City
They Live
Starship Troopers
The Thing (1982)
28 Days Later
Moon
Metropolis (1927)
Delicatessen
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Eraserhead
City of Lost Children
+ rep for Westworld
poolplayer
Member
Star Wars/Empire Strikes Back
2001
Blade Runner
Alien
Close Encounters
These stand apart from all the others, in my opinion. ET was probably just as important, but not a personal favorite.
Other good ones are:
The Thing
Screamers (same author who wrote Blade Runner, awesome B movie)
Heavy Metal (animated...cheezy, but fun as hell)
Nice call on Outland, Seamaiden. Not too many people know that movie anymore.
Anyone who likes Sci-fi should really check out the works of Phillip K Dick, author of the stories that Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Screamers, Adjustment Bureau,etc... were based on. They will be making movies of his stories forever.
2001
Blade Runner
Alien
Close Encounters
These stand apart from all the others, in my opinion. ET was probably just as important, but not a personal favorite.
Other good ones are:
The Thing
Screamers (same author who wrote Blade Runner, awesome B movie)
Heavy Metal (animated...cheezy, but fun as hell)
Nice call on Outland, Seamaiden. Not too many people know that movie anymore.
Anyone who likes Sci-fi should really check out the works of Phillip K Dick, author of the stories that Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Screamers, Adjustment Bureau,etc... were based on. They will be making movies of his stories forever.
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Funion
Haven't seen The Island mentioned yet.
village green
Member
Another vote for AI. I had a flashback during the last segment.
terminator everyone of them is good i reckon
