I have a few I love
Blade Runner
Total Recall
The Running Man
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Blade Runner
Total Recall
The Running Man
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Movie Favourite Science-Fiction Movie
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Favourite, not best?
In the case the answer is obviously Back to the Future.
In the case the answer is obviously Back to the Future.
IMDB says Inception is the best. (http://www.imdb.com/chart/scifi)
I reckon The Island was great, it's not even in the list.
Special mention for Zardoz, the 'big head' movie.
I reckon The Island was great, it's not even in the list.
Special mention for Zardoz, the 'big head' movie.
Any of the Star Wars (not the prequels)
Total Recall
Total Recall
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A few faves
The Time Machine
The Forbidden Planet
Star Trek 2-4
Planet Of The Apes
Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind
The Time Machine
The Forbidden Planet
Star Trek 2-4
Planet Of The Apes
Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind
Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
The usual supects already mentioned
Alien would be pretty high up
Plus in no particular order
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Barbarella
2001
The Mole People
Them!
Rollerball (1975)
The Man from Earth
Metropolis
Flight to Mars
Soylent Green
On the Beach
Slaughterhouse-Five
Sleeper
Evil Aliens
The Blob
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Enemy Mine
Devil Girl from Mars
The 27th Day
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Death Race 2000
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Monolith Monsters
Logan's Run
The Trollenberg Terror
The Day of the Triffids
20 Million Miles to Earth
This Island Earth
Television Spy
Fahrenheit 451
Goliath Awaits
Outland
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Some of them aren't particularly great, but I love them.
Alien would be pretty high up
Plus in no particular order
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Barbarella
2001
The Mole People
Them!
Rollerball (1975)
The Man from Earth
Metropolis
Flight to Mars
Soylent Green
On the Beach
Slaughterhouse-Five
Sleeper
Evil Aliens
The Blob
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Enemy Mine
Devil Girl from Mars
The 27th Day
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Death Race 2000
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Monolith Monsters
Logan's Run
The Trollenberg Terror
The Day of the Triffids
20 Million Miles to Earth
This Island Earth
Television Spy
Fahrenheit 451
Goliath Awaits
Outland
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Some of them aren't particularly great, but I love them.
Mobbs
A Large Portion, Yes
Does sci-fi have to be in space? Or just with sci-fi elements? I can never really work out what sci-fi means, I have so many apocalyptic movies I love, and they are fiction, they are fantastical, but not sure if they count.
Basically a tie for me between Sky Pirates and the Quiet Earth
Also:
Mindwarp
Screamers
Alien
Total Recall
The Abyss
Apollo 13 (or is that just "Sci-" ?)
Cyborg
Day The Earth Caught Fire
Enemy Mine
The Time Guardian
The Time Machine
Logans Run
Tank Girl
Tremors
War Of The Worlds
Zone 39
I started putting down every sci-fi I loved but realised it was going on forever so scaled it back
Edit: Heh Asgardian, of the movies I dropped to cut back, about four of them are on your list!
And you used On The Beach, also one of my faves but didnt know if it counted as sci-fi.
Oh forgot another favourite:
Forbidden Planet
Further edit:
So because I don't know whether to add just end-of-world fantasy-fiction (that is due to man-made actions, not aliens and s**t), I'll put it here, separately:
One the Beach
Miracle Mile
One Night Stand
Nostradamus Kid
Basically a tie for me between Sky Pirates and the Quiet Earth
Also:
Mindwarp
Screamers
Alien
Total Recall
The Abyss
Apollo 13 (or is that just "Sci-" ?)
Cyborg
Day The Earth Caught Fire
Enemy Mine
The Time Guardian
The Time Machine
Logans Run
Tank Girl
Tremors
War Of The Worlds
Zone 39
I started putting down every sci-fi I loved but realised it was going on forever so scaled it back
Edit: Heh Asgardian, of the movies I dropped to cut back, about four of them are on your list!
And you used On The Beach, also one of my faves but didnt know if it counted as sci-fi.
Oh forgot another favourite:
Forbidden Planet
Further edit:
So because I don't know whether to add just end-of-world fantasy-fiction (that is due to man-made actions, not aliens and s**t), I'll put it here, separately:
One the Beach
Miracle Mile
One Night Stand
Nostradamus Kid
RisingPhoenix
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At number one, there can be only one.......
2001: A Space Odyssey.
I went through a period in my early twenties where I thought it was utterly pretentious rubbish....shame on me.
Kubrick's masterpiece of masterpieces IMO.
Close Encounters of The Third Kind's final half hour is enough to put it into second place.
Alien comes in at third, although you could debate whether it is or isnt 'pure' Sci-Fi.
Blade Runner is fourth. The quintesential sci-fi cyberpunk movie.
Children of Men comes in a somewhat distant fifth.
If we are being honest, this is the movie that shows what the world will probably look like in fifteen years time.
2001: A Space Odyssey.
I went through a period in my early twenties where I thought it was utterly pretentious rubbish....shame on me.
Kubrick's masterpiece of masterpieces IMO.
Close Encounters of The Third Kind's final half hour is enough to put it into second place.
Alien comes in at third, although you could debate whether it is or isnt 'pure' Sci-Fi.
Blade Runner is fourth. The quintesential sci-fi cyberpunk movie.
Children of Men comes in a somewhat distant fifth.
If we are being honest, this is the movie that shows what the world will probably look like in fifteen years time.
Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
World Without End (1956) is another of those fun post-apocalypse movies, along with --
Five (1951)
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Things to Come (1936)
Have you seen "The Waiting Game" episode of the TV program "Monsters"?
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Five (1951)
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Things to Come (1936)
Have you seen "The Waiting Game" episode of the TV program "Monsters"?
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At number one, there can be only one.......
2001: A Space Odyssey.
I went through a period in my early twenties where I thought it was utterly pretentious rubbish....shame on me.
Kubrick's masterpiece of masterpieces IMO.
Close Encounters of The Third Kind's final half hour is enough to put it into second place.
Alien comes in at third, although you could debate whether it is or isnt 'pure' Sci-Fi.
Blade Runner is fourth. The quintesential sci-fi cyberpunk movie.
Children of Men comes in a somewhat distant fifth.
If we are being honest, this is the movie that shows what the world will probably look like in fifteen years time.
your list is pretty close to what I would have posted; Children of Men is one I would have forgotten but is an absolute gem.
I'd possibly put Gattaca ahead of Alien though ..
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suprised no-one has mentioned the Matrix, not my fave by any means but the first movie in particular was pretty good ...
Mobbs
A Large Portion, Yes
First Matrix was indeed good. Fair call.
Then there's Dark City, and Pi.
Then there's Dark City, and Pi.
00Stinger
100 - 7
Inception
Matrix (All movies)
Terminator (All movies)
X-Men (All movies)
Interview with the vampire
Matrix (All movies)
Terminator (All movies)
X-Men (All movies)
Interview with the vampire
2001: A Space Odyssey
Star Wars: IV - VI
Planet Of The Apes (1968 Original)
Blade Runner
Metropolis
Capricorn One
Westworld
Back To The Future
Moon
Westworld
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Star Wars: IV - VI
Planet Of The Apes (1968 Original)
Blade Runner
Metropolis
Capricorn One
Westworld
Back To The Future
Moon
Westworld
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
S O L A R I S
Back to the Future
2001
Back to the Future
2001
AtomicBlonde
Cancelled
All of my faves have been mentioned except for these:
Underrated and ahead of it's time:
Videodrome
and another 80's classic:
Underrated and ahead of it's time:
Videodrome
and another 80's classic:
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ah good call Robby Roy, forgot about Moon, what a great little movie that was - directed by David Bowie's son ! Looking forward to him releasing something else soon, I believe he will be returning to sci-fi territory for his follow-up effort ..
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btw, not sure if or how 'X-men', 'Interview with a Vampire' or 'Poltergeist' fall into the 'sci-fi' category
I'd argue Interview with a Vampire falls into the 'shite' category, but perhaps that's unkind.
If we're talking horror films though, then that's a whole other (equally fun) list !
fwiw, some of my faves :
the Exorcist
the Thing (John Carpenter version)
Evil Dead films
Dawn of the Dead (original)
I'd make an argument that some of David Lynch's films are among the scariest things I have seen (e.g. Lost Highway/Blue Velvet/Mulholland Drive) but they're not 'horror' as such ..
I'd argue Interview with a Vampire falls into the 'shite' category, but perhaps that's unkind.
If we're talking horror films though, then that's a whole other (equally fun) list !
fwiw, some of my faves :
the Exorcist
the Thing (John Carpenter version)
Evil Dead films
Dawn of the Dead (original)
I'd make an argument that some of David Lynch's films are among the scariest things I have seen (e.g. Lost Highway/Blue Velvet/Mulholland Drive) but they're not 'horror' as such ..
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The Thing.
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Carpenter's version could easily fit into both the sci-fi and/or the horror genres ..
Asgardian
Bigfooty Jedi
The difference between horror & sci-fi can be a difficult one, but personally I'd have Poltergeist & The Exorcist as horror films
