Favorite Sciece Fiction Movies
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Blade Runner
Event Horizon
Dune
Forbidden Planet
Lawnmower man
Star Trek Movies
Star Wars (the original trilogy, Jar Jar can die in a fire)
The Fifth Element
Men in Black 1 & 2
Terminator 1 & 2
Total Recall
Heavy Metal (both movies)
Titan A.E.
Enemy Mine
Close Encounters of the third kind.
First two Aliens movies
Matrix Trilogy
Event Horizon
Dune
Forbidden Planet
Lawnmower man
Star Trek Movies
Star Wars (the original trilogy, Jar Jar can die in a fire)
The Fifth Element
Men in Black 1 & 2
Terminator 1 & 2
Total Recall
Heavy Metal (both movies)
Titan A.E.
Enemy Mine
Close Encounters of the third kind.
First two Aliens movies
Matrix Trilogy
Moon. Made on a comparative shoestring but you'd never think so watching it. A nice bit of high concept fun and very engaging.
As somebody has already said, Fifth Element is a good 'un- worth it for the wardrobe alone. If I was ever making a sci-fi epic I'd have Jean-Paul Gautier do the costumes too.
If you don't mind cheese you could do worse than look into some of the utterly off-the-wall schlocky sci-fi films that were pumped out by the ton in the 50s. The excitement of early space travel charged the imaginations of writers -good and bad- so hard it practically leaps off the screen. Plan 9 From Outer Space is just deranged. On the opposite end of the quality spectrum, early colour masterpiece The Forbidden Planet is well worth watching.
On the subject of the 60s and grainy colour- how could I forget the original 'War Of The Worlds' Hollywood update? It's like Independence Day but with all the cheese and patriotism replaced by a genuine sense of awe and, yes, fear in the face of a seemingly invincible and truly alien threat
Running ahead to the 70s... V. The miniseries, but not the series that followed. Turns out you can have too much of a good thing.
The 80s have been well covered- Alien, Predator, Blade Runner you've seen. Ditto for the more recent past.
I would recommend Star Trek 1-6 (yes, including 5- it may be crap but it's still entertaining) although, like Star Wars, the Trek films aren't so much sci-fi as they are adventure films that happen to be set in space.
Holy crap! How could I forget Total Recall? And not just for the triple titted hookers and 80s Sharon Stone in fitness gear! It's a quality production even without the eye candy. Actually, any of Verhoeven's sci-fi productions are worth watching. The Thing (if you have a strong stomach and don't live alone) and Robocop (2 isn't bad, but skip any further sequels) spring to mind.
-Nick
EDIT: Good call on Hitchhiker's Guide (the TV version) and Close Encounters, cross-posting buddies!
As somebody has already said, Fifth Element is a good 'un- worth it for the wardrobe alone. If I was ever making a sci-fi epic I'd have Jean-Paul Gautier do the costumes too.
If you don't mind cheese you could do worse than look into some of the utterly off-the-wall schlocky sci-fi films that were pumped out by the ton in the 50s. The excitement of early space travel charged the imaginations of writers -good and bad- so hard it practically leaps off the screen. Plan 9 From Outer Space is just deranged. On the opposite end of the quality spectrum, early colour masterpiece The Forbidden Planet is well worth watching.
On the subject of the 60s and grainy colour- how could I forget the original 'War Of The Worlds' Hollywood update? It's like Independence Day but with all the cheese and patriotism replaced by a genuine sense of awe and, yes, fear in the face of a seemingly invincible and truly alien threat
Running ahead to the 70s... V. The miniseries, but not the series that followed. Turns out you can have too much of a good thing.
The 80s have been well covered- Alien, Predator, Blade Runner you've seen. Ditto for the more recent past.
I would recommend Star Trek 1-6 (yes, including 5- it may be crap but it's still entertaining) although, like Star Wars, the Trek films aren't so much sci-fi as they are adventure films that happen to be set in space.
Holy crap! How could I forget Total Recall? And not just for the triple titted hookers and 80s Sharon Stone in fitness gear! It's a quality production even without the eye candy. Actually, any of Verhoeven's sci-fi productions are worth watching. The Thing (if you have a strong stomach and don't live alone) and Robocop (2 isn't bad, but skip any further sequels) spring to mind.
-Nick
EDIT: Good call on Hitchhiker's Guide (the TV version) and Close Encounters, cross-posting buddies!
Hurm...
Alien 1-3
Predator 1-2
Firefly & Serenity
The Fifth Element
Terminator 1-2
Event Horizon
Pitch Black
Starship Troopers
District 9
Avatar
Also, seeing how Equilibrium was mentioned in this thread... I agree that it is a very good movie, but I'm not entirely certain it counts as sci-fi; I'd call it dystopian fiction. Still, give it a spin, it's great.
Alien 1-3
Predator 1-2
Firefly & Serenity
The Fifth Element
Terminator 1-2
Event Horizon
Pitch Black
Starship Troopers
District 9
Avatar
Also, seeing how Equilibrium was mentioned in this thread... I agree that it is a very good movie, but I'm not entirely certain it counts as sci-fi; I'd call it dystopian fiction. Still, give it a spin, it's great.
If I only had to name one, it's going to have to be Serenity. It's just plain awesome and it's a great substitute for Mass Effect. ;_; stoopid Trey
My top recommendation: The Fifth Element. Everything in that movie is made of industrial-grade awesome. AND it's got Bruce Willis in the lead. Have a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoKssDjs64o&feature=related
Oh yeah, and it's directed by Luc Besson!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoKssDjs64o&feature=related
Oh yeah, and it's directed by Luc Besson!
Yes, yes, yes! Oliveira, I love you sometimes, I really do. Children of Men is my favorite movie of all time.oliveira8 said:
Silent Running
Omega Man
Sleeper
Logan's Run
Roller-ball
Death race 2000
Westworld
Outland
Zardoz
Life Force
More modern
I happened to like Starship troopers three as it had more to do with the book than the first god awful slop bucket of nudge nudge wink wink crappy political satire and nudity. In fact the only thing I liked about the first film was the news articles which are multiplied by ten in the third film.
Yeah I like seventies movie's golden age of sci fi for me, Life force because I'm a perv and I think the story is fairly good to, one question though when it's 2 females and one male in the book did they change it to 2 blokes and a girl in the film?
Also that film where people transform into ant's, Phase 4 its called its odd!
Omega Man
Sleeper
Logan's Run
Roller-ball
Death race 2000
Westworld
Outland
Zardoz
Life Force
More modern
I happened to like Starship troopers three as it had more to do with the book than the first god awful slop bucket of nudge nudge wink wink crappy political satire and nudity. In fact the only thing I liked about the first film was the news articles which are multiplied by ten in the third film.
Yeah I like seventies movie's golden age of sci fi for me, Life force because I'm a perv and I think the story is fairly good to, one question though when it's 2 females and one male in the book did they change it to 2 blokes and a girl in the film?
Also that film where people transform into ant's, Phase 4 its called its odd!
Close Encounters
Enemy Mine
Innerspace
TV - Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and Sliders
and a good independent film is "Primer"
Enemy Mine
Innerspace
TV - Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and Sliders
and a good independent film is "Primer"
