Can we get a thread for sci-fi movies please?

[BarkingGhostar]

Read the first trilogy

When I was in college i took a Modern Science Fiction literature class. It was meant as an elective for those majoring in English, but the teacher was inspired by how much I had read, etc. We had something like 18 books to read during that course and I had already read thirteen of them. I read three and chose not to read Dune because I had seen the movie. Well, he knew many students over the years would pull that stunt and so he asked a question on the final about Salusa Secundus. Well, this is in the book, but not the movie. I laughed when i went to pick up my final after the end of the semester and he laughed back when I admitted to not haven read the book. I then spent the summer reading it and the many that followed it. I think I stopped after five books. It was bad enough the Foundation Trilogy was something like 13 books I didn't need to go down another worm hole (pun intended).

 

[PowerEngineer]

Here's a pretty good list:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5619137/25-classic-science-fiction-movies-that-everybody-must-watch

And here are the ones I think are most noteworthy:

• The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951, dir. Robert Wise)
  
• Forbidden Planet (1956, dir. Fred M. Wilcox)
  
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
  
• Solaris (1972, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
  
• The Lathe of Heaven (1980, dir. David Loxton and Fred Barzyk)
  
• The Matrix (1999, dir. the Wachowskis)

 

[OutHouse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKBB7MncwaE

 

[sdifox]

When I was in college i took a Modern Science Fiction literature class. It was meant as an elective for those majoring in English, but the teacher was inspired by how much I had read, etc. We had something like 18 books to read during that course and I had already read thirteen of them. I read three and chose not to read Dune because I had seen the movie. Well, he knew many students over the years would pull that stunt and so he asked a question on the final about Salusa Secundus. Well, this is in the book, but not the movie. I laughed when i went to pick up my final after the end of the semester and he laughed back when I admitted to not haven read the book. I then spent the summer reading it and the many that followed it. I think I stopped after five books. It was bad enough the Foundation Trilogy was something like 13 books I didn't need to go down another worm hole (pun intended).

Foundation trilogy refers to only the first three books :awe: Same thing applies to Dune. I don't recommend reading the whole saga, especially if they were not written by the creator.

I also took a similar class calles science fiction and fantasy. We even had a Tolkien scholar come in to give a lecture.

 

[Thebobo]

Space Truckers - only because it has

 

[Arcadio]

Starship Troopers: the best misunderstood sci-fi film ever. I love it!

 

[BUTCH1]

Here's a pretty good list:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5619137/25-classic-science-fiction-movies-that-everybody-must-watch

And here are the ones I think are most noteworthy:

• The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951, dir. Robert Wise)
  
• Forbidden Planet (1956, dir. Fred M. Wilcox)
  
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
  
• Solaris (1972, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
  
• The Lathe of Heaven (1980, dir. David Loxton and Fred Barzyk)
  
• The Matrix (1999, dir. the Wachowskis)

Decent list, the plot of "forbidden planet" was very well thought up, a machine that turns thought into instant reality, too bad they forgot they forgot the subconscious mind that exists in all of us.

 

[SolMiester]

I LOVE sci-fi movies. My favorite by far. Including zombie movies. Let's make some suggestions in this thread. I'll start:

Moon. 2009. Solitary guy on a moon base expects to be coming back to earth soon to see his wife and kids, but he finds out all is not as it seems.


Thanks for any suggestions!

Yeah nah, Moon was boring as!. I want my Sci-Fi movies to at least entertain, such as Guardians of the Galaxy or 5th Element.
Moon might as well of been on a holiday island for all the Sci-Fi context it had IMHO.

 

[Pulsar]

The Matrix, of course.
Star Wars
Alien, and Aliens
Inception (if that's scifi)
Ex Machina
Edge of Tomorrow
12 Monkeys
Terminator 1 and 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Arrival
Independence Day
Primer
Back to the Future
Serenity
Pitch Black
Cloverfield (Is this Scifi or horror?)
Watchmen (is this Scifi?)
I am Legend (This is more Horror)
Chronicles of Riddick
Dredd
Guardians of the Galaxy

 

[ImpulsE69]

I'll go with Blade Runner and honorable mention for Sci-Fi comedy gold, Galaxy quest.

I watch GQ at least 1 or 2 times a year. Love that movie.

 

[MrSquished]

The Matrix, of course.
Star Wars
Alien, and Aliens
Inception (if that's scifi)
Ex Machina
Edge of Tomorrow
12 Monkeys
Terminator 1 and 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Arrival
Independence Day
Primer
Back to the Future
Serenity
Pitch Black
Cloverfield (Is this Scifi or horror?)
Watchmen (is this Scifi?)
I am Legend (This is more Horror)
Chronicles of Riddick
Dredd
Guardians of the Galaxy

I would add Total Recall (original)
Bladerunner (original)
Minority Report
Event Horizon
Dark City
Contact
The Fifth Element
Gattaca
Children of Men
Brazil

 

[blankslate]

Nope because someone is going to talk about a book a well regarded Sci-Fi (or even a so flawed it's sort of good Sci-fi) movie is based on then some asshat will declare a crusade against all book talk....

farking arseholes....


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[mikeymikec]

By the way DigDog listed Dune. There are so, so many people that hate that movie. But I loved it. I've must have watched in 100 times. Something about the music. And the silence in the movie, where you can hear their thoughts. Just a cool feeling movie (that, I agree, didn't make sense at times - like the heart plugs).

Read the first trilogy and watch the mini-series that the sci-fi channel (IIRC) made around the year 2000. After those two, I couldn't watch the movie any more; the only thing it has going for it is the casting and perhaps costumes.

 

[SKORPI0]

I don't see the point of having a thread for sci-fi movies or any other kind. Just use Google to get a list like these ones. Everyone would have their own "favorites".

The 100 best sci-fi movies Oct 2015
The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time Oct 2015
The 100 Best Science Fiction Movies - May 2016

 

[SaltyNuts]

Thanks so much guys! Makes me sad that I've seen so many of the sci fi movies out there. In another forum there was a thread on horrer movies, and i had only seen a small fraction. Just not enough sci fi out there. Still, I've got some movies to view based on your suggestions. Thanks!

 

[TheVrolok]

One that I frequently see overlooked (only made 1 of the lists link in this thread I believe) and that I just watched again yesterday is Colossus The Forbin Project.

 

[dichthuatmientrung]

Anyone who know link to see pls

 

[Thebobo]

Anyone who know link to see pls

Your name, are you from Vietnam? Sorry I don't understand the Question.

 

[Malogeek]

Cargo - Russian space flick with nice visuals

Fantastic sci-fi, though virtually unknown since it's German.

Triangle

Spoiler: Will spoil the movie

Not sure I'd label any time-travel movies as sci-fi, unless there's a specific sci-fi method to the time travel, in which Triangle doesn't qualify. Timecrimes for example, is sci-fi.

 

[Ricochet]

I would love to see "A Boy and His Dog" and "Logan's Run" get remade with modern effects.

 

[John Connor]

My number one would be The Matrix followed by The Terminator. Independence Day is good and so is I am Legend. 12 Monkeys was waaaaay weird for my taste, although interesting. The Alien movies of course rank up there. Those are simply classics. Bladerunner and Running Man are good.

I have always loved the N64 game Perfect Dark and I thought that could make an awesome movie. The story line is great!

 

[John Connor]

No love for Close Encounters of The Third Kind? That must have been the very first Sci-Fi movie I have ever seen. After that, Batteries Not Included.

Far as "zombie Sci-Fi." The Resident Evil movies are pretty good. I still have one more to watch.

Forgot to mention The Time Machine. The 1960's classic. That fascinated the hell out of me. Journey To The Center Of The Earth and Around the World in 80 Days is good too. I have yet to see Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

 

[John Connor]

I don't see the point of having a thread for sci-fi movies or any other kind. Just use Google to get a list like these ones. Everyone would have their own "favorites".

The 100 best sci-fi movies Oct 2015
The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time Oct 2015
The 100 Best Science Fiction Movies - May 2016

Oh! War Of The Worlds! I thought the original was waaaay better.

 

[John Connor]

 

[Kaido]

Iron Sky

Nearly fell off my couch laughing when the camera panned to the president & it was Sarah Palin on an elliptical