favorite sci-fi films?
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Topic: favorite sci-fi films?
Posted By: acheron
Subject: favorite sci-fi films?
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:15
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since we're all prog fans her i'm sure that there are a lot of sci-fi fans as well... what are your favorite sci-fi movies? Stars Wars (IV-VI), not that new bullsh*t
Alien
Event Horizon
5th Element
Dark City
2001
Donnie Darko
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
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Posted By: maani
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:47
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Although this one has been done to death (just check the archives and you'll find at least half a dozen threads on this topic), I'll go for it anyway (in no particular order):
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Invasions of the Body Snatchers (original)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Fahrenheit 451
Blade Runner
THX 1138
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Wars IV-VI
Close Encounters (the original, not the re-issue)
Dark City (can't believe anyone else knows this one!)
Plus most of the films made from the stories/novels of Philip Dick (Total Recall, Imposter, Paycheck, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report).
Don't know if they qualify as sci-fi, but I'd also include The Matrix, Equilibrium and 1984 (original).
Plus too many other to name!
Peace.
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:49
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I've really been getting into the film Sernity recently, very good. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:54
Serenity is awesome. As is the series. I also love Stargate SG-1. That movie is awesome. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) is a masterpeice. ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
sleeper wrote:Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 13:02
The movie was alright (except that actress for trill  ) But nothing beats the book.The SG-1 movie was good, but the series on Sci-fi killed it. Serenity! Now theres a breath of fresh air! I love Firefly, so well done, great GREAT dialogue. It was at the time the most promising series on television, I honestly have no idea why it didn't take off, it had all it needed to appeal to a wide audience. Now how come no one has mentioned the Wrath of Kahn? Now thats the best Star Trek product ever! ------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:42
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The mother of all sci-fi films 2001: A Space Odyssey ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:44
| I'm not a big sci-fi fan, but I'd gladly mention the original Star Wars trilogy (the prequels were largely worthless IMHO) and, of course, the marvellous "Blade Runner". Another good one was Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys". |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:51
"Stalker" & "Solaris" by Andrei Tarkovski... 
For me the genre of the film isn't that important as it's style and aestetchics are.
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:58
Not Really, I find Sci-films to superfluous and increasingly insipid; they try to overwhelm the viewer with special effects at the expense of the plot.
However, I believe the more relevant question to ask here would be, do proggers enjoy escapist films such as LOTR, Harry Potter, acerbic-humourous dramas like Closer and Cruel Intentions.
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Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 15:23
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Stalker Solaris and 2001: A space odyssey... |
Posted By: crimson thing
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 16:02
...noone mentioned "Dark Star" yet....remember the alien in the lift......
And I liked "Galaxy Quest" - yes, I know it's (mostly) a spoof....
Acheron mentioned "Event Horizon" in his opening post....I think it's a terrible film, so messy.... ------------- "Every man over forty is a scoundrel." GBS 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 16:15
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Blade Runner: A classic of any genre of film mixing film noir and futuristic science fiction. The atmosphere is downbeat with sadness and empathy between the characters creates a beautifully sad story.
Brazil: Quirky but depressive as well. A dystopian dark comedy with bizzare and eeire atmosphere with genuinely hilarious commentaries on British beaurocracy and lifestyle.
Donnie Darko: Some people hate it, but the way the story unfolds the first time around was at once puzzling and mind-blowing. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: spacecraft
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 19:17
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Aliens, is the dog bollocks. One of the very few sequels that was better than the original. ------------- To Him as the Supreme King and Judge we commit our cause, casting our cares upon Him and firmly trusting that He will inspire us with courage and bring our enemies to nought. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 22:06
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 22:44
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One of my favorites is a little know film from New Zealand, "The Quiet Earth" (1985).
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Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: August 28 2006 at 23:30
Haha, yeah, the book's are amazing, But the movie is great too. Douglas Adams even worked on some of the screenplay, it's the way he wanted it. for the most part. Yeah, I do agree the series killed the movie. Movie Daniel Jackson and O'Neil were much better than the series ones. Firefly is awesome too. And that's about all i got to say about it. ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 00:46
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The original Star Wars trilogy
Star Wars-Revenge of the Sith The Matrix Trilogy Metropolis Forbidden Planet Dark City Logan's Run(The book is short but alot better,and I am very excited because director Bryan Singer(Superman Returns,X-Men,X-2,is remaking this movie as his next project) The Planet of the Apes(original) The Omega Man The Day the Earth Stood Still War of the Worlds(original) Star Trek-First Contact THX 1138 Terminator 2-Judgement Day Close Encounters Brazil Minority Report Blade Runner Alien & Aliens -------------  |
Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 01:01
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Brazil, Twelve monkeys, Hombre mirando al sudeste (it's the original movie, wich has a most horrible remake called K-pax, they totally ruined that story), Abre los ojos (with, again, another horrendous remake called "Vanilla Sky"), 2001, Frankenstein Unbound, Blade Runner. I can't remember, but I know there are some more. The first Star Trek movie; No te mueras sin decirme adonde vas, New Rose hotel (incredible).
¡How could I forget John Carpenter's remake of "The thing", and John Carpenter's "They live"!. Solaris and Stalker are already mentioned, but yes, those are tremendous films. "Until the end of the world" is most beautifull "Science fiction related" movie. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 02:44
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All star wars, orginials more Star Trek - First contact and Nemesis All Aliens, especially Aliens
Terminator 2
Blade Runner
Planet of the Apes (originals) ------------- 
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 03:19
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Star Wars
Serenity/Firefly ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 05:52
I don't know about the series, but really? I mean, it was a fun film, but it had a lot, and I mean a lot of clichés.
O RLY?  Many, including me, would say that the athmosphere in Alien was way better. Personally, I like the fourth film best, more alien views, psychological horror and ofcourse the Ripley!
If you would have read maani's post, you would have seen the wise adminmaztah's mentioning of this amazing plottwisty film! As for my additions: CUBE, it's a B-film, but I wouldn't have known by watching it. Great caged in athmosphere, great acting by the characters, amazing plottwists and suspense throughout the film. I'm going to see the two sequels soon. Also, I'm going to watch Blade Runner (both the director's cut and the theater version) soon, since my dad-in-law can't stop stressing it's the best scifi ever. (it has a great director!) EDIT: I'm editing this thing as soon as I think of new flicks I forgot. I just have to add the 5th element! ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 05:55
Neither am I a big fan!
good call for those two, but I would add 2001 and its sequel 2010. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Eetu Pellonpaa
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 06:11
In my opinion 2010 has always been much more pleasant movie to watch that 2001!
 One of my friend is a huge scifi fan, and 2001 is the best of all movies in his opinion. I loaned him Tarkovsky's "Solaris", which the director claimed to be the antithesis of the movie 2001. I'm sure that Andrei succeeded in this goal, as my friend had stopped watching it after 10 minutes in screaming anger!
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 07:24
Good call - the alien in the lift shaft sequence was hysterical; personally, I always wanted to be the guy in the observation turret. Considering the budget was virtually nil & the whole thing was filmed in someone's garage (or so legend would have it), Dark Star was a great parody of the whole genre. Another little mentioned film is one of my favorite sci-fi films (aside from the obvious 2001/Blade Runner/Alien etc)... 1972's Silent Running: virtually a solo performance (except for a couple of actually quite cute robots...), but somehow managing to address ecological issues (way before they became trendy) in a thought provoking, yet entertaining & occasionally very funny manner - hugely recommended  ------------- 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 08:11
I doubt that, he died about 5 years ago didnt he?
As for Stargate, the series was considrably better than the movie in all respects. (How can anyone say Kurt Rusell was better than Richard Dean Anderson  ).------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 11:46
2010 more pleasent than 2001... only if you want a straight A - B - C - END movie instead of one with more suitable rythm and artistic values. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 22:15
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...I forgot to add in the highly-criticised, cult movie, Dune. Though the book is way better than the movie, I still have a fascination for it. I also have enjoyed several times over the very "campy", Starship Troopers. Aside from the blood and gore, it reminds me of the style of writing of Robert Heinlen and the type of sci-fi novels you could expect in the 1950s early 1960's period. Great stuff!
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 23:22
Soylet Green is.........................people! 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: August 29 2006 at 23:28
Nasty - made worse by the fact that you have to use your imagination more for the err...outcome of the story -------------
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: August 30 2006 at 03:14
Good movie & great entertainment - among the gore & giant bugs there's a thread of humour that frequently swings you from disgust to hysterics 
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