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Harkmark

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 15:23

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and 2001: A space odyssey...

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:58

acheron wrote:

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

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: 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: 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".

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 14:42

The mother of all sci-fi films

2001: A Space Odyssey

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 13:02

Meddler wrote:

sleeper wrote:

I've really been getting into the film Sernity recently, very good.

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.

The movie was alright (except that actress for trill Dead

) 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!

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:54

sleeper wrote:

I've really been getting into the film Sernity recently, very good.

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.

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:49

I've really been getting into the film Sernity recently, very good.

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Posted: August 28 2006 at 12:47

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).