Not a big sci-fi junkie myself, but there are a few near and dear to my heart. The positions on this list are highly interchangeable:
1) Blade Runner (my favorite atmosphere of any movie)
2) Aliens (love Alien, don't get me wrong, but I'm a bigger fan of combat films than gothic horror)
3) The Empire Strikes Back (saw this when I was around eight years old. Blew my mind and raised my expectations for Jedi to astronomic levels)
4) 2001: A Space Odyssey (so engrained in the culture that one hardly appreciates its freshness: a tight story drawn out by the genius of Kubrick's ambient cinematography)
5) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (saw this when I was six years old, I think. What a ride!)
Favorite Sci-fi Flicks
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1. Forbidden Planet.
2. The Time Machine (the 60s version).
3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the 70s version).
4. Silent Running (for the beautiful ending).
5. Logan's Run
6. Gattaca
2. The Time Machine (the 60s version).
3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the 70s version).
4. Silent Running (for the beautiful ending).
5. Logan's Run
6. Gattaca
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The Star Wars movies I guess. 
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Primer, Pi, Equilibrium, 12 Monkeys, Dark City, The Matrix, Gattica, Eternal Sunshine, and Pitch Black/Chronicles of Riddick (Thome?).
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
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Hmmmmm.
Alien
Aliens
Primer (good call Syl)
12 Monkeys (ditto)
13th Floor
2010
The Terminator
Alien
Aliens
Primer (good call Syl)
12 Monkeys (ditto)
13th Floor
2010
The Terminator
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Yeah, those are all great...and what was that other one...Strange Days? That was pretty good. Oh Hell yeah, I forgot The Thing.
Kick-ass movie.
Kick-ass movie.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Primer (yes Syl and Cail, right on)
12 Monkeys
Gattica
Bladerunner
2010
Existenz
13th Floor
Alien
The Terminator
Wrath of Khan (definitely!!)
1984
A Boy and His Dog
and yes, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
in no particular order altho i LOVE 2010!!
12 Monkeys
Gattica
Bladerunner
2010
Existenz
13th Floor
Alien
The Terminator
Wrath of Khan (definitely!!)
1984
A Boy and His Dog
and yes, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
in no particular order altho i LOVE 2010!!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
2010 is a really underrated film.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Yes indeed, some great choises, so I won't duplicate, but add:
Fifth Element
Plane of the Apes (still a good movie)
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Wars: A New Hope
THX 1138
Alien (the first one)
Slaughterhouse 5
That's a few new ones off the top of my head
Fifth Element
Plane of the Apes (still a good movie)
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Wars: A New Hope
THX 1138
Alien (the first one)
Slaughterhouse 5
That's a few new ones off the top of my head
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I'm having trouble thinking of titles, heh, so for now it's just from what's been mentioned already, no particular order:
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Gattaca
The Fifth Element
Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Empire Strikes Back were okay too.
Is 28 Days Later sci-fi or just horror?
There are a few here I've not seen yet.
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Gattaca
The Fifth Element
Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Empire Strikes Back were okay too.
Is 28 Days Later sci-fi or just horror?
There are a few here I've not seen yet.
Crap, and I forgot Serenity too.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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omg...how did i forget Slaughterhouse 5!!! love that one!i liked 28 Days too, Murrin. i think the same question could be asked about the Alien films. it's a monster movie, no doubt.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Oooh, forgot all about those. I burnt out on the Matrix (kind of like with the original Star Wars).Syl wrote:12 Monkeys, Dark City, The Matrix, Gattica, Eternal Sunshine
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I remember how big an impact the first viewing had on me, though. I actually sat up in my couch and went "Yeah!!" when Neo became the One and kicked Smith's butt. A pretty big feat for me back then, as I was 250+ pounds, heh.
Ouch! I am hitting myself for omitting Khan. It's my #4 sci-fi movie now, putting 2001 in #6 (Terminator 2 keeps #5). Told you my list changes a lot!several people wrote:Wrath of Khan
As an aside: loved First Contact, though don't think it reached the heights of Khan.
12 Monkey's definatley, one of my favourite films.
As for the rest, none really stick out as a favourite, although i liked quite a few of them.
As for the rest, none really stick out as a favourite, although i liked quite a few of them.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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