I see Galaxy Quest getting some more love here
Oh, and indeed, Men in Black is also one of my favourites, i forgot that one.
Yay for Galaxy Quest! When I saw it in cinemas I literally fell out of my seat laughing. 'Miners, you idiot! Not minors!' I'm laughing now
Oh, I forgot Alien.
Here's a list from myself: (All OAR of course and random.)
BLADE RUNNER DARK CITY DREAMSCAPE 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010 A Clockwork Orange Brazil The Time Machine (1960) METROPOLIS ALIEN (120+ minute custom cut) ALIENS (154m Special Edition) ALIEN³ (Assembly Cut) TOTAL RECALL The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Day the Earth Stood Still 12 Monkeys Minority Report Starman Flash Gordon StarGate (Director's Cut) RoboCop SERENITY MAD MAX MAD MAX 2: The Road Warrior MAD MAX: Beyond Thunderdome Planet of the Apes (1968) Planet of the Apes (2001) The Fifth Element Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) LOGAN'S RUN SOYLENT GREEN Silent Running (Except for the folk songs which severely date the movie.) ZARDOZ (Greatest unintentional Comedy Sci-Fi ever made!) The War of the Worlds (1953) THEY LIVE STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan TRON STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country The Last Starfighter ENEMY MINE Galaxy Quest Escape from New York DUNE STAR TREK IV: The Voyage Home STAR TREK: First Contact The Black Hole The Matrix
Brazil The Blob The Incredibles Metropolis Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn Star Wars episode III - VI 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Sky Captains of the World Tomorrow 2001: A space Odyssey Them!
2001: A Space Odyssey
Solaris (Tarkovsky original)
Blade Runner
Alien
Planet of the Apes
Sunshine
La Voyage Dan La Lunes
Metropolis
Sunshine was a great film until it went all Event Horizon in the last act. Otherwise I really enjoyed that film, and saw so many parallels to 2001: A Space Odyssey as far as the look, atmosphere, and tension.
Sunshine was a great film until it went all Event Horizon in the last act. Otherwise I really enjoyed that film, and saw so many parallels to 2001: A Space Odyssey as far as the look, atmosphere, and tension.
Meh. It did not go Event Horizon and I resent that--many have voiced the same and it's just wrong so far as I see it. It remained perfectly in keeping with the religious themes and iconography throughout the earlier acts of the film. And that wonderful shot of Capa touching the sun, touching god, really sold it for me. Extremism is terrifying... the film just underscored that notion. It's a brilliant ending to a brilliant film.
Meh. It did not go Event Horizon and I resent that--many have voiced the same and it's just wrong so far as I see it. It remained perfectly in keeping with the religious themes and iconography throughout the earlier acts of the film. And that wonderful shot of Capa touching the sun, touching god, really sold it for me. Extremism is terrifying... the film just underscored that notion. It's a brilliant ending to a brilliant film.
You resent that? That's a little extreme man!
It's a good film, but the third act specifically Freddy Krueger's appearance was a bit much. I liked the actual ending of the film, I just thought it deviated a bit off course before the end. I do plan on watching it again though considering I've only seen it once, to see if I feel different. Regardless Danny Boyle is an excellent director, and Alex Garland writes some dynamite stories!
Sure, resent. Comparing it to Event Horizon connotes a degree of mindlessness to it all. I think the ending was precisely executed; it has a sure-handed purpose and meaning that Event Horizon does not have.
Sure, resent. Comparing it to Event Horizon connotes a degree of mindlessness to it all. I think the ending was precisely executed; it has a sure-handed purpose and meaning that Event Horizon does not have.
Resent is still a pretty extreme reaction in my opinion. I'd understand you resenting the comparison if you directed Sunshine, but you're just a fan of the film like me!
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Here's a list from myself: (All OAR of course and random.)
BLADE RUNNER DARK CITY DREAMSCAPE 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010 A Clockwork Orange Brazil The Time Machine (1960) METROPOLIS ALIEN (120+ minute custom cut) ALIENS (154m Special Edition) ALIEN³ (Assembly Cut) TOTAL RECALL The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Day the Earth Stood Still 12 Monkeys Minority Report Starman Flash Gordon StarGate (Director's Cut) RoboCop SERENITY MAD MAX MAD MAX 2: The Road Warrior MAD MAX: Beyond Thunderdome Planet of the Apes (1968) Planet of the Apes (2001) The Fifth Element Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) LOGAN'S RUN SOYLENT GREEN Silent Running (Except for the folk songs which severely date the movie.) ZARDOZ (Greatest unintentional Comedy Sci-Fi ever made!) The War of the Worlds (1953) THEY LIVE STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan TRON STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country The Last Starfighter ENEMY MINE Galaxy Quest Escape from New York DUNE STAR TREK IV: The Voyage Home STAR TREK: First Contact The Black Hole The Matrix
I remember seeing The Last Starfighter for the first time as a kid with my family and we watched it again a few nights ago.
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World Jurassic Park (1997)
Transformers (2007)
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
war of the worlds (1952)
war of the worlds (2005)
Them (1954)
The beast from 20.00090 fathoms (1953)
20 million miles to earth (1957)
Planet of the apes (1969)
Beneath of the planet of the apes (1970)
Creature from Black Lagoon (1954)
close encounters of the third kind (1977)
Transformers (2007)
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
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Star Wars Original Trilogy, Awesome films
Alien, Aliens, prefer the original, but both terrific
Star Trek: First Contact Really the only Great Star Trek of the first 10, for me.
Star Trek XI Took me by surprise
War of the Worlds 1952 Spielbergs vision started off well but went off course
Minority Report That's more like it
Sunshine I do like my space movies
The Matrix A revelation in it's day, still is
Serenity - One of the most overlooked awesome films out there, an adventure which easily matches Indy/Star Wars
2001: A Space Odyssey No explaination needed (or possible)
Moon A very nice little film
District 9 The Sci Fi is really not the point of this one but still the second half action is matched by few films
Starship Troopers brutally brilliant, certainly not for everyone
Invasion of The Body Snatchers 56 and 78, more like horror films though
Forbidden Planet an absolute GEM
I'd just like to add
* The Time Machine (original from 1960)
Also want to concur on some greats already mentioned:
* Day the Earth Stood Still
* Planet of the Apes
* Metropolis
* Forbidden Planet
* ET
* Close Encounters
And I like some of the oddball picks, too:
* 12 Monkeys
* Zardoz
* Westworld
Happy to see a few other people have seen these!
Finally, my personal vote is for the original SW trilogy. As for "the end of KOTS," it doesn't even make the list. Funny, though!
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KOTCS definitely should be categorized as a sci-fi film. It would be an insult to everything Lucas and co. were trying to do if you didn't. Look how much love for the 50's B-movies is in every frame!
