My top 10 SciFi movies of all time

POSTED BY: Moss
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COPILOT

Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:22 AM

I'm not really into much Sci-Fi although I've seen most of the movies mentioned these haven't been thought through but just ones that stick in my mind.
1-SERENITY because I breath for the 'verse
2-Matrix sorry but it blew my mind then ruined my hope for hollywood by completeing the trilogy
3-Jhonny Nuemonic-I spelled it wronge but I'm too lazy to check for the correct spelling right now.
4-Star Wars-All lumped into one catagory because it's the same story and I was forced to watch them the first time. I watched them the second and third times because I was old enough to understand what was going on.
I didn't get to ten cause I'm a little brain dead after St. Paddy's day.

An I carried such a torch

RIVER6213

Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:48 AM

Here's mine:

2001 a Space Odyssey
THX-1138
Silent Running
The 1st Planet of the Apes movie
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Star Wars The new hope
Empire Strikes back (The BEST SWs movie ever!)
Logan's Run
Blade Runner
The Day the Earth went Crack
THEM (1960s version)
Carrie (The remake was better than the original)
Serenity
The Matrix (Only the 1st movie)
The Terminator
Terminator 2

River

SCRUFFYHANSOLO

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:48 AM

i don't know how i could have but i completely forgot about Logans Run it still would have only been on my honarable mention list but good movie. i also forgot about They Live. Best fight scene ever!

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THEBIGO

Sunday, March 19, 2006 4:54 AM

Actually I think you mean Crack in the World, not The Day the Earth Went Crack. I have seen that one several times and it is a great movie.

My top 20 from my early years.

2001 Space Odyssey
Blade Runner
Silent Running
Star Wars IV--seen it 42 times in the theater.
Star Wars V- seen it 16 times in the theater.
Aliens--I should not have seen this along.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Outland
Crack in the World
Andromeda Strain
Westworld
Soylent Green
Clockwork Orange
Genesis II
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Return of the Jedi
Mad Max
Planet of the Apes
Mothra
Scanners

Now for the favorites from my latter years.

Serenity
The Matrix
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
Stargate
The Abyss
Contact
Space Nuts

I have to say, the movies from the late 60's through the early 80's are the best. I love special effects which may be the only thing that many of the new movies have but the storylines of the early movies ROCK!!! Clearly from looking at this thread there are still a few that I need to see.

Michael

ORPHEUS

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:13 AM

My list would have to look like this:

1) The Empire Strikes Back
2) Star Wars
3) Serenity
4) Dark City
5) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
6) Aliens
7) Jurassic Park
8) Hellboy
9) The City of Lost Children
10) Pitch Black

And an honorable mention goes to Chasing Amy. If you don't believe me, take it from Kevin Smith himself: "You go ask any lesbian, that'll never happen. Even if, and probably especially because, the guy is Ben ing Affleck."

Sorry, I'm a huge Chasing Amy fan.

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JPSTARGAZER

Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:44 AM

You people have really hit the highlights of sci-fi movies. One that may not make my top 10, but is good and hasn't been mentioned; Solaris (the new one, haven't seen the old one). Glad to see the love for Equilibrium and Dark City, both great dystopic films. Why the dislike for the Matrix sequels? I must be the only person who enjoyed the entire saga. Thirteenth Floor wasn't mentioned either. And why does everyone hate Nemesis? I think it brings a negative feeling for Trek fans because it solidified the fact it was the last Next Gen. movie...just my thought. I think one of my favorite sci-fi movies has to be Gattaca, it's simply a beautiful film.

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JONESTEIN

Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:09 AM

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I agree, the prequels don't even deserve to be called Star Wars, but in terms of 'politicizing', I thought the political subtext of Episode III was one of the more interesting things in the film -- maybe because I wasn't expecting it. Also, Portman FINALLY got a good line: "So this is how democracy dies... to thunderous applause." After three movies of reciting the Romance Cliché Handbook, she deserves at least one good line, don't you think?

I've ranted about politicizing movies on this board before. It's not so much the substance of what's being politicized that bothers me, it's that when I recognize the politicizing(which was so blatently obvious in Ep. III), it jerks me out of my world of escapism and back into the real world.

I go to the movies for the escapism and to be entertained, not to be brainwashed with the director's real world political views.

I'm right there with you on Natalie Portman's harlequin lines...unfortunately, her one "good" line was just more politicizing.

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Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:11 AM

A lot of my fave sci-fi movies have alreay been mentioned here, but I just wanna throw in two other sci-fi movies from Canada that deserved recognition as great sci-fi works.

CUBE- Think of this as a hardcore sci-fi/horror version of the classic TWILIGHT ZONE episode "Five Characters in Search of an Exit". It's about these people who have no memory of who they are trapped in this labrynth system of interconnecting rooms that are booby trapped. And they have to use numbers and equations to figure out how to get out of the system. This is a great example of minimalist filmmaking used for maximum impact.

LAST NIGHT- Am currently writing an essay about this film. This is basically the Canadian version of ARMAGEDDON as you follow all these different people in Toronto during the last six hours of human existence before the end of the world happens. I'll post my final essay on here to illustrate all my main points. But here's just a description of the opening scene.

The first thing we see is a static overhead shot of Patrick (Don McKellar) lying on the floor of his apartment, tying his tie. His body is parallel to the couch and the coffee table. As he ties his tie, pauses, gets up and walks out of frame, this is the voice over, courtesy of the answering machine. “Hi, it’s me. I’m not here. If you’re a friend or someone who’s loved me, I want to thank you for being a part of my life. If it’s you, Mom, I’m coming, I’ll be there, relax, here’s the beep.” The message left behind is spoken by Canadian filmmaking icon, David Cronenberg, which goes like this. “Good afternoon, Mr. Wheeler. I’m calling from the gas company. I hope you’re doing well and spending these final hours in peace with your loved ones. Rest assured that we will make every effort to keep the gas flowing right until the end.”

I cannot sing my praises for the latter film loud enough.

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CRACKERS

Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:17 AM

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Originally posted by Moss:

The Final Countdown deserves a mention also.,Take the USS Nimitz and send it back to Pearl Harbour was auch a good take on the time travel genre.

Moss

I forgot about 'The Final Countdown' another great film. Saw it at the cinema as a kid.

There have been some other great films listed here and I can't believe I forgot classics others have mentioned such as, The Thing; Logans Run; Planet Of The Apes (Original Series & Remake); and Dune.

Some other cool time travel flics are '12:01' by Jack Sholder; and 'Grand Tour:Disaster In Time',(Released in Australia as 'Timescape').

Also, for all you Alien/Aliens fans another flic I recommend, which should have made it to my list, is 'Split Second' - Rutger Hauer & Kim Cattrall.
("In a futuristic London, the rising sea levels mean that large areas are under feet of water. Hauer plays a cop who previously lost his partner to some strange creature. Now the creature is back and its after him." - Plot Summary taken from IMDb)

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ORPHEUS

Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:33 AM

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Originally posted by jpstargazer:
Why the dislike for the Matrix sequels? I must be the only person who enjoyed the entire saga.

I gotta agree with you there. Reloaded and Revolutions were in no way the disaster that everyone thinks they are. They just pale in comparison to the original. I still enjoy the hell out of them, though. Especially Revolutions.

And about Nemesis, it was pretty good as far as Star Trek movies go, but in the end it was just a repeat of Wrath of Khan, and I think when a series starts copying itself, the fans start to get annoyed. But I'm really not a Trek fan, so I'm not the one to ask.

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