What's your favorite sci-fi movie?

[Pryderi]

Bladerunner here.

[SKKY]

1. Does "The Matrix" qualify?

[Pryderi]

2. Yes! Another excellent movie...sequels?...not so much.

[pokerfan]

43. Yeah it counts as sci-fi

Classic cyberpunk with martial arts and Zen tossed in.

I wish they would have gone in the direction of a matrix-within-a-matrix (where Zion is just another matrix) for the sequels.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Mansquito. I don't have to watch it to know it is teh awesome.

[bigwillq]

4. The Abyss (nt)

[leeroysphitz]

5. Children Of Men. or Road Warrior.

[underpants]

6. Silent Running

[Pryderi]

15. ooooo....I love that movie.

[Pryderi]

18. delete

[redqueen]

26. Aw, I like that one too.

:)

[surrealAmerican]

53. I was fixated on that movie as a teen.

I watched it every chance I could.

[mainegreen]

7. Either Quiet Earth or the full directors cut of Dune

[kentauros]

8. 2001: A Space Odyssey

I don't even have to think about that one; it's always the first thought when this question comes up :D

[Orrex]

10. Seconded.

[pokerfan]

32. +3

[av8rdave]

42. 4thd A masterpiece!

[HopeHoops]

9. Mars Attacks

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Demolition Man or Total Recall.

[Catshrink]

12. Night of the Lepus

Anyone remember it? Bones from Star Trek is in it. It's basically horrible.

[Tom Kitten]

17. I have it on an old vhs copied off the tv somewhere...

yeah, it's bad, what were they thinking...giant killer bunnies? Janet Leigh was in it too...

[Catshrink]

34. I actually bought it on DVD

to augment a lesson. I forgot what it was all about -- I only showed part of it once and the kids were so disgusted I decided to find another way to enhance the lesson.

[redqueen]

13. Blade Runner

[TroglodyteScholar]

25. Seconded! n/t

[Tom Kitten]

14. I like the older, cheesier SF from the 50s...

Movies like "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers", "It! The Terror From Outer Space!", "The Angry Red Planet", "Forbidden Planet",etc...


My favorite would perhaps be "First Spaceship On Venus", a 1959 East German movie based on a book by Stanislaw Lem...Really well done scenes on Venus itself.

You can even watch the whole thing here!...

http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/tuner.php?channel=1007&format=movie&theme=guide

[pokerfan]

46. The fifties had some good ones

In addition to the ones you mentioned:

When Worlds Collide (1951)
The Thing 1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Tarantula (1955)
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

[begin_within]

16. Tie between "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and "Contact" (1997)

[kentauros]

21. yes, I can see that

I loved Contact, too. It kept me thinking for a long time after getting out of the theater and to this day. How many movies can do that anymore?

[begin_within]

22. Sadly, almost none

one of the few in recent years was "Daughter from Danang" (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303281/ it's not sci-fi though.

[leeroysphitz]

24. I enjoyed Contact as well but I was disapointed in the ending. n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

30. Ever see King of the Hill when they went off on "Contact"'s ending?

:)

[leeroysphitz]

37. No. What did they say?

[Fire Walk With Me]

45. Same general disappointment; then Boomhauer has his say.

Might be on youtube.

[Pryderi]

19. What about Planet of the Apes?

[chknltl]

20. Tough question, so many great choices, here are two I like a lot::

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek: The Voyage Home

[Paladin]

23. "Starship Troopers"

Like I've said before, any movie that creates controversy by setting forth Robert Heinlein's goofy fascist-wannabe notions, puts large-breasted women at the helms of space ships, and features Doogie Howser in an S.S. uniform, is my kind of flick.....

[elshiva]

27. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

[johnfunk]

38. It's the "Citizen Kane" of Kris Kringle 'n' Aliens movies!

A favorite of mine too...

[mockmonkey]

28. Starman n/t

[CatholicEdHead]

29. Star Trek II

[Broken_Hero]

31. Big surprise.

Superman The Movie....:D

[Akoto]

33. The Fifth Element.

[Xipe Totec]

36. I like that too!

Though I don't have a favorite.

I love the genre.

[Blue_Tires]

35. wow....not ONE mention of Soylent Green? It's not just a novel, it's a menu!

[johnfunk]

40. Never saw the movie, but I loved the cookbook!

[Forkboy]

39. Carpenter's version of The Thing.

I love both versions, but this one is almost perfect.

[baldguy]

41. No Star Wars?!?!?

Nah, me neither. How about 12 Monkeys?

[pokerfan]

44. Yeah. No fucking Star Wars!

No, if anyone orders Star Wars, I'm leaving. I am NOT watching any fucking Star Wars!

12 Monkeys was good. Another gem from the mind of Terry Gilliam.

[redqueen]

47. Nice Sideways reference.

:thumbsup:

[stuntcat]

50. :blush:

Star Wars :blush: it takes me back.. sweet sweet deja vu I've had to admit I love. So sue me. *hides*

I like Alien too for the horror.

[Pryderi]

48. John Carpenter's "The Thing" is another fave. n/t

[Rob H.]

49. 'nother vote for John Carpenter's "The Thing"

It's held up remarkably well since it was released in 1982. I still like to watch it a couple of times a year.

[WinkyDink]

51. The original "Invasion of the Body-Snatchers."

[Lionel Mandrake]

64. I'll second that.

The first remake wasn't bad, either. At least it didn't have a tacked-on happy ending.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

52. Barbarella

[surrealAmerican]

54. Day of the Triffids

[livetohike]

55. The Lathe of Heaven n/t

[Tikki]

56. I guess it's Sci-Fi or Fantasy....I watch Stephen King's IT!!...

at least once a month.

Love the story...the actors.


Tikki

[thatsrightimirish]

57. Flight of the Navigator

[Graybeard]

58. More from 1950's Golden Age.

Destination Moon - 1950
War of the Worlds - 1953
Them! - - 1954
This Island Earth - 1955
Forbidden Planet - 1956

[Pryderi]

59. Tron, anyone?

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

60. Dune definitely had its moments

I loved Kyle McLaughlin in that movie, also in Twin Peaks.

[Lucian]

61. Plan 9 From Outer Space

[Giant Robot]

62. Star Wars

Fuck you all. Star Wars made me the nerd I am today and I won't hide that.

[Iggo]

63. The Road Warrior.

"Just walk away!"