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[SonicMegaDrive]

I've been bitten by the Sci Fi bug as of late, and have been spending a lot of time watching movies lately.

My all-time favorite Sci-Fi film is Blade Runner.

But there are many others that come pretty close. Some of my favorite science fiction films are those that deal with dystopian themes. Visions of bleak futures. Movies such as The Terminator, Brazil, and Escape From New York come immediately to mind.

What sci-fi movies do you love? Also, what type of Sci-Fi film do you prefer? Alien movies(like Alien, Independence Day), time travel(The Time Machine, Back to the Future), inner space(Fantasic Voyage, Tron), apocalyptic(7th Sign, The Ninth Gate), post-apocalyptic(Mad Max, Soylent Green), fear of machines/technology(Gattaca, Terminator), space exploration(2001, Stargate), ecological disasters(Waterworld, Zardoz) or maybe just Sci-Fi thrill rides/epics like the Star Wars Trilogy? Discuss.

 

[8bit]

Director's Cut or Original?

YOU MUST CHOOSE YOUR PATH. THE ANSWER WILL DICTATE YOUR FUTURE.

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Also "The gun is good, the penis is bad".

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I actually prefer the Director's Cut. But a true Blade Runner DVD is incomplete without both cuts of the film.

 

[8bit]

I would tend to agree, but I think there's a better cut possible that's a fine balance between the two.

A bit less "I'm Harrison Ford, and I'm going to talk through this entire movie. Never shutting up. Speaking. Even when things should be silent. I was in Star Wars."

And a bit more "..."

 

[Meatpuppet]

Alien (NOT Aliens - So Damn Disappointing)
Blade Runner
T2
Total Recall
T3 (fuck the haters)
The Matrix
Star Wars
ET
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Gattaca
Minority Report

All awesome. Loads more, but that's me done for the moment.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

In all, six versions of Blade Runner exist:

The original theatrical release (1982), also called the domestic cut.
Two workprint versions, shown only as previews to test audiences' response; one of these was distributed in 1991, billed as a Directors Cut, but was not approved by Ridley Scott. These workprints have occasionally been shown at film festivals.
The Ridley Scott-approved Director's Cut in 1992, prompted by the unauthorized 1991 release. It does not include Deckard's explanatory voice-over. One scene was added: a dream Deckard has when he's dozing off at home drunk playing the piano. It shows a unicorn running through a forest. The final scene, where Deckard and Rachael are driving off into the wilderness, was removed from this edition. A couple of other scenes were extended slightly (mainly just city shots and flying scenes). This is the only version so far released on DVD.
The international cut, with more graphic violence.
The broadcast version, with some profanity removed.

The last one is padding the list a bit, but it counts.

 

[Dead]

Alien
Brazil
Blade Runner
2001
A.I.
Matrix trilogy
12 Monkeys
Minority Report
The Terminator
Clockwork Orange
City of Lost Children
The Thing (maybe more horror, but it counts, love it to death)

Among others

Edit: damn forgot one big one

 

[Lathentar]

Terminator 2.

 

[android]

2001
orginal Star Wars Trilogy
Planet of the Apes
Blade Runner
Predator
The Thing
first three Star Trek movies
Alien and Aliens
The Abyss
Terminator 2
Mad Max
Matrix

Damn except for the first Matrix, there hasn't been any good Scifi for quite some time.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

I thought A.I. and I, Robot were pretty good. I know I'm in the minority on the former.

Also, The Manchurian Candidate was very good, though it isn't science fiction in the traditional sense.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Blade Runner: DC - haven't seen the original cut
2001
Alien
Star Trek 2
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Starship Troopers
Contact
12 Monkeys
Robocop
The Terminator
Gattaca
Spaceballs

 

[COCKLES]

Alien (NOT Aliens - So Damn Disappointing)

WTF?!?!?

Best Sequel EVAR!

"Excuse me Sir....how do I get out of this chicken shit thread?"

 

[aku:jiki]

A lot of good movies mentioned. Speaking of 'Apes, I'd add Soylent Green if it wasn't like the most spoiled movie of all time.

Edit: If you don't want to read it, you can always watch 1984 (the one from, err, 1984). John Hurt plays a brilliant Winston. It's a better movie version of the book than Brazil ever was. (And it so totally is, only with a lot of added crap that makes no sense at all and the amazing political commentary completely stripped out.)

 

[pixelated]

Alien Quadrilogy (Alien 3 is my fav )
Matrix Trilogy
Pitch Black
Event Horizon
Minority Report
I, Robot
Fifth Element
Robocop 1 & 2
Terminator 1, 2, & 3
Predator
Contact
The Abyss
Equilibrium
Supernova

 

[ChrisReid]

Wing Commander.


Logan's Run, Andromeda Strain and the Star Treks are great too. Kinda liked Event Horizon.

 

[nitewulf]

i dont like brazil (brasil ?).
my favorites are:
alien
a clockwork orange
2001: space oddissey
blade runner
terminator 2
terminator
back to the future 1/2
minority report
predator
equilibrium
mad max
the road warrior
total recall
ET
flight of the navigator
robocop

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Alien Quadrilogy (Alien 3 is my fav )
Matrix Trilogy
Pitch Black
Event Horizon
I, Robot
Fifth Element
Equilibrium
Supernova

Ouch. Alien 3 =

The other ones you mentioned are tarnished by the company they had in your list.

 

[belgurdo]

Ouch. Alien 3 =

The other ones you mentioned are tarnished by the company they had in your list.

Your opinion matters.

My list:

Aliens
2001
Fifth Element
T2
Apollo 13 (does this count?)
Matrix (all of them; stfu)
Star Wars (see above)
Comedy Xenosaga option

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

OFCS(The Online Film Critics Society) compiled a list of the top 100 films of all time. To liven the topic up a bit, I've listed them here.

THE OFCS TOP 100 SCI-FI LIST
100 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
99 Slaughterhouse Five (1973)
98 Escape from New York (1981)
97 Time After Time (1979)
96 Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
95 Highlander (1986)
94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
93 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984)
92 Men In Black (1997)
91 Fantastic Planet (Planète sauvage, La) (1973)
90 Until the End of the World (1991)
89 Village of the Damned (1960)
88 Starman (1984)
87 Seconds (1966)
86 THX 1138 (1970)
85 Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
84 Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) (1997)
83 Total Recall (1990)
82 Silent Running (1971)
81 On the Beach (1959)
80 Invaders from Mars (1953)
79 eXistenZ (1999)
78 Time Bandits (1981)
77 Akira (1988)
76 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
75 Dead Zone, The (1983)
74 Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
73 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
72 Cell, The (2000)
71 Mad Max (1979)
70 Sleeper (1973)
69 Things to Come (1936)
68 They Live (1988)
67 Edward Scissorhands (1990)
66 Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years To Earth) (1967)
65 Strange Days (1995)
64 Superman: The Movie (1978)
63 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
62 Starship Troopers (1997)
61 Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
60 Them! (1954)
59 Tron (1982)
58 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
57 Fifth Element, The (1997)
56 Stalker (1979)
55 Ghostbusters (1984)
54 Trip to the Moon, A (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902)
53 Altered States (1980)
52 Gattaca (1997)
51 Invisible Man, The (1933)
50 City of Lost Children, The (Cité des enfants perdus, La) (1995)
49 Independence Day (1996)
48 War of The Worlds, The (1953)
47 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
46 Time Machine, The (1960)
45 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
44 Fly, The (1986)
43 Pi (1998)
42 Videodrome (1983)
41 Truman Show, The (1998)
40 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
38 Iron Giant, The (1999)
37 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
36 Donnie Darko (2001)
35 Dr. Strangelove (1964)
34 Alphaville (1965)
33 Abyss, The (1989)
32 Forbidden Planet (1956)
31 Robocop (1987)
30 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
29 Jurassic Park (1993)
28 Thing, The (1982)
27 Road Warrior, The (1981)
26 Solaris (1972)
25 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
24 La Jetee (1962)
23 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
22 King Kong (1933)
21 12 Monkeys (1995)
20 Contact (1997)
19 Dark City (1998)
18 Planet of the Apes (1968)
17 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
16 Terminator, The (1984)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
13 Back to the Future (1985)
12 Matrix, The (1999)
11 Aliens (1986)
10 Alien (1979)
9 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
7 Brazil (1985)
6 Metropolis (1927)
5 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
2 Blade Runner (1982)
1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)



A Pretty interesting list. I'm pleasantly surprised how high A.I. and The Iron Giant ranked.

 

[android]

I almost forgot my guilty pleasure.

Johnny number 5

 

[Dead]

Thats a pretty nice list

78 Time Bandits (1981)

shit how could I forget this (though its more fantasy really, so I guess ommiting it wasnt a big crime)...I need to get the DVD soon

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Your opinion matters.

My list:

Aliens
2001
Fifth Element
T2
Apollo 13 (does this count?)
Matrix (all of them; stfu)
Star Wars (see above)
Comedy Xenosaga option

Nope. Apollo 13 is definitely not science fiction. It's more of a historical drama. Still, a great film nonetheless.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

Ok let's see.

Obvious choices already mentioned:
Alien, Aliens
Predator
Terminator, Terminator 2
Minority Report
Total Recall
Contact
2001
Star Wars trilogy
Blade Runner
E.T.
Close encounters
Planet of the Apes

And personal favorites (some have been already mentioned)...
Dark City
The Thing
Invasion of the body snatchers
Metropolis
Gattaca
The Arrival

 

[SD-Ness]

 

[Shinobi]

Wing Commander.

:lol :lol :lol Even I couldn't make myself like that turd, and I love the series (hell, even liked the cartoon...thanks for putting those up on your site).

Well anyway, here's my brief list (I'll leave out the comic-based flicks)...


Darkman
Terminator Trilogy
Back to the Future Trilogy
Total Recall
Ghostbusters
Predator 1 & 2
Men In Black
Deep Impact


And my favourite cheesey as fuck sci-fi flick ever...

 

[DrForester]

Other favorites:

Star Trek: First Contact
Planet of the Apes (old version)
Stargate
The Fifth Element
Terminator

 

[TAJ]

I love about every type of sci-fi.
I particularly "have a hard-on for Cameron". (not sci-fi reference, but hey...)
Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott are way up there.

 

[Warm Machine]

I love about every type of sci-fi.
I particularly "have a hard-on for Cameron". (not sci-fi reference, but hey...)
Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott are way up there.

That fucking quote did to liking James Cameron what Quentin did to Top Gun.

 

[TAJ]

>>>I love about every type of sci-fi.
I particularly "have a hard-on for Cameron". (not sci-fi reference, but hey...)
Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott are way up there.

That fucking quote did to liking James Cameron what Quentin did to Top Gun.<<<

No, I think that was Titanic. And, if that quote makes someone embarassed to like his flicks, maybe they're gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[etiolate]

94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)

what?

It would take me awhile to make a list, but off the top of my head I'd say Star Wars Trilogy, First two Matrix films, A.I., Gattaca, Dark City, Blade Runner, Fifth Element, Time Bandits, City of Lost Children, Dune, Pi, Donnie Darko, Mars Attacks, and 12 Monkeys.

 

[Gregory]

Robocop.

Everything else Sci-Fi sucks.

 

[Templar Wizard]

All Hurd Produced Cameron movies. plus T2...
best Tech-Noir sci fi....baring Scott's 2.

the holy trilogy

 

[Error Macro]

Forbidden Planet
The Matrix Trilogy
Alien
Aliens
The Terminator
Terminator 2
The Day The Earth Stood Still
The Thing From Another World
The War Of The Worlds
Blade Runner
The Empire Strikes Back
Gattaca
Planet Of The Apes (both versions!)
Contact
The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
The Blob (1958)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
Soylent Green
A Clockwork Orange
The Abyss
Tron
Equilibrium
Farenheit 451
Westworld
Terminator 3
Minority Report
Akira
Jurassic Park
The Fifth Element
This Island Earth
Flash Gordon (1980)
The Time Machine (1960)


Eh, there are probably more, but I've run out of memory.

 

[JackFrost2012]

if you like Blade Runner, make SURE to see Dark City!

Everyone should see Dark City!

 

[fart]

the big lebowski
revenge of the nerds II: nerds in paradise

 

[Error Macro]

if you like Blade Runner, make SURE to see Dark City!

Everyone should see Dark City!

Oh yeah! That should have been in my list. Dark City was pretty awesome. I loved the moodiness of it. Almost like a film noir.

 

[Do The Mario]

Original Planet of the Apes
Starwars trilogy
2001

 

[Mike Works]

God, that picture of Mac's fingers over that kid's eyes is creepier than that part near the end in Signs.

 

[SpoonyBard]

Dark City is pretty good. It has two problems though, firstly the prologue at the beginning of the film spoils quite a lot of the plot (cover your ears when you see the movie at first time ). And the fight at the end is a bit anticlimatic.

 

[Error Macro]

Dark City is pretty good. It has two problems though, firstly the prologue at the beginning of the film spoils quite a lot of the plot (cover your ears when you see the movie at first time ). And the fight at the end is a bit anticlimatic.

Ha, yes, the prologue is TERRIBLE! It would have completely ruined the movie for me, had I not heard about it beforehand. Fans recommended I mute it until right after the titles, right when the camera goes down through the window into the bathroom, so that's what I did.

 

[Gorey]

Buckaroo Banzai. It's all about Planet 10, you know it.

I love sci fi, movies in particular. Heck I saw the Lost in Space remake twice just so I could watch the new Jupiter 2 fly around.