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Best Sci-Fi movies
Didn't see a thread for this... Best science fiction/fantasy movies?
I'll open with: Happy Accidents (not hard sci-fi, but deals with time travel interestingly) K-PAX (again, not hard sci-fi, but a good heartwarming flick) OK, hard sci-fi: Alien and Outland Funny LMAO sci-fi? Galaxy Quest! "I know! You construct a weapon. Look around, can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe?" -- Guy Fleegman Fantasy: Pan's Labyrinth ? Last edited by gmcbee; August 6th, 2009 at 05:49 PM.. Reason: stupid punctuation error |
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A film I like but is essentially a kids film 'Flight of the Navigator' it was a bit smaltzy in places but I enjoyed it.
Nice thread by the way.
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That's a thinker...
Oh wow, being a hard sci-fi fan, I'd have to go with Alien and Bladerunner. I think Star Wars ep. 4 was the most fun--when that came out, I about flipped! Forbidden Planet was good, if you good endure the "music". The Quiet Earth a good movie in the same mode as another movie I enjoyed--Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (the plot was ver different from The Quiet Earth, I should say). I kinda liked The Abyss even though it got a little dry in places (sorry for the pun).
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ty. For a sec I thought you meant "The Navigator", a strange little medieval time travel jaunt: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095709/
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Love sci-fi movies, prefer literature though:
Solyaris + Solaris Blade Runner Alien Ghost In The Shell + series (this is anime, so one might argue it's not a proper movie) Akira (same deal applies) Altered States Dune (yes yes, even though the general attitude is one of hate, I still love it) Sunshine (up until its turning point from sci-fi to horror, what a shame) Tetsuo (maybe more body-horror than sci-fi, but I'm including it anyway) The Fly (same as the above) I'm missing out on a ton, but it's hot and my mind is drawing a blank. Fantasy: CONAN (of course) |
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Oh WOW! The Quiet Earth! Yes!
There's a real hard-to-find (UK?) post-apocalyptic film called Threads, anyone know it? |
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Amongst my favourites are
Alien - my no 1. Event Horizon Close Encounters of the Third Kind Logan's Run Blade Runner Planet of the Apes Galaxy Quest Gremloids aka Hyperspace |
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Dont know if you can call this sci fi but another one of my favourites is 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'
Oh and 'Forbidden Planet'.
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Oh yes, who could forget 'Plan Nine From Outer Space' from the 'great' Ed Wood.
But your right eelcat, I just love those cheesey old movies.
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