Fav Sci Fi Movies

[oil&gas]

I guess a spoof also passes for a sci fi movie.

 

[eagle1man]

Bladerunner (#1 with a bullet)
Original Star Wars triology
Alien & Aliens
Terminator 1 & 2
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Matrix
Gattaca
Star Trek (2009 reboot)
Back To The Future
Predator
Independence Day

Should we start other lists: action, fantasy, Bond films?

 

[Don Draper]

[SIZE=+2]Abre los Ojos[/SIZE]

 

[WoodPeckr]

The Classics

Plan 9 From Outer Space
The Thing with James Arness (the original from 1951)
Original War of the Worlds 1953
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

 

[diverdown]

Plan 9 From Outer Space
The Thing with James Arness (the original from 1951)
Original War of the Worlds 1953
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)[/QUOTE

Nice classics list. Could maybe add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Contemporary: Agree with what everyone has posted so far but want to add a couple early Spielberg efforts, Close Encounters and E.T.

Does Time Bandits qualify as Sci Fi? Either way, loved it too.

 

[WoodPeckr]

Nice classics list. Could maybe add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

OMG!!!
How could we forget that classic....:thumb:

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 1956
The Mysterians 1957
The Brain Eaters 1958 were a couple more favs...

 

[sharpbloke]

some I don't think have been mentioned:

The Fly
Mars Attacks (kinda fun)
Le Jetee
12 Monkeys

 

[Petzel]

Plan 9 From Outer Space
The Thing with James Arness (the original from 1951)
Original War of the Worlds 1953
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

Plan 9 from outer space was hilarious, even though it wasn't meant to be. A classic Ed Wood film.

 

[Petzel]

Oh yea........the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That's one of my favs.

 

[MattRoxx]

I guess a spoof also passes for a sci fi movie.

Similarly Galaxy Quest is a funny riff on Star Trek.
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hlTb7AUj8

I've been enjoying recent non-Hollywood scifi movies that have low budgets but compelling ideas and speculation:

Primer - time travel is easy. Life, not so much.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CC60HJvZRE

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz - is it the end of the world or just an idea.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kebvfI7tcw

The American Astronaut - singing, dancing, space travel...funny and strange
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujG1ADn2zk

Eden Log - very well done French movie. A man wakes up underground and has to figure out what is going on.
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQz9hhKiDqg

Paranoia 1.0 - are you already infected?
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmemeDLtvbg

 

[great bear]

The best Science Fiction is: "Great Bear's Winkie is 8" long".

 

[richaceg]

The original blade runner, Alien trilogy (not the alien vs. predator shit), terminator 2, Enemy Mine (Dennis Quaid), Time Machine (Guy Pierce), Flash Gordon, Soldiers (Kurt Russel), Pitch Black (Vin Diesel), Fifth Element (Bruce Willis) Now if only they can make Starcraft into a Movie...

 

[Petzel]

The original blade runner, Alien trilogy (not the alien vs. predator shit), terminator 2, Enemy Mine (Dennis Quaid), Time Machine (Guy Pierce), Flash Gordon, Soldiers (Kurt Russel), Pitch Black (Vin Diesel), Fifth Element (Bruce Willis) Now if only they can make Starcraft into a Movie...

Didn't care for the remake of The Time Machine. I like the original with Rod Taylor.

 

[Butler1000]

And some other B movies:

They Live
Them
The Hidden
Godzilla

 

[shack]

The Nutty Professor

 

[wumpscut]

Lifeforce.... interesting space vampire theme and Mathilda May as the main space vampire, possibly hottest movie star ever IMHO

http://vfrworld.com/photos/data/1089/space-girl.jpg

 

[simon482]

hard to believe no one put running man on this list yet.

 

[diverdown]

hard to believe no one put running man on this list yet.

Someone once told me if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.

Running Man.......

 

[tearstmyeyes]

Contact
Armageddon

 

[b4u]

2001
stargate
blade runner
5th element