What are must watch sci-fi films? (1 Viewer)

[wazoo11]

 

[Mors Venit]

Recent or all time?

 

[wazoo11]

Recent or all time?

I meant to say all time spanning any decade until now.

 

[Nero]

The Matrix

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Is Logan's Run corny now? Anyone seen it in the last couple of years?

I remember liking it years ago, but so many movies don't hold up.

 

[Mors Venit]

Tremors

 

[Buckychudd]

Gattaca is one of my all time favorite films.

 

[grateful zed]

dune

blade runner

event horizon (scary)

 

[cstu]

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?at=0&genres=sci_fi&num_votes=1000,&sort=user_rating&title_type=feature

 

[MaxThreshold]

Blade Runner

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Pitch Black is very good.

 

[dparker713]

Ice Pirates

 

[DallasDMac]

The original version of "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

 

[dparker713]

dune

Read the book. Don't watch the movie.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Terminator 1&2

Aliens

Escape from New York

Attack the Block

Existenz

Inception

Star Trek: Wrath of Khan

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both versions)

The Last Starfighter

Contact

Both new Planet of the Apes movies

The original POTA

Predator

Abre los Ojos/Vanilla Sky

Predator

Starship Troopers

Moon

Back to the Future

Donnie Carlo

E.T.

Primer

The Thing

Jurassic Park

Source Code

Dark City

Robocop

Close Encounters

Metropolis

Iron Giant

 

[KarmaPolice]

They Live!!

 

[Ladsud]

Ice Pirates

second this, classic!

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Battlestar Galactica series and movies.

Babylon 5.

 

[Mors Venit]

Zero Dark Thirty

 

[dparker713]

Edge of Tomorrow

 

[Willie Neslon]

Anybody mentioned 2001: ASO yet? I'd start there.

 

[nightmare]

As much as I like Wrath of Khan and Ice Pirates neither are "must watch"

Ice Pirates is pure camp. Khan DOES NOT hold up-the bad acting and pace

are tolerable for Trek lovers but anybody else will question your IQ if you

have this on the list.

 

[dparker713]

As much as I like Wrath of Khan and Ice Pirates neither are "must watch"

Ice Pirates is pure camp. Khan DOES NOT hold up-the bad acting and pace

are tolerable for Trek lovers but anybody else will question your IQ if you

have this on the list.

Khan definitely holds up

 

[Andy Dufresne]

As much as I like Wrath of Khan and Ice Pirates neither are "must watch"

Ice Pirates is pure camp. Khan DOES NOT hold up-the bad acting and pace

are tolerable for Trek lovers but anybody else will question your IQ if you

have this on the list.

Khan definitely holds up

Thank you.

 

[NewlyRetired]

As much as I like Wrath of Khan and Ice Pirates neither are "must watch"

Ice Pirates is pure camp. Khan DOES NOT hold up-the bad acting and pace

are tolerable for Trek lovers but anybody else will question your IQ if you

have this on the list.

Khan definitely holds up

Just saw Wrath a few months ago. It most certainly holds up. Still the best of the Trek movies, both old and new imo.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Terminator 1&2

Aliens

Escape from New York

Attack the Block

Existenz

Inception

Star Trek: Wrath of Khan

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both versions)

The Last Starfighter

Contact

Both new Planet of the Apes movies

The original POTA

Predator

Abre los Ojos/Vanilla Sky

Predator

Starship Troopers

Moon

Back to the Future

Donnie Carlo

E.T.

Primer

The Thing

Jurassic Park

Source Code

Dark City

Robocop

Close Encounters

Metropolis

Iron Giant

good list.

For the second Predator, did you mean Predators?

I liked the old Robocop but not the new one.

Alien is a brilliant movie and should be included even though it is very different from Aliens.

 

[Thunderlips]

Edge of Darkness is a better Khan movie than Wrath of Khan.

 

[Gr00vus]

Logan's Run - the story and the acting are still good (for the most part). The SFX are painfully bad by today's standards.

Another one somewhat in that vein is Silent Running. A semi-hippie sci fi pic.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

For the second Predator, did you mean Predators?

I liked the old Robocop but not the new one.

Alien is a brilliant movie and should be included even though it is very different from Aliens.

Didn't really mean to put it twice, although I liked the 2nd one. Probably not too many people do.

It's best to forget the new Robocop even happened.

Alien should be included. I was just adhering to the thinking of it being more of a horror movie.

My list is more of a "worth watching" list than a "must watch list". In that vein, The Prestige and I, Robot are also worth seeing.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Edge of Darkness is a better Khan movie than Wrath of Khan.

Uh, what?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Edge of Darkness is a better Khan movie than Wrath of Khan.

So good that you almost didn't mix it up with a forgettable Mel Gibson detective movie.

 

[Thunderlips]

Edge of Darkness is a better Khan movie than Wrath of Khan.

So good that you almost didn't mix it up with a forgettable Mel Gibson detective movie.

Thanks, Mom. Into Darkness is a better Khan movie than Wrath of Khans.

 

[Rogi]

Running Man

 

[nightmare]

Predators is good if you take it as a stand alone. Comparing it to the

first one is a mistake.

 

[mphtrilogy]

Terminator 1&2

Aliens

Escape from New York

Attack the Block

Existenz

Inception

Star Trek: Wrath of Khan

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (both versions)

The Last Starfighter

Contact

Both new Planet of the Apes movies

The original POTA

Predator

Abre los Ojos/Vanilla Sky

Predator

Starship Troopers

Moon

Back to the Future

Donnie Carlo

E.T.

Primer

The Thing

Jurassic Park

Source Code

Dark City

Robocop

Close Encounters

Metropolis

Iron Giant

Nice start on the list, these are some additional faves of mine...

Adding

Alien

2001 a space odyssey

Total recall

A clockwork orange

Original thing from another world

Night of the comet

The final countdown

Terminator and t2

Road warrior

12 monkeys

Day the earth stood still original version

The fifth element

The abyss

Them!

The incredible shrinking man

Unbreakable

Soylent green

Mad max original version

The war of the worlds original version

Starman

Independence day

Fantastic voyage

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Predators is good if you take it as a stand alone. Comparing it to the

first one is a mistake.

I thought it was super dull and Adrien Brody as an action hero couldn't have been a worse choice.

I liked AVP more than Predators.

 

[Insomniac]

One of the ones I haven't seen mentioned is THX1138

 

[HellToupee]

Blade Runner

Gattaca

Dark City

Moon

The Matrix

Star Wars 4-6

Inception

Westworld

Alien & Aliens

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Terminator 1 & 2

Soylent Green

Serenity

 

[TheMagus]

Is Logan's Run corny now? Anyone seen it in the last couple of years?

I remember liking it years ago, but so many movies don't hold up.

Yes. It's horrible. I loved it as a kid. Rewatched it a few years ago. It doesn't age well.

 

[AAABatteries]

Anybody mentioned 2001: ASO yet? I'd start there.

I finally watched this years ago figuring I had to watch it at some point. It wasn't bad per se but was just BORING - so little happens that it puts you to sleep.

 

[HellToupee]

Is Logan's Run corny now? Anyone seen it in the last couple of years?

I remember liking it years ago, but so many movies don't hold up.

Yes. It's horrible. I loved it as a kid. Rewatched it a few years ago. It doesn't age well.

Jenny Agutter is still pleasing

 

[frigid5]

Time Bandits

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Anybody mentioned 2001: ASO yet? I'd start there.

I finally watched this years ago figuring I had to watch it at some point. It wasn't bad per se but was just BORING - so little happens that it puts you to sleep.

2001 may have had its time...but that time is long gone.I'll add Take Shelter and Another Earth to the list.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Does Brazil count?

Also I liked Enemy Mine as a kid

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Critters

 

[Doctor Detroit]

When Harry met Sally

 

[hxperson]

The Gods Must Be Crazy

 

[bosoxs45]

Cube

 

[timschochet]

Starship Troopers!

 

[cockroach]

Does Brazil count?

Also I liked Enemy Mine as a kid

foobaall? Enemy Mine was great

Minority Report is a good one that hasn't been listed yet