Favorite Sci-Fi films

[Elvis_Christ]

What are some of you guys favorite sci-fi films? Its definatley a genre that delves in horror more often than not. Some of mine are:

Robocop
The Terminator
THX-1138
Enemy Mine
Alien Nation
Bladerunner
Strange Days
Hardware
Class Of 1999

Yours.......???

[filmmaker2]

Aw, gosh, I like STAR WARS (the 1977 original), and THE FIFTH ELEMENT (pretty crazy!), and DARK STAR, and THUNDERBIRDS (the various versions of the puppet show), and even a few others.

[Elvis_Christ]

I forgot about Dark Star..... very cool movie I'll have to watch it again. Never really liked Fifth Element. I think Empire Strikes Back is my favorite SW film.... I haven't checked out the new one yet I heard it was pretty good might do that this week.

[jenna26]

A few of my favorites:

Videodrome (yep this one again...LOL)
Terminator
Dark City
A Clockwork Orange
Strange Days
eXistenZ
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Matrix (first film ONLY!!!)

[ChEEbA]

The 13th floor
Event Horizon
Galaxy Quest (true, a comedy, but still sci-fi)
Total Recall

and, by prediction - "serenity"

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by jenna26
A few of my favorites:

Videodrome (yep this one again...LOL)
Terminator
Dark City
A Clockwork Orange
Strange Days
eXistenZ
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Matrix (first film ONLY!!!)

Cronenberg fan... awesome! I really dig his films Videodrome and eXistenZ (a lot of people I know hate this movie but what the fuck do they know ;) )being two of my favorites. If you liked the first Matrix movie you should check out the Manga film Ghost In The Shell I watched it yesterday and really enjoyed it.

[ChEEbA]

People HATE eXistenZ??
Crazy.

[Elvis_Christ]

Yeh a lot of people over here hate it with a passion. None of them were Cronenberg fans (or know who he is) tho so maybe it was a bit to out there for them. I think the Matrix did a good job in eclipsing this one at the time. I guess its not a film for everyone but I loved it.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Star Wars- all

2001

Matrix

[Elvis_Christ]

Never really dug The Matrix

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Never really dug The Matrix



I know the story has been beaten to death but I liked the martial arts scenes.

[ShankS]

Alien Quad
Bladerunner
Equilibrium
Event Horizon
Matrixs
Predators
Robocop
Terminators

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Cronenberg fan... awesome! I really dig his films Videodrome and eXistenZ (a lot of people I know hate this movie but what the fuck do they know ;) )being two of my favorites. If you liked the first Matrix movie you should check out the Manga film Ghost In The Shell I watched it yesterday and really enjoyed it.


Yep, Cronenberg is one of my favorite directors. But I don't know a whole lot of Cronenberg fans myself. In fact, most of the people I know are just outright sickened by his movies and hardly ever make it through most of them. :p

Just added Ghost in the Shell to my Netflix list. :D

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by ShankS

Equilibrium
Event Horizon
Predators
Robocop
Terminators



oh yeah

I didn't include Alien because I look at it as horror.

[Elvis_Christ]

Hope you enjoy it! Yeh Cronenberg's an aquired taste and his films are pretty twisted.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ChEEbA
People HATE eXistenZ??
Crazy.

thoroughly enjoyable

[Elvis_Christ]

Especially the ending......

[arron wardlaw]

event horizon
the thing
forbidden planet
matrix
and absolutely none of that star wars pish

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by arron wardlaw

and absolutely none of that star wars pish



I never really thought about it but I'm starting to realize that Star Wars is a ''love it or hate it'' film. I've never heard anybody say it was ok or wasn't that good, it's just great or horrible.

[arron wardlaw]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I never really thought about it but I'm starting to realize that Star Wars is a ''love it or hate it'' film. I've never heard anybody say it was ok or wasn't that good, it's just great or horrible.
As you will have worked out i am in the hate it category, but i do realise there must be something about it for so many people to be huge fans
I just think it ended up being more of a soap opera a la star trek

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm just sick to death of it. Probably won't watch it again till I have kids and show it to them.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by arron wardlaw

I just think it ended up being more of a soap opera a la star trek



the three recent films were a bit of a soap opera.

[Elvis_Christ]

Episode I and II are fucking terrible, some good moments. Hopefully the third will be better.

[urgeok]

favorite Sci-Fis ..


- The alien series - of course
- silent running
- all 3 mad max's
- equilibrium
- the abyss
- the thing (carpenter)
- robinson crusoe on mars
- pitch black
- lifeforce


etc etc etc

[Elvis_Christ]

Forgot about Mad Max.......... the toecutter's gonna kick my ass!