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Best sci-fi movie of all time?
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It's a tough one and quite subjective based on personal opinion.
However
1: forbidden planet
2: Star wars episode 4 a new hope.
3:edge of tomorrow |
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The original 3 StarWars films.
StarWars
Empire Strikes back
Return of the Jedi
Mrs   |
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over a year ago
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In terms of genuine science then gravity is brilliant, in terms of story Star Wars empire strikes back |
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Alien. Perfection in every frame. |
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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago
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The Original Blade Runner with Harrison Ford. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Metropolis (1927) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Has to be the old Alan quatermass movies for me lol |
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Realistic - The Martian
Sci-fi / Horror — Alien
But also Firefly & Serenity |
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"Metropolis (1927)"
This has sat on my list of films to watch since I was at uni - thank you for reminding me! |
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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago
a quandary, could you change my mind? |
Starwars fan.
But AVATAR is just amazing! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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2001 a space odyssey |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Alien or Bladerunner I think.
C |
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"2001 a space odyssey"
That’s in my list of favourites. Just amazing. |
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Star wars; Empire strikes back (classic)
Pacific Rim (glorious cheese fest)
Event horizon (for when sleep isn't an option)
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By *eltonmanMan
over a year ago
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For me its Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
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Thats a tough one as it is my favourite film genre ...
But
Bladerunner
Star Wars
Alien
Are up the top of the list |
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Interstellar
District 9
Gravity
Arrival
Silent Running
Dark Star |
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By *cobMan
over a year ago
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Love the Star Wars films......the originals then any others they’ve brought out |
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"2001 a space odyssey
That’s in my list of favourites. Just amazing."
Everytime I watch it I'm struck by the level of detail when you think it was 1968 when it came out and man landed on the moon on 16-7-69 it was ahead of its time |
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1. Matrix (come on this was a game changer for film industry)
2. Interstellar
3. Back to Future
Special note: Inception
Hidden Gem : Cube Trilogy
Unsung heroes: K-PAX/Equalibrium/Dreamcatcher |
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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago
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Guardians of the galaxy great laugh |
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Moon and the original
The day the earth stood still is very much up there.
As well as the thing
And sunshine apart from last 15mins |
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Star Trek Chris Pine
Avatar
War of the worlds the original film |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ermmm aliens,end of thread |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"For me its Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
I must admit I love that film |
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By *bi HaiveMan
over a year ago
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Aliens
Serenity
2001
Infinity War
Blade Runner
Starship Troopers
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Aliens.
Blade runner 2049.
I guess I'm in a sequel mood. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"For me its Close Encounters of the Third Kind
I must admit I love that film"
I love that film also |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Braveheart |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Hmmmmmm
Batteries not included
Flight of the navigator
Predator
Alien
Abyss
Probably the select few I’d watch again over and over kinda wore myself out on Star Wars |
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The thing
Alien
Blade runner
Futurama beats them all |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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12 monkeys as well that was a bit weird |
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Got to be Moon, a brilliant performance from Sam Rockwell |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Braveheart "
This made me chuckle  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Event Horizon |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Braveheart
This made me chuckle "
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By *oop2016Woman
over a year ago
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"Hmmmmmm
Batteries not included
Flight of the navigator
Predator
Alien
Abyss
Probably the select few I’d watch again over and over kinda wore myself out on Star Wars "
Gotta love Batteries Not Included - Howard the Duck too...
Abyss was going to be on my list along with 5th Element (The Diva song  ) and Independence Day. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Predator
E.T.
Short Circuit |
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I think everyone here has sorted out my sci-fi fix...
Alien and Aliens would be on my list, Empire Strikes Back too, and I love the original Back to the Future.
The first of the new Star Trek films was good too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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E.T.
The Thing
Solaris
2001
Akira
Eternal Sunshine
Alien
Clockwork Orange
Paprika
Starship Troopers
Blade Runner
Back to the Future
Truman Show
Stalker
Terminator 2
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yeah Blade Runner |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Star Wars (all films 1-8 yes I love all of em)
Matrix trilogy
Back to the future
Dune
Flight of the navigator
Iron man and all marvel films
Universal soldier
Bladerunner
Alien
That’s it I think |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
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Star Wars (a new hope) - even though esb is better imho
Matrix
Avengers infinity war |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Dune. |
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"Has to be the old Alan quatermass movies for me lol"
Alan quartermain as in league of extraordinary gentlemen? Or Bernard Quatermass as in the Quatermass experiment..?
If so,Now are we classing the BBC TV series or the hammer horror film? ITV also did a series as the final of the Quatermass series.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Demolition Man - what a movie!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Has to be the old Alan quatermass movies for me lol
Alan quartermain as in league of extraordinary gentlemen? Or Bernard Quatermass as in the Quatermass experiment..?
If so,Now are we classing the BBC TV series or the hammer horror film? ITV also did a series as the final of the Quatermass series.. "
You need to get out more |
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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago
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Snowpiercer, Ex Machina, Looper, Inception. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Star Wars, ep5 the best. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The 5th Element
Total Recall |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Star Wars a New Hope.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Blade Runner (original) |
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Star Wars - any except anything with jar jar binka in it. |
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Fifth Element
Batteries not included
Flight of the navigator
Predator
Alien
Abyss
Avatar |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Never ending story |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Event Horizon |
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Rollerball.
And I'll take James Caan straight off the set please  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm always surprised when the Iron Giant isn't mentioned..
*however, I really can't choose my favorite sci-fi film as I certainly have to many and the genre itself can encapsulate so many different facets.
*its also worth not just checking out mainstream releases or english/usa releases
( nods to Am I A Hero and one of my absolute faves, Train to Busan) |
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"Event Horizon"
Alien
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
Ready player one
And many more...
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Snowpiercer, Ex Machina, Looper, Inception. "
ex-machina definitely...an unnoticed one is antonio banderas movie 'Automata' from 2014. |
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K-Pax. -Kevin Spacey & J. Bridges -pretty underated film |
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I dare you to watch sunshine and not get very irritated by its blatent rip off of event horizon, it was still very much inferior though |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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the girl who leapt through time (anime)
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primer (extreme low budget high brow time travel)
are class leading time travel movies too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I dare you to watch sunshine and not get very irritated by its blatent rip off of event horizon, it was still very much inferior though"
I pretty much hated sunshine..to me(no spoilers), it was just that danny boyle craze..but it was pathetic |
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fantastic planet -super odd trippy french animated, somewhat disturbing.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Silent runnings |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Original Forbidden Planet, Dark Star and Silent Running all great Sci-fi movies |
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Guardians of the Galaxy is my favourite new sci fi film |
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The matrix
Aliens
Independence day
Men in black |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Contact" .jodie foster.was pretty clever. |
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Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049
Alien
Minority Report - is underrated |
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By (user no longer on site)
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gattica deserves an entry
AI (apart from jude law, perfect weeper film) |
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1. Star Wars (before Lucas tinkered with it.
2. Alien
3. 2001 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Moon, with sam rockwell, better than tom cruise's ripoff, Oblivion.
Simone- al pacino, and I'm no pacino fan
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By (user no longer on site)
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2001 a Space Odyssey ... classic! |
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"gattica deserves an entry
AI (apart from jude law, perfect weeper film)"
.... Agree with you there-Artificial Intelligence(A.I) ..'David' character played brilliantly .jude laws role over the top. Great ending. |
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it might be over the top, campy etc..
but I still love Bicentennial Man and it does make me whimper a bit |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The original when the earth stood still |
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By (user no longer on site)
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alien |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Most of the above..
Interstellar is top, almost perfect. Only thing it is missing is plan c - Murph taking 5 hung guys at yhe same time in a desperate attempt to save Earth. Then it would have been perfect! (It is a fab forum) |
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robocop original
john carter , mainly because of lynn collins, and his brilliant alien dogfrogthing
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"Avatar. Love that film x"
special editions just much better, in the same way the abyss special edition too |
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Love 2001, one of my top couple of movies. From the modern day era, Interstellar. |
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Flesh Gordon a true classic! |
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Old school here. The 3 movies I never tire of are 2001 Space Odyssey, Alien. Blade Runner. |
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"Flesh Gordon a true classic! "
Haven't seen, but would love to... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Rogue One |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest |
Aliens and Starship Troopers. So many classic one liners!
"Game over man, game over!" "Get away from her you bitch!"
"Medic!" "C'mon you apes, you wanna live forever?"  |
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Interstellar
Sunshine.
Silent running |
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Total Recall. The original.
Was it a dream was it reality? |
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Bladerunner, Alien, Empire Strikes Back. Different styles and storytelling but all fantastic and hold up well today. |
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Lots of the ones mentioned (especially Bladerunner(s))
Also I enjoyed the looped story line of 12 Monkeys. |
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10 Cloverfield Lane
Chronicle
M.I.B 1,2 & 3
I am Legend.
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"10 Cloverfield Lane
Chronicle
M.I.B 1,2 & 3
I am Legend.
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...I am legend ...Will Smith at his best.(having to kill his Alsatian sticks with you!) |
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In terms of awe value when first released, it has to be Jurassic park.
Model realistic dinosaurs are easy to achieve now, but when the first movie came out. It was impressive. |
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Silent Running |
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By *ensualMan
over a year ago
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I would add "Waterworld" ahead of its time for environmental concerns. The action is pretty good.
For spot on comedy I would add 'Idiocracy" which reverses the view that people will get smarter in the future. |
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Four movies that shaped the history of science fiction film;
1. Metropolis
2. Forbidden Planet
3. 2001
4. Blade Runner
Each of these was a game changer at the time of release. |
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Alien - scary
The Matrix - mind blown
Inception - mind fuck
Star Trek - Chris Pine 
Starship Troopers - for shits n giggles
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The Matrix
K- PAX
Back to the Future
Silent Runnings
Her
Idiocracy
Jurassic Park
E.T
Flight of the Navigator
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I didn't like Interstellar - I might re watch it just to see what all the fuss is about  |
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Battlefield Earth
... Sorry can't say it with a straight face |
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"10 Cloverfield Lane
Chronicle
M.I.B 1,2 & 3
I am Legend.
...I am legend ...Will Smith at his best.(having to kill his Alsatian sticks with you!)"
I watched this again last night on the Firestick , and the end was completely different than the DVD I have. Very weird , but is it in my Top 10 of all time . To answer the original question then...
ALL BTTF's
CLOVERFIELD
THE ORIGINAL PREDATOR
TERMINATOR 2
MIB's
And I'm sure theres more I cant think of right now |
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By *inn2000Woman
over a year ago
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Avatar
Just love science fiction/fantasy books too |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy"
...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day"
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy  |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy "
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it. |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it. "
time travel if its explained by using a technology is sci-fi, i.e back to the future
time travel of a magical variety such as outlander is fantasy
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it.
time travel if its explained by using a technology is sci-fi, i.e back to the future
time travel of a magical variety such as outlander is fantasy
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That is basically it really isn't it. Sci-fi needs a scientific core, needs to be explained using science.
Fantasy core is more magic, or mythological explaination. |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it.
time travel if its explained by using a technology is sci-fi, i.e back to the future
time travel of a magical variety such as outlander is fantasy
That is basically it really isn't it. Sci-fi needs a scientific core, needs to be explained using science.
Fantasy core is more magic, or mythological explaination. "
they are sometimes combined, hence starwars is sci-fi fantasy, whereas trek is more sci-fi |
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it.
time travel if its explained by using a technology is sci-fi, i.e back to the future
time travel of a magical variety such as outlander is fantasy
That is basically it really isn't it. Sci-fi needs a scientific core, needs to be explained using science.
Fantasy core is more magic, or mythological explaination.
they are sometimes combined, hence starwars is sci-fi fantasy, whereas trek is more sci-fi"
True but that is then sci-fantasy, a hybrid genre. I can't remember where or when I read it but it was this huge breakdown of sci-fi movies which separated them in to 2 sub genres.
Science Fantasy and Sci fact-ion
Essentially it was as you say science and fantasy combined like star wars. And then you have science fiction but very much based on science facts and theories like star trek and interstellar.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"k-pax
Is it Sci-fi?"
sci-fi(but like some 'horror' films where a mental patient may be seeing ghosts but it in the end just becomes their delusions, then it relates itself to just mystery/drama) mystery...I can barely remember it anyway |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The original 3 StarWars films.
StarWars
Empire Strikes back
Return of the Jedi
Mrs "
I love you ! |
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"Forbidden planet?"
Great film |
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This should be easy...
Robocop
Serenity
Aliens |
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The one I love and watch over and over again is Fantastic voyage. |
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Not sure how many will agree with me but really liking Oblivion these days. |
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"Not sure how many will agree with me but really liking Oblivion these days."
moon is better IMO |
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Alien. |
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Blade Runner. |
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"Fifth element
Matrix "
. fifth element final scene with dallas & leeloo very touching.. I had leeloo saying 'mul-ti-pass' as a ringtone for years. |
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over a year ago
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Mine has to be The Time Machine (1960). |
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Abyss |
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"Mine has to be The Time Machine (1960). "
... good one
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day
ground hog day isnt sci-fi, it's fantasy
A debate could be made for time travel!
I agree with you though, not quite science fiction is it.
time travel if its explained by using a technology is sci-fi, i.e back to the future
time travel of a magical variety such as outlander is fantasy
That is basically it really isn't it. Sci-fi needs a scientific core, needs to be explained using science.
Fantasy core is more magic, or mythological explaination.
they are sometimes combined, hence starwars is sci-fi fantasy, whereas trek is more sci-fi
True but that is then sci-fantasy, a hybrid genre. I can't remember where or when I read it but it was this huge breakdown of sci-fi movies which separated them in to 2 sub genres.
Science Fantasy and Sci fact-ion
Essentially it was as you say science and fantasy combined like star wars. And then you have science fiction but very much based on science facts and theories like star trek and interstellar.
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Regarding the fantasy v sci-fi debate .
Arthur C Clarke said once ."Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." |
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"Mine has to be The Time Machine (1960). ... good one"
Yep. Been my favourite time travel movie ever since I was a kid. The Morlocks in that movie use to give me nightmares though lol |
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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
For a cheese fest..... |
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Terminator for me,a film done on a very small budget itsgot to be up there |
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over a year ago
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I watched Terminator 2 last night I forgot how good it was! |
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Nearly all 50’s Sci-Fi movies. Could watch all of them back to back and never get bored. We even binge-watched ‘The Twilight Zone’ in bed of an evening a couple of years back. After hot, horny rumpy-pumpy of course  |
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The day the Earth Stood Still (original, not remake)
War of the Worlds (original, not remake)
The Time Machine (original, not remake)
San Junipero, part of the Black Mirror series |
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Alien
Interstellar
Pandorum
Even though movies never keep up with the book verison (not about the above, just in general) |
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"The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
For a cheese fest....."
Absolutely. now that is a truly inspirational movie. |
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"k-pax
Is it Sci-fi?
sci-fi(but like some 'horror' films where a mental patient may be seeing ghosts but it in the end just becomes their delusions, then it relates itself to just mystery/drama) mystery...I can barely remember it anyway"
Ah but was it....? That was the point.
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"k-pax
Is it Sci-fi?
sci-fi(but like some 'horror' films where a mental patient may be seeing ghosts but it in the end just becomes their delusions, then it relates itself to just mystery/drama) mystery...I can barely remember it anyway
Ah but was it....? That was the point.
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... ....with him pointing out/describing to astronomers unknown galaxies .. I'd go with sci-fi . |
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Planet of the apes ( original ).
Total recall ( original ).
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By *itty9899Man
over a year ago
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"Planet of the apes ( original ).
Total recall ( original ).
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Barbarella |
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over a year ago
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What connects "The thing" & "Ice station Zebra"? If you know consider yourself very pretty/handsome |
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"What connects "The thing" & "Ice station Zebra"? If you know consider yourself very pretty/handsome"
I mean apart from the ice
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Interstellar
Bladerunner
Alien
Metropolis
Mad max
Arrival
Too many to say just one |
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over a year ago
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The classic... Spaceballs. |
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over a year ago
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Starship Troopers & Edge of tomorrow on tonight Friday.ch.24&30 both 9pm |
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over a year ago
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Very hard to choose, but these are definitely on the list:
Star wars movies
Jurassic Park movies
Back to the future trilogy
I, robot
Ex-machina |
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By *VineMan
over a year ago
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I’m going to be a pedant and point out that Star Wars isn’t science fiction, it’s fantasy or ‘space opera’
I think the Martian is my favourite sci fi film. |
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over a year ago
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Virtual Nightmare..made for tv ..unknown actors ...matrix style..But really good . usually on afternoons |
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Mars Attacks, sci-fi comedy |
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I love sci fi ..I'd say blade runner
2001 is the daddy |
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over a year ago
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Short Circuit 2 |
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Close encounters of the third kind |
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"Logan"
Reminds me.... Logan’s Run. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Whats your classification for sci-fi ?
Back to the Future is my favourite film and has time travel in it but most people class it as a comedy...id have said sci fi...like groundhog day"
Sci-fi science fiction so any fictional movie that incorporates science/technology/biology/environmental developments/accidents/theories |
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Prometheus and new Alien are very good. All Alien. But now that the story is getting deeper in the two aforementioned movies they take the biscuit for me! |
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Demon Seed (1977)
The time Travelers (1964)
WestWorld (1973)
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A lot of my favourites have already been mentioned but I also love Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel. |
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