Best sci-Fi, movie

thesurfer
thesurfer Posts: 574
edited March 2011 in Music & Movies
Mine, The Empire strikes back, 1980, version,
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited February 2011
    Alien and Aliens, even though those monochrome green-text terminals & mainframes were so outdated :biggrin:
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited February 2011
    Blade Runner
    Alien, Aliens
    The Fifth Element just cause it is so outrageous
    AI because it is the closest to real Science Fiction
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited February 2011
    DMara wrote: »
    Alien and Aliens, even though those monochrome green-text terminals & mainframes were so outdated :biggrin:

    :biggrin: Agreed! Alien just had a great tension to it! My older fav is still Forbidden Planet with those banks of Futterman OTL like monoblocs, to kwel!! Guess the Krell knew how to rock it!

    Recently, I love the cheesyness of Python vs Gatoriod :tongue:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited February 2011
    "Killer Clowns from Outer Space"
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited February 2011
    Ice Pirates

    "Space herpes!"
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    +1 for Blade Runner (the Blu-Ray transfer is pretty freakin phenomenal). Also love Forbidden Planet and the original The Day the Earth Stood Still. Going all the way back to pre-talkies, Metropolis is very cool... too bad they haven't been able to put together a complete copy as yet.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,181
    edited February 2011
    The Time Machine..

    The original.

    Which three books would you have taken?
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2011
    Close call, but I'd give 2001: A Space Odyssey a slight nod over Blade Runner.
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  • 55LS70
    55LS70 Posts: 184
    edited February 2011
    Blade Runner, The Day the Earth Stood Still (Original), Metropolis, This Island Earth, The Thing From Another World.

    Honorable Mention: Silent Running
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,211
    edited February 2011
    I like The Day the Earth stood still. But I did get to see the latest Metropolis with 147 minutes of film. They found more footage and it is the most complete version yet. It was with a symphonic soundtrack instead of the 80 rock soundtrack I heard last. Great film!
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2011
    mrbiron wrote: »
    Ice Pirates

    "Space herpes!"

    holy crap. I loved this movie.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited February 2011
    mrbiron wrote: »
    Ice Pirates

    "Space herpes!"

    A classic. The best part is the Robot Pimp. He drives up to Hellboy and Sloth and says "Whats up bloods"
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited February 2011
    Wow.....i figured this would be one of those movies that nobody has ever seen. I was mistaken!
    I've decided that it will be watched this weekend. Haven't pulled the DVD in a looooong time.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2011
    Pandorum & Moon are some decent recents.
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  • twochannel
    twochannel Posts: 171
    edited February 2011
    2001: A Space Odyssey! The film was way ahead of its time in storyline and effects. Most realistic to date without all the CGI. I wish I could have seen it in Cinerama!
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited February 2011
    Here are some of my favorites that have not already been mentioned.

    Jurassic Park
    Star Wars - A New Hope
    Star Trek - Wrath of Kahn
    Star Trek - 2009
    Inception
    Avatar
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited February 2011
    mrbiron wrote: »
    Ice Pirates

    "Space herpes!"

    +1! The robots kung-fu fighting had me just about pissing myself!:tongue:

    My picks would have to be:

    Transformers
    W.O.T.W., w/ Tom Cruise
    Alien
    Ironman 2
    And....









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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited February 2011
    The Exorcist.

    Not many films got people running out of the theaters crying, or kneeling down praying in the lobby. You had to be there. Powerful stuff.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited February 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    The Exorcist.

    Not many films got people running out of the theaters crying, or kneeling down praying in the lobby. You had to be there. Powerful stuff.

    Must have been a bunch of Catholics :biggrin:
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    The Exorcist.

    Not many films got people running out of the theaters crying, or kneeling down praying in the lobby. You had to be there. Powerful stuff.

    No way, man. That's horror, not sci-fi. But your suggestion did remind me to expand my initial list to include Not Of This Earth starr... er, let's say "featuring" Traci Lords. And also They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper giving the best ad-libbed piece of dialogue in any sci-fi/horror/thriller ever. Double Jeopardy bonus points to anyone who can quote his line.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited February 2011
    I remember going to phipps plaza in atlanta to see the exorcist.

    We got there to see a huge crowd of people in two lines waiting for two showings away, about a four hour wait, some playing backgammon, eating pizza or napping.

    For FOUR hours we heard screaming and shrieking from inside the two theaters, each showing the exorcist.

    From time to time people would come out crying, some had actually vomited.

    Needless to say after four hours of this, we were absolutely shaking when we were let in at about midnight for our showing.

    Obviously, we were undergoing great mental stress, brainwashing is not the right term, but believe me george grand has it right, to be there back then, in that hysterical environment,the effect was enough to make me close my eyes once or twice as the camera headed back up those steps towards that little girls room.

    Something no other movie has ever come close to doing, and not even subsequent showings i watched of the exorcist had nearly that effect.

    Like many things we of the seventies experienced, you shoulda been there.

    If you werent, you really would not understand about a lot of things.
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    Dudes, I agree the Exorcist is an awesome and truly freaky movie, and I'm sure with all the drugs you 70's guys were eating back then it was even freakier :wink:, but it's just not in contention. It's not a sci-fi movie. It's like if someone asked you what is your favorite flavor of ice cream and your answer was puttanesca.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited February 2011
    Have you ever tried puttanesca ice cream? WELL?
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    scottyboy76 wrote: »
    Have you ever tried puttanesca ice cream? WELL?

    I was afraid someone was going to come back with that. Ok, here's another analogy that everyone can agree on... It's like if someone asked you what is your favorite flavor of beer and your answer was Watermelon Wheat. :confused: Clearly, some things just don't belong in a given category. :tongue:

    We now resume our regularly scheduled cinematic discussion.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2011
    On3s&Z3r0s wrote: »
    They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper giving the best ad-libbed piece of dialogue in any sci-fi/horror/thriller ever. Double Jeopardy bonus points to anyone who can quote his line.
    Nice little John Carpenter film... One of my Sci-Fi guilty pleasures.

    Are you referring to the bubblegum line?
    "I'm here to chew bubblegum and kick-a$$.... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

    Kinda had a thing for Meg Foster... great eyes...

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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited February 2011
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    Nice little John Carpenter film... One of my Sci-Fi guilty pleasures.

    Are you referring to the bubblegum line?
    "I'm here to chew bubblegum and kick-a$$.... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

    Give the man a cigar! I love that line.

    John Carpenter did make some good, bad movies in the 80's. My personal guilty pleasure is Prince of Darkness, although there's not really any hot chicks in that one, unless you count Jameson Parker.

    acteur_jameson-parker_2_1141998499.jpg

    I think we need a separate thread so we can pick the best John Carpenter movie.
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  • gwg_97
    gwg_97 Posts: 332
    edited February 2011
    If you want to test your new massive subwoofer (like I did), I'd say Terminator Judgement Day! Unbelievable sound! 
    
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    gwg_97 wrote: »
    

    If you want to test your new massive subwoofer (like I did), I'd say Terminator Judgement Day!  Unbelievable sound!
    

    

    
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    On3s&Z3r0s wrote: »
    

    No way, man.  That's horror, not sci-fi.  But your suggestion did remind me to expand my initial list to include Not Of This Earth starr... er, let's say "featuring" Traci Lords.  And also They Live with Rowdy Roddy Piper giving the best ad-libbed piece of dialogue in any sci-fi/horror/thriller ever.  Double Jeopardy bonus points to anyone who can quote his line.
    

    

    
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    George Grand wrote: »
    

    Was it "Go home and stay home on3s&z3ros"?
    

    

    
Didn't mean to put your knickers in a twist, I was just playing.  I apologize... not worth it turning into a personal thing.                        
    
                        
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