Favorite classic sci-fi movie

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  • rebuy
    rebuy Posts: 695
    edited February 2012
    I always liked "Sleeper" with Woody Allen, good Sci-fi movie. I'm gonna get me a orgasmatron too.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited February 2012
    And an orb thing.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2012
    Do any of you remember the Joe Bob Briggs movie series/commentary. Where he introduced Nude on the Moon; a film about a group of astronauts who land on the moon to find a lush paradise ruled by topless women! lol

    Surely not a "classic" but blurring the genre between sci-fi and soft ****?

    I can't believe I've actually seen this. It is "bad" but also amusing!

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2012
    Here are some more:

    The Incredible Shrinking Man....some pretty interesting philosophical reflections for a low budget film.

    This Island Earth--a 1955 American science fiction film directed by Joseph M. Newman. It is based on the novel of the same name by Raymond F. Jones. The film stars Jeff Morrow as the alien Exeter, Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams, and Rex Reason as Dr. Cal Meacham. The film was one of the first major science fiction films to be made in Technicolor. (Wiki)

    When Worlds Collide--As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home. (the end of the world film before most end of the world films)

    Colossus: The Forbin Project (produced in 1969 though released in 1970) is an American science fiction thriller film. It is based upon the 1966 novel Colossus, by Dennis Feltham Jones, about a massive American defense computer, named Colossus, becoming sentient and deciding to assume control of the world. (Wiki) Before Terminator!!

    The Phantom Planet--"Gulliver's Travels" in space. An astronaut lands on an asteroid populated by 6-inch tall humanoids and helps them battle their monster attackers.

    Planet of the Apes (the Heston version).

    Here's a link I found looking for the names of a few things I couldn't remember above!

    http://www.windows2universe.org/art_and_music/films.html

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  • Sci-fi Polk Guy
    Sci-fi Polk Guy Posts: 194
    edited February 2012
    Hi guys!! Thanks for all the input. I just saw 20 Million Miles to Earth a few days ago. It was interesting. Keep 'em coming.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2012
    See the award winning Plan 9, (Worst movie ever made) Ed Wood's best effort !

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited February 2012
    What!!! No one voted for Blade Runner? Dark City? Blasphemy!!!
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited February 2012
    jon s wrote: »
    What!!! No one voted for Blade Runner? Dark City? Blasphemy!!!

    Are they over 40 years old?
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    edited February 2012
    Saturday afternoon or late night sci-fi theater on a fuzzy black & white (we got 2 1/2 channels, hehe): The Fly, Them, Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, any classic monster flick.

    Later, in theaters: Westworld, Planet of the Apes, 2001, Night of the Living Dead.
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,408
    edited March 2012
    I saw someone post the original Frankenstein w/Boris Karloff, Love it, own it on DVD. My favorite, The Wolfman w/Lon Chaney Jr, own it on DVD.

    How about the Amazing Colossal Man, The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock)
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2012
    Geoff4rfc wrote: »
    I saw someone post the original Frankenstein w/Boris Karloff, Love it, own it on DVD. My favorite, The Wolfman w/Lon Chaney Jr, own it on DVD.

    How about the Amazing Colossal Man, The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock)

    The original Dracula is fantastic and doesn't have a note of musical soundtrack after the opening credits. The original Wolfman w/Lon Jr., the gypsy woman Maria Ouspenyenska or something like that, Bela as her husband, and that babe Evelyn Ankers.

    The Amazing Colossal Man was great. I thought The Birds sucked **** and I never did figure out what all the hubbub was about.

    The only film in my life I can recall seeing, that had people screaming as they ran out in the middle, praying in the lobby, and performing various other attempts to ward off evil was, The Exorcist.
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  • Denon Frank
    Denon Frank Posts: 130
    edited March 2012
    george grand wrote: »
    the system recognizes a bogus or ridiculous post. Your post count is still zero.

    lol.
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited March 2012
    I resurrected this thread because nobody mentioned "Them".
    Giant mutant ants in LA.
    Special effects not so great but classic sci-fi (1954), for sure.

    I gotta give a thumbs up to the Tremors series of movies, too. Not all that old but definitely a classic.

    Species is another one.

    Best TV series - Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe.
    I liked Startrek and all it's spin offs too.
    And Babylon Five.
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  • jon s
    jon s Posts: 905
    edited March 2012
    Blade Runner, Dark City, Fifth Element, Outland, T2, Alien, Aliens, 2001...
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  • malvrich
    malvrich Posts: 49
    edited March 2012
    Another vote for hands-down ALIEN!
    Yaphet Kotto berserks Ashe?!! Come ON!!
    One of only a handful i have to watch every now and then.
    Absolutely groundbreaking and as good today as in 1979.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited March 2012
    The original post defining the theme.
    ...I'm talking about movies that are at least 40 years old. ...

    It really is not that hard to do math. 2012 - 1979 = 33

    40 = 2012 - x

    x = 2012 - 40

    x = 1972

    A movie must be made in 1972 or earlier. :rolleyes:
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  • malvrich
    malvrich Posts: 49
    edited March 2012
    Oh well then my apologies and The Blob.
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  • mufsoman
    mufsoman Posts: 631
    edited March 2012
    I've seen most of the movies listed above and agree with all the honorable mentions. However, my favorite sci-fi movie when I was a kid (way more than 40 years ago) was "Tobor". Anyone remember this one?
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2012
    mufsoman wrote: »
    I've seen most of the movies listed above and agree with all the honorable mentions. However, my favorite sci-fi movie when I was a kid (way more than 40 years ago) was "Tobor". Anyone remember this one?

    Don't remember this, but I do remember the Japanese TV series spin-off: Tobor the 8th Man?

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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited March 2012
    mufsoman wrote: »
    I've seen most of the movies listed above and agree with all the honorable mentions. However, my favorite sci-fi movie when I was a kid (way more than 40 years ago) was "Tobor". Anyone remember this one?

    I remember watching it as a kid. No one could ever figure out that "Tobor" was "Robot" spelled backwards.

    Kind of like Speed Racer when it never occurred to anyone that "Racer X" was (kind of) Rex Racer spelled backwards.

    It's such a fine line between clever and STUPID idn't it (Spinal Tap).
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2012
    Didn't notice my fav mentioned so here goes... Kubrick's futuristic tribute to ultraviolence (and Beethoven), A Clockwork Orange. Solidly in my top ten movie fav's...

    Terry Gilliam's, mid-80's Brazil also deserves a mention... so I am. Be sure to snag the director's cut for your viewing.

    It was good to someone mentioned Colossus: The Forbin Project earlier. Made me think of another that's kinda in the same low-budget, made-for-TV looking vein... The Andromeda Strain. Both are closer to guilty pleasures than classics, but WTH...
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2012
    HHStuart wrote: »
    I resurrected this thread because nobody mentioned "Them".
    Giant mutant ants in LA.
    Special effects not so great but classic sci-fi (1954), for sure.
    Hell yes... Missed this one first pass... James Whitmore and a cast of dozens including James Arness IIRC...

    Favorite line: "He had enough formic acid in him to kill twenty men." Or something like that...
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2012
    A couple more definitely in the classic vein...

    The old, Gene Barry War of the Worlds... screechy heat rays and all...

    Day of the Triffids - old school B&W plants from outer space.

    The old, Rod Taylor Time Machine featuring a very young Yvette Mimieux as Weena... Never did figure out who did her hair...
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    Lastly another H.G.Wells storyline, First Men in the Moon. Campy, fun little flick...
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  • Ne0
    Ne0 Posts: 11
    edited May 2012
    Hands down fav Classic Sci-fi movies (in no specific order):
    The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
    War of the Worlds (1953)
    Forbidden Planet (1956)

    Fav sci-fi comedy:
    Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

    Fave modern sci-fi flicks:
    The Matrix Trilogy (1999-2003)
    Transformers (1986)
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