Best Sci-Fi Movies

[InkL0sed]

Sunshine

Silent Running

2001 a space Odyssey


(does inception count?)

Inception is definitely sci-fi, so yes.

[The Bison King]

Sunshine

Silent Running

2001 a space Odyssey


(does inception count?)

Inception is definitely sci-fi, so yes.

then...

Sunshine

Inception

2001 a Space Odyssey


(Silent Running actually kind of sucked I just wanted to see if anyone knew what I was talking about.)

[BigBallinStalin]

I've seen two recent highly enjoyable sci-fi fliks lately:

Moon

and.... that one where those two dudes wake up on that spaceship, and it gets real serious in the first 5 minutes and builds the ENTIRE time, succesfully too. Awesome film! Came out in 2008, 9 or maybe this year? Not sure.. the name is something like "Pandorum"

[Phatscotty]

scanning thread for new poll of second generation sci-fi movies. anyone who wants to nominate do so now. There can only be 12.

avatar, pandorum (?), Riddick....

Starship Troopers
Mars Attack
The Day the Earth Stood Still
stargate

[Phatscotty]

I've seen two recent highly enjoyable sci-fi fliks lately:

Moon

and.... that one where those two dudes wake up on that spaceship, and it gets real serious in the first 5 minutes and builds the ENTIRE time, succesfully too. Awesome film! Came out in 2008, 9 or maybe this year? Not sure.. the name is something like "Pandorum"

will need a few seconds for this one. I checked out the trailer, looks very interesting. If there arent 12 bigger/better noms, it's in

[AndyDufresne]

An artist did a 30 min 'paraphrasing' of Blade Runner, with over 12,000 watercolor paintings. What does that mean? Well, see below I suppose.



Also, mega bump.


--Andy

[mrswdk]

Star Wars Episode 1

[oVo]

The book is million times better.

Books are always better. Dune is a great read and an ok movie. 2001: a Space Odyssey was a great film for 1968, but needs to be seen on the BIG screen to be fully appreciated. When Alien (1979) premiered it was in a league of it's own and Blade Runner (1982) also by Ridley Scott shares a similar status.

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

Predator (1987) was well done and I also liked Predator vs Alien. I just watched the Total Recall (2012) version with Colin Farrell and liked it better than the original.

The post-apocalyptic tale A Boy and his Dog (1975).

district 9 was excellent

I agree.

pandorum

A german film released in 2009

Jonesy mentioned Flash Gordon... I keep imagining someone will produce an updated version of Buck Rogers TV Series.

[Lootifer]

Good lord, star wars? really? Philistines...

Ridley Scott (Blade runner, Alien), obviously.

I havent seen enders game yet but im anticipating disapointment.

[Ace Rimmer]

I think they did a very good job with Ender's Game. I think it's faithful enough to the book to not disappoint. I don't like the change to Bernard but I think it stands well as a good adaptation.

[oVo]

Is there a Red Dwarf Movie in the works yet?

[Symmetry]

I've not read the books for Ender's Game, but the movie was silly. He's supposed to be trained up and born to be a genius in strategy.

Spoiler

His strategy is attrition.

This is not great strategy.

[Lootifer]

Can you please chuck up spoiler tags Symm

My reply to symm also contains major spoilers about Enders Game.

Spoiler

I've not read the books for Ender's Game, but the movie was silly. He's supposed to be trained up and born to be a genius in strategy.

His strategy is attrition.

This is not great strategy.

Eh, have you ever fought a space battle against a hive mind? Pretty sure its unknown what the best strategy might be. Also its not attrition per se, just necessary losses but it may be different in the movie. The book implies that he had to make huge sacrifices, but overall he had the better strategy. i.e. Attrition =/= sacrifices.

Ender did not indaventedly send armies to the meat grinder; he was simply flippant with his "acceptable" losses. Which is kind of the whole point of the twist.

[Ace Rimmer]

Spoiler

The book also did a better job explaining that there were a lot more battles before the final exam, and Rackham rode his ass about the losses the whole time. By the time the final came around, they had broken him and he just didn't give a f*ck anymore, he went with a suicide plan because he didn't think it would work, but it did.

[thegreekdog]

What is the statute of limitations on spoilers? I haven't watched the final season of Breaking Bad, but people don't see too concerned about spoiling the ending (even though I can only watch the show on Netflix and the final season won't be released for a little while). Ender's Game, the novel, has been out for many years. Why should people feel bad about spoiling that book?

[BigBallinStalin]

Movie might be surprisingly different from the books.

Spoilers for TV shows kinda suck, but endings are not as big--in terms of 'aw shucks, ya told me the ending'--for TV shows as they are for movies. TV shows are mainly entertaining for the ride itself (which explains why its viewers love the many tangents and filler).

[Lootifer]

What is the statute of limitations on spoilers? I haven't watched the final season of Breaking Bad, but people don't see too concerned about spoiling the ending (even though I can only watch the show on Netflix and the final season won't be released for a little while). Ender's Game, the novel, has been out for many years. Why should people feel bad about spoiling that book?

I wouldnt click on the Breaking Bad thread cause I know it will likely contain spoilers.

This thread is just about sci-fi movies so people may not realise ti contains spoilers.

Also i just hate people spoiling shit, and do unto others as you would have do unto you n all that.

[Lord Arioch]

Just cuase im curious, isnt the definition of science fiction that it should be about stuff on earth, u know cyborgs, robots, futuristic societys here on earth... i read somewhere that it should be about that. In that case is star wars really a sci fi? cause it takes place in a galaxy far far away and not here?

[Symmetry]

Can you please chuck up spoiler tags Symm

My reply to symm also contains major spoilers about Enders Game.

Spoiler

I've not read the books for Ender's Game, but the movie was silly. He's supposed to be trained up and born to be a genius in strategy.

His strategy is attrition.

This is not great strategy.

Eh, have you ever fought a space battle against a hive mind? Pretty sure its unknown what the best strategy might be. Also its not attrition per se, just necessary losses but it may be different in the movie. The book implies that he had to make huge sacrifices, but overall he had the better strategy. i.e. Attrition =/= sacrifices.

Ender did not indaventedly send armies to the meat grinder; he was simply flippant with his "acceptable" losses. Which is kind of the whole point of the twist.

Spoiler tags added, though out of courtesy. I don't think that I spoiled anything.

[jonesthecurl]

What is the statute of limitations on spoilers? I haven't watched the final season of Breaking Bad, but people don't see too concerned about spoiling the ending (even though I can only watch the show on Netflix and the final season won't be released for a little while). Ender's Game, the novel, has been out for many years. Why should people feel bad about spoiling that book?

Don't forget that Tom Cruise asked people not to reveal the "surprise" ending of Warof the Worlds...

[AndyDufresne]

I just watched Los cronocrímenes. It was a silly little movie but well worth the diversion I think. I liked it. Its on Netflix instant-watch. I suggest not knowing much going into it, even the Netflix synopsis.


--Andy