The best sci fi films?

[Theimmortaljedi]

I just saw event horrizen. I movie i read about online. It seemed more horro then scifi. Being new to scifi can you guys give me any ideas on some scifi worth seeing? From th 70's till now? I have seen all the star trek movies but the very last one. ANd flash Gorden.

[Admiral Mappalazarou]

Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

[DigiFluid]

1968: Planet of the Apes

1970: Beneath the Planet of the Apes

1971: A Clockwork Orange, THX 1138

1972: Solaris

1973: Soylent Green

1976: Logan's Run

1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars

1978: The Boys From Brazil, Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1979: Alien, Mad Max, Star Trek: TMP

1980: The Empire Strikes Back

1981: Mad Max 2

1982: Blade Runner, E.T., Star Trek II, The Thing, Tron

1983: Return of the Jedi

1984: Ghostbusters, The Philadelphia Experiment, Star Trek III, The Terminator

1985: Back To The Future

1986: Aliens, Star Trek IV

1987: Predator, Robocop

1988: Alien Nation

1989: The Abyss, Back To The Future II, Ghostbusters II

1990: Back To The Future III, Robocop II, Total Recall

1991: Star Trek VI, Terminator 2

1992: Alien 3

1993: Jurassic Park

1994: Stargate, Star Trek Generations

1995: Species, 12 Monkeys

1996: Independence Day, Star Trek First Contact

1997: Contact, Event Horizon, The Fifth Element, Gattaca, Men in Black, Starship Troopers

1998: Dark City, Species II

1999: Bicentennial Man, Galaxy Quest, The Matrix

2000: Titan AE, X-Men

2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (snip the last 10-15 minutes)

2002: 28 Days Later, Minority Report, Resident Evil

2003: Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions, X2

2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2005: The Island, Serenity, Star Wars Episode III

2006: Children of Men

2007: Transformers

[AGateFan]

Star Wars (the older ones)

• The Fith Element
• Predator
• Aliens (the second one, the first was more horror, the second more war and the ones after a mis mash)
• Pitch Black
• Blade Runner (cult classic, so may not be to your taste)

So many others, let me think

• I-Robot is a good one.

[maneth]

I second the original Star Wars trilogy, 5th Element, Blade Runner and Aliens.

The Abyss is one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time.

[jenks]

I rewatched the original Star Wars trilogy recently, and personally I think it's really poor. The pacing is all over the place, and by the end I still don't think we know the characters very well. At the end of the first one especially I was just thinking WTF was that?

[Trek_Girl42]

That long list and no mention of Silent Running or Spaceballs!

Hmm, some favourites:
Dark City
The Matrix
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Children of Men
Gattaca
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Alien/Aliens
Terminator 2
Serenity
Star Trek: First Contact
Blade Runner
Contact
Galaxy Quest
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1978 version)

And avoid Starship Troopers at all cost. Dreadful movie.

[Atlantis1]

I am Legend-- It was better then Omega man which was the last movie made from the book.

The Day After Tomorrow

[DigiFluid]

That long list and no mention of Silent Running or Spaceballs!

Probably because I've never seen Silent Running And as much as I love Mel Brooks, I've never been able to stand Spaceballs

And avoid Starship Troopers at all cost. Dreadful movie.

Well, it's certainly not epic greatness or anything. It's popcorn fare

I am Legend-- It was better then Omega man which was the last movie made from the book.

The Day After Tomorrow

I'm going to have to disagree with this entire post. 'I Am Legend' was garbage, 'The Omega Man' was far better. And I thought 'Day After Tomorrow' sucked too.

[Trek_Girl42]

Probably because I've never seen Silent Running And as much as I love Mel Brooks, I've never been able to stand Spaceballs


Well, it's certainly not epic greatness or anything. It's popcorn fare



I'm going to have to disagree with this entire post. 'I Am Legend' was garbage, 'The Omega Man' was far better. And I thought 'Day After Tomorrow' sucked too.

Silent Running is a must see! Great movie.

Loved "The Day After Tomorrow" that movie was actually scary! Not necessarily the suspense sequences themselves, but the whole concept of it.

[magictrick]

I didn't see this one listed yet, but it definitely deserves to be mentioned.

2001: A Space Odyssey

[the fifth man]

I liked 2010 as well.

[Pandora's_Box]

Some of my favourites in no particular order other than the one I think of them in;

The Matrix - but only the first one
The Fifth Element
Serenity
Blade Runner
Children of Men
Galaxy Quest

Is "Day after Tomorrow" really SF? Whatever the case. I didn't like it.

[AvatarIII]

anything based on a philip k dick book is a good bet.

[Wyrminarrd]

Is "Day after Tomorrow" really SF? Whatever the case. I didn't like it.

It has global warming in it so it must be science fiction

Some of my favorite scifi movies are:

Terminator 1 & 2
Alien, Aliens
Abyss
Total Recall
Robocop
Dark City
Star Wars (OT)
Spaceballs
Blade Runner