The Best Sci-fi films of all time?

[Treefrog]

So far there are Best and Worst Sci-fi series of all time, so I'm going to do my own thread.

The best sci-fi films in my opinion are:

5. Return of the Jedi

4. Star Trek:First Contact/Star Trek 6

3. Highlander (I know it isn't pure sci-fi, I think that it deserves a place because it does have science fiction elements in it.)

2. Stargate

And the number one Sci-fi film is:

1. The Empire Strikes Back

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[Sho-sa Kurita]

OK, OK. Usually I avoid this type of thread, but I'm a film freak, so I'll play. In no particular order, here are some of my faves:

Metropolis
SW: Eps 4-6
Pitch Black
Alien
James Cameron stuff (The Abyss, Aliens, Terminator)
the original Godzilla
the original Highlander
The Thing (original and Carpenter)
The Day the Earth Stood Still

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[Joe Dizzy]

2001 - A Space Odyssey

Accept no substitutes.

[Imagus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joe Dizzy:
2001 - A Space Odyssey</font>

Agreed!

Also, I rate:

Contact.
Bladerunner (sorry folks, I love the Director's Cut).
Alien.
Wrath of Khan or the Undiscovered Country - not sure which I prefer!




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Slartibart-Jon

[Anarchy Bob]

Those would be:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Godzilla
Metropolis
King Kong
Earth vs the Flying Saucers

something like that.

[lone wolf]

Okay in no real order:

Star Trek: First Contact (the absolute best bit of Star Trek ever).

Laputa: the Flying Island (possibly a little bit borderline as far as being science fiction goes but if a giant floating island, robots and more general steampunk stuff goes doesn't make it a science fiction film I don't know what does . Anyway possibly Miyazaki's second best film after Princess Monomoke and thoroughly recommended).

Starchaser: the Legend of Orin (only just managed to get this on video from a local indoor market and it is the best film to ever rip off every science fiction film since Star Wars. Despite that still a fine film).

Empire Strikes Back (The absolute best Star Wars movie).

Godzilla (the original Japanese film, not the Americanised version with Raymond Burr and definitely not the god awful American version. Rubber suit Godzilla kicks ass!!!)

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[qerlin]

BLADE RUNNER (the director's cut, not the one with the crappy voice-over.)

2001: A Space Odyssey. (No sound in space and the SFX even hold up against the CGI of today.)

Metropolis. Incredible imagery, well done characters, and it's a silent! Can't beat Fritz Lang...mostly 'cause he's dead...

Alien. Realistic sets, clothing, etc... how nice. And the baddest mo-fo of an opponent.

Aliens or STII -- it's a tie for me.

[Sho-sa Kurita]

GASP!

I can't believe I left off 2001 and Blade Runner -- that's what happens when you think too hard.

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[techop945]

I have an oldie but still aces in my opinion:

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", James Mason top-notch profile as Captain Nemo
still is considered one the best combined with still-looks-good photography and special effects!

[AslanC]

In no particular order;

Blade Runner (Theatrical release that is still Film Noir with the voic overs and no stockfootage Unicorns from Legend)

Star Trek II: TWOK

Pitch Black

Buckaroo Banzai: Adventures Across the 8th Dimension

Forbidden Planet

Other than that, there is stuff I like but it doesn't consistently entertain me the way this stuff does.

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[Cochrane]

Stargate
Terminator 2
Space Oddysey
Contact
Total Recall
Back to the Future
Galaxy Quest
Flight of the Navigator
Bicentennial Man
Nightfall

[Imagus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by lone wolf:
Laputa: the Flying Island (possibly a little bit borderline as far as being science fiction goes but if a giant floating island, robots and more general steampunk stuff goes doesn't make it a science fiction film I don't know what does . Anyway possibly Miyazaki's second best film after Princess Monomoke and thoroughly recommended).
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You're right - that was a classic I'd forgotten - I still want to play an rpg based on that one!

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[Imagus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by StyroFoam Man:
9: Armageddon: Good story, though I doubt NASA could pull something like that off on time, under budget, and with as few mishaps. (That must be the ‘fiction’ part…)
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And the mars rover with built-in chaingun? What does NASA know about Mars that we don't?

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