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Best Sci-fi movie to date...

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Hrothgar Nilsson
#141 - 2013-06-18 15:31:01 UTC
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Nobody has mentioned "John Carpenter's The Thing".

True SF, and the only film I consider scarier than "Alien".

It was mentioned at least 3 times. Maybe 5 or 6.

I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe...

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion...
Ekhss Nihilo
Dominion.
Pandemic Horde
#142 - 2013-06-18 15:32:40 UTC
Best candidate for a long-running TV series: David Wingrove's Chung Kuo series. It's in re-issue after Wingrove's problems with his original publisher.

The original 8 volume work has now expanded to 20! The original told a tremendous story. Intricately plotted, memorable characters, all-too-plausible premise, at times very disturbing. Those of you who know what I'm talking about would agree. Those who don't should seriously check it out.

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180)
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
#143 - 2013-06-18 15:47:20 UTC
While I can (and often do!) quote every line from The Fifth Element, it's not the best movie ever. That title falls to Plan 9 From Outer Space

Mr Epeen Cool
Ekhss Nihilo
Dominion.
Pandemic Horde
#144 - 2013-06-18 15:53:32 UTC
Mr Epeen wrote:
While I can (and often do!) quote every line from The Fifth Element, it's not the best movie ever. That title falls to Plan 9 From Outer Space

Mr Epeen Cool

I bow before the awesomeness that is Ed Wood.

"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." -- Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180)
Joan Greywind
The Lazy Crabs
#145 - 2013-06-19 07:51:26 UTC
the kardashians. Those fuking aliens are scary as ****
Lucretia DeWinter
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#146 - 2013-06-19 10:08:55 UTC
IbanezLaney wrote:
Debora Tsung wrote:

The Tripods (was a TV Series made after some books)



Ty for reminding me of that one - was an awesome show.

I'm gonna have to try and track it down now.


I did a while back. It's hideously rubbish. The years have clouded the memory of how truly bad this show was.
Adela Talvanen
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#147 - 2013-06-19 10:29:35 UTC
The Star Wars saga.
Rahool
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#148 - 2013-06-19 10:32:48 UTC
Return to the forbidden planet
Kitty Bear
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#149 - 2013-06-19 11:10:53 UTC
ACE McFACE
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#150 - 2013-06-19 11:19:53 UTC
Star Wars 7.

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
Masuka Taredi
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#151 - 2013-06-19 11:25:14 UTC
District 9, Fith element, Cloud atlas. Probably 3 of my favorites. Oh and Blade runner. That never gets old.
Debora Tsung
Perkone
Caldari State
#152 - 2013-06-19 11:30:40 UTC
Lucretia DeWinter wrote:
IbanezLaney wrote:
Debora Tsung wrote:

The Tripods (was a TV Series made after some books)



Ty for reminding me of that one - was an awesome show.

I'm gonna have to try and track it down now.


I did a while back. It's hideously rubbish. The years have clouded the memory of how truly bad this show was.



Maybe, maybe. :)

I remember going to Kindergarten when that show was on TV. :)

Stupidity should be a bannable offense.

Fighting back is more fun than not.

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Virginia Virdana
RSM Inc
#153 - 2013-06-19 12:03:59 UTC
Ekhss Nihilo wrote:


A Clockwork Orange - Mind-blowing when it first came out. I'd been a big fan of Brian Aldiss,


Anthony Burgess, not Brian Aldiss.

All of the films I consider good sci-fi have already been listed. Akira is all kinds of awesome. Moon is hugely entertaining, and I think Sam Rockwell is a massively talented and underestimated actor. Blade Runner looks great and sounds better.

The only one I would argue with is THX1138 - what a pile of steaming, angst ridden, pseudo-arthouse, self indulgent elephant dung. 

They say never come to a gunfight armed with a knife.   You appear to have come armed with a spoon.
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#154 - 2013-06-19 12:14:07 UTC  |  Edited by: Krixtal Icefluxor
Hrothgar Nilsson wrote:
Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:
Nobody has mentioned "John Carpenter's The Thing".

True SF, and the only film I consider scarier than "Alien".

It was mentioned at least 3 times. Maybe 5 or 6.



So what ? Also, how do you know they didn't mean the original 1950's version ?

Also, your ability to count things is now in question.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Josef Djugashvilis
#155 - 2013-06-19 12:29:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Josef Djugashvilis
2001 A Space Odyssey.

District 9 is good.

First Alien film, had me and the wife gripping each other on our sofa in fear.

K-Pax was so bad I just stared at it dumbfounded, sorry Thorn Galen.

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Jacob Holland
Weyland-Vulcan Industries
#156 - 2013-06-19 12:47:54 UTC
Many good suggestions even only on page 1...

I'd add:

The man who fell to Earth (Bowie)
2001 (and, to a degree, 2010)



I would also point out that several of the cited stories aren't Sci-Fi...
Star Wars is Space Opera.
Several others are Science Fantasy (Dune for example).

Real Sci-Fi should be written by folk with several degrees Blink
GreenSeed
#157 - 2013-06-19 13:04:46 UTC
The Wings of Honneamise. **** you Hollywood don't you ever dare to remake this movie.

Sunshine (Really, Really good)

Aliens (Alien was a kinda cool movie, but the second one nailed it. a good proof of this is the dreadful "Prometheus", godawful science fiction.)

Event Horizon as mentioned before. so far the only horror story on space that worked... and yes i did say "horror story" that includes movies, games and books.

Cypher a wonderful little gem of the early 2000's

Dark City

Groundhog Day, yes its sci fi. deal with it.

The first Matrix movie, the others were not canon.

and i'm forgetting a million more.
archon o'v
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#158 - 2013-06-19 14:10:24 UTC
guys forgetting Judge Dread!
Arancar Australis
Dead Sun Rising Enterprises
#159 - 2013-06-19 15:09:00 UTC
A little add to my original list...Avalon :)
Chenlab
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#160 - 2013-06-19 15:39:55 UTC
Sunshine