Best Sci-Fi Movies of all time?

[Dupont666]

superkartracer said:

Films that changed filmmaking

Urotsukidoji - Legend Of The Overfiend

Edited by superkartracer on Wednesday 18th March 15:16

Thats just hentia monster porn isnt it.... all the way through

[superkartracer]

Dupont666 said:

superkartracer said:

Films that changed filmmaking

Urotsukidoji - Legend Of The Overfiend

Edited by superkartracer on Wednesday 18th March 15:16

Thats just hentia monster porn isnt it.... all the way through

http://animeworld.com/reviews/urotsukidoji.html

[rhinochopig]

The Hypno-Toad said:

DirtyHarry88 said:

Neither.

Last scene. Check whose breath you can see. Be very afraid.

Bloody hell, I've never noticed that before. I just watched the ending on Youtube and one of them doesn't exhale - is it deliberate then or a side effect of a re-shoot or something?

There is a rumour that a prequel is being filmed at the moment - its subject being the story from Norwegians perspective.

[Mr_Yogi]

Anyone mentioned Cypher yet?

I had no expectations of it and really enjoyed it

[The Hypno-Toad]

rhinochopig said:

The Hypno-Toad said:

DirtyHarry88 said:

Neither.

Last scene. Check whose breath you can see. Be very afraid.

Bloody hell, I've never noticed that before. I just watched the ending on Youtube and one of them doesn't exhale - is it deliberate then or a side effect of a re-shoot or something?

There is a rumour that a prequel is being filmed at the moment - its subject being the story from Norwegians perspective.

As far as I know Carpenter has never confirmed or denied if was deliberate. I think he likes leaving it to peoples imagination.

There is a story that the Carpenter lifted some of the parts of his version of The Thing from the original Star Trek episode 'The Naked Time' (its the one where Sulu gets his sword out and greases up). Some of the scenes; a creeping blood like fluid, a outpost where parka clad figures have frozen to death, even the noise that the medical computer makes bear a striking resemblance to Carpenters masterwork.....

[Stealth-wagon]

A4_Family_Man said:

Stealth-wagon said:

When I was a kid, the Beeb ran a sci-fi film series in about 1972, and showed a whole season of what are now classic/cult science fiction films. And all in Black & White. All were fairly haunting and memorable for numerous reasons. Its amazing to think just how much atmosphere these classics can conjure up in the decades before any CGI

So, ignoring the more obvious modern sci-fi films (T2, etc) here's the ones from that series that left a big impact on me :-


Metropolis 1927 - way ahead of its time. Stunning to look at now.

The man in the white suit 1951, Alec Guinness. The Lab 'sound effects' were used by the BBC for decades. Anyone know where I can find a sample on the web ?!

Day the earth stood still 1951. Gort, Klaatu Barrada Nickto. Nice link to Tron below.

Forbidden planet 1956 - way ahead of its time. Sired Star-Trek, and featured Leslie Nielsen, exposing how old he now is !

Quatermass (series 1950's) - thrilling, yet made on a budget

Village of the damned 1960 - seriously spooky. Especially since my old neighbours had twins resembling some of the 'children' …

The incredible shrinking man 1957 - haunting

The Time Machine 1960 - stretched your mind for time travel.



Then I started watching loads more :-


Planet of the apes ? 1968-74 - seen back to back they tell a good tale

2001 1969 - landmark film

Soylent green 1972 - depicts a grim earth as it could be in 2020's !

Star wars 1977 - original unfiddled with version

Silent running 1973 - still haunting all these years later

Dark star 1974 - made on a budget, brilliant for what it was

Logans run 1976 - most memorable for Ms Agutters lack of clothing

Close encounters 1978 - wow. Memories.

Alien 1979 - In space no one can hear you scream. You cant breath either.

Star Trek - The motion picture 1979 - supreme Trekkie fest and one of the most expensive films ever made, without CGI

The Thing 1981 - superb tension for what is a low budget movie

Blade runner 1982 - mind stretching

Tron 1982 - one of the earliest CGI films, backed, strangely by Disney.



And .. stop.

I know exactly the apparatus sound effect you mean!!

Look here: http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?cid=222699

I remember a sci-fi movie season on bbc2 in the early 80's - included Silent Running and This Island Earth amongst others. Got me hooked on the genre.

Brilliant - thanks !

The SFX at 50+ seconds into the clip linked above, is exactly how I remember it ... from 37 years ago. I've noticed the Beeb using it frequently on childrens programs over the years, probably becuase its in the BBC SFX library - which you can still buy if your into staging theatricals and that kind of thing.

Cheers

[A4_Family_Man]

Stealth-wagon said:

A4_Family_Man said:

Stealth-wagon said:

When I was a kid, the Beeb ran a sci-fi film series in about 1972, and showed a whole season of what are now classic/cult science fiction films. And all in Black & White. All were fairly haunting and memorable for numerous reasons. Its amazing to think just how much atmosphere these classics can conjure up in the decades before any CGI

So, ignoring the more obvious modern sci-fi films (T2, etc) here's the ones from that series that left a big impact on me :-


Metropolis 1927 - way ahead of its time. Stunning to look at now.

The man in the white suit 1951, Alec Guinness. The Lab 'sound effects' were used by the BBC for decades. Anyone know where I can find a sample on the web ?!

Day the earth stood still 1951. Gort, Klaatu Barrada Nickto. Nice link to Tron below.

Forbidden planet 1956 - way ahead of its time. Sired Star-Trek, and featured Leslie Nielsen, exposing how old he now is !

Quatermass (series 1950's) - thrilling, yet made on a budget

Village of the damned 1960 - seriously spooky. Especially since my old neighbours had twins resembling some of the 'children' …

The incredible shrinking man 1957 - haunting

The Time Machine 1960 - stretched your mind for time travel.



Then I started watching loads more :-


Planet of the apes ? 1968-74 - seen back to back they tell a good tale

2001 1969 - landmark film

Soylent green 1972 - depicts a grim earth as it could be in 2020's !

Star wars 1977 - original unfiddled with version

Silent running 1973 - still haunting all these years later

Dark star 1974 - made on a budget, brilliant for what it was

Logans run 1976 - most memorable for Ms Agutters lack of clothing

Close encounters 1978 - wow. Memories.

Alien 1979 - In space no one can hear you scream. You cant breath either.

Star Trek - The motion picture 1979 - supreme Trekkie fest and one of the most expensive films ever made, without CGI

The Thing 1981 - superb tension for what is a low budget movie

Blade runner 1982 - mind stretching

Tron 1982 - one of the earliest CGI films, backed, strangely by Disney.



And .. stop.

I know exactly the apparatus sound effect you mean!!

Look here: http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index/?cid=222699

I remember a sci-fi movie season on bbc2 in the early 80's - included Silent Running and This Island Earth amongst others. Got me hooked on the genre.

Brilliant - thanks !

The SFX at 50+ seconds into the clip linked above, is exactly how I remember it ... from 37 years ago. I've noticed the Beeb using it frequently on childrens programs over the years, probably becuase its in the BBC SFX library - which you can still buy if your into staging theatricals and that kind of thing.

Cheers

It's a classic 50's film, pushing the boundaries of the genre slightly to say it belongs to Sci-Fi perhaps. But then I haven't watched it for a long time.

[The GMan]

Someone mentioned if we allowed Sci Fi series?

UFO and Space 1999.

I also liked Independence Day.

Some cracking films have been mentioned on here and some I have not seen.
Just bought Bladerunner the other day to watch, and I forgot how good it is.

Edited by The GMan on Thursday 19th March 17:45

[Jinx]

[cough]

Slave girls from beyond infinity.
Buccaneer banzai across the eighth dimension.
Amazon women from the moon.

[cough]

[A4_Family_Man]

Jinx][cough said:

Slave girls from beyond infinity.
Buccaneer banzai across the eighth dimension.
Amazon women from the moon.

[cough]

Perhaps those should be in the risky Google searches thread!!

[JonRB]

Attack of the Bikini-clad Vampires?

(Red Dwarf reference)

[Alexj800]

I just watched WALL-E. Funny, clever story, nicely animated. I really enjoyed it and will recommend it to anyone of any age.

[onomatopoeia]

Quite a few of my favourites were mentioned by Stealth-wagon. Looking at the older ones there are a lot that came from novels (Village of the Damned - The Midwich Cuckoos, Soylent Green = Make Room, Make Room, Forbidden Planet = The Tempest and so on) whereas this seems less common nowadays.

The lost reel of Metropolis has been found in Argentina so hopefully we will see the complete film soon.

Anyone mentioned "The Fountain" yet?

[thetrash]

Loved Explorers as a kid. There was a film with the Hoff in called Starcrash or Spacecrash which was so bad it was good in a kind of Flash Gordon way.

[A4_Family_Man]

thetrash said:

Loved Explorers as a kid. There was a film with the Hoff in called Starcrash or Spacecrash which was so bad it was good in a kind of Flash Gordon way.

Sci-fi Hoff?

[Dupont666]

you mean :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-dwjrinK0

30 seconds in :- wow shes fit, who is she?

[Cotty]

Dupont666 said:

you mean :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-dwjrinK0

30 seconds in :- wow shes fit, who is she?

I think its Caroline Munro
http://www.carolinemunro.org/

[IANinBCN]

I'm not into Old Sci-Fi or Arty Sci-Fi ... these are the films I have enjoyed the most and don't mind watching again.

In reverse order...

9. Equilibrium. Just for "Gun Kata" (and the baddy's a smug bd who dies :-) )

8. The Island. Scarlett Johansson & Hi-Tech

7. Transformers. What can I say, loved cartoon as a kid and love the special effects & Megan Fox. (just realised, 2 Michael Bay films in a row !)

6. Dune. 1984 version. Serious Sci-Fi.

5. Aliens. That's with an "S" not without. Scared me stless 1st time I watched it.

4. The Matrix. Ground breaking.

3. Starwars IV. The rest of the sextogy (Made up word :-) )was just filler IMO, filled with marketable characters for the merchandising & profiteering.

2. Serenity, I recommend this above all the others on this list. Download and watch "Firefly" first (the series the film was based on), then you will realise what all the fuss is about. I would love to be reunited with this crew as either a new series or another film, but it looks like it'll never happen. Just got this on BluRay, Dolby Master HD sound ROCKS Sooo much.

1. Bladerunner. The original cult classic, for a good reason. Box office flop, loved by a minority (me included), but which later influenced most if not all Sci-Fi films that followed in some way or another.

I'm sure I'll think of something else as soon as I press the submit button, but that's it for now.

[JonRB]

IANinBCN said:

4. The Matrix. Ground breaking.

I really can't agree. The premise is derivative of a number of different Sci-Fi books, and the Wachowskis have freely admitted that the film was heavily influenced by Anime and Manga, particularly Ghost in the Shell.

And as for "bullet time", check out this advert for Smirnoff that pre-dates The Matrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBthibBUN0

I rest my case.

[Pesty]

IANinBCN said:

9. Equilibrium. Just for "Gun Kata" (and the baddy's a smug bd who dies :-) )

yeah he has to have the most smug expression on his face ever commited to celuloid for most of the film .

Oh and Emily Watson is fit obviously before she gets crispy

Edited by Pesty on Tuesday 31st March 03:11