General / Off-Topic Best & Worst Sci Fi Movie Ever

tvrobyn

tvrobyn
Best movie - blade runner.
worst scifi movie - coronation street! LOL Malibu talking.....
oh and I recommend FAQ About Time Travel.
 

deMangler

deMangler
I am a hard SF nut so I usually have to turn my brain off to enjoy any sci-fi film.
One film that sticks in my mind that may not be that well known, and therefore worth mentioning is Timecrimes
A time travel film that actually leaves you with the impression that it could work that way.
Warning though. Beware spoilers when googling it.
The new Star Trek film in 2009 was brilliant too. Ahhh And Cloud Atlas was pretty amazing. Dammit loads of good films are suddenly springing to mind.
As for a bad one, how about The Rollerblade 7. It wins the award for the film that is so bad it is not worth watching even to see how bad it is.
 

Euryptus

Euryptus
The New 'Dredd' movie was a blast. Lots of nods to fans ('Chopper' graffiti, for example), and pretty true to the comic. Although those of a sensitive nature should be made aware that its very very violent and bloody, and the overall plot seems to be lifted from 'The Raid', a Indonesian martial arts film. Not that either of those factors is a bad thing !

I'll also agree that 'Dark City' is a cracker of a film, and slipped under a lot of people's radars. If you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth your time.

John Carpenter's 'The Thing' rates as one of my all-time favourites. A lovely cold slice of paranoia and shapeshifting madness.

And if Donny Darko can qualify for this thread, I'm sure 'Pi' by Darren Aronofsky can too. Not everyone's cup of tea to be sure - but it does have a cracking soundtrack !

As for worst film - having run a university scifi/fantasy film club in the past (with very limited resources), a lot of our 'B' films were very....ermm... 'unique' ? 'Special' ? Time has mercifully erased most of the horrors, thanks to psychological counselling. :) I don't think I could honestly tell you which bit of 80's dreck was worst. Maybe 'The Ice Pirates', as we're limiting this to science fiction ?

Although when it comes to memorable/unforgettable, Roddy Piper in 'Hell comes to Frogtown' is burnt into my mind and will probably never go away. Explosive codpiece. 'Dance of the Three Snakes'. Egad.
 
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Sid Emot

Sid Emot
A couple of films that haven't been mentioned that I think are good:
Duncan Jones' 'Moon'
Danny Boyle's 'Sunshine'

The films that would top list have all been mentioned:
2001; Bladerunner; Alien; Aliens.

Other notable mentions:
Contact; ET; The Abyss (yes, I like it apart from the rubbish ending); Forbidden Planet; Star Trek (2009)

Worst film:
'The Return of Captain Invincible'... does that count as Sci-Fi?!!! Probably not but I really disliked it.
 

deMangler

deMangler
Euryptus said:
The New 'Dredd' movie was a blast. Lots of nods to fans ('Chopper' graffiti, for example), and pretty true to the comic. Although those of a sensitive nature should be made aware that its very very violent and bloody, and the overall plot seems to be lifted from 'The Raid', a IEgad.
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I loved the new Dredd movie too. They got it right and this is coming from a fan of Judge Dredd since the 1970's
I thought the Dredd film has been in development for too long for the plot to have been lifted from 'The Raid' (also a good film). Dunno really though.
IT is a shame Dredd made no money so it doesn't look like there will be a sequel in the same style. Damn shame.
 

Sir.Tj

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Agree the new Dredd film was very good. Surprised it didn't make any money.

And battleship was bad in every way.
 

Euryptus

Euryptus
deMangler said:
I loved the new Dredd movie too. They got it right and this is coming from a fan of Judge Dredd since the 1970's
I thought the Dredd film has been in development for too long for the plot to have been lifted from 'The Raid' (also a good film). Dunno really though.
IT is a shame Dredd made no money so it doesn't look like there will be a sequel in the same style. Damn shame.
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Ditto on following Dredd since the 70's. :cool:

I think The Raid was first, but I'm not certain. Either ways, similar plots but both good films.

I'm hoping that the generally good word-of-mouth about Dredd will generate a heap more cash through DVD rentals and sales. If they do make a second one, I'd guess we'd get to have a look at the Cursed Earth.
 

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mrsanders said:
2001 and Blade Runner are my favourites as well. A bit odd, with the current technical possibilities and expertise, and still the best and iconic science fiction movies were made in the 70ies and 80ies.
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2001 was released before man had even set foot on the moon!

Absolutely gutted that I didn't get to see Dredd at the cinema in 3d. The Raid was out a good 6 months before Dredd I think which I loved.

For me 2001, just for the scale of the solar system that is presented and the things Kubrick did to make the spaceship real, like the massive centrifuge they built on set to replicate a gravity system for the ship. Also the detail that went into the models was incredible, the move to CGI in the 80s, 90s and early 00s was a step backwards in most cases, only in the last few years has CGI surpassed the effects in 2001, so much so that 2001 has barely aged at all, whilst a lot of sci-fi that relied on early CGI have aged really badly.

Other than that, Bladerunner, Aliens, Moon, Sunshine, The 5th Element

The worst?
Battlefield Earth
 
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