What's the best Sci-Fi movie ever?

Alien

bladerunner

starwars (origanals)

2001: a space oddessy, Alien/Aliens, Blade Runner, the orginal Star Wars and one of my personal favorites the orginal War of the Worlds from 1953 :)

Gattaca

The Matrix

Star Wars IV, V

Alien, Aliens

Minority Report

Men in Black

Terminator 2

or

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also Star Wars is overrated.

Too many great Sci-Fi films to just say one:

Star Wars IV, V, VI

Star Trek 2

Alien and Aliens

Blade Runner

War of the Worlds (the original)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original)

Too many great Sci-Fi films to just say one:

Star Wars IV, V, VI

Star Trek 2

Alien and Aliens

Blade Runner

War of the Worlds (the original)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (the original)

doomsoth

I actually prefer the 1970s body snatchers remake with Donald Sutherland, it had a much better ending.

STARWARS STARWARS STARWARS STARWARS STARWARS

THE MATRIX THE MATRIX THE MATRIX THE MATRIX

2001: A Space Odyssey

Picking a runner-up would be impossible. I love science-fiction of every kind.

Star wars episode 3. jlh47

2001: A Space Odyssey

Picking a runner-up would be impossible. I love science-fiction of every kind.

A_Tarkovsky

Did you ever see 2010? i never saw it but it looked interesting. I doubt it can match the original though.

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also only Return of the Jedi is overrated.

Film-Guy

Second of all....well, I fixed the second issue.

This is rather interesting. Normally, whenever there is a "Greatest XY"-Thread, you'll get tons of different replies.

But with "Best SciFi movie ever", it's nice to see almost everybody agree on Alien(suspense/horror SciFi), Aliens(action-orientated SciFi), BladeRunner (FilmNoir SciFi) and one or more of the StarWars-Movies (Actionadventure SciFi).

Nice.

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"]

2001: A Space Odyssey

Picking a runner-up would be impossible. I love science-fiction of every kind.

Film-Guy

Did you ever see 2010? i never saw it but it looked interesting. I doubt it can match the original though.

[QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also only Return of the Jedi is overrated.

A_Tarkovsky

Second of all....well, I fixed the second issue.

Brazil and 12 monkeys are tied for me, I just picked 12 monkeys today since my favorite sci fi films change all the time:P I never saw the huge appeal of the star wars films, sure they are fun and have great effects and characters but before I saw the star wars I heard from everyone how its the best sci fi series ever. After I watched it all i could think was "Wait what that was it?" not saying it was bad at all, I find them very entertaining but not much beyond that. "

This is rather interesting. Normally, whenever there is a "Greatest XY"-Thread, you'll get tons of different replies.

But with "Best SciFi movie ever", it's nice to see almost everybody agree on Alien(suspense/horror SciFi), Aliens(action-orientated SciFi), BladeRunner (FilmNoir SciFi) and one or more of the StarWars-Movies (Actionadventure SciFi).

Nice.

Lothenon

Not that I don't love every one of those movies.

[QUOTE="Lothenon"]

This is rather interesting. Normally, whenever there is a "Greatest XY"-Thread, you'll get tons of different replies.

But with "Best SciFi movie ever", it's nice to see almost everybody agree on Alien(suspense/horror SciFi), Aliens(action-orientated SciFi), BladeRunner (FilmNoir SciFi) and one or more of the StarWars-Movies (Actionadventure SciFi).

Nice.

A_Tarkovsky

Not that I don't love every one of those movies.

Its very nice, I feel all warm and cuddly inside:oops:

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also only Return of the Jedi is overrated.

Film-Guy

Second of all....well, I fixed the second issue.

Brazil and 12 monkeys are tied for me, I just picked 12 monkeys today since my favorite sci fi films change all the time:P I never saw the huge appeal of the star wars films, sure they are fun and have great effects and characters but before I saw the star wars I heard from everyone how its the best sci fi series ever. After I watched it all i could think was "Wait what that was it?" not saying it was bad at all, I find them very entertaining but not much beyond that. "

I can dig storytelling for its own sake, and the first two Star Wars films are model examples of how to create a universe and characters and run with it.

2001: A Space Odyssey. ;) zakkro

Oh, bleh, no thanks. Hated that movie.

[QUOTE="Film-Guy"][QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also only Return of the Jedi is overrated.

A_Tarkovsky

Second of all....well, I fixed the second issue.

Brazil and 12 monkeys are tied for me, I just picked 12 monkeys today since my favorite sci fi films change all the time:P I never saw the huge appeal of the star wars films, sure they are fun and have great effects and characters but before I saw the star wars I heard from everyone how its the best sci fi series ever. After I watched it all i could think was "Wait what that was it?" not saying it was bad at all, I find them very entertaining but not much beyond that. "

I can dig storytelling for its own sake, and the first two Star Wars films are model examples of how to create a universe and characters and run with it.

I dont deny how good the storytelling is, I just dont like then as much as most people do.

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Lothenon"]

This is rather interesting. Normally, whenever there is a "Greatest XY"-Thread, you'll get tons of different replies.

But with "Best SciFi movie ever", it's nice to see almost everybody agree on Alien(suspense/horror SciFi), Aliens(action-orientated SciFi), BladeRunner (FilmNoir SciFi) and one or more of the StarWars-Movies (Actionadventure SciFi).

Nice.

Film-Guy

Not that I don't love every one of those movies.

Its very nice, I feel all warm and cuddly inside:oops:

Conformity FTW

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"][QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="Film-Guy"]

12 Monkeys is terry gilliams best film and Blade Runner is ridley scotts best film. Both are equally intelligent and brilliant sci fi films that have not been matched. Also only Return of the Jedi is overrated.

Film-Guy

Second of all....well, I fixed the second issue.

Brazil and 12 monkeys are tied for me, I just picked 12 monkeys today since my favorite sci fi films change all the time:P I never saw the huge appeal of the star wars films, sure they are fun and have great effects and characters but before I saw the star wars I heard from everyone how its the best sci fi series ever. After I watched it all i could think was "Wait what that was it?" not saying it was bad at all, I find them very entertaining but not much beyond that. "

I can dig storytelling for its own sake, and the first two Star Wars films are model examples of how to create a universe and characters and run with it.

I dont deny how good the storytelling is, I just dont like then as much as most people do.

You know it's true.

Plan Nine from Outer Space.tb254

Har Har Har :roll:

[QUOTE="tb254"]Plan Nine from Outer Space.UltimateXShadow

Har Har Har :roll:

[QUOTE="UltimateXShadow"]

[QUOTE="tb254"]Plan Nine from Outer Space.A_Tarkovsky

Har Har Har :roll:

Agreed, it is a true masterwork. Ed Wood is a genius.

[QUOTE="A_Tarkovsky"][QUOTE="UltimateXShadow"]

[QUOTE="tb254"]Plan Nine from Outer Space.Film-Guy

Har Har Har :roll:

Agreed, it is a true masterwork. Ed Wood is a genius.

Tough call to pick just one as always but if I had to I suppose I'd go with the first film I ever "watched" in the theatre...

Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey

But I'd be happy to be stuck with any of the following as my one film:

Planet of the Apes (1968 , Aelita, Alien (1979), Soylent Green, Forbidden Planet, Blade Runner, Metropolis (1927), or A Clockwork Orange.

Metropolis (1927)

Lord_Daemon

Say, I just realized no one has mentioned Tarkovsky's Stalker (which I prefer to Solaris).

I'm not surprised no one has mentioned it, but if you haven't seen it, then go kill yourself. Or go see it. Whichever is more convenient.

pff..i can't see any mention of K-PAX

out.

[QUOTE="jlh47"]Star wars episode 3. A_Tarkovsky

yeah. i just got through watching all of them in the correct order and i actually like the first three a little bit better now to the point where i would like them to remake the originals later on to fill in on some of the plot holes in episoded 4, 5 and 6. not sure why. i used to hate the first ones. your perception changes when you watch them in order.