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Title: Best scifi movie
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2019, 12:49:07 PM
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Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: HardcoreRetro on April 26, 2019, 12:55:41 PM
^ Either that

or Forbidden Planet   (Them! is one of my personal favourite movies, but I don't really see it as a sci-fi.)
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 26, 2019, 01:02:42 PM
Gandahar
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Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 02:04:26 PM
would say the matrix but that's a documentary
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Post by: Transhuman on April 26, 2019, 02:11:16 PM
The Prestige
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Post by: BisMarckie on April 26, 2019, 02:55:09 PM
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. :esports
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 02:55:45 PM
The Matrix

Edit- Damn you toku
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 02:57:54 PM
In terms of worst scifi movie, which is what the poll seems to be about, hmm probably... Battlefield Earth or The Phantom Menace...
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2019, 03:00:08 PM
See avatar, you plebs.
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 03:13:12 PM
When did Esch get back?? :o
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 26, 2019, 03:16:25 PM
He never left, I just forgot his login password until I found it in an old google doc. 
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 03:33:07 PM
2001 is without equal for philosophical Sci-fi.

Star Trek IV or VI for hopeful, positive Sci-fi.

The matrix for mind bending Sci-fi.

Depends on the type of Sci-fi.
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Post by: Raist on April 26, 2019, 03:40:58 PM
You misspelled Blade Runner.
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Post by: tiesto on April 26, 2019, 03:47:27 PM
Terminator 2, The Matrix, Moon, Inception are my favorites.
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Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 03:58:16 PM
Blade Runner for cyberpunk Sci-fi.

Alien for horror Sci-fi.

Aliens for action Sci-fi.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 03:59:21 PM
Science fiction is basically the best genre.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 04:11:57 PM
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan :hmph

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argument is probably something like: more because of how it good it is and how bad most Sci-Fi movies ultimately are
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Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2019, 04:19:32 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 03:08:46 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/on8mEzz.gif)

Worst goes to Dune.

Actually the worst opinion in this thread so far.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 04:22:35 PM
Dune's a mess but it's got some great ideas and it's heart is in the right place which a lot of scifi movies are guilty of. Even some of the best/better ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54yfyi00dI



Fifth Element one of my favorite movies, not just science fiction. Always cheers me up too, great happy ending movie that doesn't feel undeserved or super cheesey. One of those movies where everything hits just right, and nothing overstays its welcome.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 04:28:57 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 04:23:15 PM
(https://media.giphy.com/media/thutDsG7mlKAU/200.gif)

On rewatch it really feels like it's one of those movies that just could not work at any other point in time with any other crew or cast members. A lot of weirdness and goofy shit, a big bad we never see and an antagonist that never actually directly interacts with the protagonists. Great movie.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2019, 04:37:14 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 04:33:40 PM
100% agree. It was late 90s at its very best. That carefree, slightly goofy epic just doesn't exist after The Matrix (to pick an arbitrary but important milestone).

Goofy scifi just can't work in our post-911 world.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 04:44:25 PM
Galaxy Quest 8)
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 04:47:42 PM
I... don't like Fifth Element a whole lot.

Maybe some day I'll get there.
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 04:47:58 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 04:44:25 PM
Galaxy Quest 8)

Hey now, using perfect movies is unfair.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2019, 04:48:01 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 03:08:46 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/on8mEzz.gif)

Worst goes to Dune.
Soon, best will go to Dune :bow
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 04:59:21 PM
Fifth element was amazing.
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Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 04:59:31 PM
Also: Demolition Man.
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Post by: Raist on April 26, 2019, 05:07:32 PM
Valerian?

What next, Jupiter ascending?  :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: jorma on April 26, 2019, 05:12:39 PM
fifth element, starship troopers, the empire strikes back, back to the future, matrix 1
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 05:20:39 PM
the first Guardians of the Galaxy is the best Star Wars film since Episode I: The Phantom Menace :hmph

prediction for after RISE OF THE SKYWALKER
and still is
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Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: BisMarckie on April 26, 2019, 05:23:15 PM
Imagining benji yucking it up because Jar Jar Binks is so funny made me lose all respect I had left for him. :goty2
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 05:24:18 PM
no no Jar Jar is an offensive stereotype, but all that hot Senate action :drool

and realistic boring diplomacy that goes nowhere for hours until war suddenly breaks out :phil
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: CatsCatsCats on April 26, 2019, 05:24:37 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 05:20:39 PM
the first Guardians of the Galaxy is the best Star Wars film since Episode I: The Phantom Menace :hmph

prediction for after RISE OF THE SKYWALKER
and still is
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I also hold this opinion

Wait nope since RotJ
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2019, 05:25:07 PM
I had fun with Valerian too, lots of fun, I'm also the kinda guy that looks for intentionally bad movies for our movie nights so take it with a pinch of doubt lol


Can we bring back bore movie nights?
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 05:31:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_wmaOZcWo

if you're into bleak future stuff this wasn't terrible, def. on the cheap side and a bit blade runner through a diff lens
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: BisMarckie on April 26, 2019, 05:31:51 PM
Quote from: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 05:24:18 PM
no no Jar Jar is an offensive stereotype, but all that hot Senate action :drool

and realistic boring diplomacy that goes nowhere for hours until war suddenly breaks out :phil

Benji watching Thirteen Days: :hyper
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 05:41:46 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 26, 2019, 05:28:48 PM
I found the goofy thing odd as Whedonism-Abramsism is the dominant ideology of our era and it demands corny jokes and quips out the butthole ???

The only srs business scifi movie i recall seeing in years was Blade Runner :yeshrug

Some others: Prometheus, Oblivion, Edge of Tomorrow. This year we have Gemini Man coming out.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: BisMarckie on April 26, 2019, 05:49:14 PM
Speaking of boring movies: I just found out that The Ghost Writer won a bunch of awards. I thought it was one of the most boring movies I have ever seen.  :stahp
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2019, 06:25:30 PM
A movie I like that hasn't been mentioned yet: District 9.

Although it is not the best, it certainly sets itself apart from the crowd.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 06:30:57 PM
Solaris 1972
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Post by: Tasty on April 26, 2019, 06:31:17 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 05:50:37 PM
Quote from: KennyLoggins on April 26, 2019, 05:49:14 PM
Speaking of boring movies: I just found out that The Ghost Writer won a bunch of awards. I thought it was one of the most boring movies I have ever seen.  :stahp
Watching the twist happen as an American made me rofl so goddamn hard. Like this is what some idiot thought was a scandal or how the world worked :lol

To be fair the season of House of Cards before Trump had a similar """scandal""" that ousted the sitting President so Kevin Spacey could take over. Some shit like "2% of your investments are controlled by Chinese influences. [pause for gasps]"  :lol

Year and a half later we got a Prez bragging about grabbing pussies.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:32:57 PM
I hate district 9 and Blomkool is a hack.
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Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 06:33:31 PM
I hate to do this but look at the variety here. Science fiction truly owns. So much better than fantasy.  :doge
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:36:34 PM
Fantasy really died in the 80s didn't it? I mean after willow there like only lord of the rings and that d&d abortion
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 26, 2019, 06:41:03 PM
Quote from: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:36:34 PM
Fantasy really died in the 80s didn't it? I mean after willow there like only lord of the rings and that d&d abortion

Harry Potter and stuff. Fantasy became more urban/modern fantasy after the 90’s to catch up. To be fair, the most popular show this decade was fantasy.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2019, 06:45:32 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 26, 2019, 06:31:17 PM
Quote from: shosta on April 26, 2019, 05:50:37 PM
Quote from: KennyLoggins on April 26, 2019, 05:49:14 PM
Speaking of boring movies: I just found out that The Ghost Writer won a bunch of awards. I thought it was one of the most boring movies I have ever seen.  :stahp
Watching the twist happen as an American made me rofl so goddamn hard. Like this is what some idiot thought was a scandal or how the world worked :lol

To be fair the season of House of Cards before Trump had a similar """scandal""" that ousted the sitting President so Kevin Spacey could take over. Some shit like "2% of your investments are controlled by Chinese influences. [pause for gasps]"  :lol

Year and a half later we got a Prez bragging about grabbing pussies.
In Mission Impossible Fallout there is a scene where the President has to sign off on something and the CIA/IMF people are all acting like that is a big deal because he's on the line.
The entire audience in the cinema looked at eachother in silence thinking: "Yup, that sort of scene is totally ruined forever now"
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 06:48:50 PM
Quote from: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:32:57 PM
I hate district 9 and Blomkool is a hack.

He's a good idea and concept man. It's why he was good at ads and shorts.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: naff on April 26, 2019, 07:41:10 PM
Esch nailed it. If Robocop counts, that too.

Stalker is my perfect sci-fi.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is one of my least favourite, offensively bad sci-fis. One of the most disappointing dumpster fire shit shows i've seen. Made me especially mad because it looked great and had some great scenes and ideas, but i couldn't stand the pure naive indigenous peoples premise and though it was completely off the wall bonkers at times which I'm definitely into, the script was so incredibly bad it continually destroyed my enjoyment of the film. Felt bad for Dane Dehaan, takes the cake for most unlikeable lead in a long time.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 26, 2019, 07:43:10 PM
I don't even think Valerian is bad, it's just boring...flat. Uncharismatic leads, action you don't care about and feels weak etc. Bland with a big budget.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: naff on April 26, 2019, 07:54:37 PM
Eh, i hadn't cringed that hard in a movie for a while. I'm not as into The Fifth Element as many it seems, but i dig it and was really anticipating it as Luc Bessons last big hurrah and the biggest indie movie of all time (budget wise)
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Post by: Nintex on April 26, 2019, 08:21:28 PM
It was a weird movie but it was a fun watch. It just didn't need to be this expensive CG show.
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Post by: benjipwns on April 26, 2019, 08:58:16 PM
Something of Boris, now there's a movie I haven't thought about in a long time, and I still don't understand it, other than it literally seems like they thought they had enough of an idea for a second movie, found out they didn't and then shot it anyway, then padded out the other 60 minutes with scripted on set action scenes

at least we got this out of the whole affair which is still canon imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6CoNUE5Zho
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 27, 2019, 07:51:08 AM
Quote from: toku on April 26, 2019, 06:48:50 PM
Quote from: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:32:57 PM
I hate district 9 and Blomkool is a hack.

He's a good idea and concept man. It's why he was good at ads and shorts.
yeah his shorts are good, so he's right where he belongs now
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: skullstorm on April 27, 2019, 10:28:30 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/lnqttl8.gif)
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: agrajag on April 27, 2019, 12:18:11 PM
Jupiter Ascending
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Tasty on April 27, 2019, 01:11:05 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on April 26, 2019, 03:59:21 PM
Science fiction is basically the best genre.

Hmm... scifi horror is indeed best horror :thinking
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2019, 01:15:34 PM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 27, 2019, 01:11:05 PM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on April 26, 2019, 03:59:21 PM
Science fiction is basically the best genre.

Hmm... scifi horror is indeed best horror :thinking

scifi basically makes everything better man
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Himu on April 27, 2019, 01:15:59 PM
Quote from: Esch on April 27, 2019, 12:04:59 PM
all the dune soundtrack listening i did popped this up for me in yatube. so good.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RScZrvTebeA

you ever listen to the blade runner soundtrack at night while in the city? whew
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: Momo on April 27, 2019, 01:24:10 PM
genuinely this moment in time Sean Young became the most beautiful woman in the universe imo.
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Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: paprikastaude on April 27, 2019, 06:11:49 PM
Quote from: Momo on April 26, 2019, 06:36:34 PM
Fantasy really died in the 80s didn't it? I mean after willow there like only lord of the rings and that d&d abortion

Videos games got you covered with all that trite elf knight and hobbit shit plenty.
Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: toku on April 27, 2019, 07:21:16 PM
Quote from: Momo on April 27, 2019, 01:24:10 PM
genuinely this moment in time Sean Young became the most beautiful woman in the universe imo.
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Title: Re: Best scifi movie
Post by: curly on April 27, 2019, 07:26:02 PM
Metropolis  :preach