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In Reply to: RE: The best sci-fi films of all time? Here we go: posted by tinear on March 18, 2011 at 20:11:45
No love for Ken Russell's Altered States either, I see.My faves, in alphabetical order:
2001
Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes, Alejandro Amenabar)
Alien
Altered States
Andromeda Strain
Blade Runner
Brazil
Children Of Men
Dark City
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Gattica
La Jete
The Man Who Fell To Earth
Metropolis
Moon
Quatermass & The Pit (Five Million Years To Earth US)
Silent Running
Solaris (Tarkovsky)
Stalker (Tarkovsky)
VideodromeI have yet to see The Man From Earth, so that could potentially make this list. Feel like I left something out but I dunno what it might be.
Some day I'd like to see a kiwi film called The Navigator again. Saw it 15-20 years ago on cable and was rather taken with it.
Galaxy Quest and Back To The Future are great comedies, and I guess they could be classified as SF. I love Bride of Frankenstein, but don't consider it SF...although it was in the day...I'd classify it in the horror/fantasy genre.
My favorite guilty pleasure is The Hidden, I love it so much I even have the Collector's Edition DVD. I'd classify several Star Trek movies as guilty pleasures as well - Wrath Of Khan, Journey Home...I enjoyed the 2009 Star Trek in the theater a lot. Don't own any of them, however. I also enjoyed Serenity, mainly because I was a loyal Firefly viewer. I need to catch up on Battlestar Gallactica, just saw the first few eps.
Edits: 03/21/11 03/22/11Follow Ups:
"The Navigator" is a good choice I had forgotten about!
The main character was the killer.
Worse, the premise was not especially honest, either.
You wouldn't need restrictions. We don't have them now,
and they we need them even less than we do.
I had a number of bones to pick with that flick.
I could also put The Island on my list. Neat concept, neat car (for a Caddy particularly), good chases, and action, and Scarlett looks pretty good in this movie (I almost see what the fuss about her is after watching this).
"My favorite guilty pleasure is The Hidden"
Yea, despite being 80's schlock, you just gotta love it. :-)
Its got hookers, Ferraris, lots of gun play, aliens and ray guns.
Fun movie.
Jack
Edits: 03/22/11
The dinner scene.Michael Nouri's cop invite's Kyle MacLachlin's alien over to dinner...Nouri's wife asks K Mc where he's from and he replies with something barely pronouncable by human tongue. Asked where that is and he points up with his index finger. Given aspirin for his reaction to alcohol, Mc is clueless what to do with it.
The Hidden is a genuine "B" SF movie that's fun and trashy. As you say, excellent cast, fast cars, loud music, strippers, great good guys, a cute dog (Mike the Dog from Down & Out in Beverly Hills) and a slimy alien who changes bodies like some people change clothes - what's not to love? Never saw the sequel, TH's perfect as it is, even surprisingly moving at the end.
Edits: 03/23/11
Been a favorite of mine since it came out, I love the opening car chase!
Baba-Booey to you all!
That ET knew what he liked.
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Baba-Booey to you all!
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Because you mentioned it. Its been a while, so it was fun again. :-)
Jack
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