CycleChat Investigates - SciFi

[MontyVeda]

Tough one, Close Encounters is great as is Silent Running, District 9 very underrated I think. There are many lesser known films as well, Contact is one.

If Contact was on the list it'd get my vote, partly for its brilliance and partly for the number of times I've watched it.

 

[AndyRM]

The Vast of Night.

 

[Seevio]

I'm with Freddy Mercury in that I don't like Star Wars.

Anyway, what about the first Matrix film?

 

[slowmotion]

2001- A Space Odessy was easily the most tedious film I've had the strength to endure but there was a Russian one of the same type that came pretty close. Blade Runner was good. All the rest of the genre bore me to death.

Edit: Alien was good.

 

[AndyRM]

2001- A Space Odessy was easily the most tedious film I've had the strength to endure but there was a Russian one of the same type that came pretty close. Blade Runner was good. All the rest of the genre bore me to death.

Edit: Alien was good.

Solaris is probably the one you're thinking of. There's an English remake which was actually pretty good.

Cube is great, and I'd say 12 Monkeys fits the bill too.

 

[Drago]

For me Interstellar is a great film (complete with the rather pleasant Anne Hathaway) which is totally ruined by Matthew McConnauchy mumbling the whole way through. Speak up man!

 

[AndyRM]

Thought of a couple more: Colossal (needs several viewings) and Annihilation.

Crimes of the Future is really good too.

Oh, and eXistenZ.

 

[AndyRM]

As are Total Recall, Minority Report and Starship Troopers.

Looks like I'll be getting reacquainted with some favourites over the coming days...

 

[DCBassman]

*Khaaaaaaan!*

 

[Drago]

*Khaaaaaaan!*

It is a classic. Shatner and Montalban - both very good actors - ham it up magnificently.

 

[captain nemo1701]

2001 probably the greatest as it makes people think. They set about deliberately creating more questions than answers.

Forbidden Planet - gorgeous 50's pulp SF and the inspiration for Star Trek a decade later.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I liked Silent Running.
Especially the bit where they carried the bobsled over the line.

 

[potsy]

No Barbarella?

 

[wiggydiggy]

Thought of a couple more: Colossal (needs several viewings) and Annihilation.

Crimes of the Future is really good too.

Oh, and eXistenZ.

eXistenZ is fantastic, I'm well overdue a rewatch on that.

Solaris is probably the one you're thinking of. There's an English remake which was actually pretty good.

Cube is great, and I'd say 12 Monkeys fits the bill too.

12 Monkeys is a film that gets better the more you watch it, same with Cube.

 

[Profpointy]

Thought of a couple more: Colossal (needs several viewings) and Annihilation.

Crimes of the Future is really good too.

Oh, and eXistenZ.

eXistenZ is brilliant

How about Dark City? Similar in many ways to the Matrix and arguably better, enjoyable though the Matrix may be