Recommend some Sci-Fi please :)

po0k · 07-01-2005 2:48am #1

Something a little different...

I consider Gattaca, Dr. Strangelove and Wing Commander to be Sci-Fi.
I've seen all these three. I know Wing Commander is a poor "film", but it's decent sci-fi

Frist one to recommend a film to me that I haven't seen gets a prize.

Karl Hungus · 07-01-2005 2:50am

Dark Star.

ixoy · 07-01-2005 3:01am

2001: A Space Odyssey
Bladerunner
Dark City
Pitch Black

po0k · 07-01-2005 3:01am

/me gives Ken a wet-willy

Don't suppose you have it at your gaff?

Next person to recommend me a film (which I haven't seen) gets a tongue-bath (female) // pint (male)

po0k · 07-01-2005 3:02am

Seen em all ioxy

Please try again

Etain · 07-01-2005 3:03am

Keeping in mind that Sci-Fi is a broad genre,here's some I thought of; The Thing, Strange Days, Outland, Screamers, Dark Side of the Moon,Silent Running, and Dune. Have you seen all of them?

Basq · 07-01-2005 3:03am

The Fifth Element
The Chronicles Of Riddick
Species
Species II
Species III

Cube

ixoy · 07-01-2005 3:07am

Save the Green Planet! - highly recommended
Tetsuo: The Iron Man

po0k · 07-01-2005 3:08am

Etain wrote:

Keeping in mind that Sci-Fi is a broad genre,here's some I thought of; The Thing, Strange Days, Outland, Screamers, Dark Side of the Moon,Silent Running, and Dune. Have you seen all of them?

The Thing, Screamers, Dune - yes
Strange Days, Outland, Dark Side of the Moon - not that I recall
Silent Running is one that I have but haven't watched yet

Your pint of my milk is in the post.

basquille wrote:

The Fifth Element
The Chronicles Of Riddick
Species
Species II
Species III
Cube

Seen, might see, seen, don't care, don't care, seen (and Hypercube)

Basq · 07-01-2005 3:11am

SyxPak wrote:

Seen, might see, seen, don't care, don't care, seen (and Hypercube)

You ain't seen 'Cube Zero' then..... quite milking it, aren't they?

Ain't seen it... the first one is a great little film! Second was terrible. Ain't seen third!

po0k · 07-01-2005 3:14am

ixoy wrote:

Save the Green Planet! - highly recommended
Tetsuo: The Iron Man

/me strokes beard

Interesting

I liked Hypercube, it was low budget, but I liked the big razor sharp metal sphere thing.
And that she got killed in the end.

Cube Zero looks cack.

Miles · 07-01-2005 3:26am

Event Horizon
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future
Forbidden Planet
Terminal Man
The Fifth Element
Solyaris (1972 one)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Aliens

po0k · 07-01-2005 3:39am

Miles wrote:

Event Horizon
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Back to the Future
Forbidden Planet
Terminal Man
The Fifth Element
Solyaris (1972 one)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Aliens

Seen
Seen
Seen
Will see
Might just avoid after reading imdb.com
Seen
Was actually looking at this on imdb earlier tonight

Don't think I've seen it
Seen and liked alot

Hugh Hefner · 07-01-2005 6:41am

You haven't seen The Day The Earth Stood Still?! It's classic.

Cube was deadly and I really want to see the other 2.

Existenz: I'm not sure if that's the right spelling. It stars Jude Law and some woman. It's not bad but it's a little stupid. I have it on video so I think I'll watch it again tomorrow morning.

Miles · 07-01-2005 6:49am

I loved Terminal Man even went out and bought it.

Tivoli · 07-01-2005 6:49am

original panet of the apes was a brilliant film, but you probably saw it

Metropolis ( from 1927 !!!! ) is ment to be great, didnt see it myself

Karl Hungus · 07-01-2005 7:01am

SyxPak wrote:

/me gives Ken a wet-willy

Don't suppose you have it at your gaff?

No, 'fraid not. Would like to nab it myself at some stage though.

Oh, and I agree with Ixoy on the suggestion of Save The Green Planet.
Absolutely brilliant film, best I've seen in 2004 I might say!

Existenz was terrible.
Avoid.

Ivan · 07-01-2005 9:00am

Cube was fantastic, a nice little cult film.
But sadly it was too popular and they made a sequel.
Hybercube was basically, an action film with a little bit of incoherent sci-fi to get the old fans back.
Avoid unless you come across it (i.e. someone buys/rents/downloads it for you, brings it to your house and calls you when the credits are over).

Avalon
Firefly the series (Think of it as a very long trilogy, its worth the effort)
Death Race 2000
Eight Legged Freaks
are a few I can think of off hand.

ObeyGiant · 07-01-2005 10:56am

Stalker - by the same guy who did the original Solaris. It's more "hard" sci-fi than most things that have been mentioned, and it's the "inspiration" for the PC game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Karl Hungus · 07-01-2005 1:36pm

ObeyGiant wrote:

Stalker - by the same guy who did the original Solaris. It's more "hard" sci-fi than most things that have been mentioned, and it's the "inspiration" for the PC game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

I'll take it this would be the film? Can't say I've actually heard of it before now, and I never knew the upcoming game was based on a film. Must see if I can nab myself a copy, you sir have peaked my interest.

BolBill · 07-01-2005 1:41pm

How about Star Trek, ever hear of it ??????

callmescratch · 07-01-2005 6:04pm

mukki wrote:

Metropolis ( from 1927 !!!! ) is ment to be great, didnt see it myself

i highly recommend this, just watched it again last night.

Hugh Hefner · 07-01-2005 6:13pm

Good ol' False Maria. Where would we be without her?

doh.ie · 07-01-2005 6:22pm

SyxPak wrote:

I know Wing Commander is a poor "film", but it's decent sci-fi

Not alone that, but it's a damn decent computer game series as well. (Let's face it, the movie was pretty weak, though.)

Our first computer (sweet ol' DOS 386 back around 1988!) came with Wing Commander I, and we bought each of the others as they came out. Way better story to those than in the movie. If Battlestar Galactica hadn't came back, I would have thought there was a market for WC as a television series.

In any case, on your sci-fi request - I'd second Ivan's suggestion of Firefly - no finer sci-fi series has been made. Possibly ever.

Keyzer · 07-01-2005 6:22pm

12 Monkeys

Existenz is crap, absolute garbage....

doh.ie · 07-01-2005 6:34pm

I'm sure you've already seen it, but Contact (the Carl Sagan adaption/Jodie Foster starring one) is my favourite sci-fi film. Just in case you hadn't, another classic, though more cerebral. Way better book. Recommend that too.

po0k · 08-01-2005 5:53am

Existenz is terrible (imho).
POTA is a classic

Metropolis (1927 and Anime) - seen

Avalon - will see
Firefly the series - A friend has it, must borrow and watch
Death Race 2000 - seen, and enjoyed. Carmageddon gave me a few gory thrills when I was younger.
Eight Legged Freaks - seen, thought it was so-so
Played Wing Commander on the A1200, have Wing Commander 3 and 4, wanted to get Prophecy and the free online one, but haven't been able to track em down, and I'd need to put together another Win9x machine to play.
12 Monkeys is a favourite of mine.
Contact is nice cerebral sci-fi, really enjoyed it.
Stalker - I'm in the process of getting

Anyone have any more recommendations?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 08-01-2005 6:10am

Avalon (2001)
Firefly (Tv series)

ahem, somebody already said avalon..

Captain Trips · 08-01-2005 6:56am

Fahrenheit 451 (original from 1960s) is excellent and sort of reminiscent of The Prisoner but in a scifi way.
Logan's Run is one of the greatest scifi movies ever made IMHO

Karl Hungus · 08-01-2005 11:42am

Indeed, both excellent films, Captain Trips.

Syx, although you have probably seen it, 1984 is also quite excellent, and I've got a copy of it here if you've not seen it.

po0k · 08-01-2005 9:42pm

Karl Hungus wrote:

Indeed, both excellent films, Captain Trips.

Syx, although you have probably seen it, 1984 is also quite excellent, and I've got a copy of it here if you've not seen it.

I preferred Brazil to Nineteen Eighty Four, but it was still a great movie

Equilibrium was kinda in the same vein, it surpassed the 2 Matrix sequels for me.

Karl Hungus · 09-01-2005 1:02am

I enjoyed Equilibrium for Christian Bale's preformance, and I think that's why it had an edge of the Matrix. Keanu 'The 2x4' Reaves is just no comparison to a real actor.

Tell you what, if you're not aversed to the more action orientated sci-fi of the 80's, you might want to check out a completely overlooked gem of a film called The Hidden, which is about a body-jumping alien parasite on an all out rampage being tracked down by two cops and another alien in the body of a dead FBI agent. Lots of fun, action, and gore, kinda like Leathal Weapon crossed with The Thing. Released the same year as Predator, so I imagine that's why it was so overlooked in the first place. Pity there's no R2 DVD release, as I'd snap it up in a second.

Fysh · 09-01-2005 3:07am

Most suggestions I'd make have already been made, but:

Tron (Yes, I know it's not really sci-fi, at least not in the high-concept sense. It's still worth a watch if you haven't seen it, for the effects if nothing else)
Animatrix
Ghost In The Shell
Titan AE
Videodrome
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Code 46 (One of the best portrayals of the future I've seen in film, and the fact that it was all filmed in real locations makes it that much more compelling visually)

po0k · 09-01-2005 8:23am

Fysh wrote:

Most suggestions I'd make have already been made, but:

Tron (Yes, I know it's not really sci-fi, at least not in the high-concept sense. It's still worth a watch if you haven't seen it, for the effects if nothing else)
Animatrix
Ghost In The Shell
Titan AE
Videodrome
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
Code 46 (One of the best portrayals of the future I've seen in film, and the fact that it was all filmed in real locations makes it that much more compelling visually)

Saw Tron, quite enjoyed it

Animatrix, GITS, Titan A.E. I all loved.
Videodrome is one I must check out, as in IOTBS.
Code 46 is a name I've heard recently, again I must check it out.

War Games brought back some nostalgia, TRS-80 and acoustic coupler-style.

po0k · 09-01-2005 8:36am

SyxPak wrote:

Code 46 is a name I've heard recently, again I must check it out.

I remember where I heard Code 46 from, I came across it in an IMDB search myself recently.
Sounded alot like Gattaca from reading the tagline, but on your recommendation I'll give it a spin.

DapperGent · 09-01-2005 10:55am

Ivan wrote:

Firefly the series (Think of it as a very long trilogy, its worth the effort)

Definately worth a look. Best scifi I've seen in ages.

Johnny Storm · 09-01-2005 11:30am

Karl Hungus wrote:

Dark Star.

I'll second that. One of the best SF films ever. Its tagline was "Bombed out in space with a spaced-out bomb" or words to that effect (which I think gives you a good flavour for where the film is coming from).

It was made in the pre-Star Wars days before SF became mainstream so I'm not sure how the low-budget FX will appear to post Star Wars viewers.

Philip K Dick fans will really like this film as it is undoubtably a loving homage to his writings (although he had nothing to do with it). It captures the tone of his books way beter than any films actually based on his work - with the possible exception of Blade Runner.

This is the film that introduced the world to the phrase "Smart Bomb" and inspired the first (AFAIK) colour arcade game: Williams Defender

Karl Hungus · 09-01-2005 11:38am

It's also worth noting that Dark Star was written by Dan O'Bannon, who then went on to write Alien. And it's true, the man certainly likes Philip K Dick, he also did the screenplay for Total Recall and the afore mentioned Screamers.

regeneration · 10-01-2005 12:30am

My personal favorite sci-fi movies, in no particular order:
Dune (david lynch's turkey, but it's the best looking scifi movie in decades)
Twelve Monkeys (demands to be watched again)
Brazil (Terry Gilliam again, beautifully satirical)
Farenheit 451 (though the book is infinitely better in every way)

Recommend some Sci-Fi please :)

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