Best SciFi movie of all time

Aliens.

 

Do you count Star Wars as Sci-Fi?

 

Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind

...and the original Star Wars trilogy

 

Yeah! A good one for sure.

 

My vote for best - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Also - Mysterious Island ( kind of like 20,000 leagues part 2)

I just bought a box of old movies from a guy on Ebay... haven't watch them all yet. But lots of fun.

War of the Worlds
Quatermass and the Pit
Destroy All Monsters
Day the world Ended
At the Earth's Core
When Worlds Collide
Dinosaurus
HG Well's First Men in the Moon
Valley of Gwangi
Invaders from Mars
Lost Continent
RocketShip X-M
Gamera vs Monster X
It came from Beneath the Sea
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Destination Moon
Island of Terror

 

2001 - A Space Odyssey

 

Stargate.

 

That's always been my favorite as well, too bad I never got a chance to see it in the theater. Have you seen the latest version yet (25th anniversary)? If so how does it compare?

Some of the better zombie movies are at the top of my list; 28 Days, 28 Weeks Later and Dawn of the Dead (19878 & 2004). For Dragons the best is Reign of Fire.

 

I'm with you on this. It scared the hell out of me. I still don't watch it and it's an old movie.

 

STAR WARS, the original trilogy, those are IMO the best 3 films of all time

 

Ya.... but I think I would have more fun watching the Fifth Element.

:shrug: I'm undecided.

 

What, no Forbidden Planet?!?

 

I've got the hots for that chick! Not on my list... because I already have it in my collection LOL
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anne francis. she later played a hot spy chick modeled on modesty blaise "honey west" and don't forget a pre-airplane, leslie neilsen. i usually go for old school so for me it's fritz lang's "metropolis". i did like "dune" too.

 

+1

 

Tron

 

'Plan 9 From Outer Space'; it's a classic!

It's an Ed Wood film.

"This is one of the best of the worst films of all time. When viewed with the right mindset it never fails to entertain. Poor production values, terrible acting, worse directing, and dialog that has to be heard to be believed, combine to create a cinematic gem.

When speaking of bad movies, it is important to understand what is meant by "bad". There is good bad, and there is bad bad. Bad bad is a movie that combines all the elements listed above--bad acting, bad directing, etc.--to produce something that bores. Good bad combines the same elements in such a way that a highly entertaining movie is made, although not in the way the movie makers hope.

"Plan 9" is not just good bad, it is brilliant bad. It is unintentionally hilarious, and that's as funny as it gets. This is a movie that has absolutely no redeeming qualities. Everything about it is bad. When George Romero made "Night of the Living Dead" he did it on the cheap, but still produced a film that was intense, scary, and had a point. "Plan 9" is nothing but bad, albeit in a wonderful way.

As an example of bad production values, there is a scene where a police car is speeding away from headquarters. As the action begins it is broad daylight. The next scene is the car racing across the city. Now, however, it is night! Next is the car arriving at its destination, a cemetery, and again it is daylight. That is either one huge city, or somebody on the Plan 9 crew was asleep at the switch.

"Plan 9" is so full of great badness that to detail all the goofs, flubs, and cheesiness would require remaking the entire movie. The cemetery is a weed-infested lot; an airline cockpit set is a shower curtain, some plywood and a couple chairs; a cop scratches his head with the business end of a gun barrel; the outside of the space ship has a ladder that goes nowhere; the plan itself, that is, plan number 9, makes no sense at all. And on and on and on...

If you love movies, and want to consider yourself conversant in all genres of film, seeing at least one bad sci-fi movie is a must. "Plan 9" is the Hamlet of that genre. See it with a couple people who get it, and have a great time."

 

Aliens
Star Wars ( 4,5,6 )
Stargate

 

STAR WARS IV, V, & VI
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
BLADERUNNER
THX 1138
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
WESTWORLD
WOODY ALLEN'S SLEEPER
ROLLERBALL (1975)
LOGAN'S RUN

 

Indeed

 

i've must of watched that movie at least 5 times, and no matter how much i pay attention, i can never understand that movie, but still a great one, none the less.
i've also gotta throw in:
all star trek movies
all star wars movies (4, 5, and 6 were the best)

 

Barbarella.

 

FORBIDDEN PLANET is one of the all time greats. Consider when it was made, and what technology existed, and then watch it carefully. This movie is amazing in it's scale, scenery, and plausability. A masterpeice of film making.

Others I love are:
The day the earth stood still
War of the worlds
2001
2010
Revenge of the Sith
Wrath of Kahn
When worlds collide
20,000 leagues under the sea
close encounters of the 3rd kind
Planet of the Apes

There are just so many....too many to list.

 

Terminator 2