SciFi Fans- TOP 5 all time

eclein · « **on:** 9 Mar 2010, 01:54 am »

1) The Day The Earth Stood Still (The Original)
2) Close Encounters
3) Serenity
4) Blade Runner (Directors Cut)
5) E.T. or Star Trek (2009)

No real order except for number 1...IMHO
Enjoy!
Ed L.

jsaliga · « **Reply #1 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:03 am »

1. Blade Runner
2. Alien
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
4. The Terminator
5. The Matrix

There were so many others I wanted to put into that fifth slot...

--Jerome

BobC · « **Reply #2 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:06 am »

Hmm, ok...

1. Star Wars IV through VI (is this cheating?)
2. Blade Runner
3. Terminator
4. Aliens
5. Hmmm, wow...I'll go with Heavy Metal. Yeah, definately, love that movie.

Mike Nomad · « **Reply #3 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:13 am »

Not sure if you want _my_ Top 5, or what I think _the_ Top 5 are. So, my 5:

Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
Fantastic Planet
Invaders From Mars
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
Silent Running

(or, if I get up on the other side of the bed...)

Dark Star
Forbidden Planet
Heavy Metal
La Jetee
THX-1138

eclein · « **Reply #4 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:16 am »

I totally forgot ALIEN, and ALIENS!! Both should be in my top 5, especially ALIENS-wall to wall monsters!!

Mike Nomad · « **Reply #5 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:17 am »

Quote from: eclein on 9 Mar 2010, 02:16 am

I totally forgot ALIEN, and ALIENS!! Both should be in my top 5, especially ALIENS-wall to wall monsters!!

My fave of the franchise is the third one.

timind · « **Reply #6 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:25 am »

Planet Of The Apes
Close Encounters
The Matrix
Aliens II, (the first one scared me too much)
The day The Earth Stood Still

jsaliga · « **Reply #7 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:33 am »

Quote from: timind on 9 Mar 2010, 02:25 am

...the first one scared me too much)

That's precisely why I picked the first one.

But they are two entirely different films: Alien is the perfect Sci-Fi horror film, and Aliens is the perfect Sci-Fi action film. They're both great.

--Jerome

jakelieb · « **Reply #8 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:51 am »

#5. 2001: A Space Odessey
#4. Star Wars (1977)
#3. Blade Runner: 1992 Director's Cut
#2. Blade Runner: The Final Cut
#1. Blade Runner: 1982 US Theatrical Cut

Yeah I cheated, but . . . here's another thought:

Top 5 funniest Sci-Fi:
#5. Back to the Future
#4. Space Balls
#3. Spaced Invaders
#2. Evolution
#1. Young Frankenstein

Bigfish · « **Reply #9 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 02:58 am »

1.Alien
2.Terminator
3.Blade Runner
4.Predator
5.The Matrix

gitarretyp · « **Reply #10 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 03:18 am »

I have a tough time choosing favorites, so I'm going to cheat a bit:

Metropolis, Serenity, Solaris and Stalker (both by Tarkovsky), 2001 and Clockwork Orange, Dark City, City of the Lost Children

konut · « **Reply #11 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 03:42 am »

2001:A Space Odessey
Alien
Stargate
Alien Resurrection
Total Recall

thunderbrick · « **Reply #12 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 04:10 am »

Quote from: jakelieb on 9 Mar 2010, 02:51 am

Top 5 funniest Sci-Fi:
#5. Back to the Future
#4. Space Balls
#3. Spaced Invaders
#2. Evolution
#1. Young Frankenstein

I think Young Frankenstein is a gothic horror send-up, not Sci Fi, but my nomination for the funniest Sci-Fi is:

wait for it............

MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE

Think 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Spinal Tap meets National Lampoon's Family Vacation. All from a British slant.
Hard to find but WELL worth it.

Dumbest Sci-Fi? Starship Troopers, hands down. What a stinker!

Best ever? A Clockwork Orange

lcrim · « **Reply #13 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 04:52 am »

Star Wars:Episode IV:A New Hope(the first one, changed SciFi forever)
District 9 (the best movie I saw last year)
The Matrix
Donnie Darko(not even sure if this is sci fi but it scares me more than Aliens)
Blade Runner

Mudslide · « **Reply #14 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 04:59 am »

Ah, my favorite list to compile. My faves are based upon their (at the time) ground-breaking material.

1. Alien
2. War of the Worlds (Gene Barry)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
4. Silent Running
5. Close Encounters

Worst ever? Eegah

TheChairGuy · « **Reply #15 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 05:15 am »

1. Terminator 2
2. Blade Runner
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4. Star Trek;The Wrath of Khan
5. Star Wars; The Empire Strikes Back (tie)
6. ET: The Extra Terrestrial

Except for #1, in no particular order.

John

planet10 · « **Reply #16 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 05:38 am »

Blade Runner
Buckaroo Banzai
Star Wars
Serenity
Matrix

dave

nonoise · « **Reply #17 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 06:04 am »

Aliens
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Matrix
Blade Runner
Forbidden Planet

Why does it have to be just 5?

drphoto · « **Reply #18 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 06:12 am »

For me #1 has to be "2001" I read the the book in 1968 and then begged my mother to take me to see it. (I was 9 years old)

Some might find it slow and dull. I thought it was pretty much genius, then and now. State of the art pre digital effects that still hold up. Plus, I love the story. I imagined myself to be the character of David Bowman when I was a kid. Not only an astronaut, but the man who crosses over to the next level of human evolution. All sorts of cool sub plot stuff. Was the crazy computer David's Judas, who betrayed him but led him ultimately to his destiny? And then of course was the use of music.

Rest in no particular order, original Alien, original Matrix, BladeRunner, and AI.

mjosef · « **Reply #19 on:** 9 Mar 2010, 06:38 am »

Terminator (#2 was too pc)
Alien
2001
The Matrix
Blade Runner
Star Trek: Wrath of Khan
BiCentennial Man

Lord of the Rings (if it falls within SciFi-fantasy)