canucks_14 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Hey so since there are a good amount of people interested in science on this board I thought I'd ask here. I've been really interested in sci-fi movies lately and wanted to get opinions on some of people's favorites. I've found that the sci-fi movies I've watched over the years have been really hit or miss (although I haven't seen many of them!). Also I'm interested in a wide variety of sci-fi films, so if it crosses genres or different areas of science that's ok and I'd love to hear about some good sci fi movies in general! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster99 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Limitless was pretty good that was one of my favs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononoke Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Serenity, Interstellar, Star Wars (the 5th one), Inception, Gattaca, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avatar (not in order) I watch a lot of sci fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 This is more of a thriller tbh, but I never hear it come up in conversations. I saw it last year and it was one of the craziest movies I have ever seen. Trust me, the trailer does not do it any justice after having seen the entire thing. Trained to get into the minds of sociopaths...sounds like CASPer, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 No love for Contact? Probably my favourite "hard" (ish) scifi movie until Interstellar and The Martian. And I must of course mention Nausicaa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Another recommendation for Contact. It's based on a novel by Carl Sagan himself. Gattaca, as Mononoke mentioned, is a must-see too. If you're going to watch Serenity, you have to watch Firefly first. There's only 14 episodes (sigh...) so it won't take you terribly long. But don't watch the movie as a standalone. Two really fantastic films: District 9 and Chappie. By the same creator is Elysium, which is pretty decent. More action movie than sci-fi, but entertaining. There's the old classics, of course. Star Wars - Episode VII is out two months from today! - and the many Star Trek series and movies (I actually like most of the movies. Most don't.) I really liked the reboots of Planet of the Apes. Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of Planet of the Apes. Titan AE remains probably one of my favourite sci-fi movies ever. It's animated, but fantastically so, and it's not really for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indefatigable Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 These movies are older - but good: Alien and also Aliens, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Predator, and Solaris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Stark Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Another recommendation for Contact. It's based on a novel by Carl Sagan himself. Gattaca, as Mononoke mentioned, is a must-see too. If you're going to watch Serenity, you have to watch Firefly first. There's only 14 episodes (sigh...) so it won't take you terribly long. But don't watch the movie as a standalone. Two really fantastic films: District 9 and Chappie. By the same creator is Elysium, which is pretty decent. More action movie than sci-fi, but entertaining. There's the old classics, of course. Star Wars - Episode VII is out two months from today! - and the many Star Trek series and movies (I actually like most of the movies. Most don't.) I really liked the reboots of Planet of the Apes. Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of Planet of the Apes. Titan AE remains probably one of my favourite sci-fi movies ever. It's animated, but fantastically so, and it's not really for kids. I watched Serenity first. Then I watched Firefly and subsequently Serenity angered me. I have to disagree about Elysium. I don't think it really worked very well. As for Star Trek, I'll have to go with Khan (*not* Into Darkness), Search for Spock (for completion), Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, and First Contact. Generations is okay. Insurrection isn't actually terrible. Nemesis is a mess. I don't really like the Abrahms reboots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I watched Serenity first. Then I watched Firefly and subsequently Serenity angered me. I have to disagree about Elysium. I don't think it really worked very well. As for Star Trek, I'll have to go with Khan (*not* Into Darkness), Search for Spock (for completion), Voyage Home, Undiscovered Country, and First Contact. Generations is okay. Insurrection isn't actually terrible. Nemesis is a mess. I don't really like the Abrahms reboots. The bolded is why I tell people to watch Firefly first. Elysium works more as an action movie than sci-fi. I'm not big on that sort (my husband is) but I liked it anyway, even if it wasn't to my usual taste. For all Into Darkness was an absolute mess, I still enjoyed Cumberbatch as a villain. Not that villain, specifically, but if they'd written him as anyone else, I think it'd have worked better. Still going to go see Beyond when it comes out. Otherwise, I agree with your assessment of the original movies. First Contact is by far my favourite. And I'm counting down the days to The Force Awakens. The trailers have left me hopeful that they might not have made a complete disaster of it this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amichel Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I like new Star Trek movies. The first one more so. But I'm not a hard core sci fi fan so I know nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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