Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies?

[ARIES666]

Reading the lists that have been posted already, I said to myself..."Oh yeah...forgot about those...great films...should pick some of those". However, I will stick with my list as prepared...picking my top 3 or 4 were easy...not so easy picking 5 thru 10!

Also, there are "gray areas" where the line between "fantasy" and sci-fi" gets blurry and also the line between "horror" and "sci-fi" cross over in alot of movies.

1. ALIEN
2. BLADE RUNNER
3. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
4. ALIENS
5. SOYLENT GREEN
6. METROPOLIS (1926)
7. THE MATRIX
8. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
9. INVASION OF THE BODY-SNATCHERS (1956)
10. STAR WARS

I have about 100 other films that I want to give "honorable mentions" to, but I think I will pass.

And...Violet Lightning, Transjen and SkronkDonkey...great lists you made!

[rockabilly]

Heres my ten in no order
1. Star Wars
2. Equilibrium
3. Serenity
4. Star Trek - Franchise
5. The Terminator
6. Blade Runner
7. Total Recall
8. Dune
9. Alien
10. The Time Machine
The line blurs between Sci-Fi and Horror/ Action.

[worlock1422]

1 - Serenity
2 - Resident Evil 1, 2 ,3
3 - War of the Worlds (org)
4 - Matrix
5 - Red Planet
6 - Robocop 1&2
7 - The Guyver(Come on, this movie doesnt get the props it should get, it was a great movie!)
8 - Total Recall
9 - SPACE BALLS!!!!(you know you wanted to add this to your list =P)
10 - Spiderman

[violet lightning]

I never heard about "The Guyver" sounds interesting....

Yeah, I figured I'd try and keep it simple and stick to hard sci-fi. (why I didn't include great movies like Pi or Andromeda Strain or Eternal Sunshine...)
"Alien" is a great example of sci-fi/horror , but still qualifies as hard science fiction.
I think we could do totally separate threads or lists for "Bad Sci-Fi Movies", "Favorite Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Movies",(a good thread!), "Fave Fantasy Movies" , not to mention favorite sci-fi tv shows...

I love everyones picks and honorable mentions.
I'll toss in two more I love, "Silent Running" (already mentioned) and "Dark Star".

[violet lightning]

"12 Monkees" is a cool movie based on the French short "La Jete". If you like film, or "12 monkees", check it out.
Also, someone made a great short version called "La Pupy". The same story as La Jete, only with a dog!! Very funny and well made.

[worlock1422]

The Guyver ROCKS, The movie was based on a comic strip back in the earily 90s. Has Mark Hamill in it(well his voice), The 2cd one was a bust tho =(


IMDb has it on there if you want more I cant post links yet =P

[rockabilly]

Originally Posted by worlock1422

The Guyver ROCKS, The movie was based on a comic strip back in the earily 90s. Has Mark Hamill in it(well his voice), The 2cd one was a bust tho =(


IMDb has it on there if you want more I cant post links yet =P

Mark Hammil actually played as the cop that Chronus corp. turned into a Cockroach hybrid. Guyver 2 felt a little like a power ranger film but it starred David Hayter ( the voice of Solid Snake in MGS and writer of the X-Men film! )