Your personal "Favorite Five" Sci-Fi movies.

[DeepIron]

Skybird's post about Ridley Scott doing the movie adaptation of Joe Haldeman's "Forever War" got me thinking about my Favorite Five Sci-Fi movies. I'm curious to see what other folks like. Here are my Favorite Five picks:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. Silent Running (1972)
3. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
4. The War of the Worlds (1953)
5. The Day the Earth Stood Still. (1951)

BTW, Roland Emmerich is doing a remake of Fastastic Voyage due out in 2010.

[MothBalls]

1. Andromeda Strain (The original one, not the cheezy remake)
2. 2010
3. Logans Run
4. Silent Running
5. Philadelphia Experiment

[TarJak]

2001 A Space Oddysey (1968)
Blade Runner (1982)
Gattaca (1987)
Alien (1979) (Only the orginal was good, the others were dross)
Metropolis (1927)

[nikimcbee]

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Planet of the Apes
3. Alien
$. Star Wars oringinal
5. Terminator 2

[TarJak]

Aye T2 was one of the exeptions to the rule that the sequel is worse than the original. Great SFX.

[Koondawg]

1) John Carpenter's (The Thing)

2) Alien

3) Time Machine

4) Predator

5) Species

[stabiz]

1. Bladerunner
2. Fifth Element
3. Alien & Aliens
4. Sunshine
5. Event Horizon (Not sure about this one, I have seen it only once, maybe ten years ago, but I remember I thought it kicked ass)

[Hanomag]

Hmmm...

1. Forbidden Planet

2. Aliens

3. The Thing (Carpenters)

4. Planet of the Apes (original)

5. Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan (Khaaann....!) sorry had too... :yep:

[I'm goin' down]

there is only one. It is

Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Honorable Mentions

The Thing (James Arness)
The Matrix
Alien
Twilight Zone (William Shatner as the passenger who sees a Gremlin ripping up the airplane wing.)

(Sentimental favorite: Leprecaun in the Hood)

[Sailor Steve]

Aye T2 was one of the exeptions to the rule that the sequel is worse than the original. Great SFX.
I must be the only one who hated T2. I thought the original had a great closed-loop story, which needed no sequel, and the sequel threw the concept out the window.

But then my favorite sci-fi list would probably get me labelled an idiot anyway.

1) The Time Machine (1960, with Rod Taylor)

2) TimeRider

3) Destination Moon

4) The Illustrated Man

5) Terminator

Actually my favorite things to watch are Firefly (the best science fiction-western tv series ever made, with the possible exception of The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr.) and Babylon 5 (not a tv series, but a 120-hour-long movie).

[MothBalls]

there is only one. It is

Close Encounters of the Third Kind.



I never saw that movie. Is it any good?

[donut]

The War of the Worlds (1953)

Time Machine(1960)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Planet of the Apes

Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan

E.T.,& Peter Pan, The Borg,when Riker commanded the Saucer section diversion

[subchaser12]

Not in any order but.

Forbidden Planet (love that old cheese)
Fifth element
Predator, who needs witty dialogue when you have MUSCLES?
The first 3 Stat Wars movies
Terminator 1

[Sailor Steve]

Ooh! Ooh! War of the Worlds! Forbidden Planet! I forgot those! Can I add them to my list?

Also love Earth Versus The Flying Saucers. Cheesy title, great movie for the time. Independence Day was a rip-off of it.

[I'm goin' down]

Terminator is a classic. Good choice!

[kiwi_2005]

Primer
Aliens
The Terminator
Planet of the Apes (original)
Matrix

[Mush Martin]

The Fifth Element
Aliens
Blade Runner
2001 A Space odyssey
Star Wars (eps. IV)

[Mush Martin]

Hmmm...

1. Forbidden Planet

2. Aliens

3. The Thing (Carpenters)

4. Planet of the Apes (original)

5. Star Trek 2 Wrath of Khan (Khaaann....!) sorry had too... :yep:


:|\\

http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/insp_khan_preview.jpg
(http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/insp_khan_preview.jpg)

[Biggs[CV]]

Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Alien
Aliens
The Thing
Terminator
T2
War of The Worlds (new one)

[SteamWake]

2001 Space oddity...

For one reason and one reason only...

It was the first... and only 'Sci Fi' movie that dealt with the reality of weightlessness in a more or less realistic manner.

Following that the Star Wars Saga... Good story line.

[Christopher Snow]

In no particular order (but only becuase I'm mentally going back through my own DVD/VHS collection and over memories of films I've seen and admired over the years).

"Forbidden Planet" (Walter Pidgeon)--A classic. 'Nuff said (don't forget the formative beginnings of the genre! And frightening too it it's own way)

"2010" (Roy Scheider)--Fantastic film and very frightening (and uplifting too) on so many levels.

"Alien" (Sigourney Weaver)-- the second film, "Aliens" was fantastic too, but it would not have mattered as much, but for the original. The first one, in and of itself, truly gave new meaning...and fuel...to the simple phrase "night terrors." :D

"Star Trek III" (Leonard Nimoy)--"ST II" was fantastic, but, IMO, "ST III" still trancended it--"ST II was "about the death of a resiliant and tough enemy," while "ST III" was about the death of an honorable and well loved friend (and so the latter trumps the former. Or (and to borrow a well-turned phrase)... :D.... "the needs of the many (the latter) outweigh the needs of the few (the former)...").

Last: "Total Recall" (because is was mind-expanding in so many thoughtful ways (if not so much now, this was at least true at the time)).

--------------------

Honorable mention: HEHEHE...I'm mostly kidding, here, so DO take it with a very large grain of salt, please: "The Reluctant Astronaut" (Don Knotts).--Best scene ever! involving only "Peanut-Butter-and-Crackers" (my seven year old nephew really loves it to this very day. As did I too, when I liived, myself "back in the day.").

Hey...It's not always about being "frightening--sometimes it can be aboutsimple (and even marginally dumb) humor too! :D).

CS

[subchaser12]

Anyone ever see Screamers? Peter Weller movie from the 90's.

[Thomen]

1. Tron
2. A New Hope
3. Empire Strikes Back
4. Aliens

[UnderseaLcpl]

Top 5 Sci-fi:hmm:

1. Serenity
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Starship Troopers
4. Ghost in a Shell or Appleseed
5. An Inconvenient Truth

[I'm goin' down]

I had to throw this in to the mix. The x rated version of JAWS was GUMS. When guys were swimming in the ocean, it (she) would come up swiftly from the deep and (well you know the rest!). And you thought I got my handle from submarine lore!http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/icons/icon10.gif

[JALU3]

OK in no particular order:
Wow! No one has mentioned it . . . fine I will. Star Trek (VIII): First Contact (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact), The only good Star Trek TNG movie.

Aliens
Starship Troopers; not as good as the book, and Rico was Filipino. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rico)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, only movie with the B-Wing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-wing)
Tenchi Muyo! In Love
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Predetor; because of Arnold (http://www.livevideo.com/video/austin532/680344A5F24540719A03C46CC151934B/predator-come-on-kill-me-i-m.aspx) and everyone else. Imagine two future Governors on screen at the same time.
The Fifth Element; because Bruce Willis is bad ass
Unbreakable; see above comment on Bruce Willis
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind; because it's Hayao Miyazaki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki)
The Godzilla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_Godzilla) Movies
RoboCop
Enemy Mine
The Last Starfighter
Stargate
Mission to Mars
2001 & 2010
The Andromeda Strain
Jurassic Park
Demolition Man; "I am the law!"
Bicentenial Man
A.I.
Judge Dredd
Demolition Man
Outland
Dune
Final Fantasy: The Sprit Within; not the best movie, but they tried.
Virtuosity; because Russell Crow was a great villian
Minority Report
Virus (1980)
The Postman; Not as good as the book, but it's OK
12 Monkeys
Earth Girls are Easy
Galaxy Quest; how can I forget this one
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; not as good as the book but Zooey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel) is cute in this one
My Stepmother is an Alien
Spaceballs
K-Pax
Outbreak
Pleasantville
War of the Worlds (1953)
The Final Countdown (1980)
Groundhogs Day
Equilibrium (2002)

[I'm goin' down]

I think we were asked to list the top 5, not the top 5,000. How about THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON?

[I'm goin' down]

Sorry. I did not see the question. Close Encounters of the Third Kind stars Richard Dreyfus, Teri Garr and Francois Truffaut. It was on its way to breaking the all time box office record for movie sales when the head of Paramount (I think that was the company tha produced the movie) was charged with embezzling monies from the company for the second time. I personally think it is the greatest science fiction movie ever made, but certainly E.T., the Terminator and the original Time Machine are high on the list.

[Ivan Putski]

The Thing (both the original, and Carpenters)
Alien
Star Wars
Forbidden Planet
The Time Machine (1960)

[Sailor Steve]

5. An Inconvenient Truth
:rotfl:

[Blacklight]

1. 2001:A Space Odessey :rock:
2. Alien
3. Serenity
4. Logans Run
5. Silent Running
6. The original Star Wars trilogy, not the new abominations they called "prequels"
7. Brazil
8. Metropolis

[NealT]

Forbidden Planet
The Time Machine (Original)
2001 & 2010
The Andromeda Strain
Dune

In no particular order...

[sharkbit]

No particular order.....

Star Trek II
2001
2010
Blade Runner(Director's Cut-haven't seen the latest version, released last year, I think)
Empire Strikes Back
:)

A few more for good measure....
Silent Running
Soylent Green
Planet of the Apes(Original)
Aliens

:)

[LiveGoat]

1. Solaris (the original)
2. Time Bandits
3. Star Wars: ESB
4. Alien
5. Zardoz-HA! Just kidding. I'll pick Brazil

Picking just 5 is tough.

Why is sci-fi literature so hard to make into movies? The only other lit I can think of that suffers the same trouble with translation (whether on stage or screen) is Shakespeare.

[longam]

The Fifth Element
2001 & 2010
Dune
12 Monkeys - mind bender
Star Wars saga
Dark Star - funny as hell - bomb 20

[Falkirion]

Do TV shows count too or just movies?

1) Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis)
2) Star Wars (all the OT, PT is only good for saber fights)
3) Alien, and Aliens. Those were probably the best 2 of the 4.
4) Predator, cheesy Arny movie.
5) Starship Troopers. Lots of blood and horrible military tactics offset by some fairly cool action sequences.