This is my pick. I wish the rest of the movies had the same feel. The set design was the best and told it's own story. Aliens was a disappointment for me. I wanted them to explore the lore more.
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StillPaisleyCat 3 points 3 years ago
Watching the original Alien in a theatre with a group of friends, almost none of whom had any idea what was coming, is one of those indelible experiences of my youth.
So is lining up to see the original Star Wars (The Last Hope) after having been impressed by the trailer that was shown before ‘Robin and Marion’ the previous November. I never would have imagined after seeing it that the franchise would eventually evolve to be dystopian.
One great 70s science fiction movie that I only got to see later on television was Silent Running. It deserves more attention.
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StillPaisleyCat 2 points 3 years ago
😹😹. Our kids correct me constantly, and is annoyed when I say that it wasn’t called that when I first saw it.
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essigvater 10 points 3 years ago
Dune (1984) is a glorious mess and I love it.
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Transcendant 6 points 3 years ago
Only a complete and utter smeghead would put Red Dwarf on a favourite scifi list. What are you, some kind of soup dispenser machine technician, second class?
Boris_NotTooBadinoff 5 points 3 years ago
Use the force, Harry
--Gandalf
Transcendant 3 points 3 years ago
does ridiculous, flourishing salute
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StillPaisleyCat 3 points 3 years ago
Never could get into SG, and I really gave it a try.
Farscape didn’t manage to captivate me in its first half season in the 90s which was too bad. I binged it with one of our household a few years back and love it now. It definitely suffered a post-TOS-like roughish Star Trek start to find its own voice and style.
B5’s first season was made awful by the declining health of its lead that led to an interminable performance. I gave the second season a try, despite my concerns that Boxleitner would give too much of an All-American hero performance. He was great in the role and I became a solid B5 fan to the end.
Two 1970s shows that are worthy of a watch, even if mostly only available on physical media, are Space 1999 and The Starlost. Both were significantly serialized in an era of episodic television, and both suffered bumpy starts and early cancellation. They still are far ahead of their time and the norms of 70s television.
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Nmyownworld 6 points 3 years ago
I don't have a favorite, but many favorite science fiction films. Here are a few of them:
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Dark City (1998)
Thing From Another World (1951)
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Nmyownworld 5 points 3 years ago
The Thing (1982) is another favorite film of mine. It's a lot more faithful to John W. Campbell's novella, "Who Goes There?" than the 1951 film, but I enjoy both takes.
Especially_the_lies 4 points 3 years ago
Back to the Future (the whole trilogy)
Alien (the first two, anyway)
Ghostbusters I & II (I know it's a comedy with horror elements, but the proton packs are definitely sci-fi, and so is the whole city of NY coming together in harmony during the 2nd movie)
The Matrix (just the first one)
Window_Error_Noises 4 points 3 years ago
All of my favorites have been mentioned already (Yay!) but I want to mention The Signal - it surprised us with how much we enjoyed it, and it's one we revisit from time to time. I don't know if there's much lore developed around it by now, but it's a nice imagination prompt!
Ooh, and Pandorum. Another comfort spooky
Personal favorite is David Lynch's Dune. All the good, all the bad, all the ridiculous production problems. I won't go on, though, I'll be here proselytizing all day on Herbert, Lynch, Dune, and making sure you always get final cut for filmmaking, or nothing (ya know, everyday problems).
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ShranTheWaterPoloFan 4 points 3 years ago
Coherence - a great small film.
Gattaca - fun sci-fi film that feels ignored
Moon - fantastic performance from Sam Rockwell
Primer - confusing but the best time travel movie ever
Dark City - I love this movie. It has problems, but it's such a cool ride
Existenz - very matrix like but unique and surprisingly good
The institute - not sci-fi per say but a really cool documentary
zabby 4 points 3 years ago
Oh that's definitely a hard question. My answer might vary a lot depending on whether I'm in a spooky atmospheric mood, an adventurous mood, or a deep thoughtful mood. Right now, I think my answer is going to be Arrival (2016). It touches on the fun topic of intelligent life landing on earth and trying to communicate with us.
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Dirk 3 points 3 years ago
Totally worth it! Especially 2001 looks spectacularly awesome. Not only awesome for it's age, but on par with modern productions - even surpassing them thanks to practical effects, models, and high quality filming equipment and media.
constantokra 1 point 3 years ago
Feels like it takes less time to read the book.
EssentialCoffee 3 points 3 years ago
It's impossible to name just one, so here's a couple.
Metropolis
Equilibrium
Jurassic Park
Galaxy Quest
Robo Cop
Face/Off (This one might be stretching a little, but it's not possible without the sci-fi aspect, so I'm counting it).
kamenLady 3 points 3 years ago
Under the Skin - with Scarlett Johansson. There's almost no dialogue. No exposition about anything, or names - just the short lifespan of an alien. Disguised as a woman, they're part of what seems to be a hidden alien colony living amongst humans.
The soundtrack is haunting, hypnotizing and beautiful.
It's also slow and sad.
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Mr_Buscemi 3 points 3 years ago
It's on Max! I watched it for the first time there a month ago. Try and watch it where you can hear the audio. The music is so well done in that film and adds to experience if it's heard well.
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Aggravationstation 2 points 3 years ago
Toss up between Robocop (1987) or Hardware (1990)
Dagwood222 2 points 3 years ago
Some obscure ones.
'Altered States.' Scientist tries mixing LSD and sensory deprivation. Not a great mix.
'Battle Beyond the Stars' Gloriously cheesy re-make of 'The Magnificent Seven.' Which was a remake of 'The Seven Samurai.'
'Rollerball' James Caan original, not the remake.
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RoundSparrow 2 points 3 years ago
It sounds like you like outer-space.... I also like sci fi that's earthbound. 12 Monkeys, Donnie Darko - these are psychologically oriented.
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RoundSparrow 2 points 3 years ago
in what way? the music lyrics didn't connect?
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Mr_Buscemi 1 point 3 years ago
"The Man from Earth" - this was a really good film that has a small cast and almost entirely filmed within a single room. It was written by Drexel Bixby who was also a writer for Star Trek. He wrote "Mirror, Mirror". This was the story he wrote from his death bed and got turned into a movie in 2007. Has a few star trek actors in its small cast too. Trying to be vague for the story of the movie because I felt going into it blind was such a good way to experience it.
"Fantastic Planet" - this animated film was an experience to say the least. I loved watching it as a kid and bought the Criterion collection edition a few years ago. It's on HBO Max and worth a watch for how weird it is.
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StillPaisleyCat 2 points 3 years ago
Happy to be reminded of Fanastic Planet.
The name also reminded me of MGM’s incredibly influential mid 1950s groundbreaking high-end feature Forbidden Planet.
Any fan of Star Trek, Star Wars or other 60s and 70s science fiction who hasn’t seen Forbidden Planet should make the effort to hunt down a copy just to know where a lot of the tropes and design came from.
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Alien. It was well made and it aged well. I'm a sucker for scary, atmospheric films.
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