What are your Favorite Sci-Fi Movies?

Sci-Fi is one of my favorite genres and I was wondering if maybe I missed some good flicks.

So please list some of your favorite Sci-Fi movies that you would recommend to other ATS members.

A few of my favorites:

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Dune (1984)

The Star Wars Series (1977 - )

I can't help it, I always liked:

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

Outland
Serenity
Star Wars (the original before it became a muppet fest)
Silent Running
Blade Runner

obvliously....

Star Wars,
Close Encounters
2001 / 2010
Alien series

others...

The Last Star Fighter
Contact
V - tv movie
Star Trek series
A.I.
I Robot

Oh man I forgot about AI.

I need to pick that one up.

Good contributions guys.

I'd have to say the Star Wars series as well. As well as:

Back to the Future Part 1

Back to the Future Part 2

Back to the Future Part 3

Cube

The Terminator

Terminator 2: Judgement Day






-tts

Of course I like the standard fare (2001, Close Encounter) and really like others (Star Wars, Matrix, Planet of the Apes), I wanted to some odd picks that I really like as well:

Equalibrium
Pitch Black
Chronicles of Riddick
Red Planet
Lost in Space
Gattaga

and some classics Soylent Green and Westworld

Oh nice, Equilibrium looks interesting.

Equilibrium (2002)

In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. Whe he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it. Written by Anonymous

Star Wars (of course)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1956)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Planet of the Apes (1968) - My #1 Favorite.

Alien/Aliens (the ones in the series after that weren't that great)
Dune
Star Wars series
Terminator series

I'd have to go with what many others have said to be honest, Star Wars ep 4, 5, 6, Alien series, Equilibrium (KL you must see that), Pitch Black (sorry Zedd but Chronicles was poop, bridging anime was good though), Serenity (shame they stopped the series) and I'm missing a load that I can't recall right now.

Oh and I kick the ass of anyone who says Starship Troopers...

Dune was great because it was such a different world. The Last Starfighter was a great one for kids.

The Abyss was worthwhile.
Event Horizon lost me

Originally posted by UK Wizard
Equilibrium (KL you must see that)...

I watched that one yesterday....excellent plot and some decent action in the handgun martial art fights. But again the plot was really good, it reminded me of 1984 in some ways.

Now what should I see next.....

Alien, no 2,3,4. The first one had plot, drama, mood. A helluva film.

New one that has stayed with me was Slither. Freaky film.

Simian & Ebert...

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Event Horizon (1997)

Mars Attacks! (1996)

Originally posted by Mirthful Me


Mars Attacks! (1996)

Ah yes. Let us not forget comedy and that's a good one. What about the MIB movies? Smith, Jones, Torn and a pug. How can you go wrong?

Yeah Event Horizon and the MIB series were good ones....same with the Back to the future trilogy....

Though the MIB and BTTF Trilogy covers many genre IMO.

These are the movies that i have on either video or dvd.

Solaris - Well i loved this movie, though it is either loved or hated by sci fi fans. Ahh, the original not the crappy George Clooney remake.

Tron - I think the 80's released some of the best sci fi

Metropolis - a classic if you can handle silent films.

Flash Gordon - I liked this version the most.

The Omega Man - Gotta love Charlton Heston, dont ya?

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - You might need to sit through this multiple times, but well worth it.

Blade Runner - Classic, nuff said.

Logans Run - Another movie that polarizes opinion, i like it obviously or i wouldnt have bought the video.

Scanners - This is close to my all time favorite movie, not sure why but i could watch it over and over.

Black Friday - features Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, great old movie.

Abbott and Costello go to Mars - Not their best but still hilarious.

Enjoy.

I don't think anyone has mentioned "Soylent Green" (1973) with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson. It paints a really interesting vision of the future - one that seems more and more likely.

fifth element was good

Star Wars series
Alien series
Back to the Future series
MIB series
ET
Close Encounters
Blade Runner
Logan's Run
Mars Attacks
Flash Gordon
Tron
Abyss
Event Horizon
Sphere
Scanners
MST3K Movie (This Island Earth)
The Last Starfighter
Planet of the Apes series
Terminator series
The Lawnmower Man
Fifth Element

and probably a dozen others I'm forgetting....

For TV, it's:

Mr. Merlin
Battlestar Galactica (old school, not new)
Star Trek (just about any series, though DS9 and Enterprise aren't my bag)
Probe (kind of sci-fi)
Man from Atlantis
Bionic Man (and Woman)
Powers of Matthew Star
Otherworld
Phoenix
Manimal
The Wizard
V (of course)
Land of the Lost
Dark Shadows (kind of sci-fi)
Buck Rogers (who wasn't in love with Wilma, or didn't think Buck was dumb when he turned down Ardalla's "be the king of the Universe" bit?)

and again, a dozen others I'm forgetting....