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post #1 of 140
10/4/12 at 4:55pm
Thread Starter 

 

I know, I know...it's impossible to narrow it down to just 5. But I did, and so can you! Here we go, in order:

 

 

1. BladeRunner

2. Children of Men

3. Aliens 

4. Terminator 2

5. Dark City

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post #2 of 140
10/4/12 at 5:31pm
Star Wars IV
Avatar extended version
Fifth Element remastered
Alien
The Matrix
Edited by JohnAV - 10/4/12 at 9:12pm
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post #3 of 140
10/4/12 at 5:32pm
In no particular order:

Blade Runner
Alien
Aliens
Star Wars IV
Empire Strikes Back
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post #4 of 140
10/4/12 at 5:45pm
star wars
alien
blade runner
firefly
dark knight(does batmans sonar thing count as scifi)
Edited by swarm87 - 10/7/12 at 6:39pm
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post #5 of 140
10/4/12 at 5:51pm
1 Terminator 2
2 Terminator 2
3 Terminator 2
4 Terminator 2
5 Inception


Seriously, T2 has aged really really well. Look at other sci fi movies from the early 90's, they mostly look really dated. T2's cold colour pallette, Camera angles, well lit night shots etc have resulted in a movie that could be aired today and look modern. Also, T2 represents a movie making era where directors and producers did the hard work in live action scenes. Thats a real helicopter flying under the overpass. Thats a real harley with a real rider jumping down into the L.A. Riverbed.

Today it seems like anything that would be tough or take awhile to plan is just done in CG.
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post #6 of 140
10/4/12 at 5:59pm
Aliens
Inception
The Matrix
District 9
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post #7 of 140
10/4/12 at 6:01pm
In no particular order,

X men First Class
Terminator Salvation
Battle LA
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Transformers Dark of the Moon

these are my favorite for the A/V, not necessarily for their deep script and story smile.gif
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post #8 of 140
10/4/12 at 6:18pm
Tron: Legacy
Inception
Star Trek (2009)
The Matrix
Terminator Salvation
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post #9 of 140
10/4/12 at 6:21pm
There are so many good ones out there, and only a top 5 list?

Planet of the Apes (1968)
2001 A Space Odyssey
Alien
Gattaca
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan

And a huge number of honorable mentions. Obviously these don't have the eye and ear candy of more recent releases, but their stories are fabulous and have stood the test of time. Now that I'm looking at my list, maybe I have too much of a fascination with life, DNA, and evolution.
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post #10 of 140
10/4/12 at 6:27pm
In no particular order....

2001: A Space Odyssey
BladeRunner: The Final Cut
Alien
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Forbidden Planet
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post #11 of 140
10/4/12 at 6:41pm
2001 A Space Odyseey
Aliens
Stark Trek II - Wrath of Khan
The Matrix
Blade Runner
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post #12 of 140
10/4/12 at 7:34pm
2001: A Space Odyssey
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Blade Runner
Solaris
Planet of the Apes('68)

that's right, no Alien or Thing...
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post #13 of 140
10/4/12 at 8:00pm
In no specific order:

Blade Runner
Tron: Legacy
The Matrix
Alien
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post #14 of 140
10/4/12 at 8:00pm
Boy, you guys have some really bad movies in there.

Blade Runner
The Abyss
The Matrix
2001 a Space Odyssey
The Highlander
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post #15 of 140
10/4/12 at 8:41pm
The Matrix
Star Trek (2009)
Aliens
Terminator 2
Star Wars

Side note about Khan:

I like Khan but if you think about it there are so many things that make no sense in it I cannot watch it anymore. Why did they not KNOW which planet they were on when they bumped into Khan? They had computers to keep track of things and I would think that if something exploded in that part of space that somebody would have noticed it. Also with Khan being such a threat it would seem that at the least Chekov & Star Fleet would have remembered where Kirk had dropped Khan off and it wouldn't have been such a surprise. Why did they not just beam up from inside the containers, you do not have to go outside to beam up...also, when you do go outside and see those figures why would you not beam up then? Why did the earwigs make the captain and Chekov only take orders from Khan? They should have been susceptible to suggestions from anyone, which means they would not just turn "bad" and do Khan's bidding.
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post #16 of 140
10/4/12 at 8:58pm
No order

Serenity
The Fifth Element
The Matrix
Terminator 2
Chronicles of Riddick (It's just stupid fun)
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post #17 of 140
10/4/12 at 8:59pm
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Originally Posted by flyng_fool View Post

Boy, you guys have some really bad movies in there.
Blade Runner
The Abyss
The Matrix
2001 a Space Odyssey
The Highlander

Is The Abyss out on Blu yet?

I'm gonna cheat and list multiple movies as one listing where applicable.

1) Blade Runner
2) Star Wars ( all 6 movies )
3) The Matrix Trilogy
4) Tron/Tron Legacy
5) Alien Anthology ( 4 movies )
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post #18 of 140
10/4/12 at 9:01pm
The Day The Earth Stood Still (original)
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
2001: A Space Odyssey
Blade Runner
Akira

If the original "War Of The Worlds" was available on Blu-ray, I'd be tempted to bump Akira for it.
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post #19 of 140
10/4/12 at 9:04pm
Serenity
Pitch Black
Matrix
District 9
Terminator Salvation
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post #20 of 140
10/4/12 at 9:05pm
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
The Space Children
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
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post #21 of 140
10/4/12 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by ken984 View Post

Side note about Khan:
I like Khan but if you think about it there are so many things that make no sense in it I cannot watch it anymore. Why did they not KNOW which planet they were on when they bumped into Khan? They had computers to keep track of things and I would think that if something exploded in that part of space that somebody would have noticed it. Also with Khan being such a threat it would seem that at the least Chekov & Star Fleet would have remembered where Kirk had dropped Khan off and it wouldn't have been such a surprise. Why did they not just beam up from inside the containers, you do not have to go outside to beam up...also, when you do go outside and see those figures why would you not beam up then? Why did the earwigs make the captain and Chekov only take orders from Khan? They should have been susceptible to suggestions from anyone, which means they would not just turn "bad" and do Khan's bidding.
Even though I had Khan in my list, yes, there are some stupid things about it as you pointed out. And Chekov never met Khan because Space Seed was in season 1 of TOS, and Chekov arrived in season 2.
But I still love it because of its history in eugenics, and the genesis device being able to rearrange matter into new life, and it is a good kick-ass revenge story all wrapped up into Trek.
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post #22 of 140
10/4/12 at 9:09pm
2001
Blade Runner
Aliens
The Matrix
Star Wars 4&5
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post #23 of 140
10/4/12 at 10:09pm
Blade Runner
Fifth Element
Dark City
Donnie Darko
The Matrix
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post #24 of 140
10/4/12 at 10:13pm
E.T.
Fifth element
2001 the space audysey
Back to the future
Total recall
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post #25 of 140
10/4/12 at 10:21pm
No particular order.

Star Wars Ep V
Back to the Future
Terminator 2
Aliens
2001: A Space Audysey
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post #26 of 140
10/4/12 at 11:03pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by zoro View Post

E.T.
Fifth element
2001 the space audysey
Back to the future
Total recall

 

Yeah, Back to the Future is one that I forget about when it comes to sci-fi... in that case, I would have that on my list for sure. 

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post #27 of 140
10/5/12 at 4:09am
1. Aliens
2. Terminator 2
3. 12 Monkeys
4. Blade Runner
5. The Matrix
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post #28 of 140
10/5/12 at 4:48am
Aliens
Terminator 2
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
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Honorable mention would be Sunshine.
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post #29 of 140
10/5/12 at 4:51am
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Originally Posted by gorthocar View Post

Even though I had Khan in my list, yes, there are some stupid things about it as you pointed out. And Chekov never met Khan because Space Seed was in season 1 of TOS, and Chekov arrived in season 2.
But I still love it because of its history in eugenics, and the genesis device being able to rearrange matter into new life, and it is a good kick-ass revenge story all wrapped up into Trek.

My only complaint with WoK is the very ending. Two seconds would have made all the difference.
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Khan should have died KNOWING that Kirk got away. As it stands, he died thinking he beat Kirk with the Genesis explosion. It should have gone like this: "I spit my last breath at thee..." and then he sees Enterprise warp away and dies with an expression of rage/disbelief. I would have been more satisfied with that ending.

Almost my entire collection is Sci-Fiction and Sci-Fantasy. I can't possibly narrow down the list. Rather, I won't. wink.gif
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post #30 of 140
10/5/12 at 6:22am
2001
2010
Forbidden Planet
Blade Runner
Star Wars (1978) - the first and best
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