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Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by godelski » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 4:18 PM UTC

teacup wrote: post #17

Going to repeat a lot of what has been said so far: - Minority Report (The TV show isn't bad either) - Ex Machina - District 9 - Elysium - Oblivion - Edge of Tomorrow - Looper - I am Legend - Her - The Martian - The Matrix (Only 2 & 3 if you're super bored) - Basically any of the Mad Max series - Firefly (TV show, movies are OK) - Dark Matter (TV show) - Snow Piercer - American Ultra - Last Witch Hunter (more fantasy…

I agree with all of these but have to add some, because you are missing a lot of the classics.

- Alien (talk about classic Sci-Fi Horror)

- Westworld (watch the movie before the show. Trust me)

- 2001 A Space Odyssey

- The Thing (I've only seen the old one)

- Moon

- Children of Men

- 12 Monkeys

- Gattaca

- Blade Runner

- Dark City

- Akira (anime)

- Primer (my favourite time travel film)

- Interstellar

- Black Mirror

- Psycho-Pass (anime)

And of course everyone needs to watch - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by godelski » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 4:20 PM UTC

pjwal wrote: post #21

teacup wrote: post #17

Going to repeat a lot of what has been said so far: - Minority Report (The TV show isn't bad either) - Ex Machina - District 9 - Elysium - Oblivion - Edge of Tomorrow - Looper - I am Legend - Her - The Martian - The Matrix (Only 2 & 3 if you're super bored) - Basically any of the Mad Max series - Firefly (TV show, movies are OK) - Dark Matter (TV show) - Snow Piercer - American Ultra - Last Witch Hunter (more fantasy…

I am officially too old apparently when this is the top comment and it lacks Blade Runner at the top of the list (let alone even on it). Wow. Great choices though...for like the last 10 years maybe, I'll give you Matrix and X Files beyond that and that is it. Would anyone like a real list from a 40 year old?

Well as a 25 year old I added to the above list because I thought a lot of classics were missing. But I'd like to hear the 40 year old list too.

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

#43

Post by 1234567890abcde » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

Short Circuit

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

#44

Post by schwarze_pest » Tue, Oct 18, 2016, 7:19 PM UTC

schwarze_pest wrote: post #12

Planet of the Apes (1968), Forbidden Planet (1956), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Brazil (1985), Contact (1997)

Forgot about that one... Not a movie, but besides the very well known TV shows (ST:TNG, BSG, Firefly, etc.) I can really recommend The Expanse.

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by jimmahoney » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 3:23 AM UTC

A few others that I don't think have been mentioned, in no particular order.

- Guardians of the Galaxy

- Back to the Future series

- Men in Black

- Groundhog Day

- Elysium

- Planet of the Apes (old & new)

- Ender's Game

- Independence Day

- The Island

- John Carter

- I Robot

- The Day the Earth Stood Still (old & new)

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by mattnumbe » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 6:04 AM UTC

godelski wrote: post #41

teacup wrote: post #17

Going to repeat a lot of what has been said so far: - Minority Report (The TV show isn't bad either) - Ex Machina - District 9 - Elysium - Oblivion - Edge of Tomorrow - Looper - I am Legend - Her - The Martian - The Matrix (Only 2 & 3 if you're super bored) - Basically any of the Mad Max series - Firefly (TV show, movies are OK) - Dark Matter (TV show) - Snow Piercer - American Ultra - Last Witch Hunter (more fantasy…

I agree with all of these but have to add some, because you are missing a lot of the classics. - Alien (talk about classic Sci-Fi Horror) - Westworld (watch the movie before the show. Trust me) - 2001 A Space Odyssey - The Thing (I've only seen the old one) - Moon - Children of Men - 12 Monkeys - Gattaca - Blade Runner - Dark City - Akira (anime) - Primer (my favourite time travel film) - Interstellar - Black Mirror…

Solid list. Im not a big anime fan but I also enjoyed Akira. Have you seen Paprika? Another great Sci-fi anime (on a short list for me), which Inception may have stolen ideas from (don't quote me on that).

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by mattnumbe » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 6:08 AM UTC

dllthomas wrote: post #39

partisan wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go watch it again. It ages well. I'll throw another one in there for you as well: Starship Troopers.

> I'll throw another one in there for you as well: Starship Troopers. Yeesh, we are clearly going to have to agree to disagree.

I thought the same when I watched it the first time, but you should read some analysis' of that film and watch it again. It's surprisingly deep.

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by mattnumbe » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 6:13 AM UTC

mozumder wrote: post #29

1. Total Recall 2. Blade Runner 3. Starship Troopers 4. Superman 2 5. Aliens 6. Predator 7. Mad Max: Fury Road 8. Return of the Jedi 9. Star Wars 10. Empire Strikes Back 11. Dark City 12. Matrix Revolutions 13. Matrix 14. Matrix Reloaded 15. The Fifth Element 16. Robocop 17. Gravity 18. Godzilla (2014) 19. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 20. Jurassic Park 21. The Thing 22. Europa Report 23. THX-1138 24. Repo! The Genetic…

I think this may be the first list ever to contain Santa Sangre and Jurassic Park. Well done.

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by mozumder » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 6:50 AM UTC

mattnumbe wrote: post #48

mozumder wrote: post #29

1. Total Recall 2. Blade Runner 3. Starship Troopers 4. Superman 2 5. Aliens 6. Predator 7. Mad Max: Fury Road 8. Return of the Jedi 9. Star Wars 10. Empire Strikes Back 11. Dark City 12. Matrix Revolutions 13. Matrix 14. Matrix Reloaded 15. The Fifth Element 16. Robocop 17. Gravity 18. Godzilla (2014) 19. Terminator 2: Judgement Day 20. Jurassic Park 21. The Thing 22. Europa Report 23. THX-1138 24. Repo! The Genetic…

I think this may be the first list ever to contain Santa Sangre and Jurassic Park. Well done.

That kind of juxtaposition is also in Repo! The Genetic Opera. It stars the singer of one of my favorite industrial bands - Ogre of Skinny Puppy - alongside Paris Hilton.

=^D

Re: Ask HN: Good sci-fi movies?

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Post by dllthomas » Wed, Oct 19, 2016, 8:06 AM UTC

mattnumbe wrote: post #47

dllthomas wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I'll throw another one in there for you as well: Starship Troopers. Yeesh, we are clearly going to have to agree to disagree.

I thought the same when I watched it the first time, but you should read some analysis' of that film and watch it again. It's surprisingly deep.

Are you talking about Event Horizon or Starship Troopers?