Favorite sci-fi movies?

[max808]

3] Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
by David Twohy & Vin Diesel
director's cut > 02:14:06
aspect ratio > 2.39:1 anamorphic
premiere > 11/06/2004 USA
budget > $110 million
box office > $116 million

In the distant future, a race of ruthless undead wreak havoc on planet after planet, galaxy after galaxy leaving behind a wake of death and destruction on the way to their final destination, the Underverse where legend has it gods go to die... and become something different entirely. The only thing standing in their way is a different kind of evil... these are the Chronicles of Riddick.

[max808]

4] I, Robot 3D (2004)
by Alex Proyas & John Davis
theatrical cut > 01:54:44
aspect ratio
> 2.35:1 anamorphic (2D)
> 1.78:1 full frame (3D)
premiere > 07/07/2004 Westwood LA, USA
budget > $120 million
box office > $353.1 million

Chicago 2035, a city once plagued by rampant homicide is now a utopia where crime has all but disappeared ever since the introduction of A.I. robots governed by Isaac Asimov's famous 3 laws, which dictate that a robot must always obey a human command, protect all human life ánd itself if not in conflict with the first or second law. When United States Robotics co-founder Dr. Alfred is found dead, severely traumatized detective Spooner suspects that a rogue A.I. is responsible and things get out of hand real fast...

**Disclaimer**
There will be some slapping involved but the Audi Avus Quattro prototype alone is worth the price of admission and served as the basis for theIr now legendary R8 series.

[max808]

5] Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas
theatrical cut > 02:02:31
aspect ratio > 2.39:1 anamorphic
premiere > 18/05/2008 Cannes, FRA
budget > $185 million
box office > $790.7 million

After outsmarting those diabolical Nazis and fundamentaly contributing to win the war to end all wars, Indiana Jones is kidnapped at a nondisclosed archeological site in Mexico by a crew of Soviet spies and saboteurs under the command of Dr. Colonel Spalko, 3-time recipient of the order of Lenin and Stalin's personal advisor on parapsychological matters. Her aim to uncover the whereabouts of the final crystal skull, which she believes holds the key to unlock its outerworldly kingdom and ultimately dominion over the heavens and the earth...

[max808]

6] 2012 (2009)
by Roland Emmerich & Harald Kloser
director's cut > 02:37:49
aspect ratio > 2.39:1 anamorphic
premiere > 11/11/2009 BE
budget > $200 million
box office > $769.6 million

According to ancient scripture, there would come a time when the earth would once again be in great upheaval as described in Immanuel Velikovski's masterpiece [also later works by Von Däniken, Magnusson & Carlsson] and prophesied by a people who vanished from the face of the earth in a time when advanced civilizations were unheard of. The year of our Lord 2012, planet Earth is about to shift into high gear...

[mongo1958]

Check out the trailer for "65" coming out in March. Might be good.

Trailers should be a teaser to tantalize your interest.
Sadly, some trailers show best parts of the movie ending up with a disappointing experience at the theater.
65 does show promise, if the rest of the movie is as good as the trailer.

[mongo1958]

Saw it last week and liked it but was rather distracted so watched it again later and liked it again. It was directed by the same guy that did the Tomb Raider reboot with my girl Alicia Vikander!

Overall, it was pretty good. It was anti-Christian, blatantly so, but the overall movie was pretty good.

Hey Doc, when is Hollywood making a film of your books?

I wish.

The patriot, and The Passion of the Christ.
Edit note: Forgot to add the Chronicles of Narnia.

[mongo1958]

The Thing with Kurt Russell

[mongo1958]

The Lord of the Rings

[mongo1958]

I saw The Thing prequel, and thought it was OK, as it did try to stay true to John Carpenter's The Thing. The problem, besides being far less subtle than Carpenter's film, is that the cast of the prequel did NOT look like people from the early 1980s, when it was set. They looked like post-2K people transplanted back to the past. It made it unbelievable that the prequel happens before the events in the Carpenter film. At least that's how I remembered it; I only saw the prequel once, when it first came out.

As for The Thing From Another World, it's a good movie, but I feel that John Carpenter's The Thing is much better. But that's just my opinion. It also is much more faithful to the 1938 novella Who Goes There, which both movies were based off of.

A couple more really good movies I forgot to mention:

The Mysterians (1957)

Mysterious Island (1961)

I almost never watch any major Hollywood movies from recent years anymore. Or very rarely. Too much over-the-top CGI that lacks soul.

I thought Contact (1997) was good. Especially certain parts of it, which were unlike most 'alien encounter' movies.

Jim

The Thing by Carpenter was fantastic.
Mysterious Island (1961) was a very good movie.
Another fantastic movie is the Wizard of Oz.

[riclaw]

Check out the trailer for "65" coming out in March. Might be good.

Trailers should be a teaser to tantalize your interest.
Sadly, some trailers show best parts of the movie ending up with a disappointing experience at the theater.
65 does show promise, if the rest of the movie is as good as the trailer.

I don't regret going to see 65, but I also don't feel the need to rewatch it. The last battle with the T-Rex was pretty 'meh'.

I have high hopes for the new Mission Impossible movie. Tom Cruise is the only actor left that consistently delivers movies I enjoy. His acting is good. More importantly, he has enough creative control to deliver a good story.

[mongo1958]

I don't regret going to see 65, but I also don't feel the need to rewatch it. The last battle with the T-Rex was pretty 'meh'.

That is disappointing, I was hoping that it would be more like Alien(s).

I have high hopes for the new Mission Impossible movie. Tom Cruise is the only actor left that consistently delivers movies I enjoy. His acting is good. More importantly, he has enough creative control to deliver a good story.

The Tom Cruise movie about time travel and Jack Ryan are pretty good. The Top Gun movies were also good.
Maverick kick started the movie industry after Covid and didn't get jack squat from the Academy Awards group.
Not even an honorable mention.

[Doc Dan]

Tom Cruise is my least favorite actor and person. He has exactly one facial expression.

[riclaw]

Tom Cruise is my least favorite actor and person. He has exactly one facial expression.

Bwahaha! Yes, he's a role player more than an actor. But if you watched Top Gun Maverick, tell me that wasn't a perfect follow up and tribute to the original.

Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Indiana Jones, James Bond.... I'm tired of seeing new chapters written by people who hate the source material. Cruise's Maverick is still a character I can respect.

[mongo1958]

Lets not forget Star Wars. 4,5, and 6 were the best and 1,2, and 3 were OK. I did not like Jaja. As far as the other movies goes, I did not like most of them. Rouge One was pretty good.
I did some research on 65, I'll watch it when I can but I will not have high hopes for it.

[Doc Dan]

Rogue One was the best Star Wars movie. A New Hope was second.

[riclaw]

I agree, Rogue One is great.

I watched Love and Monsters last night on a lark. It was really good. Story + acting + CGI = all good.

[max808]

Check out the trailer for "65" coming out in March. Might be good.

Trailers should be a teaser to tantalize your interest.
Sadly, some trailers show best parts of the movie ending up with a disappointing experience at the theater.
65 does show promise, if the rest of the movie is as good as the trailer.

It seems the art of making trailers has been lost, nowadays they start the trailer with a trailer telling the audience they're watching a trailer...

[RamZar]

My top 3 Star Wars movies in ranked order:

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Rogue One

My top 3 Star Trek movies in ranked order:

1. Wrath of Khan
2. The Voyage Home
3. First Contact

[mongo1958]

Check out the trailer for "65" coming out in March. Might be good.

Trailers should be a teaser to tantalize your interest.
Sadly, some trailers show best parts of the movie ending up with a disappointing experience at the theater.
65 does show promise, if the rest of the movie is as good as the trailer.

I don't regret going to see 65, but I also don't feel the need to rewatch it. The last battle with the T-Rex was pretty 'meh'.

I have high hopes for the new Mission Impossible movie. Tom Cruise is the only actor left that consistently delivers movies I enjoy. His acting is good. More importantly, he has enough creative control to deliver a good story.

65 Update: I just watched it on prime. I was pleasantly surprised, it was pretty good.

[mongo1958]

My top 3 Star Wars movies in ranked order:

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Rogue One

My top 3 Star Trek movies in ranked order:

1. Wrath of Khan
2. The Voyage Home
3. First Contact