Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Films

[tangentgirl]

Any Science Fiction lovers out there?

I was at the doctor's office and reading an old issue of Entertainment Weekly or some magazine like that... and it's cover read the 25 best Science Fiction Shows/Movies of all time.
(Or something like that).

Unfortunately a good portion of the magazine was missing so I didn't get the complete list.

What are some of your favorites?

Okay... it's almost 3am and I'm tired so this is not a complete list but here's a few to start things rolling:

Equilibrium
Matrix
Serenity
Firefly (the t.v. series)
BtVS (while we're talking t.v. series... though this is Fantasy)
Alien & Aliens
Blade Runner
Metropolis
Terminator (1 & 2)
Planet Terror (Grindhouse)
X2
Brazil
Close Encounters... (for nostalgia's sake)
I suppose I should put E.T., but I'm not sure I really want to.
I suppose I should put some Star Wars and Star Trek movies on here too.... I'll have to think on it.

For now... I'll give you Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
Wrath of Kahn was my fave of the Star Trek's as a kid.

okay... going to bed now; will try to dream of comedies and sci-fi/fantasy flicks.

Night.

[Laslo Hollyfeld]

You hit many of the basics, tangentgirl, many of the "must haves" with your list: Matrix, Terminator, Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Wrath of Khan and many of their sequels. I have no argument with those. To that list, I would add:

12 Monkeys
Back to the Future
Minority Report
I, Robot
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (I think I was one of three people who actually liked this one)

all of which reminds me of a conversation JB and I had a long time ago, (and which I'm too lazy to go and find), about what makes a movie "science fiction." It was a fascinating discussion between two brilliant individuals at the top of their respective games. But then, you'd expect nothing less from a conversation between JB and myself, now would you? Unless it was dissecting the finer points of Kate Beckinsale or Evangeline Lily.

[The Movie Mark]

laslohollyfeld said:

all of which reminds me of a conversation JB and I had a long time ago, (and which I'm too lazy to go and find), about what makes a movie "science fiction." It was a fascinating discussion between two brilliant individuals at the top of their respective games. But then, you'd expect nothing less from a conversation between JB and myself, now would you? Unless it was dissecting the finer points of Kate Beckinsale or Evangeline Lily.

Dissecting the finer points or the finer curves? I digress. I remember the conversation quite well, Laslo. The verbal repartee - the linguistic tête–à–tête, if you will - was both enlightening as well as entertaining. Atticus Finch had nothing on us.

To add to the list:

Pitch Black
Frequency
Signs
Independence Day
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Butterfly Effect

[tangentgirl]

I've never seen I, Robot --- heard it wasn't very good.

I neither loved nor hated Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow... visually, I found it quite interesting & captivating.

Thanks for reminding me of Twelve Monkeys... I'd like to watch that again. I haven't seen it since it was on the big screen. I really liked that one.

I would like to add The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China (for Fantasy sake). If we're going cheeseball and you want to stick to strictly Sci-Fi... then I'd add the horribly delicious 1980's version of Flash Gordon. *** Please note that this is merely a nostalgia pick and nothing more. ***

[nikkibluejeans]

Good calls, folks...

Sci-Fi:
Planet Terror (Grindhouse)
Night of the Living Dead
Star Wars & Empire Strikes Back
Back to the Future (I & II)
Minority Report
I, Robot
Independence Day
Signs
Bill & Ted's Excellend Adventure
Big Trouble in Little China
Gremlins
SpaceCamp
"Quantum Leap" (TV)

Fantasy:
Harry Potter Series
Lord of the Rings
The Princess Bride
Labyrinth
The Neverending Story
The Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Ladyhawke

[wendymypooh]

Scifi
Star Wars
Terminator
ET
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Independence Day
Signs
Gremlins
Spacecamp

Fantasy
Lord of the Rings
Xmen movies
Harry Potter
Chronicles of Narnia
Neverending Story
Tuck Everlasting