Scifi Movie Suggestions?

[Lartyconshayo]

Primer !

 

[bazzabear]

Oh, didn't seem to make it very big, but I enjoyed Equilibrium.

 

[RevBillyG]

Pitch Black and the 2 follow-up Riddick movies

 

[Efour]

Star wars. Bit obvious but in case you missed them

 

[Mr Jones]

Oh, didn't seem to make it very big, but I enjoyed Equilibrium.

Gun'k-Fu Action, not quite Sci-Fi, but a very good film nonetheless.

Gattaca and Moon would be my suggestion but that's mentioned.

Recently watched Snowpiercer, definitely a cult film to watch.

 

[ttaskmaster]

Alien series
Blade Runner
Barbarella
Oblivion
Star Wars
Star Trek
2001
Spacehunter
Screamers
The 5th Element
Dune
Total Recall
Stargate
I Robot
Galaxy Quest
THX-1138
Hardware

There are thousands to choose from.
Just look on Wiki for a list of sci-films released by year and work through the ones that sound good.

 

[blitzwing85]

Eden Log

OK, so this movie gets pretty bad reviews but honestly I can't see why. I think it's amazing. Give it a try.
Almost no dialogue in the entire film, just a guy waking up in a really dark and strange place then wondering about trying to find out what's going on and how to get out.

 

[robgmun]

I never got the gushing rave reviews of Gattaca, seemed decidedly avarege and a little dull to be frank

 

[Robdav]

Moon would pretty much be my first recommendation, not knowing what you have already seen.

yeah this. saw it a few weeks back and thought it rocked

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Outland.

 

[Lartyconshayo]

just out and not seen it yet but 'Under the Skin' seems to be getting good reviews

 

[Squark]

I never got the gushing rave reviews of Gattaca, seemed decidedly avarege and a little dull to be frank

Be Bob instead of Frank, he liked it.

 

[twist3d0n3]

Outland.

do you mean Outlander?

 

[Jumantj]

Oh, didn't seem to make it very big, but I enjoyed Equilibrium.

2nd that

 

[pepp77]

Contact if you haven't seen it, excellent film.

 

[bazzabear]

Gun'k-Fu Action, not quite Sci-Fi, but a very good film nonetheless.

Equilibrium tag-line:
In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

How can you call that not sci-fi?

Futuristic setting, check!
Exploring the consequences of a social and/or scientific innovation, check!

 

[Mr Jones]

Equilibrium tag-line:
In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

How can you call that not sci-fi?

Futuristic setting, check!
Exploring the consequences of a social and/or scientific innovation, check!

In my mind, I put it on par with Terminator.
Action over Sci-Fi.

But you're right, it is Sci-Fi. Perhaps I should have rephraised better. Film is more of an action than Sci-Fi, but still great nonetheless.

 

[Phage]

All of the above plus

Outlander
Pitch black
Dark star

 

[Uncle Petey]

^ Which have already been mentioned

 

[bazzabear]

In my mind, I put it on par with Terminator.
Action over Sci-Fi.

But you're right, it is Sci-Fi. Perhaps I should have rephraised better. Film is more of an action than Sci-Fi, but still great nonetheless.

Ah, I see the point you're making now.

For me, what Asimov said about Sci-Fi rings very true. Think of it as a setting, not a genre.
It's possible for Sci-Fi to be action, romance, political thriller, anything. Even detective drama (since he followed up his thought by writing the absolutely excellent Caves of Steel.) The important part is that it uses a futuristic setting to raise questions about our current level of existence.