Terminator, Robocop, judge dredd

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I was never really into watching movies growing up but I've been enjoying the sci fi/action type ones from the 80's/90s recently.

Can anyone recommend some similar to terminator/Robocop etc?
 

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That's a lot of childhood movie nostalgia you have missed out on, but even better now becaus eyou can get the full grasp of the messages and plot that they had which as a kid you'd have glossed over anyway only focusing on the gory action and cheesy lines back then :D

As for 80s/90s scifi...

Goonies
The Thing
Flight of the Navigator
E.T.
Predator
Blade Runner
Alien (all of then)
Batteries Not Included
Inner Space
Short Circuit
Gremlins
2001 Space Odyssey (ok not quite the same era but still a marvel)
FLash Gordon
Masters of the Universe (He-Man)
Sphere
Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Fly
Total Recall
The Matrix
Demolition Man
Equilibrium
Fifth Element
Contact
Cube
Clockwork Orange
Galaxy Quest (parody of Star Wars, very good)
The Abyss
Back to the Future trilogy
Species
Event Horizon
Starship Troopers

That will last a while.
 
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just go through the classics from the major action stars

i like some oddball ones personally like big trouble in little china, the fly and they live

i have watched just about every arnie movie ever made and some of them are good but nothing really beats Terminator 2
 
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That's a lot of childhood movie nostalgia you have missed out on, but even better now becaus eyou can get the full grasp of the messages and plot that they had which as a kid you'd have glossed over anyway only focusing on the gory action and cheesy lines back then :D

As for 80s/90s scifi...

Goonies
The Thing
Flight of the Navigator
E.T.
Predator
Blade Runner
Alien (all of then)
Batteries Not Included
Inner Space
Short Circuit
Gremlins
2001 Space Odyssey (ok not quite the same era but still a marvel)
FLash Gordon
Masters of the Universe (He-Man)
Sphere
Ghostbusters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Fly
Total Recall
The Matrix
Demolition Man
Equilibrium
Fifth Element
Contact
Cube
Clockwork Orange
Galaxy Quest (parody of Star Wars, very good)
The Abyss
Back to the Future trilogy
Species
Event Horizon
Starship Troopers

That will last a while.

Would you like to know more?

Species was great. But that's only due to a crush on her! :D
 
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Not sure if you want both action or scifi, or any combo of the two.

Since the action + scifi seems to be covered pretty well, I'll throw in

Beverly Hills Cop
Planet of the Apes
Dune
The Hunt for the Red October (listed as action, more thriller IMO, but there's never a reason not to list it :p )
The Rock
Enemy of the State
Independence Day (completely ignore the second one)

If you've watched Star Wars then -

Spaceballs
 
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As the usual suspects have been recommended, I'll suggest something different. I've not seen it, but I've been recommended this on a "so bad it's good" basis.


It sounds tremendous! Like the films Channel 5 used to show when it first aired.

Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research. A prototype robot intended for crime combat escapes from the development lab and goes on a killing rampage.

I mean just look at this. It puts the bar scene in Terminator 2 to shame...

 
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