Best Sci-Fi Movies of the last 5 Years
 

So 2008-2012 only...I'm trying to find some that I haven't seen.

The best for me are District 9, Star Trek, and...I can't even think of a third film worthy of getting my top nod.

Star Trek
Moon

Yeah, I guess Moon would be my #3.

Sci-FI is pretty broad. Do you mean purely space set Sci-Fi? Techincally we could classify flicks like Inception as Sci-Fi.

I was going to chip in with Moon.

If Moon is top ten, well then it hasn't been a good decade for sci fi.

Maybe Source Code, if you can consider it Sci Fi.

Good one.

Good one. Like I said, Sci-Fi doesn’t have to mean "set in space" or with spaceships and aliens.

Having said that, I think we have to put Avatar and Prometheus on this list somewhere? Flame away.......

Looper

Wall E
Inception

Moon
Prometheus
Sunshine (oops 2007)

Like Moon, a Duncan Jones movie. Both outstanding.

Children of Men came out in 2006. Too far back?

How about The Road? Post-apocalyptic ... is that sci-fi enough?

Dredd
Cloud Atlas

Star Trek
Moon
District 9
Inception
Avatar

I haven't seen or heard half of these movies besides Star Trek, Avatar and District 9.

Men in Black 3 - hardcore sci fi man

District 9 was one of the most boring films I ever saw.

Prometheus has to be on that list.

I thought District 9 sucked. Way overhyped. And **** Avatar.

Mine would be:

Moon
Star Trek
Prometheus
Inception
Can't really think of a fifth

Ditto, i know many like it but it sure didnt do anything for me.

Just make a sci-fi film and leave all of the hidden meanings about aparteid or immigration or whatever for another film.

To the op, its pretty much just Trek and Moon for me, i might be missing one other but cant think of it.

What? That’s what makes great Sci-Fi great. Star Trek wouldn’t be Star Trek without the allegories to real life events.

I liked District 9. I never saw Avatar. I doubt I ever will. Seems like the best thing anyone says about it is, "it looks great." So do fish tanks.

I know it was critically acclaimed and did good box office, i simply didnt like it.

Tried to watch it twice and didnt get through it either time.

was going to say Equilibrium......but that's a bit further than 2002.

SO...

Inception
Prometheus

Not sure if "Priest" qualifies....but it was pretty good.

Add me to the "didn't like District 9" list.

My list:

Avatar
Cloud Atlas
Inception
Looper
Moon
Prometheus
Source Code
Star Trek
Watchmen
X-Men: First Class

Go back a couple of years and add:

Children of Men
Pan's Labyrinth
Sunshine
The Fountain

A little loose in the genre selection, and not all of these are necessarily the best (or even good in a couple of cases) but rather movies I think everyone should see.

I think there's a very real possibility that we'll see as many good to great science fiction movies on the big screen in 2013 as we've seen in the last 5 years combined.

I love Children of Men and Sunshine. Haven't seen Pan's Labyrinth or The Fountain. Might check Netflix today.

Definitely see Pan's Labyrinth. It's one of the best movies of any variety from the last decade.

The Fountain is a bit out there (it's Aronofsky, so that's sort of a given). People seem to either love it or hate it. I think it's sort of like Prometheus or Cloud Atlas in that it maybe misses the mark but there's still some really cool stuff in it.

Pan's Labyrinth is fantastic.. what kind of hipster are you? You should have seen this one long ago.
Guillermo del Toro is the shit. Not sure the movie really fits into sci-fi --- much more fantasy-horror. Either way, watch it.. And then watch The Devils Backbone.

Another strong recommendation for Pan's Labyrinth. Perhaps the most brilliant and original movie I've ever seen.

And I should add Watchmen to my list as well.

How about Tree of Life?
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If we're going to allow comic book movies i would add several, but there is a difference between them to me.

You and that damn movie LMAO

How about last 30 years? We could include Dune.

:mad:

I enjoyed Melancholia...for more reasons than Dunst's boobs even.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes kinda counts.


Doing a search to jog my memory and saw this, never heard of it so just throwing it out there.

Is It Just Me... Or Is Sunshine The Best Sci-fi Flick Of The Century?
http://www.totalfilm.com/features/is...of-the-century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_%282007_film%29

Totally forgot Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Definitely goes on the list.

Pandorum

Love that movie. It is great.

You have to see it. It is required. Log off and watch it now.

Oh. You're the one human that thought Priest was a pretty good movie. Interesting.

1. Moon
2. Looper
3. Sunshine
4. Inception
5. District 9

That one movie where this black dude is all alone in a city and these weirdos come out when it is dark and try to kill him.

He is like a bum plus he gets drunk a lot, this low rent can fly though. Then a pretty lady and her kid come and help him out because they feel sorry for him.

They get out of that bad city and the movie is over.

The end.

Cowboys and Aliens.

Surely, you can't be serious. David Lynch should have been hanged for that abortion.

I was considering bringing this movie up....I didn't have the sand.

Not really a movie - but Torchwood; Miracle Day. It's a British tv series that started out with Torchwood seasons 1 & 2 and continued with the best of the group in Torchwood; Children of Men. Probably not for everyone but it's one of my favorite si-fi series. Take it for what it's worth - I also love Lost Girl on the si-fi channel.

heh, i wanted to see the reaction. I tried watching it on Cinemax one afternoon. Couldnt make it past the 40 minutes of Earth creation and Dinosaur scene.

If I wasn't a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey, I would have turned Tree of Life off pretty quickly. It's not for everyone, that's for sure.

This... I couldn't remember the name of it! I'll add this one to my list.

Also, add me to the list of "District 9" was meh.

They are a little older and more in the dark fantasy genre (but people are including "Pan's Labyrinth" so figure it's okay) but I really liked "Night Watch" and the sequel "Day Watch". They are Russian films that came out in '04 and '06. Pretty bizarre but an entertaining ride.

He not - he's just ****ing with me. My hatred of Lynch's unholy butchery of my favorite book and of Lynch personally for doing it have been recounted often over the years.

I think Lynch has admitted he blew it. I know theres a TV cut of it that added in a few hours of material. It shows up from time to time when its broadcast, but i dont think its on DVD?

didn't Lynch disassociate himself with that [movie which shall not be named]?

How come almost all of the space Sci-fi movies end the same? Big battle of my species versus yours. Same with Prometheus. Cool from beginning to middle but ending was same old crap of brainless chase scenes until everyone gets blown up.

I wouldn't know. Nor do I care.

And he can disassociate himself with or beg for forgiveness - I don't care. That's like Hitler apologizing for World War II.

ROFL...


Heres some stuff i dug up on IMDB about it.



David Lynch (13 January 2006) : "Dune I didn't have final cut on. It's the only film I've made where I didn't have, I didn't technically have final cut on The Elephant Man but Mel Brooks gave it to me, and on Dune the film, I started selling out even in the script phase knowing I didn't have final cut, and I sold out, so it was a slow dying- the-death and a terrible terrible experience. I don't know how it happened, I trusted that it would work out but it was very naive and, the wrong move. In those days the maximum length they figured I could have is two hours and seventeen minutes, and that's what the film is, so they wouldn't lose a screening a day, so once again it's money talking and not for the film at all and so it was like compacted and it hurt it, it hurt it. There is no other version. There's more stuff, but even that is putrefied."


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/trivia


•Theatrical version is 137 minutes long; TV version seen both in syndication and on most cable networks, prepared under protest from (and eventually disowned by) director David Lynch, is approx. 176 minutes long (minus commercials) and features outtakes, additional footage, test close-up shots of certain actors, and even fabricated (i.e. "cheated") footage (made up of repeated stock footage from certain points in the film to make it appear that footage had been added--one reason why Lynch took his name off the credits of the TV version). The TV print credits Alan Smithee as director. Whereas the theatrical release features a brief introductory narration spoken by Princess Irulan, the TV version has a longer spoken introduction by an uncredited male narrator, with still paintings and drawings used to bring the viewer up to speed on the story. The TV version (which has been released on Japanese LaserDisc and overseas DVDs) has additional footage of the Fremen that lacks the blue color in their eyes, indicating that the scenes were cut before special f/x were added.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/alternateversions



Whatever the case, it wouldnt shock me if someone tried rebooting this movie someday.

I thought District 9 was really good up until the point where it broke out of the documentary format. Then it just kind of devolved into a mediocre sci-fi action flick with huge plot holes.

Moon is excellent, though. Sam Rockwell is amazing, and the soundtrack is great.

Avatar is Dancing with Wolves on another planet. I said before I saw it and still do after I watched it. Dancing with Wolves was a lot better movie.

Not that I have found so far.

It was OK...

Yep. And it's really sad, because the visual effects are just breathtaking (the closest thing to experiencing Star Wars in the theater for the first time I can remember) at least for the first half hour until you get used to them. Then you realize that you know everything that's going to happen in the movie because you've already seen it several times.

**** you Cameron. 4321

Guess I'm glad I never saw Dances with Wolves. Must make me one of the few who enjoyed Avatar.

Have to give another vote to Pandorum, but I liked Solaris which most people didn't. Have to heartily agree with Moon.

This thread is making me realize we need more sci-fi movies!

There are a lot of sci-fi movies (like Transformers). It's the good ones that are hard to find.

I liked Dune. there is an uncut version out there now.

It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains. The stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

I also liked Solaris quite a bit.

Which one?

Pandorum was fantastic...

:mad:

Read.... the..... book.....

Dune was one of the all-time hatchet jobs to one of the all-time greatest books.

Second all of this except for avatar.

Just a word of advice, Frank.

When Frazod comes for you, don't hide behind the fridge.

Sharktopus.

Inception
Avatar
Prometheus

Beat me to it you bastard ROFL


It is a much watch Buck.

The only bad thing about Dune (THE BOOK) is that I really can't recommend the later books. But anybody who loves science fiction should read the first one.

Just for fraz...

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:evil:

And it's been forever, but wasn't Duncan Idaho a mega badass in the book? I don't remember him being exactly that in the movie.

Sort of. But he's really a minor character in Dune despite eventually being the central character for the entire series.

Will.... not.... watch. :mad:

The first twenty seconds totally justifies your rage, and that is not an exaggeration. Heh.