Scifi fans: what is your favorite CLASSIC SF movie ?

[incubus]

Interstellar!

Just leaving this here for when the thread is bumped again in 2030.

I think it will be a classic, but it's a bit early.

[incubus]

But there are 3. Hopefully, you are referring to the John Carpenter one.

Yeah. The John Carpenter film. Which is the 3rd version? Never heard of one myself

Well, there is the "original" that the John Carpenter was based off of. Then there is the remake. Horrid. It's basically an exact duplicate except not scary or original. The John Carpenter one is a classic. "3rd" might be ambitiously ambiguous, but still, you know what I mean.

I just did a search for it. Apparently its a prequel to the JC version. I'd never heard of it ...

It's not actually bad, if you can get over the fact that it's essentially a less stylish, bulky duplicate of the JC-version, like (sorry SW-haters... and fans?) Force Awakens build itself on the framework of A New Hope. I think mediocre is fair.
If you hadn't seen the original, you might even regard it as... well, pretty good and original horror flick, because it builds itself around the framework of a very good movie.

I think they mostly respected the original, by not radically altering what made the original work. If only the writing would have been more clever and the use of suspense, psychology and cast (Kurt... Keith Daivd... "drool") was anywhere near the original, it might have become a worthy sequel in it's own right.

But back to the subject. The original Alien might be my favorite sci-fi movie. Hard to decide. I'm a bit torn between that and (again, sorry...) the old Star Wars-trilogy...

SW and Alien are CLEARLY classics. I think sometimes though SW get's written off because even though it has dark parts, it's not the "impending doom" that so much popular sci-fi is.

[incubus]

Actually, if we're going to go that era and throw caution to the wind, it's tough to leave out "Poltergiest" (another they did a gawd-awful remake of), "ET", Much of the Star Trek movies (especially "wrath" ), "Back to the Future", or "Close Encounters"

[HunterKiller]

Forbidden Planet. The precursor to Star Trek, with a tight script, great acting, good FX even now, and Anne Francis skinny dipping.

And a great and very clear message at the very end of the film, which you'll never hear anywhere now:

"It will remind us that we are, after all, not God."

[thecontrolcentre]

[Doc Brown]

Colossus = awesome
Latest star wars = horrible (really original)
Forbidden Planet = awesome
Dark Star = good (comedy)

[thecontrolcentre]

The Quiet Earth, Stalker and Solaris (the Tarkovsky version) are some other classic favourites.

[herodotus]

It Came From Outer Space.

It isn't the best, not when compared to a classic like The Day the Earth Stood Still, or Forbidden Planet, but the cheesy effects and the air of mystery in the first hour (before you see the aliens that look like over easy eggs with legs), definitely make it a favorite.

[rp314]

From Richard LaSalle who passed away in 2015 at the age of 97...

[Jace-BeOS]

Forbidden Planet. The precursor to Star Trek, with a tight script, great acting, good FX even now, and Anne Francis skinny dipping.

And a great and very clear message at the very end of the film, which you'll never hear anywhere now:

"It will remind us that we are, after all, not God."

What's great about that message exactly?

It reminds me of the science dismissing commentary I still see in modern scifi. Just a couple weeks ago I watched two different scifi films with statements like "some things science will never answer" nonsense in them.

[waiting man]

Somewhere between The Thing, Aliens and Robocop. Plastic fantastic.

Lately, Under The Skin & District 9 gave me a "classic" or "classaic" feel but dunno if they're classics yet.

[Bombadil]

If I had to pick ONE, it would be the original 'Planet of the Apes.' It is actually layered, insofar that what one sees in the movie as a kid is nowhere near as sophisticated as what one sees as when older. It is a great satire wrapped up in important themes. I hadn't realized that Rod Serling was one of the screenwriters until later, which puts that ending in its proper perspective: Taylor was in the §$$$$!! Twilight Zone.

Anyways, that movie, as a kid, during the time of the Apollo program, instilled a love for Sci-Fi in me that still persists.

Blade Runner is brilliant:
2001: Yeah.....
The Illustrated Man:
Fahrenheit 451;
Star Trek 2,4,6,8.....
Empire Strikes Back.
Inception.
Paul.

[incubus]

It Came From Outer Space.

It isn't the best, not when compared to a classic like The Day the Earth Stood Still, or Forbidden Planet, but the cheesy effects and the air of mystery in the first hour (before you see the aliens that look like over easy eggs with legs), definitely make it a favorite.

Not wrath of h....y?

[incubus]

If I had to pick ONE, it would be the original 'Planet of the Apes.' It is actually layered, insofar that what one sees in the movie as a kid is nowhere near as sophisticated as what one sees as when older. It is a great satire wrapped up in important themes. I hadn't realized that Rod Serling was one of the screenwriters until later, which puts that ending in its proper perspective: Taylor was in the §$$$$!! Twilight Zone.

Anyways, that movie, as a kid, during the time of the Apollo program, instilled a love for Sci-Fi in me that still persists.

Blade Runner is brilliant:
2001: Yeah.....
The Illustrated Man:
Fahrenheit 451;
Star Trek 2,4,6,8.....
Empire Strikes Back.
Inception.
Paul.

Excellent taste, except "inception" (haven't seen "Paul" )

[Bombadil]

Inception I threw in as my mind drew a blank. Still think it is a thought-provoking movie.

Upon further consideration, I'd exchange that for 'The Matrix' or 'Silent Running.' The latter is another of those movies I saw rather young that made a significant impact on me. Saw it as an adult, and it didn't do much for me. Maybe because I knew the ending.

Then there's 'Charlie,' based upon the short story 'Flowers For Algernon.' Went to see this on a Gr.8 class trip. Sad story about unintended consequences of medical 'progress.'


Colossus made an impression on me, as well. Interesting thing, it was based on a book, and the book had a sequel that has an interesting twist.

Still waiting for a proper version of 'Dune.' The 1984 movie more or less sucked, and the mini-series, well, they didn't have the budget for good actors or decent FX.