View Poll Results: Best sci-fi movie?
12 Monkeys
5
5.21%
2001: A Space Odyssey
21
21.88%
Alien
8
8.33%
Aliens
13
13.54%
The Matrix
9
9.38%
Road Warrior
1
1.04%
Star Wars
11
11.46%
Empire Strikes Back
20
20.83%
Terminator
2
2.08%
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
6
6.25%
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Best sci-fi movie
03-13-03, 07:19 AM
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Excellent choices all around but, I have to go with Alien as my absolute favorite. No matter how many times I watch it it never seems to get old. Cant' wait for my Quadrilogy set in June!
You did however forget to include Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 original) and Forbidden Planet.
You did however forget to include Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 original) and Forbidden Planet.
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03-13-03, 07:38 AM
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There are so many sub-genres represented that it’s difficult to choose. I tend to see Alien as more horror than sci-fi and Aliens, Star Wars, and T2 as action/adventure. Movies like 2001 and Star Wars couldn’t be more different in terms of intent, approach, or theme. Given the choices, I suppose it comes down to what types of sci-fi one enjoys. My vote: 2001.
03-13-03, 10:13 AM
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Alien - It's been my favorite sci-fi movie since I seen it as a kid.
Honorable Mention: Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Terminator.
Honorable Mention: Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Terminator.
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03-13-03, 11:07 AM
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(A little off-topic) Stupid question [puts on flame retardant suit]: But why is Star Wars et al not considered science fiction?
Of the movies listed above I voted for Alien.
-BT
Of the movies listed above I voted for Alien.
-BT
03-13-03, 11:36 AM
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• Quoth BT •<HR SIZE=1>(A little off-topic) Stupid question [puts on flame retardant suit]: But why is Star Wars et al not considered science fiction?<HR SIZE=1>
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03-13-03, 12:13 PM
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I voted for 2001.
Alien and Dune (if it were on the list) would be my second and third choices.
Well, this is a deabte that will be forever ongoing. Many people feel, myself included, that Star Wars is not science fiction. Without getting into a long tiresome discussion, I have always considered Star Wars to be more of the Fantasy genre set in space. I don't feel that just having space as a setting for a film makes it scifi. Where is the science? There is none (or very very little) other than space travel.
Along similar lines, one could argue whether or not Alien is scifi or horror or both. I see it as both, where I see Aliens as neither. Aliens is more of an action film. I have never seen The Terminator films as scifi either, but I suppose one could make a fair argument there (in regards to the advanced technology). And although it's been a while since I have seen The Road Warrior....scifi? not really in my book. To sum up the whole Star Wars thing, and any of these movies really...different people define the genre differently and consider different movie to be different things. I am not saying that decent arguments cannot be made for either side.
My The American Heritage Dictionary, Second Collegiate Edition defines science fiction simply as "Fiction in which actual or potential scientific discoveries and developments form part of the plot".
So regarding Star Wars....space travel is enough for some people to see it as scifi. I see it more as a result of the setting than an integral part to the story being told.
Alien and Dune (if it were on the list) would be my second and third choices.
Originally posted by BT
(A little off-topic) Stupid question [puts on flame retardant suit]: But why is Star Wars et al not considered science fiction?
Of the movies listed above I voted for Alien.
-BT
(A little off-topic) Stupid question [puts on flame retardant suit]: But why is Star Wars et al not considered science fiction?
Of the movies listed above I voted for Alien.
-BT
Along similar lines, one could argue whether or not Alien is scifi or horror or both. I see it as both, where I see Aliens as neither. Aliens is more of an action film. I have never seen The Terminator films as scifi either, but I suppose one could make a fair argument there (in regards to the advanced technology). And although it's been a while since I have seen The Road Warrior....scifi? not really in my book. To sum up the whole Star Wars thing, and any of these movies really...different people define the genre differently and consider different movie to be different things. I am not saying that decent arguments cannot be made for either side.
My The American Heritage Dictionary, Second Collegiate Edition defines science fiction simply as "Fiction in which actual or potential scientific discoveries and developments form part of the plot".
So regarding Star Wars....space travel is enough for some people to see it as scifi. I see it more as a result of the setting than an integral part to the story being told.
