So far this year I have watched Metropolis and Zardoz for the first time. What are some other must see SciFi movies?

  • lemmyng@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Forbidden Planet, Logan’s Run, Death Race 2000, The Day the Earth Stood Still, …

    What’s your cutoff for “classic”? Are we talking about the classic film era, or anything older than 25 years?

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      1 year ago

      Great picks. I’m not too concerned with the timing. Even more recent, soon to be classics, are fair game.

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        Well in that case:

        • The Matrix
        • Dark City
        • Pi
        • Confluence
        • Predestination
        • Primer
        • Brazil
        • Time Bandits
        • Gremlins
        • They Live!
        • Escape from NY/LA
        • Big Trouble in Little China
        • The Fifth Element
        • 12 Monkeys
        • Six String Samurai
        • Robocop
        • Total Recall
        • Terminator & Terminator 2
        • Event Horizon
        • Stargate
        • Johnny Mnemonic
        • Soldier
        • The Truman Show
        • Mars Attacks!
        • Demolition Man
        • Starship Troopers
        • Tank Girl
        • Cube
        • Species
        • Men in Black
        • Iron Sky
        • Robot Jox

        … and many more!

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              Yeah, now that I think about it, if you described Truman show to someone that has never seen it, they would have to think it was sci-fi. But it’s done so well and plays so close to the realm of possibility that I’ve never really considered it sci-fi…
              Whatever it is, it’s brilliant.