good sci fi movies

[Reverend]

Five.

And Kirk makes six. Do we officially get to call it an underrated film now, or do we need seven people for that?

I liked The Postman. I have it on DVD.

OK, I'm calling it. 'The Postman' is officially underrated!

 

[Myasishchev]

What else
Or if you fancy a bit of Cheesy Sci-Fi that might cross into so bad it's good territory Flash Gordon

I'm sure you meant so awesome it's really awesome.

 

[Myasishchev]

LIAR!!!!

Just finished watching Silent Running.

Ewwwrgh-pwagh!

If I'd seen it in the 70s before Star wars, I'm sure it would have been excellent, but there was a time i thought that Ice Pirates was funny... But it's an incredibly poor man's Castaway.

WALL-E totally ripped this SOB off.

When I was more involved here, I always liked you. Now I know why.

 

[trevanian]

Cypher
Brainstorm
This Island Earth
Le Dernier Combat
The Illustrated Man
The Terminal Man (though I think book is better).
Runaway (not a classic really, but I love the cast and cheesy fun)

Man, I've never heard of anybody liking THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. Score, yeah, but movie. ohno.

 

[trevanian]

I'm still amazed nobody has remade Fantastic Voyage, which seems to cry for a brand-new version with state-of-the-art SFX . . . and 3D. (You'd have to ditch the Cold War angle, but that's certainly doable.)

They technically re-did it under the new name, Inner Space starring Dennis Quaid, albiet the story was slightly different than the orignal.

True, but they turned it into a zany comedy vehicle for Martin Short. I wouldn't mind seeing a more serious remake.

The guy who directed NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and REAL STEEL was supposed to be remaking it a year or two back. Maybe the script didn't work out? I remember talking with somebody -- might have been REAL STEEL's vfx supervisor -- about how when you photograph a miniature badly in 3D it makes it look actual size, and how if you used miniatures for 3d in a FV remake you could make the ship look REALLY small. (there are a couple of miniature shots in RS, BTW.)