I'm watching "Alien" right now. Fucking awesome Sci-Fi movie. It got me thinking about some of my other favorites of the Sci-Fi genre. There's always Star Wars (ultimate favorite, all 6 movies), Star Trek (only really liked 2, 4, and 6 of the original cast), and Lord Of The Rings (all 3 movies kick ass). I don't count them in my top 10 because they stand above and beyond. Following is a list of 11 or 12, I'm too lazy to count. No particular order here, just listed in the order I thought of them.
The Black Hole (1979)
A dark and disturbing look into a mad genius and one of the scariest robots ever. Maximillian scared the crap out of me when he killed Norman Bates.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
I'll never look at mashed potatoes the same way again. Brilliantly told story of visitors who were just as curious about us as we are about them.
Flash Gordon (1980)
Campy 80s Sci-Fi at it's best. Melody Anderson and Ornella Muti, nuff said.
Alien (1979) / Aliens (1986)
The first one was just utterly fantastic sci-fi horror. 2nd one had more of an action-movie flair to it, but still great sci-fi.
The Arrival (1996)
An astronomer picks up a signal that turns out to be coming from Mexico. Turns out, they're already among us. R.I.P. Ron Silver
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Doesn't get more classic than this. The first evidence of intelligence outside our planet leads to a mission that ultimately fails due to a sociopathic artificial intelligence computer.
Serenity (2005)
The movie that wrapped up the story from the tv show Firefly. Great, great, great show, and the movie was a fantastic compliment to it. The outer worlds of our known universe have become a wild west frontier of settlers, corrupt government and brutal savages. Follow a small band of thieves trying to make their way, but a higher purpose intercedes.
The Matrix (1999)
I liked the trilogy, but this is the only one worthy of my top sci-fi list. Great story, great special fx.
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Bad special fx, bad acting but great story about time travel. Michael Pare was a GOD in the 80s.
The Abyss (1989)
James Cameron's finest movie EVER. Fuck Titanic. This was his crowning achievement as far as I'm concerned. While the world is going to hell in a hand basket due to tensions between the world's 2 superpowers, a small group of oil workers goes on a rescue mission and finds even more in the depths of the ocean.
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Astronauts crash land on a world where Apes evolved to dominate humans. The twist at the end is the stuff of movie legend. Fuck Mark Wahlberg, Heston was the man.
