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[Μarkham]

It's just what I heard.  Ask the people with enough time on their hands to watch the 30+ minute ending of 2001 over and over.

[allen]

2001 is quite excellent, assuming you ignore the two other movies (at the beginning and the end) that bookend the REAL film (aka the part with HAL).

i will eat your soul

[1982]

If you want to spoil the 2001 experience, there is two very interesting explanations for it which either add a ton of "depth" or kill the whole thing:


1. You must see the monolith as a Stanley Kubrick himself
2. You must see the monolith as a presentation of film screen

[cystem glitch]

Here are a few Sci-Fi movies that I like:


Total Recall, Videodrome, Brazil, Solaris, Alien, Aliens, Battle Royale, Riki-Oh, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Guyver OVA, Paprika, Heavy Metal, Wizards, Aeon Flux(tv), A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (british tv), District 9, Naked Lunch, The Fly, Scanners, eXistenZ, Dawn of the Dead, Robocop, Blade Runner, Dark City, The City of Lost Children, Strange Days, Terminator 1 and 2, Predator, Dead Alive, The Evil Dead, Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Frankenstein, King Kong, A Clockwork Orange, The Ninth Configuration, Eraserhead, El Topo, Santa Sangre, The Exorcist, Tokyo Gore Police, Ichi the Killer, 12 Monkeys, Cube, Series 7, Vanilla Sky, Pi, The Fountain, Attack the Block, Primer, Rubber, The Warriors, Mad Max, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, Batteries Not Included, Flight of the Navigator, Tron, District B13, Repo Man, Death Race 2000, Brainscan, The Toxic Avenger, Bloodsucking Pharaohs from Pittsburgh, Ice Pirates, Flesh Gordon, MD Geist, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Hobo with a Shotgun, Planet Terror, Starship Troopers, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Biohunter, Fist of the North Star, Urotsukidoji: The Legend of the Overfiend, Ninja Scroll, Dead Leaves, Vampire Hunter D,  Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dinotopia, The Man who fell to Earth, Cemetery Man, House, TerrorVision, Deathstalker I - IV, The Vindicator, Nowhere, Cyborg, Time Cop, Universal Soldier, No Escape, Virtuosity, The Last Starfighter, Event Horizon, The Necronomicon, Slither, Splice, The Butterfly Effect, Maximum Overdrive, The Langoliers, The Lawnmower Man, The Blob, Man's Best Friend, Dead Heat, The Running Man, Highlander, Rollerball, Santo & Blue Demon vs. Doctor Frankenstein, Zardoz, The Man with Two Brains, Space Jam



(I left off stuff like Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Star Trek TNG on TV and original cast for the movies, Independence Day / Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, et cetera because they are so popular / prevalent they kind of go without saying).

[Tumetsu]

2001 is quite excellent, assuming you ignore the two other movies (at the beginning and the end) that bookend the REAL film (aka the part with HAL).

2001 is awesome and excellent from the beginning to the end.  

Also, by "The Moon" I meant "Moon" crowe later posted about.

[C.A. Sinner]

Solaris

[Mikademus]

Wow, lots of replies, so that means a lot of replying to do! Still waiting for Superb Joe's list of recommended viewing though!


Smithy: Children on Men, thanks, will go to my viewing list! Thanks!

Crowe, It is "Moon" I have seen, and I agree, it really is great! I actually didn't know anything about it when I saw it and I think that made it even better. Today it is difficult to see films without having had them spoiled in some way, but since I managed that feat with Moon it felt that I actually joined the main character on his voyage of exploration. I lap up anything Terry Gilliam makes as soon as it hits the screens, but he is one of those low-paces guys, which I guess I love him for in a way.

Core, I actually love the two first Alien(s) movies. The third is ok, and the fourth is entertaining sci-fi but from an "real Alien" (1 & 2) standpoint is quite shitty. Starship Troopers is a classic! What I like about the movie is that it stands on its own apart from the book: they are totally different. Some Heinlein fans hate that, but I think they made a wonderful sarcasm of today's values and trends and made a quite unique film. But WTF happened with the sequel? It's WORSE than what Uve Boll could have made!

Markham, now we have both Metropolis and 2001 mentioned together with Blade Runner and Brazil, so we've got the higher echelons covered! Wish there were more sci-fi at this level!

Johan Sandoval, about 2001, really, the start and the end makes the film, but they also require the most thought. Some friends of mine hate it because they don't understand it. Btw, read the book 2001 too, it is amazing!

Gimmy: Wing of honneamise, sounds familiar... Isn't that an anime?

Headless Man: Lol, yeah, I actually really enjoyed Blixt Gordon! And Queen did the soundtrack! Cheezy B for the win! Counter-suggestion, have you seen Barbarella? See it with the blokes, an ironic mindset, and your beverages of choice and I promise you a great evening!

Pishtaco: Hmm, 1954 Disney docu of the future, eh? That's really interesting! Thanks!

Cystem glitch: Wow! We have quite the similar taste (or rather, we've both canvassed most of what's available to watch)! I see you left out Predator 2, which isn't as good as the first one but still nice enough. I guess "Mad Max" means the actual #2 (desert and fuel escort thing)? #1 isn't well knows, and #3 (Beyond Thunderdoom with Tina Turner) is quite shitty. And eXiztenZ is a little gem

Sinclair: I'm still out on whether I like the Russian 1972 original or the 2002 remake of Solaris better. Perhaps it is time to watch them again? Hmm...

[moi]

Total Recall

Yeah just saw it recently, aged much better than most 90s movies, also: crazy awesome soundtrack and endless quote material.

[InfiniteStateMachine]

I have a soft spot for cheesy sci-fi and Sliders just came to netflix.

The new outer limits is good in that regard too.

[Tumetsu]

First contact is rather nice too, and Wall-E :D

[C.A. Sinner]

Total Recall

Yeah just saw it recently, aged much better than most 90s movies, also: crazy awesome soundtrack and endless quote material.

matrix is the best sci-fi movie of the 90s.

[genka]

I shudder to think what you pretentious assholes will think of my most favorite movie ever. (Part two.)

Then again, pretentious assholes love this movie too.

[moi]

Total Recall

Yeah just saw it recently, aged much better than most 90s movies, also: crazy awesome soundtrack and endless quote material.

matrix is the best sci-fi movie of the 90s.

IT'S GREAT, BUT STILL NOT AS GOOD AS BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BESTEST SCI FI MOVIE EVER DONE AMIRITE

[Dugan]

Ulysses 31!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_31

Star Fleet (X-Bomber)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD-9NZsYCQw

aaaand - "Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And Scald Myself With Tea".
Here is part of the description from imdb "Former Nazi Klaus Abard survives to the 1990s by taking anti-aging pills. He plans to use a time travel trip to return to Germany in 1944 and present Hitler with a hydrogen bomb, so that he can win the war. Unfortunately the pilot, woman-chasing Karel Bures, dies on the morning of the trip and his earnest twin brother Jan impersonates him, without knowing about the plot..."

intro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhtNV50aOTw

[C.A. Sinner]

Total Recall

Yeah just saw it recently, aged much better than most 90s movies, also: crazy awesome soundtrack and endless quote material.

matrix is the best sci-fi movie of the 90s.

IT'S GREAT, BUT STILL NOT AS GOOD AS BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BESTEST SCI FI MOVIE EVER DONE AMIRITE

batman the dork knight is the best movie of all time