Best Sci fi film

[DISaS73R]

I'd forgotten about Moon, I need to rewatch it. Cheers for the reminder!

[slinkydisc]

A few that may or may not been mentioned:
Moon - Go watch this, go watch it now. Absolutely amazing film.
12 Monkeys
A Scanner Darkly
Demon Seed
Brazil

Also +1 to Jester for mentioning Primer, excellent film, still need to watch Upstream Colour (same director, main actor)

Some Honourable Mentions:
Dark City
Pacific Rim - just fun, don't try to take it seriously, that's not the point
Looper
The Chronicles of Riddick
Pandorum
Paul
Iron Sky - Nazis on the Dark Side of the Moon. It's hilarious.

Some good Terry Gilliam films there and I love moon still to see a scanner darkly (read the book three times though)

Some more of my faves

THX 1138
Logans Run
Rollerball
Clockwork orange
Solent green

[Danno9999]

need to see moon!

good shout mentioning chronicles of riddick - that is a cool film.

looking forward to seeing the signal - trailer gives me goosebumps!

[Hippie]

Dune

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/

[Jester]

Collossus: The Forbin Project

[Citizen_Insane]

***IMPORTANT RELEVANT EDIT: RIP H. R. Geiger. Died yesterday.***

still to see a scanner darkly (read the book three times though)

I think I've seen the film about 3 times and I read the book a few years back. Honestly I think the book has more of an impact than the film, just because of the writing style. It's really cool but affecting how the it progresses with the decay of the main character's mental state.

Solid list there, going to have to note the few of those I've not seen.

Also, just watched The Machine this weekend, was pretty damn good, although I have issues with the ending and feel as though the last part of the film was a bit rushed from a plot perspective.

Also on the note of Dune, I really don't think it would be possible to do those books justice without making it an expansive multi-season TV show, and even then it would need a ridiculous budget. That documentary on the dune film that didn't get made, Jodorowsky's Dune, looks interesting though and some of the concept art I've seen is absolutely mind-blowing.
I mean, just look at some of it!

[slinkydisc]

Cool images although anime I forgot to mention Akira.

[Ozei]

My personal favourites
Star Wars (the original trilogy)
The Matrix
Iron Sky

Also some challengers
Star Wreck VI: In The Pirkinning (JUST PLAIN AWESOME parody, watch it if you can find it with english subtitles or if you know Finnish)
Iron Sky (Made by same guys as Star Wreck but with huge budget)
Serenity (I really loved Firefly also, but it's not a movie)
Star Wars II, III (I enjoyed them even though they're not as good as the originals)

[slinkydisc]

I think people are way too critical of the last star war films they were quite good films for what they were.

Although I could have done without jar jar binks what the f was that about.