My Favourite Sci-Fi Movies 

Here are the science fiction movies which are in my personal top five (in no particular order).

I, Robot (Two-Disc All-Access Collector's Edition)

I was always a fan of Isaac Asimov, and even though it is not based on any particular story, this film manages to stay true to the themes and concepts that he wrote about.

Amazon Price: $17.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

The Chronicles of Riddick (Theatrical Widescreen Edition)

Based around the same character from 'Pitch Black', this film turns him into the 'good guy' who has to save the whole human race.

Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

V for Vendetta (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Set in a future London, this film features a 'Guy Fawkes' character set on blowing up parliment and overthrowing the evil government.

Amazon Price: $20.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

The Fifth Element (Ultimate Edition)

Bruce Willis plays humble cab driver, who unwittingly finds himself having to save the Universe. The costumes, sountrack and camera work is simply stunning.

Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

Galaxy Quest

A comedy featuring fading actors of a 'Star Trek' like TV show find themselves on a real alien space ship...

Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 07/26/2008)

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The Matrix

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Blade Runner - The Director's Cut (Remastered Limited Edition)

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? IMHO this is the best Sci-Fi of all time.18 points

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Serenity (Widescreen Edition)

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Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 versions, Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)

The best for last of the SW saga.13 points

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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc)

Episode IV A New Hope Eighteen years later, Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy on Tatooine, is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when h...13 points

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2001 - A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. It is a dazzling, Academy Award-winning ...10 points

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The Fifth Element (Ultimate Edition)

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Forbidden Planet (Two-Disc 50th Anniversary Special Edition)

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Men in Black

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I, Robot

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Silent Running

Brilliant movie - The last of the Earth's vegetation is on a space ship and about to be destroyed - excellent robots.4 points

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12 Monkeys

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Full Screen Collector's Edition)

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Independence Day

On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos. A number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth that are reve...2 points

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Flight of the Navigator

Wooo such a good movie!1 point

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Lifeforce

I love this movie... Space vampires - what could be better?1 point

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Frankenstein Unbound

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Contact

Based on Carl Sagan's novel.1 point

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Armageddon

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K-PAX

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Gattaca

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Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)

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The Lives of Others

A fantastic German film. Gripping from start to finish.0 points

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Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Special Edition)

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Down by Law - Criterion Collection

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Dune (1984) [HD DVD]

Even more than most of David Lynch's deliberately bizarre and idiosyncratic movies, <i>Dune</i> is a "love-it-or-hate-it" affair. An ambitious, epic, utterly mind-boggling--and, let's admit it, all-out weird--adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, <i>Dune</i> remains one of the most controversial films in the director's exceedingly provocative career. The story (if <i>Dune</i> can be said to have just one story) is complex and convoluted in the epic tradition; it has something to do with politi...0 points

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Alien (The Director's Cut)

The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. One by one, each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left, leading to an explosive conclusion that sets the stage for its stunning sequel, "Aliens."0 points

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Something's wrong in the town of Santa Mira, California. At first, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless imposters. But soon the evidence is overwhelming--Santa Mira has been invaded by alien "pods" that are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It's up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Considered one of the best sc...0 points

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Movies I'd Like to See 

New Science-Fiction Movie Reviews

Here are some recent Sci-Fi releases which I haven't got round to watching yet.
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"The Fountain" Movie Review

Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death. Hugh Jackman plays that man, devoted to one woman (Rachel Weisz) and determined...

"Eragon" Movie Review

The Kingdom of Alagaesia is ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, a former dragon rider that betrayed his mates and his people in his quest for power. When the orphan farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by Princess Arya, he soon realizes that it is...

"A Scanner Darkly" Movie Review

Set in a not-too-distant future where America has lost its "war" on drugs, Fred, an undercover cop, is one of many people hooked on the popular drug, Substance D, which causes its users to develop split personalities. Fred is obsessed with...

"Children of Men" Movie Review

Presenting a bleak, harrowing, and yet ultimately hopeful vision of humankind's not-too-distant future, Children of Men is a riveting cautionary tale of potential things to come. Set in the crisis-ravaged future of 2027, and based on the atypical 199...

Top Sci-Fi Rentals 

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001- Transformers

Based on the popular toys that transform from machines into giant robots, this live-action movie from Pearl Harbor director Michael Bay finds the planet Cybertron inhabitants engaging in a secret war for control of Earth's natural resources, which they desperately need for fuel. Able to disguise themselves as cars, airplanes, boats and more, the transformers prove a tough enemy in this film starring Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel and Jon Voight.

002- War of the Worlds

You know the story: Invading Martians equipped with ships that shoot unstoppable disintegration rays attempt to overwhelm the Earth. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells (and adapted into a famous 1953 movie starring Gene Barry), this version stars Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning as a father and daughter trying to keep one step ahead of the destroying Martians while humanity tries to muster a defense … any defense! Steven Spielberg directs.

003- Fantastic Four

During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) can become invisible and create force fields; Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) controls fire; and Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) is turned into a super-strong … thing! Together, these "Fantastic Four" must thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom (Julian MacMahon). Tim Story directs.

004- I, Robot

Inspired by Isaac Asimov's work, this techno-thriller stars Will Smith as Del Spooner, a mid-21st century Chicago cop investigating the murder of a scientist. Wary of technology, Spooner's not the perfect man for the job, but he takes it on anyway, aided by expert Dr. Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan). When Spooner discovers that an android (Alan Tudyk) may be the culprit, he realizes the entire human race could be at the mercy of machines.

005- V for Vendetta

From the pages of David Lloyd and Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel springs the enigmatic "V" (Hugo Weaving of The Matrix), a masked freedom fighter who's taken up arms against the totalitarian government in a futuristic Britain. Finding an unlikely ally in a young woman named Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman), V urges the citizenry to fight the oppression of the state. John Hurt and Stephen Rea also co-star.

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Science Fiction Shows on TV 

Here are the Top 5 from my Top Sci-Fi TV Shows lens, as voted by other people.
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Star Trek The Next Generation - The Complete Seasons 1-7

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The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)

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Heroes - Season 1

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Battlestar Galactica - Season One

Clearly the best Sci-Fi show on TV.4 points

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Farscape - The Complete First Season

The most imaginative, entertaining Sci-Fi show on TV.4 points

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Stargate SG-1 - Seasons 1-9

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Stargate Atlantis - The Complete First Season

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Firefly - The Complete Series

Plot Outline Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small, mobile, spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them. <br /><br /><br /><br />
Plot Synopsis: Captain Malcom 'Mal' Reynolds is a former galactic war veteran who is the captain of the transport ship "Serenity", Mal his crew of hired transporters, Mal's ensign Zoe Warren, Zoe's husband, pilot Hoban 'Wash' Washburne, muscular former combat sold....3 points

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The Invaders - The First Season

David Vincent (Roy Thinnes) knows that The Invaders alien beings from a dying planet have arrived to take over the Earth! To make matters worse the aliens know who he is and most of the time where he is. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 097361326740 Manufacturer No: 1326741 point

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Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda

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Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda: Slipstream Collection

Captain Dylan Hunt has been trapped in time near a black hole for three hundred years and finally rescued by the Eureka Maru, led by Beka Valentine. His mission: to restore the Systems Commonwealth and the light of civilization.0 points

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Surface - The Complete Series

Something new is lurking in the Earth s oceans, and now you can be part of the mystery as all 15 Season One episodes of the spectacular series, Surface, emerge on to DVD for the first time ever! When young oceanographer Laura Daughtery (Lake Bell) discovers a massive underwater creature, her obsession to uncover the origins of this dangerous unidentified species will lead her and others on a mysterious adventure through the darkest, deepest parts of the sea and the most sinister and shady places...0 points

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Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection

All five seasons of the program hosted by Rod Serling featuring tales of the unexpected.<br /><b>Genre: </b>Television<br /><b>Rating: </b>NR<br /><b>Release Date: </b>3-OCT-2006<br /><b>Media Type: </b>DVD0 points

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Books by Philip K. Dick 

You'd be surprised how many films have been inspired by or based on by books by this author. He is one of the authors that I like to read - for more information, have a look at the Philip K. Dick lens.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 07/26/2008)

Philip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s: The Man in the High Castle / The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Ubik

by Philip K. Dick

Amazon Price: $23.10 (as of 07/26/2008)

The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 07/26/2008)

Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s

by Philip K. Dick

Amazon Price: $26.40 (as of 07/26/2008)

Ubik

by Philip K. Dick

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 07/26/2008)

Reader Feedback 

I'd love to hear which Sci-Fi movies you like - I'm always looking out for something new, as I seem to be constantly struggling to find good Science Fiction to watch.

WritingforYourWealth Fun lens. :) Gotta put Serenity and Firefly up there though! Posted July 23, 2008

tropicalstarlet Star Wars is my most favorite. Great compilation! Posted July 23, 2008

beachbum_gabby big fan of sci-fi, for movies my top of the list will be Star Wars and for tv shows will be The X-Files. 5* from a fan! Posted July 22, 2008

Debs hi! excellent lens - have lensrolled you here: http://www.squidoo.com/theremins - seemed like a great fit! Posted July 17, 2008

carpediem I still haven't seen 2001 Space Odyssey but I hope to get around to it someday. I LOVED Galaxy Quest. I have to say, however, that I am a huge fan of the Star Trek movies. Posted July 02, 2008

 

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