I wonder if there are any space movies i missed. I really would like to see a good one again. im looking for movies like for example Moon, Solaris, Event Horizon or Sunshine....movies with a little horror or mystery who generally have a more serious tone (so no sci-fi operas like star wars). Any proposals?
Good Space Movies?
hmm.. its hard to think of one cuz when i think of anything space-related, its always shitty stuff. aside from Star Wars, space movies about mars or some shit are fucking dull, and aside from Mass Effect, video games taking place in space are pretty generic and lame.. the only thing saving Dead Space from being crappy is the fact that the game as a game is brilliant and extremely polished.. it's story and premise are pretty typical and boring.
so no i got nothing really..
Alien. (The first Alien movie) It creates a pretty awesome space atmosphere. Of course it also has pretty awesome horror elements in there as well.
Alien is definitely an awesome space movie, one of Ridley Scott's best. Another space ish movie that is kind of darker would be pitch black. Another that might be decent, though I haven't watched it yet, is pandorum.
Alien and Aliens. It's not really that scary, but still. The atmosphere of the Nostromo and LV-426 are awesome. Though... if you haven't seen those and you like sci-fi. You're crazy. To me, it's all about the realistic sci-fi. Where there's plausible acting and a future that could be. Kind of like Dead Space. Just, ok, if you haven't seen Alien and Aliens, you're missing out. There's more than that that I can recommend, but those are the films most relevant to me right now. I wish Mass Effect had an even darker tone to all of it. You seem to be in the same boat as me when it comes to interest in sci-fi.
Oh, and Dead Space's story is more subtle and overall better than Mass Effect's... *walks away*.
This would have been my answer - they're awesome companion pieces. Also, I wanna mention Solaris, if only for the amazing soundtrack." Moon and Sunshine are the first two that came to mind, the only other recent space film I liked was Star Trek. "
On the older side of things (and kinda related to Moon) you might want to check out Silent Running. Also, John Carpenter's first movie, Dark Star, is a neat lil curio, and it also gave rise to an ace Commodore 64 demo thing back in the day.
Starship Troopers, not that awesome but still entertaining. Also am i the only one who liked Wing Commander?
" @sammo21: Ok Total Recall looks cool..havent watched that yet. Many people seem to like Serenity but when i watched it didn't really get me excited..dont know why. Any special Star Trek movies / episodes you can recommend? I watched The Wrath of Khan since its supposed to be good..and it really is. And also some of the other movies but can't remember all of them. "Serenity isn't all that if you didn't watch Firefly honestly.
Oh yeah, Magnetic Rose (A short from the compilation, Memories).
Is a pretty haunting space film, even if it's pretty short.
" @sammo21: Ok Total Recall looks cool..havent watched that yet. Many people seem to like Serenity but when i watched it didn't really get me excited..dont know why. Any special Star Trek movies / episodes you can recommend? I watched The Wrath of Khan since its supposed to be good..and it really is. And also some of the other movies but can't remember all of them. "Star Trek III and IV are both direct continuations to the Wrath of Khan. 3 is a little disappointing, especially compared to Khan but worth watching for the story. IV is a little more goofy but a lot of fun.
I'd also highly recommend VI which is easily the second best of the Trek movies.
" Alien and Aliens. It's not really that scary, but still. The atmosphere of the Nostromo and LV-426 are awesome. Though... if you haven't seen those and you like sci-fi. You're crazy. To me, it's all about the realistic sci-fi. Where there's plausible acting and a future that could be. Kind of like Dead Space. Just, ok, if you haven't seen Alien and Aliens, you're missing out. There's more than that that I can recommend, but those are the films most relevant to me right now. I wish Mass Effect had an even darker tone to all of it. You seem to be in the same boat as me when it comes to interest in sci-fi. Oh, and Dead Space's story is more subtle and overall better than Mass Effect's... *walks away*. "*starts to argue then realizes you walked away because you have no interest in arguing the point*
For real space movies Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff are good...I can't remember if Space Cowboys was good or not. Outland is a fun movie, with Sean Connery. Starship Troopers is good in a hockey way, WALL-E is good, Silent Running is good, Event Horizon starts out amazing but the movie as a whole kind of underwhelms...still a decent flick.
I'm going old-skool on you, but you MUST see Silent Running (1972). That is one of the best space movies ever made...think of it as a 1970s Moon.
" Alien. (The first Alien movie) It creates a pretty awesome space atmosphere. Of course it also has pretty awesome horror elements in there as well. "A movie called Alien taking place in space? I call bullshit you fucking liar!
" @animateria said:You're right. the "alien" is actually a tiny man in a robot suit. There is no alien in the movie alien, nor does it take place in space. /troll" Alien. (The first Alien movie) It creates a pretty awesome space atmosphere. Of course it also has pretty awesome horror elements in there as well. "A movie called Alien taking place in space? I call bullshit you fucking liar! "
On topic, I think everyone's hit all the major ones. Firefly is awesome.
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