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What's the Best Sci-Fi Movie of All Time?

SodaHead Film 2012/06/08 19:00:00
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In honor of Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi feature "Prometheus," CelebTV has put together some of the best and worst sci-fi movies of all time. Some of the movies, like "Terminator 2," are indisputable classics. Others, like "Plan 9 From Outer Space," are so terrible they're great. Check out the clip below for some truly awful and amazing flicks.



There's plenty of bad sci-fi out there, but when it comes to good sci-fi, your options are limited. You could go with an obvious choice, like the original "Star Wars" trilogy or Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" classic; or you could go with something a little more subtle, like Scott's cult favorite "Blade Runner" or "2001: A Space Odyssey." If you don't see your favorite, feel free to write it in. The choice for best sci-fi movie is yours to make!

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  • Tamara ... Mud 2012/06/13 23:11:08
    Tamara McMillan
    +1
    heehee; thought it might be! I was just in a silly mood. Your work-out seems to suit you well!
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  • krazy4ne 2012/06/11 16:20:50
    Other
    krazy4ne
    +1
    Star Trek
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  • Junior-BN-0 2012/06/11 16:20:41
    Other
    Junior-BN-0
    +3
    Close Encounters of The Third Kind
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  • nightowl 2012/06/11 16:11:06
    "Star Wars"
    nightowl
    +2
    Star Wars gave SciFi the respect it never had because of movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space. If it weren't for Star Wars, most of the other movies on this list might never have been made.
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  • Simi Dave 2012/06/11 16:03:06
    Other
    Simi Dave
    +1
    I was looking for an "All of the above" selection! But if I have to pick only one, I'd probably go with either Blade Runner or Alien. Any of these is worthy of the title, even Ed Wood's classic!
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  • Lissi 2012/06/11 15:47:23
    Other
    Lissi
    +2
    Dragonheart!
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  • daveygater Lissi 2012/06/11 17:37:50
    daveygater
    +2
    ummmm, Dragonheart is fantasy genre, not sci-fi
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  • Rob Williams 2012/06/11 15:44:18
    "The Fifth Element"
    Rob Williams
    +2
    A difficult choice but I've gone for this because of the sheer Frenchy, Bessony, ridiculousness of it all!

    Also... where are Starship Troopers, Planet of the Apes, X-Men, Star Trek, and bazillions more!
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  • Professor Wizard 2012/06/11 15:39:09
    Other
    Professor Wizard
    Silent Running.
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  • Sage 2012/06/11 15:33:29
    "The Fifth Element"
    Sage
    +1
    The Fifth Element, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, The Matrix...all the best in my opinion..
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  • RicksterBear 2012/06/11 15:30:49
    "Blade Runner"
    RicksterBear
    +2
    I ♥ Blade Runner ever since I was a kid. Every time it shows in a theatre I go watch it.
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  • Chip 2012/06/11 15:30:20
    "Star Wars"
    Chip
    +2
    Thank God Avatar wasn't #1. There are some great sci-fi movies on here, but had to go with Star Wars.
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  • Colin L 2012/06/11 15:24:59
    "Star Wars"
    Colin L
    +1
    I'm going by the original trilogy... like that needs to be said...
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  • Lady Salsa 2012/06/11 15:23:11
    "The Fifth Element"
    Lady Salsa
    +1
    I like a lot of these. Hard to choose.

    Prometheus was NOT as good as the ad made it look, unfortunately.
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  • TheDeadShadows 2012/06/11 15:20:07
    "The Matrix"
    TheDeadShadows
    God damn that was a tricky choice, i had to go with what one i would watch again right now. You guys sure dont make it an easy pick. On a side note, Avatar was bollocks, it was only fancy version of pocahontas, honestly.
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  • aeline.widya.1 2012/06/11 15:18:38
    "The Matrix"
    aeline.widya.1
    The Matrix i like the effect
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  • Tyler Berens 2012/06/11 15:12:59
    Other
    Tyler Berens
    Moon is the best.
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  • daveygater Tyler B... 2012/06/11 17:40:19
    daveygater
    "Moon" ???
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  • Zeus2713 2012/06/11 15:11:34
    "Star Wars"
    Zeus2713
    +1
    Can't even argue with star wars, BOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!
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  • Walter Harris 2012/06/11 15:08:47
    "The Matrix"
    Walter Harris
    i like all but matrix the most
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  • DeJu 2012/06/11 15:06:34 (edited)
    "Blade Runner"
    DeJu
    For a movie made in 1982, the question of what makes us human is the ultimate question -- and Rutger Hauer nails it. Alien was the scarriest movie ever, Jurassic Park was a great adventure(all of Michael Crichton's books are), Terminator 2 is one of my favorites, and Matrix is great, but will wear with time. I love all the "other" voters! I'm the only person I know who found "Star Wars" boring. Can't help it. A kid movie.
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  • daveygater DeJu 2012/06/11 17:42:02
    daveygater
    2001 / 2010 include philosophical points about what makes us human
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  • kthulhu 2012/06/11 15:05:05
    "Blade Runner"
    kthulhu
    ...avatar beat alien, blade runner, and 2001? wtf? avatar is dances with wolves with blue people. it was a fairly well done movie, but not better than alien, blade runner, or 2001.
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  • micha77 2012/06/11 15:01:37
    Other
    micha77
    My favorite, well not really science fiction, but futuristic. "Escape From New York" with Kurt Russell as Snake Plisskin. The running gag line throughout the movie: everybody keeps saying to him (Snake) "Snake Plisskin, I've heard of you......I heard you were dead." For a cheaply made movie, this is a classic.
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  • daveygater micha77 2012/06/11 17:43:25
    daveygater
    i would say Escape from NY is a hybrid action/sci-fi movie
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  • David Torres 2012/06/11 15:00:06
    Other
    David Torres
    Can you say, "Prometheus" that i went to see a day ago? Put that i your SodaHead list. The rest of the Sci-Fi movies it good.
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  • kthulhu David T... 2012/06/11 15:07:13
    kthulhu
    +1
    to be fair, it's a prequel to alien, so putting it on there would be the same as differentiating between star wars 4, 5, and 6.
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  • Skyelar Blair 2012/06/11 14:56:32
    "Alien"
    Skyelar Blair
    Alien, jurrasic park, star wars and the fifth element why do I have to choose one?
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  • daveygater Skyelar... 2012/06/11 17:44:42
    daveygater
    good point, each participant should be able to enter 100 points however they want to spread them among the listed movies
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  • Sang Huynh 2012/06/11 14:55:45
    Other
    Sang Huynh
    There was a dead space cartoon movie
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  • daveygater Sang Huynh 2012/06/11 17:46:33 (edited)
    daveygater
    perhaps you refer to "Tripping the Rift"?? I enjoyed that, but it wasnt serious sci-fi material ... however Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy actually is serious sci-fi material with sarcastic/sardonic humor
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  • tommyg - POTL- PWCM-JLA 2012/06/11 14:52:51
    "Alien"
    tommyg - POTL- PWCM-JLA
    Scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it. Still gives me the heebee jeebee's.
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  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/06/11 14:49:10
    "Terminator 2"
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    Of those listed, Terminator 2 is the best. I prefer the "Special Edition." That's the one that ended with the destructive chain of events permanently broken. The one in which Sarah Connor said that Judgment Day came and went, and--meh!

    "I wanted to grab everyone I met and shake them and say, 'This day is a gift!' Instead I got drunk."

    And in that future, John Connor was now The Honorable John Connor, United States Senate.
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  • daveygater Temlako... 2012/06/11 17:48:08
    daveygater
    +1
    i prefer plot lines that have room for sequels; enjoyed Terminator 3 very much
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  • Heisenberg 2012/06/11 14:38:35
    "Jurassic Park"
    Heisenberg
    Jurassic Park was a classic film that had a moral to the story about what happens when we humans try playing God.
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  • fooley177 2012/06/11 14:36:22
    Other
    fooley177
    My list of the top four is Close Encounters, E.T., John Carter, and Planet of The Apes, in that order.
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  • Jay 2012/06/11 14:35:50 (edited)
    "Star Wars"
    Jay
    I will be honest Star Wars has a unfair advantage!



    It does span 6 films several spin-offs and loads of merchandise.



    And the franchise has been part of several generations of childhoods.

    My childhood, my Dads, my Nephews, etc...
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  • Rob Wil... Jay 2012/06/11 15:47:45
    Rob Williams
    +1
    I tend to agree but I fear a lot of people will say that the six films is a bit of a double edged sword! Jar Jar Binks takes a lot of living down!
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  • Jay Rob Wil... 2012/06/12 11:16:45
    Jay
    Haha! Jar Jar is the best!
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  • PandoraBoxe 2012/06/11 14:29:29
    "Blade Runner"
    PandoraBoxe
    They ALL ROCK!
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