AngieW in Texas Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 My 14yo likes oldish scifi movies, like the ones that I grew up on. She has enjoyed War Games, Tron, Last Starfighter, ... I plan on having her watch Planet of the Apes and Close Encounters. I'd like for her to see Logan's Run and Wavelength, but they aren't available through Blockbuster. Do you have any other recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Back to the Future? Not too sci fi, though. LOL How about the first War of the Worlds? E.T.? The Abyss? Cocoon? Time Bandits? (This one cracks me up!) Mad Max? Enemy Mine? (Loved that one.) Not sure about appropriateness on all of these...there are many more that I *know* might not make the cut--I'm a huge Alien(s) and Terminator fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The Andromeda Strain Invasion of the Body Snatchers (creeped me out!) Stargate The Running Man Flash Gordon? hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Some of these may be older than you are looking for. They range from the 1950's to early 90's. The Day the Earth Stood Still Invasion of the Body Snatchers War of the Worlds Attack of the Killer Tomatoes The Blob The Fly Escape from New York 2001: A Space Odyssey Soylent Green Andromeda Strain Max Max The Terminator Star Trek Star Wars Blade Runner Alien Dreamscape (kind of scary) Dune Starman Highlander Leviathan The Black Hole Battlestar Galactica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 My 14yo likes oldish scifi movies, like the ones that I grew up on. She has enjoyed War Games, Tron, Last Starfighter, ... I plan on having her watch Planet of the Apes and Close Encounters. I'd like for her to see Logan's Run and Wavelength, but they aren't available through Blockbuster. Do you have any other recommendations? The Island (which isn't older) is a good movie. There was only one scene that I flipped past. Raised interesting questions. A couple I thought of Starman Time after Time Alien Nation (the movie, I haven't seen the series) Babylon 5 (some adult situations) Soylent Green (I haven't watched this in a long time. Can't remember if it is worth seeing or not.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Forbidden Planet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I know my husband would put in a vote for Starship Troopers. I'll leave it up to the individual to decide at what age it is appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 My kids watched some of those too. Silly, maybe not totally sci-fi, but still from my childhood: Explorers with River Phoenix Flight of the Navigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The Time Machine (1960 version) although I did like the newer one with Guy Pearce as well. The Fantastic Voyage (1966)--actually it's been so long I can't remember if I liked it or not What about a sci-fi parody? My ds's love Galaxy Quest. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. (source of my favourite election campaign video; I watch it whenever there's electioneering going on. People, democracy & stuff like that! Zaphod Beeblebrox has the longest hair of any candidate! And his teeth are white as snow! Once the empty phrases from this song get stuck in your head it's all you hear when you listen to candidates speaking..... :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thought of another one. A spin-off of HG Wells' Time Machine: Time After Time 1979 PG112 minutes Notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper (David Warner) is back to continue his ghastly reign of terror. But this time, he's found his way from Victorian times to the late 1970s, and he's intent on taking care of unfinished business. Using a time machine to pursue Jack into the future, H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) meets Amy (Mary Steenburgen), a bank clerk who teaches Wells about life in the '70s while helping him hunt for Jack. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 When Worlds Collide http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britomart Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The Island (which isn't older) is a good movie. There was only one scene that I flipped past. Raised interesting questions. I second this. I'm surprised more sci-fi fans haven't heard of it because it's such a good, basic, ethical-question-explored-via-hypothetical-new-high/future-technology movie. I don't remember anything terribly questionable, but it did have some violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skadi Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Firefly (a show that lasted one season) and the movie based on the series, Serenity. By far the best scifi I've ever seen. :) Gattaca is a really interesting film, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 UFO - a TV series http://www.amazon.com/Complete-UFO-Megaset-Gerry-Anderson/dp/B0000AZKJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1281329941&sr=1-1 http://amazon.imdb.com/title/tt0063962/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_Garretson Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I don't know if Blockbuster would have it, but my 14-year-old loved the Andromeda television series, especially the first 3 seasons. (some adult content though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 It's a new film of the old-school sci-fi vein - Moon (Sam Rockwell). We just watched this recently and it is amazing. No questionable content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The "new" Doctor Who on Netflix -- streaming or DVD. She'll love it. Maybe Fringe (TV) but it is often gory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Y'all have made some great suggestions so far. I'm keeping a list of what to look for. I found a friend who has Logan's Run, so I will be able to get that for her to watch. I've been watching Fringe for several years. When I first started watching it, it would have been too much for her, but she could actually watch it now. I have seen all of Firefly repeatedly along with Serenity. I also watched all of Andromeda, which was great at first, but tanked pretty badly later on. Stargate SG-1 is my favorite show of all time. My dd has already seen Galaxy Quest, Flight of the Navigator, Back to the Future, and E.T. I now have a pretty long list of movies to look for. Do any of y'all happen to remember a movie where a couple of people are locked up in a house and have no idea how they got there and can't get out of it? At the end you find out that they are actually dolls that have been left turned on in a dollhouse. What was that movie? I'm pretty sure it was black&white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajama Mama Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I can't think of any other movies but I've been watching the X-Files on Netflix lately. I also have been watching The Night Stalker on Netflix. It was only one season but the show touched on alot of subjects--Dracula, voodoo, mythology, Jack the Ripper, etc. I read that it inspired alot of other shows/movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I dunno, but there was a Twilight episode like that, with dolls in a barrel for donated toys. I say, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension." A classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Twilight Zone series The movie Silent Running. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/ Bomb movies: The Day After (miniseries) Testament (from American Playhouse; wayyyy better than The Day After!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 I forgot about Buckaroo Banzai. We watched that last year. My dd thought it was funny. It's funny how pretty much everything scifi that I like, my 14yo also likes. Our other two girls really don't care for the most part. The 12yo watches Eureka and Warehouse 13 with me and the 14yo, but aside from that isn't into scifi. The 17yo isn't into much of anything. She used to be very heavy into anime/manga, but that has fallen by the wayside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Planet of the Apes and sequels maybe Escape from New York Westworld Soylent Green Close Encounters of the Third Rollerball Silent Running maybe The Terminator maybe Pitch Black Starman and TRON for a Jeff Bridges double bill :D Blade Runner 2001 and sequels old Doctor Who The Day the Earth Stood Still (original) Village of the D a m n e d (original) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Another vote for The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original... didn't they remake it?) - it's so good. Also, watch Doctor Who! Everyone should watch Doctor Who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Do any of y'all happen to remember a movie where a couple of people are locked up in a house and have no idea how they got there and can't get out of it? At the end you find out that they are actually dolls that have been left turned on in a dollhouse. What was that movie? I'm pretty sure it was black&white. Sounds like an episode of Twilight Zone or Night Gallery. :shudder: Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Another vote for The Day the Earth Stood Still (the original... didn't they remake it?) - it's so good.Yes, with *cough* *cough* Keanu Reeves. All shades of wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britomart Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Yes, with *cough* *cough* Keanu Reeves. All shades of wrong. Really? I thought it was the perfect role for him: an emotionless alien. Much better than when he acted like an emotionless alien when he was supposed to be playing the bastard prince (in Much Ado)! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Stargate SG-1 is my favorite show of all time. Indeed.... :D Me too! Have you watched Stargate Atlantis? We really like it also, not sure about the new one, Universe. Can't really get into it. Another sci-fi friend recommended FarScape too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 What about TV? And Star Trek? Alien Nation V (the original miniseries and sequel, V: The Final Battle) Dune (the old one, and the miniseries done by SciFi a few years ago) Has anyone mentioned: Flight of the Navigator The Explorers Time Bandits (though that one is as much fantasy as anything else) The Abyss (getting DH's input now, too) Titan A.E. Cocoon Total Recall Aliens (far more scifi than the horror movie, Alien) Demolition Man (take note of when it was made and who they predicted would be made governor of California) War of the Worlds (older movie, not the one with Tom Cruise) We came up with a lot of repeats of things posted above which I'm trying not to duplicate, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 WOW! We got Logan's Run from a friend and watched that tonight. It wasn't like I remembered. There were several nude scenes in the movie and I didn't remember that at all. The box doesn't say that it's a special director's cut, so I don't know where those scenes came from. It was rated PG. I remembered it as a great movie (from about 20 years ago). It wasn't very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Your experience reminds me of a recent one I had with watching National Lampoon's Vacation. When we went on vacation in May, lots of things went wrong at first. It reminded dh and me of that movie where things go crazy but Chevy Chase is hellbent on getting to Wally World no matter what. We laughed at all the funny parts we remembered. After we got home I re-watched the movie. Oh My! There was a bunch of rather crude stuff I didn't remember at all and a BooK-shot that was totally unnecessary. Didn't remember ANY of that. I, too, remember Logan's Run as a great movie. I've even related the overall story to my ds's before. Guess we won't be seeing that one soon, either. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 What my dh was going to suggest they've been listed. He did mention these that I didn't see listed when I skimmed through real fast! Starman Phenomenon Kpax Bicentennial Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The old War of the Worlds Star Trek movies UFO tv series Destination Moon (1950ish) When Worlds Collide Lost in Space tv series Godzilla movies Marooned Meteor Space 1999 tv series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 (edited) From my dh - the sci fi junkie: 2001 The Forbidden Planet Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Silent Running Contact Soylent Green Stargate - the original movie ETA - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure TV show - Quantum Leap Edited August 22, 2010 by TechWife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Do any of y'all happen to remember a movie where a couple of people are locked up in a house and have no idea how they got there and can't get out of it? At the end you find out that they are actually dolls that have been left turned on in a dollhouse. What was that movie? I'm pretty sure it was black&white. This is a Twilight Zone episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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