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Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:58 pm
by JustSomeGuy
Someone asked for good space movies in another thread, so I thought a dedicated thread could be good.

This is what I answered, works pretty well as a starting post for this thread as well :)

Star Trek, 2009
Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013

Stargate, District 9 and Iron Sky might not be that much of a space movies, but come close enough in my opinion. I think Iron Sky is the weakest of the movies listed here.
Stargate, 1994
Galaxy Quest, 1999
District 9, 2009
Gravity, 2013
Iron Sky, 2012

Galaxy Quest and Iron Sky are comedies, the rest are more "serious" movies.
There is also a series from Stargate, and spinoffs too like Stargate: Atlantis, 2004–2009
I'm sure there are more good space movies, these are just some I could think of now. And for some reason I have this feeling that I am forgetting something obvious from the list.. Maybe someone else can tell us what it was :)
And right before posting two came into my mind, Aliens, 1986 and Event Horizon, 1997

Edit: The original question was after some Star Wars talk so I'll link them here too:
Star Wars, 1997
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, 1980
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, 1983
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, 1999
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, 2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, 2005

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:02 pm
by ries
you forgot quite possible the best depiction of space ever in a movie : 2001 - A Space Oddysey.

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:08 pm
by Mouse
The original Star Trek Movies (Even #'d ones are better though I still love the original) Alien is good, The Black Hole, Battle Beyond the Stars (B movie but still good), 2001-2010, you didn't mention Star Wars movies at all and I'm surprised, Titan AE. Could include Heavy Metal, and maybe Heavy Metal 2000... and don't get me started on Anime :P

Ahh added Star Wars in an edit


And you could include Predator since it came from space

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:12 pm
by IronDuke
ries wrote:you forgot quite possible the best depiction of space ever in a movie : 2001 - A Space Oddysey.


Absolutely! - a fantastic movie. There is also the sequel 2010.

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:25 pm
by JustSomeGuy

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:31 pm
by Unserene
You're missing a couple of great movies. Just off the top of my head:

The Black Hole
Silent Running

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:39 pm
by Mouse
Apollo 13, Avatar, Battlestar Galactica the movie, Babylon 5 Movies, Serenity, The Right Stuff, Wing Commander

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 8:48 pm
by JustSomeGuy

Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:29 pm
by LionOfNarnia
Thought I'd chuck in two of my fave all-time (not just sci-fi) movies:-

The Abyss (Special Edition)

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Re: Space Movies

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:41 pm
by moarbeer
Dark Star. Great classic.

Outland. Sean Connery.

Pitch Black. Good stuff.

The Right Stuff.

Apollo 13.

Starship Troopers.

Avatar.

Total Recall.