Other Smart Science Fiction Alien Films? - Contact (1997) Discussion

[–] ncdwbmk6 10 years ago

You mean films with intelligent stories?

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[–] fuzi11 10 years ago

pffff HAHAHAHAHA
Did you just use "smart" and "the core" in the same sentence XD

Yeah sure, use atomic bombs to restart the core. And then use atomic bombs to restart the sun?

The only time bombs are useful is when you want to destroy things, example: meteorites in Armageddon.

It's already stupid enough to see how often "use bombs" is the solution.

At least the people who made Sharknado know it's a stupid trope.

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[–] okerry-1 10 years ago

Well, certainly 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel, 2010.

You may like The Abyss.

And you might laugh, but some of the Star Trek films - especially one through four - did have some good moments of philosophy and wonder in them.

Silent Running, with Bruce Dern, is a good one. If nothing else, you'll see where George Lucas got some of his ideas.

Just recently I watched Robinson Crusoe on Mars. On the surface it's a little cheesy, like an original Star Trek episode, but has a surprisingly thoughtful outlook and a devoted following. Also worth a look.

The Matrix - at least, the first one - is certainly intelligent and thoughtful. Of course, it's not set in outer space, but it is science fiction.

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[–] ncdwbmk6 10 years ago

And don't overlook the old classics. The special effects look cheesy by today's standards, but the premises are often intelligent. For example:

The Thing from Another World (1951), aka The Thing.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Them! (1954)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

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[–] Burk48917 (11488) 3 years ago

I need to watch Silent Running

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[–] hellas_crown 10 years ago

Well not exactly related to aliens, but The Man from Earth (2007) is a decent sci-fi movie.

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[–] gasivodo 10 years ago

..as in: Not adventure, Starfighters, action PG entertainment?

In non chronological order:
Moon(2009)
Europa Report(2013)
Mission To Mars(2000)
Interstellar(2014)
Outland(1981)
Repo Men(2010)
Splice(2009)
Sunshine(2007)
Snowpiercer(2013)
Source Code(2011)
The Abyss DC(1989-91)
The Divide(2011)
The Signal(2014)
Ex Machina(2015) = me likey;-)
Gattaca(1997)

Pandorum(2009) = I know, i know - it's not 'hard sci-fi! But I love it! And since The Core(2003) is mentioned in this thread;-P

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[–] Ithilfaen 9 years ago

Seeing the movies listed, I guess the answer is no?

For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco

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[–] doitlikenikita 9 years ago

LEXX.

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[–] dcobbimdb 9 years ago

The 2001 / 2010 movies are a close mark, but the fact that we're way past that time wise and if you revisit those movies now they make you cringe far as the technology they utilize it kind of crumbles the whole "smart" or believable aspect

Interstellar is rather good, though I do have a hard time getting through the whole thing in one sitting as it's rather long, but still enjoy it and think it's probably the closest thing, but that said it really doesn't involve any aliens at all...

Quite honestly I think Contact stands on it's own and actually wish they would make a sequel if done proper...

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[–] neelsmail 9 years ago

Love (2011). It is sci-fi and there is alien in it but you have to find it (from my point of view).

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[–] thulk01 8 years ago

Do you have a link to it? I just searched for it and it didn't come up on here

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[–] DeniP 8 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1541874/

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[–] thisnameinuse 9 years ago

One of my favorites from recent years is Neil Blomkamp's DISTRICT 9.

I loved what that movie did to me during the course of its running time.

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[–] jmhammerstein-980-842586 8 years ago

I don't know what you mean by smart, but Starship Troopers, Independence Day, and Sphere are all great alien movies.

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