I was reading this list of the 50 greatest sci-fi movies of the last 50 years, and it was all fairly predictable. There’s only a couple that I’d disagree with, but there were a few that would have made the list in place of them if I were compiling it myself, and I realised my additions were less mainstream or less critically acclaimed than were on there.

What guilty-pleasure sci-fi movies would you recommend?

For starters, ones I’ve watched a bunch of times would be:

Dredd (2012)

Pandorum (2009)

Lockout (2012)

Monsters (2010)

  • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Strange Days

    Dark City

    13th Floor

    Moon

    Cube

    Animatrix

    Heavy Metal

    Dude Where’s My Car

    Cowboys Vs Aliens

    Paprika

    Patlabor II

      • BenFranklinsDick@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Just rewatched the 13th floor this week, it’s SO close to being excellent, but doesn’t quite reach what it could be capable of.

        Fun flick, main actor is better than I remembered.

        • Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          I’ve personally never seen it. It looks pretty interesting from the overview. At first glance, it seems there is a very plausible argument for it being considered sci-fi. I feel like there might be a 12 Monkeys sort of vibe to it. Nice suggestion, thanks!

    • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Strange Days is like an alternate universe where the miniDisc became the dominant format.