movie alternatives to Contact

[Davros]

Can anyone recommend good science based movies along the lines of Contact and the dish. My copy of contact is wearing out from overuse. I really like the more real style of these movies over the full on sci fi stuff.

[bigstretch]

How about one of the greatest movies of all time..... 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[Davros]

Good call, i'll add it to the list. :thumbsup:

[Chippy]

"Red Planet" isn't bad. I picked up a copy for $14.99 a few years ago. I recommend it :-)

[leinad]

..and the sequel.. 2010
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/



From memory Carl Sagan had a strong influence with science/cosmology in the movie: Contact ?

Another good one I enjoyed was Sunshine.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/

And picked this up on DVD. The Core
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298814/

[Ian Robinson]

The Day the World Stood Still (B/W) .... one of the classics.

[gmbfilter]

This lot, from the Rocky Horror title song : - The Day the Earth Stood Still (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043456/) (1951) - Flash Gordon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027623/) (1936/I) - The Invisible Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/) (1933) - King Kong (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/) (1933) - It Came from Outer Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045920/) (1953) - Doctor X (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022827/) (1932) - Forbidden Planet (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/) (1956) - Tarantula (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048696/) (1955) - The Day of the Triffids (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055894/) (1962) - Night of the Demon (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/) (1957) - When Worlds Collide (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044207/) (1951). Some good, some... less good, but all classic.

[jjjnettie]

Methinks that Carl Sagan wrote the book.

[bigstretch]

Sunshine was very easy on the eyes! A very aesthetic movie.

[Davros]

Some greats there, its amazing what you forget over the years.

[gman]

Come on, no one has mentioned the Speilberg classic
Close encounters of the Third Kind.
Richard Dreyfuss in the lead role was excellent

[PCH]

Klatu Berada Nikto - Gort Beringa !!

If that were all it took to save the world these days :thumbsup:

[Ian Robinson]

That's because it was rubbish

[Glenhuon]

Aye, well, your are entitled to your opinion. :)

I reckoned is was very good.
Just got the Invisible Man series from the 1950's, 26 episodes, a bit dated and B/W but great to watch again after all these years (I'd be about 10 at the time).

Bill

[reddiablo]

He did and the original book like most books is a lot heavier in subplot than the movie was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_%28novel%29
http://www.coseti.org/klaescnt.htm


He also wrote a fabulous book after Contact called "Pale Blue Dot" which is one of my favorites with a blend of science, astronomy and I suppose Sci-Fi philosophy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot_%28book%29

[leinad]

How silly of me to forget.:P I have the DVD on my shelf which came with Three discs. Three alternate cuts.

[drmorbius]

Sorry... I just had to jump in here... :D

Forbidden Planet! :thumbsup:

[RB]

LOL we hear yah Dr Morbius :lol:

[Dog Star]

Colossus; The Forbin Project is a great film about super computers but I'm not sure if it's available on dvd. You might find the book by DF jones, though.
The Andromeda Strain from the early 70's concerns biological contamination from outer space and is directed by Robert Wise and written by Michael Crichton. Again, I'm not sure of dvd availability.
Charly, from Daniel Keyes' short story Flowers for Algernon concerning attempts to increase intelligence by surgical means. The movie is pretty good with Cliff Robertson putting in a stunning performance as the medical subject (I think he even scored an Oscar for it) but as is often the case, the source novel is far superior.
Silent Running, directed by 2001's effects wizard, Douglas Trumbul. Far above the Earth orbit huge teraspheres, the last remaining samples of eco systems from a polluted Earth. When budgetary cutbacks order the dumping of said spheres, one man fights desperately to save just one. I know for a fact that this one is available on dvd as I've got a copy.
All of these date from '68 to '71 so availability could be a problem.

[netwolf]

The Arrival, I liked the idea in this movie to use residential satellite dishes in an array to track aliens.

[gaa_ian]

OK ... Have to have my 2 cents worth ....
Gattaca from 1997: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca
Blade Runner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner

These are both Classics !

Being a star Trek Fan I could not miss mentioning the Double Episode of TNG "The best of Both Worlds"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_of_Both_Worlds_%28Star_Tre k:_The_Next_Generation%29

[TrevorW]

12 Monkeys
Dark City
The Cube
13th Floor
Gaticca
The Island
Silent Running
Dark Star
Enemy Mine
Iron Gaint
Final Fantasy
Saturn 5
Sphere
Solaris
Sunshine
Children of Men
Event Horizon
Abyss

shall I continue !!!! :whistle::whistle::whistle:

[mark3d]

they dont have aliens but the Ghost in the shell movies are great sci fi :)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/


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