Favorite/​Worse Comp/Sci-Fi Movie?

What is your favorite and worse computer or SciFi movie?

I just got done watching "Hackers" which I would say is one of my all time favorite movies...which slightly boarders next to "War Games"

I like 'Hackers' too, but I think it's not that realistic. They're talking about Pentium-chips with RISC, and they all use Apple computers! And according to the movie, while hacking you see 3D animations and other cool stuff.

Best comp movie:
Hackers
(Reason: Just a fun story, told in a fun way)

Worts comp movie:
Takedown
(Reason: Just don't like it, can't really pinpoint any reason  )

Best scifi movie:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Reason: For it's time a compelling story, created with stunning special effects (if you think about the possabilities back then))

Worst scifi movie:
The Langoliers
(Reason: Horrible film version of a great book)


All a question of personal opinion!

There are plenty of great sci-fi movies out there.  I haven't seen a good "comp-sci-fi" movie ever though.  2001 is classic for HAL, but I didn't care for it really.

Best comp movie:
Takedown 

Worts comp movie:
Sneakers

Best Sci-Fi:
In the Beginning

Worst Sci-Fi:
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of *  (Is that Sci-Fi?)

The worst for me have to be the second and third Matrix films. Not because they are the worst films ever made - they are bad, but there are worse. Its because they are such a monumental let-down after the first one.

One of my fave Sci Fi - The Quiet Earth.

My favourite has to be Tron What a bizzare movie, but I thought it was great when I was a kid.

My real favourite whould have to be one of the manga flicks like Ghost in the Shell or Akira if they count.

Best comp movie:
War Games
Because for five minutes while I was at school, computing was cool

Worst comp movie:
Swordfish
Do I really need to state why?

Best sci-fi:
Blade Runner
It's an obvious choice, but I make no apologies for that - a genre defining film, and one that has been copied ever since (although never bettered IMHO).

Worst sci-fi:
Battlefield Earth
Scientologist bollocks, and the second John Travolta film in my list. And we had such high hopes from the ol' T-Bird based on his performance in Pulp Fiction.

The Matrix

TommyCarlier wrote:

I like 'Hackers' too, but I think it's not that realistic. They're talking about Pentium-chips with RISC, and they all use Apple computers! And according to the movie, while hacking you see 3D animations and other cool stuff.

Not THAT realistic? You must have seen a different movie called Hackers than I did.

Best Sci-Fi:
The Matrix - The whole concept of this move is pretty cool.
I also have fond memories of watching the original Star Wars when I was a youngster about 10 times in the movie theater.  Looking at it now, the acting in Star Wars was marginal, but as a kid. . .outta this world.

Worst Sci-Fi:
Fortress


Best Comp:
War Games


Worst Comp:
The Net
If they can do it to me, they can do it to you.

Red5 wrote:

Worst Comp:
The Net
If they can do it to me, they can do it to you.

You don't like The Net? I love the net... What is not to like?

Here is a list of *all* the computing type movies that I can think of:

Sneakers
Hackers
Operation Takedown (aka "Hackers 2") (aka "Takedown")
War Games
The Net
Pirates of silicon valley

Now in order of good-ness (Best first):

Operation Takedown
Hackers
War Games
Pirates of silicon valley
The Net
Sneakers

Manip wrote:

You don't like The Net? I love the net... What is not to like?

I just can't stand any movie with Sandra Bullock in it.  The premise of the movie wasn't all that bad though.

I can't believe people haven't mentioned the Mircosoft parody Antitrust (http://imdb.com/title/tt0218817/).  But I think Hackers tops my list too! :>

Flip wrote:

I can't believe people haven't mentioned the Mircosoft parody Antitrust (http://imdb.com/title/tt0218817/).  But I think Hackers tops my list too! :>

Yea I recall that one.
It is hilarious the similarities between Tim Robbins and bill gates. and at the end of the movie how everyone was cheering open source. it doesnt seem to me like a parody.

at first i thought you were talking about this movie http://www.billgatesisdead.com whats up with that anyway?
why would anyone create such a wierd film?

Tom Servo wrote:

TommyCarlier wrote: I like 'Hackers' too, but I think it's not that realistic. They're talking about Pentium-chips with RISC, and they all use Apple computers! And according to the movie, while hacking you see 3D animations and other cool stuff.

Not THAT realistic? You must have seen a different movie called Hackers than I did.

I don't understand what you mean by this comment or how you interpreted my post. What I mean is, that I don't think Hackers is realistic. If you also think it's not realistic, but that my post was too mild, I agree.

Flip wrote:

I can't believe people haven't mentioned the Mircosoft parody Antitrust (http://imdb.com/title/tt0218817/).  But I think Hackers tops my list too! :>

Yeah, that one's hilarious. They are developing a super high speed, ultra compressed satellite communication system; and when you look at their screen, you usually see HTML- or JavaScript-code.

Best comp:
War Games

Reason: I saw this movie my first summer before college. Until then I was going to be a business major.

Worst comp:
Computer Beach Party

Reason: Just something about a guy souping up his car with a Wang that just didn't sit right with me.

Best SciFi:
Blade Runner

Reason: Liked the story, good character development (unusual for SciFi), great visuals, good soundtrack (if you are in to Vangelis and New Age)

Worst SciFi:
Battlefield Earth

Reason: Good in some parts but the whole fact that the Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote the book and outspoken Scientology member John Travolta "starred" in the movie just didn't click. Religion and SciFi just don't mix well in my book, although I'm sure many would disagree.