I'm looking for good hard sci-fi flicks.
I'm kind of in the mood for them, so the last couple of days I've watched (and rewatched in two cases) these:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Gattaca (rewatch)
Children of Men
A Man From Earth
Any recommendations?
I've thought about watching "Contact".
2001: A Space Odyssey was also a rewatch.
Solaris
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The 5th element
Stargate
Moon
Sunshine
Alien
Interstellar (yeah, it's actually good, ignore the memes)
Stalker
Solaris (Tarkovsky one)
Metropolis (silent movie from '27)
Minority Report
Children of Men
Ex Machina
12 Monkeys
Primer
Brazil
Contact
as hard as hard scifi goes in movies
and also these tw qts in their prime
surprised no one mentioned this one yet
For good reason, it's an awful movie. Spielberg is a hack.
Contact is good. Also throw Moon in there.
Europa Report
(the definition of modern hard sci-fi)
also
Abyss
Pandorum
(these two not so hard but I think you might like them)
>The 5th element
>Stargate
>Hard sci fi
Don't get me wrong. I like the Fifth Element, but it's not hard sci fi as OP wants.
>Be portrayed by Matthew Mcconaughey
>Be spiritual guru/writer
>Somehow get invite to the same table as Bill Clinton and SETI scientists
>Show up late to the meeting and shill your book
This made it a little difficult for me to enjoy
I politely beg to differ; say what you want about Spielberg, but Close Encounter is legit, if nothing for the acting and music.
Seen it
The 1972 version, I take it?
Added!
>Moon
Already seen it, it's great!
Might rewatch, though.
Added a few from these, but have already watched most - thanks!
Fair enough
How about Logans Run. Old but science fiction as fuck
The Martian was great if you haven't seen it
watch this, it's what you're looking for
Outland
Also, Blade Runner.
If you liked 2001 you might enjoy 2010, it's not Kubrick's craftsmanship, but still enjoyable.
Marooned is somewhat old but pretty good.
Sorry, what definition are we using for hard scifi?
>Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by an emphasis on scientific accuracy.
it's usually like this, although it's somewhat of a rarity in cinema, the good shit of the genre is in literature
these two are good examples of recent scifi cinema
>Storms on Mars
>So accurate
Main premise is made up, though it's from the book.
>Although Mars does get dust storms, the atmospheric pressure is so low that the wind is negligible, although the dust itself can be harmful.
No hating it but man, rustled my jimmies non-negligible.
>2001: A Space Odyssey
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is the hardest Trek ever went and it's very similar in parts to 2001
Contact is comfy at parts and definitely a must-see if you're into hard scifi, but I'm afraid the genre does not get any better than GATTACA.