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6:20p, 10/29/20
AG
I'm sorry, but Contact absolutely deserves to be part of the discussion, seeing as the entire point of the movie is that the "alien" of it all is unprovable ("Are you really going to sit there and tell us that we should just take this all on faith?"). It's also steeped in some pretty solid science/protocol, at least until the final act, of course.

That being said, if so...

01. Contact
02. Interstellar
03. The Martian
04. Apollo 13
05. Gravity
06. The Right Stuff
07. Armageddon
08. Sunshine
09. Moon
10. First Man

Though, admittedly, it's been ages since I've seen a couple of these, and the order could change upon rewatch.
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7:32p, 10/29/20
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Does Arrival count? Deals with space ships, aliens, sci-fi. If so...

1. Interstellar
2. Apollo 13
3. The Martian
4. Arrival
5. The Right Stuff
6. October Sky
7. Contact
8. Gravity
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7:55p, 10/29/20
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The Martian is easily my favorite "space" movie. I bet I've seen it 100 times, and it never gets old. Phenomenal cast as well.
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8:19p, 10/29/20
AG
The Martian is just the space version of Castaway.
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In reply to _lefraud_ • 8:33p, 10/29/20
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That cast is insane when you rewatch it. So many big names for a movie where 75% of is it one guy.
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Brian Earl Spilner
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8:34p, 10/29/20
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Something really cool about The Martian that I can't really explain. It's very simple and straightforward, but incredibly fun and watchable. No frills. Almost breezy, but in a good way. And a very feel-good ending.
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9:45p, 10/29/20
Seems I need to brush up on my space movies.
Ranking what I've seen.

1. Apollo 13
2. The Right Stuff
3. The Martian
4. Interstellar
5. First Man-I wanted this one to be better
6. Gravity
7. Contact-It's been a long time but I remember not caring for it, guess I need to give it another shot.
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12. Ad Astra-Felt like a total waste of time
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In reply to JYDog90 • 10:36p, 10/29/20
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Willy Wonka said:
You did not disappoint.

I came here because I KNEW someone would recommend Space Camp.
"Use the Force, Luke..."
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10:54p, 10/29/20
AG
Space Balls.
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11:28p, 10/29/20
This is a great topic, and all of my favorites have been listed. I'll throw one more decent pick out just because it hasn't been named, and it's a decent space movie:

Mission to Mars

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In reply to TCTTS • 4:42a, 10/30/20
AG
Just moved The Martian up to #3. I hadn't seen it since in the theater, but due to this thread, and a recent episode covering it on The Rewatchables podcast that I've been wanting to listen to, I decided to pull the trigger, and am glad I did. So smart, and so good. Damn near perfect, in fact.
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5:57a, 10/30/20
AG
I guess I need to rewatch The Martian. When I watched it the first time, I had Read the book just prior and the movie felt like it missed a ton.
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8:30a, 10/30/20
AG
do documentaries count? apollo 11 last year was fantastic

top tier:
the martian
apollo 13
the right stuff

second tier:
deep impact
gravity
moon

documentaries:
apollo 11 (2019)
shadow of the moon (2007)
for all mankind (1989)

battle for #10:
contact - if it's allowed
interstellar
october sky
https://ts.la/eric59704
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In reply to Furlock Bones • 8:31a, 10/30/20
Furlock Bones said:
I guess I need to rewatch The Martian. When I watched it the first time, I had Read the book just prior and the movie felt like it missed a ton.
The movie does what the book mocks at the end with the Ironman ability.
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In reply to _lefraud_ • 8:32a, 10/30/20
_lefraud_ said:
The Martian is easily my favorite "space" movie. I bet I've seen it 100 times, and it never gets old. Phenomenal cast as well.
I hate to be bothered by one person in a movie, but why Kristen Wiig? Also these heavyweights, and Kristen Wiig. I don't get it.
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In reply to TCTTS • 8:35a, 10/30/20
TCTTS said:
I'm sorry, but Contact absolutely deserves to be part of the discussion, seeing as the entire point of the movie is that the "alien" of it all is unprovable ("Are you really going to sit there and tell us that we should just take this all on faith?"). It's also steeped in some pretty solid science/protocol, at least until the final act, of course.

That being said, if so...

01. Contact
02. Interstellar
03. The Martian
04. Apollo 13
05. Gravity
06. The Right Stuff
07. Sunshine
08. Moon
09. First Man
10. October Sky

Though, admittedly, it's been ages since I've seen a couple of these, and the order could change upon rewatch.
I liked Contact a lot, but it's impossible for me to think of it without thinking about this.

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8:45a, 10/30/20
No love for The Last Starfighter?
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8:56a, 10/30/20
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The end of Contact ruins it. The idea that she would be grilled in congress for taking part in some elaborate hoax is asinine. The machine was glowing white. She ship got pulled towards it. There were thousand witnesses.
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9:22a, 10/30/20
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I need to watch The Martian again. I remember really enjoying it, but it didn't stick with me as being this all time great movie.
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In reply to TCTTS • 10:04a, 10/30/20
AG
TCTTS said:
rednecked said:
Contact is one of my favorites. don't know if that fits your category exactly.

I rewatched Contact for the first time in years a few nights ago on cable. Not only does it hold up, but I seriously think it might be one of my all-time top ten movies - space, sci-fi, or otherwise. It's just so damn good, and everything I want from a movie.
It's very high on my list for multiple reasons.
- written by Carl Sagan. as always the book is even better but they did a real good job.
- I have always been a Jodi Foster fan
- i'm not ashamed to say it, I like Matthew McConaughey movies too.
- I love the smartness of the movie. I've always been a scifi fan but I don't like the movies the use scifi as an excuse for pyrotechnics and CGI with no real story
- I like how it doesn't shy away from discussing faith and how Ellie in her own way learns to have some kind of faith
- and some of the great lines
"You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other."
"The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?"
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In reply to aTmAg • 11:21a, 10/30/20
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aTmAg said:
The end of Contact ruins it. The idea that she would be grilled in congress for taking part in some elaborate hoax is asinine. The machine was glowing white. She ship got pulled towards it. There were thousand witnesses.

Not sure if you have been paying much attention to the world in which we live. Today roughly 10% of our population does not think we landed on the moon. In the 70s, that number was 30%. Partisan beliefs in facts we choose to believe has only gotten worse. I find this part of Contact more believable today than it was 20 years ago.
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11:24a, 10/30/20
Enemy Mine.

We got to see a pregnant Lou Gosset Jr.
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In reply to AGSPORTSFAN07 • 11:33a, 10/30/20
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AGSPORTSFAN07 said:


Never knew Jaoquin was named Leaf.
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In reply to TCTTS • 2:29p, 10/30/20
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HOW DID I LEAVE OUT ARMAGEDDON???

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In reply to TCTTS • 2:41p, 10/30/20
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Because the op specified realistic.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 2:55p, 10/30/20
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If you don't believe in "space dementia" or the sheer will of all-go, no-quit, big-nuts Harry Stamper, I don't know what to tell you.
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In reply to TCTTS • 4:21p, 10/30/20
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TCTTS said:
If you don't believe in "space dementia" or the sheer will of all-go, no-quit, big-nuts Harry Stamper, I don't know what to tell you.


I love this quote from Ben about the movie:

"I asked Michael why it was easier to train oil drillers to become astronauts than it was to train astronauts to become oil drillers. He told me to shut the f*** up, so that was the end of that talk. He said, 'You know, Ben, just shut up, okay? You know, this is a real plan.' I was like, 'You mean it's a real plan at NASA to train oil drillers?' And he was, 'Just shut your mouth.'"
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In reply to FancyKetchup14 • 4:24p, 10/30/20
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So good. It's from the Criterion commentary track, in which Affleck has some other great gems as well.
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5:55p, 10/30/20
If Armageddon is in then then the best ****ing space movie of all time is Space Jam. Hands down. Not even an opinion.

#Facts
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6:35p, 10/30/20
Event Horizon. No aliens in that one.
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7:33p, 10/30/20
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This board has lost all credibility. Two pages in and the best one hasn't been mentioned.


Dune
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7:50p, 10/30/20
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How much of a movie has to take place in space for it to be a space movie? For example, Andromeda Strain or Dune are majority terrestrial.
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How did you put Ad Astra on any list of good movies? That was so so so so bad.
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8:07p, 10/30/20
Speaking of docs, have y'all seen A Year In Space on Netflix?
Really good account of Scott Kelly's year on ISS.
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In reply to jeffk • 8:07p, 10/30/20
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jeffk said:
How much of a movie has to take place in space for it to be a space movie? For example, Andromeda Strain or Dune are majority terrestrial.


Outside our atmosphere?
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