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Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 2:45:57 PM   
Kuokkanen

 

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Status: offline 		What are the movies that have both scifi and war elements, and we can agree to be war movies? Some I know:
War of the Worlds
Independence Day
Starship Troopers
Battle: Los Angeles

And I think Star Wars ones are closer to adventure movies...

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 3:11:39 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 5:46:47 PM   
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It starred Jurgen Prochnow,had a nice sdkfz 251.

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 5:48:11 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 6:20:09 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 6:59:01 PM   
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Star Wars

Closer to Indiana Jones type adventure than war

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 7:06:35 PM   
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Star Wars

Closer to Indiana Jones type adventure than war



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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 8:52:17 PM   
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Earth vs the Flying Saucers
The Last Starfighter
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 8:56:58 PM   
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Edge of Tomorrow is a really good recent sci-fi war film with some very explicit references to contemporary warfare.


Wow, I have missed this one (I have seen all the others mentioned). IMDB score: 8,2 That's a LOT.

Thanks, to my watch list

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/11/2014 9:09:09 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 1:22:43 AM   
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War of the worlds

And if you aren't hard core about the sci- Fi requirement but can extend to horror/vampires - "The Keep"

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 3:41:45 AM   
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What are the movies that have both scifi and war elements, and we can agree to be war movies? Some I know:


"Mars Attacks!", though clearly a spoof, did have a number of combat sequences.

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 4:06:36 AM   
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So the clone wars is not really a war?.

Do you mean the computer made animated serie? That could count as war, but it's not movie...

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 4:10:10 AM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 5:46:09 AM   
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Wing Commander - not highly recommended

Wing Commander is a lot funner if you imagine it's actually a U-boat film in space.

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 12:54:03 PM   
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Edge of Tomorrow is a really good recent sci-fi war film with some very explicit references to contemporary warfare.


I saw EoT last weekend and it is very good. I was a bit skeptical because the trailers show the future soldiers using power suits. I thought they might distract me from the story but really they blend right into the background as "equipment" and the story and characters stand right out in front.


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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/12/2014 9:15:17 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/13/2014 7:07:28 AM   
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I'll add to my earlier list: Dr Who and the Dalek invasion of earth

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/13/2014 9:20:38 PM   
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Edge of Tomorrow is a really good recent sci-fi war film with some very explicit references to contemporary warfare.


I saw EoT last weekend and it is very good. I was a bit skeptical because the trailers show the future soldiers using power suits. I thought they might distract me from the story but really they blend right into the background as "equipment" and the story and characters stand right out in front.



Saw it today after reading the good reviews online. It was good. Kind of a "Starship Troopers" meets "Aliens" meets "Groundhog Day".

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/13/2014 10:49:12 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/13/2014 10:57:16 PM   
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Enemy mine

battle for planet of the apes

Ender's game

Skyline (similar to Battle LA)

and last (and least) battlefiled earth

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/14/2014 12:17:20 AM   
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Enemy mine

battle for planet of the apes

Ender's game

Skyline (similar to Battle LA)

and last (and least) battlefiled earth


I'll see your battlefield earth and raise you starship troopers.

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/14/2014 3:26:56 AM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/14/2014 6:50:54 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/30/2014 6:31:45 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/30/2014 10:37:21 PM   
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Gunbuster (OVA) - lots of fighting, but most interesting because it considers relative time passing for different characters

Grave of the Fireflies - if you want to be totally depressed

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RE: Scifi war movies - 6/30/2014 11:53:48 PM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 7/1/2014 12:42:55 AM   
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RE: Scifi war movies - 7/1/2014 7:17:56 AM   
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Enemy mine

battle for planet of the apes

Ender's game

Skyline (similar to Battle LA)

and last (and least) battlefiled earth


I'll see your battlefield earth and raise you starship troopers.



DUDE! Starship troopers is a classic!

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RE: Scifi war movies - 7/1/2014 7:19:49 AM   
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Edge of Tomorrow is a really good recent sci-fi war film with some very explicit references to contemporary warfare.


Wow, I have missed this one (I have seen all the others mentioned). IMDB score: 8,2 That's a LOT.

Thanks, to my watch list

I recommend the All you Need is Kill manga which is an adaptation of the novel that Edge of Tommorow was based on. It doesn't have the hollywood stupidity of the move and doesn't have the annoying political correctness.

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