Top 10 Sci-Fi movies

Blade Runner

Blade Runner was released 25th of June, 1982. The film is roughly based on the novel written by Philip Dick entitled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. The movie revolves in the life of Blade Runner, played by Harrison Ford, a police officer in the miserable city of Los Angeles whose mission is to dismiss biologically engineered robots called replicants.

Star Wars trilogy

Star Wars Trilogy was composed of Star Wars IV: A New Hope released in 25th of May, 1977, Star Wars V: Empire Strikes Back released 21st of May, 1980, and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi released in 25th of May, 1983. Star Wars IV revolves in the life and the rescue attempts of Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, to Princess Leia, played by Carrie Fisher. Star Wars V revolves in the story of Darth Vader’s, played by David Prowse, pursuit of the Rebel Alliance mainly composed of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Aliens

Aliens was the sequel to the 1979 Alien which was released 18th of July, 1986. This movie revolves on the story of Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, the sole survivor in the previous movie Alien and her renewed fight against the same extraterrestrial beasts in LV-426. The movie won 17 awards mainly Best Science Fiction Film in the 1987 US Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films and gained 21 nominations including Best Actress in a Leading Role for actress Sigourney Weaver in the 1987 US Academy Awards.

Avatar (2009)

James Cameron’s Avatar propels us into a future that relates so closely to current global affairs that you almost believe it could happen. Earth has run out of natural resources and a venture into space discovers Pandora, an exotic world of minerals, but already inhabited by Smurf-like creatures. It turns into a ruthless quest to destroy their world to save ours. Rumoured to cost in the region of £300m to make and featuring some of the most advanced cinematic and 3D technology the world has ever seen, there’s no way Avatar was not going to make the list. I was slightly apprehensive when I went to see it, mainly because of how hyped up it was prior to release, but I wasn’t disappointed.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Predator

Terminator (1984)

Nobody plays an evil robot better than Arnold Schwarzenegger, which is why the first of the four made to date is the best of the bunch. To be honest, I never knew, and still don’t know what the hell is going through half of it, but director James Cameron created an excellent movie on a tiny budget. Basically it’s all about saving the future but the Terminator visits the past to stop Sarah Conner from doing just that – I think. Still brilliant though.

Alien

District 9 (2009)

Sunshine