Favorite Sci-Fi B-Movie????

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3:47p, 9/26/18
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Growing up I remember watching a movie called "Robot Jox." Made it 1989 it was about an alternate world where war is outlawed and 2 factions go at with single-man operated war machines.

Remember it being a lot of fun and now as an adult pretty impressed with the special effects given the year and extremely low budget. Here's a clip of one of the fight scenes....

btw....I haven't seen either of the Pacific Rim movies but when I saw the trailer for the first one, IMMEDIATELY reminded me of this film.


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3:59p, 9/26/18
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Does The Last Starfighter count as a B movie? If so, that would be mine, I loved that as a kid. Lifeforce was another favorite along with Time Rider, a movie with Fred Ward that kind of doubles as a western.
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4:22p, 9/26/18
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Lifeforce is worth a watch just to ogle Mathilda May. Wow.
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4:35p, 9/26/18
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Since it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves (and Disney doesn't seem to even acknowledge it's existence), I guess The Black Hole is considered a B-movie.

And I absolutely love it.
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Is Predator considered a B-movie?
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In reply to GiveEmHellBill • 4:46p, 9/26/18
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GiveEmHellBill said:


Since it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves (and Disney doesn't seem to even acknowledge it's existence), I guess The Black Hole is considered a B-movie.

And I absolutely love it.
Yes, I have a big soft spot for The Black Hole too. It is at times ridiculous, but the cast is really great. I don't know if it qualifies as a B-movie, though; it was the most expensive movie produced by Disney up to that point.
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In reply to GiveEmHellBill • 4:47p, 9/26/18
GiveEmHellBill said:


Since it doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves (and Disney doesn't seem to even acknowledge it's existence), I guess The Black Hole is considered a B-movie.

And I absolutely love it.


Wasnt that their first PG movie?
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4:50p, 9/26/18
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In reply to p_bubel • 5:11p, 9/26/18
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p_bubel said:
Point of order - not sci-fi.
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In reply to G Martin 87 • 5:30p, 9/26/18
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Yes, Krull is sci-if: the invading army are aliens from another planet who conquer worlds before moving on to the next.
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5:38p, 9/26/18
Enemy Mine

Black Hole

Last Starfighter

Flash Gordon (80s version with Queen music)
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5:50p, 9/26/18
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Star Wars
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In reply to GiveEmHellBill • 6:20p, 9/26/18
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GiveEmHellBill said:
Yes, Krull is sci-if: the invading army are aliens from another planet who conquer worlds before moving on to the next.
All right, it's pretty slim, but OK. Let's call it a weird fantasy / sci-fi mashup.
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6:28p, 9/26/18
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My nomination is Escape From NY.

Look at what you get:
John Carpenter
Kurt Russell
Ernest Borgnine
Adrienne Barbeau
Isaac Hayes
Lee Van Cleef

It doesn't get more B-movie than that.
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6:30p, 9/26/18
Masters of the Universe
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6:37p, 9/26/18
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Stretching what's considered sci-fi, Army of Darkness.
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7:00p, 9/26/18
Buckaroo Banzai?
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7:03p, 9/26/18
Terminator
The Road Warrior
Outland
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7:11p, 9/26/18
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That original Terminator soundtrack is dope as hell.
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8:48p, 9/26/18
Stargate
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
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8:51p, 9/26/18
Killer clowns from outer space
Star man
Time bandits
Waxwork 2
Megaforce
Space adventure cobra if only for the scenes in Matt sweets girlfriend music video
Dreamscape
Night of the comet
Enemy mine
All the critters movies
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9:15p, 9/26/18
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Starship troopers
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9:21p, 9/26/18
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Does this one count?
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10:31p, 9/26/18
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I loved Freejack when I was a kid. Even 25 years later, I still randomly get Hit Between The Eyes by the Scorpions stuck in my head and will start singing it.

What about Flight of the Navigator? I loved that one too.
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In reply to G Martin 87 • 6:43a, 9/27/18
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G Martin 87 said:
My nomination is Escape From NY.

Look at what you get:
John Carpenter
Kurt Russell
Ernest Borgnine
Adrienne Barbeau
Isaac Hayes
Lee Van Cleef

It doesn't get more B-movie than that.
You also get Metal Gear Solid 2
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8:36a, 9/27/18
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I'm not sure how much more b-list SF you can get than President Dwayne Hector Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho.

But I will nominate the Fifth Element. Dont get me wrong. I will watch it every time its on I love me some Fifth Element. But as a real plot its campy as hell.
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In reply to Mathguy64 • 8:47a, 9/27/18
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No way that's a B movie though.
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In reply to Mucho austin • 8:50a, 9/27/18
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Mucho austin said:
Starship troopers
Probably the cream of the B movie crop.

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8:51a, 9/27/18
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Can someone clarify what they consider a B movie?
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In reply to Hagen95 • 8:53a, 9/27/18
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Hagen95 said:
Can someone clarify what they consider a B movie?
Yeah some of the movies listed I'd think qualify as major blockbusters. Since theaters don't do double features anymore I don't think there is a set definition of a B movie. If we're going to consider the classic definition, in the '80's anything Troma would have to be the baseline. Anything above that probably wouldn't qualify.
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In reply to Hagen95 • 9:09a, 9/27/18
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Hagen95 said:
Can someone clarify what they consider a B movie?
The definition of B movie has changed over the years. In its original form, a B movie was the second half of a double feature that was usually sci fi or horror, low budget, cheesy and campy. Now, it seems like B movie means low budget. I would never consider Star Wars or Terminator to be a B movie because those movies were not low budget for the sake of being cheap. They were using state of the art effects for its time. I think a B movie is hard to define, but its one of those "you know it when you see it" kind of things.
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