Tag Archives: space

Titan A.E.

IMDB Rating: 6.30
13318 votes

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One thousand years from now, aliens destroy Earth in fear of the Titan project. Some humans escape, becoming a downtrodden Diaspora, living in impoverished settlements. The mysterious Titan spacecraft also escapes, and its inventor has hidden it before dying. A spacecraft captain and its pilot, Korso and Akima, two humans, seek out Cale, the youthful son of the dead scientist and explain that he must help them find the Titan, which holds a mechanism to unite and save humanity. Cale refuses, but the arrival of the killer aliens persuades him to join Korso. Can he avoid his pursuers, know friend from foe, find the Titan, and embrace his humanity, a nature he has despised until now?
Actors
Cale TuckerMatt Damon
Capt. Joseph KorsoBill Pullman
GuneJohn Leguizamo
Also posted in 2000, Action, Adventure, Animation, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (15)

Space Cowboys

IMDB Rating: 6.30
17177 votes

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Negli anni '50 erano stati allontanati dalla NASA per motivi politici ed oggi questi quattro anziani astronauti, ormai in pensione e con qualche acciacco, sono richiamati per una missione difficile: bisogna andare a rimettere in sesto l'Ikon, un vecchio satellite russo in orbita sopra la Terra, che si si è guastato e rischia di lasciare la Terra priva di collegamenti e telecomunicazioni. I nostri eroi sono i disegnatori di un vecchio sistema satellitare identico a quello russo e sarebbero i soli a poter affrontare l'emergenza. In pensione da tempo, sono richiamati al lavoro dal loro capo, Frank Corvin, un anziano astronauta, che conosce il satellite al punto da poterlo riparare. Così la squadra dei 'nonnetti' parte alla conquista di gloria e fama. La pensione e l'ospizio possono attendere.
Actors
Hawk HawkinsTommy Lee Jones
Jerry O'NeillDonald Sutherland
Tank SullivanJames Garner
Also posted in 2000, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (27)

Pitch Black

IMDB Rating: 6.70
21713 votes

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Set in the distant future, a spaceship carrying some 40 people, mostly ones wanting to settle on other planets from their own, hits a meteor shower and crash lands on a distant planet killing all but about a dozen of them. The survivors, led by the second-in-command Carolyn Fry ('Rahda Mitchell' (qv)), find themselves on a hot and humid landscape with constant sunlight from three orbiting suns. Fry not only must help the survivors find food and water, but contend with a deadly criminal, named Riddick ('Vin Diesel' (qv)), who was being transported to a prison cell on their destination. But every 22 years, the planet's three suns go into a total eclipse for a month where darkness brings out the planet's real inhabitants; large, reptilian, vampire-like creatures that come out and dominate the surface in total darkness, killing and eating all life. The Fry and her people then must cooperate with Riddick, who has surgically enhanced eyes to see in darkness, to lead them to safety and off the planet before they all become dinner for the creatures.
Actors
Richard B. RiddickVin Diesel
Carolyn FryRadha Mitchell
William J. JohnsCole Hauser
Also posted in 2000, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (23)

Red Planet

IMDB Rating: 5.20
12596 votes

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In the near future, Earth is dying. A new colony on Mars could be humanity's only hope. A team of American astronauts, each a specialist in a different field, is making the first manned expedition to the red planet and must struggle to overcome the differences in their personalities, backgrounds and ideologies for the overall good of the mission. When their equipment suffers life-threatening damage and the crew must depend on one another for survival on the hostile surface of Mars, their doubts, fears and questions about God, man's destiny and the nature of the universe become defining elements in their fates. In this alien environment they must come face to face with their most human selves.
Actors
Jessica Morton
Robby GallagherVal Kilmer
Cmdr. Kate BowmanCarrie-Anne Moss
Also posted in 2000, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (5)

The Planets

IMDB Rating: 8.90
232 votes

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Interesting narrative, excellent computer generated images (for its time), extensive interviews with numerous scientists (mostly Americans and Russians-thank goodness this documentary isn't biased towards any country) and a memorable soundtrack combined to make compelling viewing for anyone interested in astronomy.
Actors
A&E NarratorKaren Stone
BBC NarratorSamuel West
Also posted in 1999, Documentary, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Lost in Space

IMDB Rating: 4.70
16903 votes

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In the near future, earth's fossil resources are about to be used up. In an attempt to save the human race, scientists have begun building a gate, through which faster than light travel will be possible - but only if there is a gate at the destination to receive the travelers. The Robinson Family has been chosen to travel to Alpha Prime - the only other inhabitable planet known - at normal speed, ten years, cryogenically frozen. But Dr. Smith, a sinister man, sabotages their spaceship, Jupiter 2, but is also betrayed by his people. So, he has to work together with the Robinsons in order to survive himself. When Jupiter 2 is falling into the sun, the only chance to survive is to activate the hyperdrive - without a gate at the other end. Soon, the Robinsons are someplace really unknown, where they meet unfriendly silicon-based space spiders, take in a little ape-like creature and name new star systems after Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. They have to reach Alpha Prime in order to build the second gate, or earth's only hope is gone.
Actors
Prof. John RobinsonWilliam Hurt
Dr. Maureen RobinsonMimi Rogers
Penny RobinsonLacey Chabert
Also posted in 1998, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Armageddon

IMDB Rating: 5.70
51866 votes

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A giant, global-killing asteriod, like the one that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is 18 days away from hitting the Earth. NASA's been caught with their pants down and needs a new plan to stop the rock. They enlist the help of Harry Stamper, an expert deep core driller, to train their astronauts and help them drill into the asteroid and plant a nuclear bomb. But Harry figures the astronauts can't be trained in time and opts to go with his own oil drilling crew.
Actors
Harry S. StamperBruce Willis
Dan Truman, NASA AdministratorBilly Bob Thornton
A.J. FrostBen Affleck
Also posted in 1998, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Contact

IMDB Rating: 7.30
40350 votes

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Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go?
Actors
Young EllieJena Malone
Ted ArrowayDavid Morse
Ellie ArrowayJodie Foster
Also posted in 1997, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

The Fifth Element

IMDB Rating: 7.20
62610 votes

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Two hundred and fifty years in the future, life as we know it is threatened by the arrival of Evil. Only the fifth element (played by Milla Jovovich) can stop the Evil from extinguishing life, as it tries to do every five thousand years. She is helped by ex-soldier, current-cab-driver, Corben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis), who is, in turn, helped by Prince/Arsenio clone, Ruby Rhod. Unfortunately, Evil is being assisted by Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman), who seeks to profit from the chaos that Evil will bring, and his alien mercenaries.
Actors
Korben DallasBruce Willis
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel ZorgGary Oldman
Father Vito CorneliusIan Holm
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Starship Troopers

IMDB Rating: 6.70
36816 votes

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Set on the future earth, Johnny rico is a young student dating a girl named Carmen. When Carmen decides to join the military in order to become a class citizen (citizenship is only achieved through serving your country), Johnny follows and joins as well. He soon realizes that he joined for the wrong reasons but just as he is about to quit, an asteroid that originated from the orbit of planet "klendathu" hits Buenos Aires (his home town) and kills his family. Johnny and his fellow troopers set out to destroy the planet's inhabitants: a type of deadly and very large scaled space bugs. Through a seemingly ordinary action flick, director paul verhoeven creates a subtle anti-war theme, that shows us a fascist and military world far more frightening than WW2's Germany, Italy or Russia, the kind of world that is actually functioning.
Actors
Johnny RicoCasper Van Dien
Dizzy FloresDina Meyer
Carmen IbanezDenise Richards
Also posted in 1997, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)