75 Science fiction and Fantasy films for 2016

Yes, though by the time KungFu critters and coming-of-age zombie fests are weeded out, we will probably be left with approximately 7.5 good Science Fiction movies. 2 Jungle books? More Amityville? A raft of cheap time-travelogues?
Finding Dory should be fun. Bourne 5 makes the SFF list? Independence Day could be interesting.
 
I might go check out The Forest this weekend. It looks interesting. There are probably 10 or so I want to see on that list, so that's not too bad.
 
There's quite a few I'm looking forward to this year, but I think Rogue One is my most anticipated.

The Witch looks creepy as hell.
 
Highly intrigued by the Space Between Us. And, hoping, hoping, they don't screw it up, Suicide Squad.
 
I think Burton may have run out of gas but I'll let them try to sell Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children to me and see what happens. I was interested enough in A Monster Calls for some reason to look at the trailer but it's utter crap. Why they think that would make me want to watch the movie, I dunno. I'll probably watch Captain America: Civil War but can't say I'm really anticipating it.

To save time for folks like me who will incidentally watch non-SF but really want to know about the SF, here are the English-language live-action science fiction movies, trying to strip out all the fantasy, horror, animations, comic books, etc.

Time Travel
  • Synchronicity (Jan. 22) [time travel or no, this might be kinda cool]
  • Paradox (April 22)
Honorary SF
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (June 24) [stupidly serious sequel to successfully silly singleton - and Smith-less]
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Dec 16) [prequel]
  • Star Trek Beyond (July 22) [reboot sequel so kinda prequelish]
SF
  • The 5th Wave (Jan. 22) [probably not SF but just one of many virus horror movies but with aliens]
  • The Purge 3 (July 1) [probably not really SF but random violence in social SF clothing]
  • The Space Between Us (July 29) [perhaps not SF but just an Earth/Mars romance]
  • Passengers (December 21) [perhaps not SF but just interstellar romance]
J Riff said:
Yes, though by the time KungFu critters and coming-of-age zombie fests are weeded out, we will probably be left with approximately 7.5 good Science Fiction movies
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Close, in a sense. I get 9 movies which is more than 7.5 total but they're almost all gonna suck, which is less than "7.5 good" ones. Depending on whether they are truly "romance" movies or just SF movies with an excessive "love interest" quotient, I might try The Space Between Us or Passengers and, as I say, that Synchronicity looks kinda cool but, man, what a terrible looking year for SF-in-film.

And one word of warning for trailer hunters - both Paradox and The Space Between Us were titles of other movies all of a year ago and I couldn't find trailers for the correct upcoming flicks. (Though the Danish (or whatever it was) 2015 The Space Between Us also looked not entirely uninteresting.)

Cinema. So original it can't come up with milieus or plots or what have you... or even titles.
 
Opps, forgetting my manners. Thanks for the list, Brian. On ya! (y)
 
'Good' SF includes the bad ones here, but not Star Wars. Anything calling itself SF gets looked at, and hacked to bits if it's worth the trouble. I edit the average epic down to around ten minutes and voila* it becomes bearable.
 
Just came across this related article: 11 Space Movies to Watch In 2016 (space.com). It repeats some from the 75 list (and is very generous about what it calls a "space" movie) but it also adds a few not in the io9 list.

And agreed, Droflet - thanks for the link, Brian !

J Riff : I imagine some have to be cut down to zero to become bearable. :)
 
A couple of the biggest surprises - to me - on the list were Marvel's Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton, and also an Assassin's Creed film. My interest is definitely piqued with those.
 
I knew it. Dr. Strange had to appear eventually. Practically the only character with any interest left. AntMan was fehhhhhh, the rest of the super-verse is not as good as the comics were, except for some cool FX, but Dr. Strange could be something else, by the Crimson Bands of Cytorak!!!!
 
J Riff said:
I knew it. Dr. Strange had to appear eventually. Practically the only character with any interest left. AntMan was fehhhhhh, the rest of the super-verse is not as good as the comics were, except for some cool FX, but Dr. Strange could be something else, by the Crimson Bands of Cytorak!!!!
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I felt quite the opposite about Ant-Man @J Riff. I thought it was one of the best Marvel offerings in a while and when you look at it, Ant-Man is proper science fiction. No super powers, but rather 'solid' science being put to use.
 
Nevermind, I can't stand any of the Marvel stuff, disguised as SF or not. I liked the comix though... and the last one I bought was the origin of the Juggernaut... in X-Men... in the sixties. If I still had all my comics I would be richer'n Trump, but nevermind, nevermiiiiiind...*
 
Vince W said:
I felt quite the opposite about Ant-Man @J Riff. I thought it was one of the best Marvel offerings in a while and when you look at it, Ant-Man is proper science fiction. No super powers, but rather 'solid' science being put to use.
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I was pleasantly surprised by Ant-Man and would place it as the third best film that came out last year. I can't remember laughing so much at film in a long time. It was just good fun.
 
Not many movies to get excited about, really.

I'm going to see The 5th Wave this weekend and will likely go see the following:
  • Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies
  • Allegiant (since I've already watched the other movies in the series)
  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Conjuring 2
  • The Legend of Tarzan
  • Ghostbusters
  • Star Trek Beyond
  • Bourne 5
  • Spectral
  • Doctor Strange
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
  • Rogue One
  • Ms Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
That averages to just over 1 cinema visit per month. Good enough for me and my budget at the rate cinemas are increasing their ticket prices...
 
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