Sci-fi Movies You NEED to Own on 4K!

In this video, I list, sci-fi movies you absolutely need to pick up on 4K.

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[@SamLovesMovies25]

2001 and Blade Runner 4Ks are, no exaggeration, two of the absolute BEST-looking 4K discs/transfers I have EVER seen so far. The look mind-blowingly *phenomenal*!

[@SamLovesMovies25]

@@ericj1385 Not "offended" by any means or anything like that, but it would actually be ma'am lol :p (Sam short for Samantha)

[@ericj1385]

@SamLovesMovies25 I apologize for that and again you are 💯% point on with those 2 movies...😊

[@erikdolnack2737]

Easily, Kubrick's 4K UHD "2001: A Space Odyssey". I always want to own 2001 on whatever latest/greatest format is at the current time and technology can deliver. Easily THE greatest sci-fi movie of all-time.

[@azdh85224]

Prometheus and Oblivion are two of my favorites. I have watched them both many times.

[@garyharper2943]

Prometheus is great in 3D!

[@prideferret-sb7hi]

just bought the collectors edition of prometheus because i adore the movie so much

[@joewhip9303]

The Blade Runner films are spectacular in 4K and Atmos. I was blown away by the look and sound of the original on my 83” OLED. Stunning.

[@ScruffyWarlord]

You can add The Matrix 4k to this list. Stunning disc as well.

[@walter2695]

As a die heard collector I am happy to know that have all of these on 4k already. But sad to know that there wasn't one movie on here i didn't have so i could go out and buy it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ANDRE1mang]

Interstellar is a must have! This one is more of a cyber-punk movie and it is not perfect but Ghost in the Shell (2017) was also a great feature

[@lold6130]

Love 'Ready Player One'. Fun for movie buffs to spot all the references to other pictures.

[@mrchrisliddell]

Great list! I'm going to add, Moonfall, Gattaca (as a sci-fi noir) and if it counts as sci-fi then Mortal Engines! All beautiful transfers.

[@geminisundone]

Fantastic list. Ive recently bought a 4k blu ray player and a Sony soundbar ( never had multiple speakers. Always relied on my tv speakers ) and ive recently bought most of these. Currently watching the thing. Mind blown. Im 49 so i remember watching it on vhs in the 80's. How times have changed. Keep up the great work 👍

[@bstatmeister]

Pacific Rim is GOAT in terms of video quality. It's crazy that it is a 2k upscale. The HDR specular highlights are off the charts

[@andyhight9441]

I waited quite a while for Edge of Tomorrow to come out on 4k having seen it on cable before. The wait was worth it. I'd also like to see a list of Sci fi movies not on 4k that we need on 4k. My number one pick would be Minority Report.

[@burninator1983]

I own every single title that you mentioned and have to agree that they are definitely stunning 4K discs. I also would have included The Matrix films, at least the first one, which also looks great on 4K. Rogue One is probably the best 4K release of all of the Star Wars films which I think would come close to the top ten as well.

[@ericj1385]

The first Matrix film looked glorious! 💥

[@Mike-fs3bv]

This is a solid list. I have several on here already and agree with your choices. For me Pacific Rim is a guilty pleasure. I watch it more than I should and love it every time. That is on my 4K pick up list along with a few here. We are only a couple months from Black Friday sales which is always a good time to pick up titles at highly reduced prices.

[@mikerobinson883]

The Thing 1982 is one of my favorites. I wish Sunshine and Dark City would get 4K releases.

[@LobsterPuncher]

I would absolutely love to see Sunshine on 4k. Even the Blu Ray looks excellent.

[@mitchellhodgemeyer7306]

I would kill for a good 4K of Dark City (Sunshine is a good pick too) - that film is criminally underrated. You know a good 4K remaster with a skillfully done Atmos track would be just be incredible looking and sounding.

[@mikerobinson883]

@@LobsterPuncher right, and a lot of people had issues with some of the blu rays of Sunshine where the special features would keep popping up during playback of the film. I have never experienced this but it's a common problem a lot of people have had so that right there should warrant a 4k. I'd also like to see one for Pandorum. My copy of the blu ray has horrible audio sync issues that can't be fixed. That's another that could use a 4k release.

[@mikerobinson883]

@@mitchellhodgemeyer7306 just imagine what hdr could do for Dark City.

[@geminisundone]

I'm watching the thing right now to test my new soundbar. Magnificent film has never looked or heard better ✌️👍

[@g_vezz]

I couldn't leave out 'Arrival' . And it's 4K is head and shoulders better than the Blu ray..It's one of the most beautiful films ever made.

[@MasterEggroll]

Life is a good one and nobody knows about it. Killer cast too. Oblivion and arrival.

[@JM-sv6os]

ALIEN on 4k is amazing to view! Highly recommend.

[@Jrizzle7426]

100% agree. I watched a couple weeks ago and was in awe at how amazing it looked.

[@bstatmeister]

Alien definitely be on this list. It's reference quality

[@miket8497]

Great list. I'd add Alien & patiently hoping for Aliens someday.

[@travislansford6925]

Sci Fi is probably my favorite genre. And this I think is the first list you put out where I own every single film! That was awesome. I usually miss at least one. I would add Star Wars. The original trilogy isn't the best transfer, but I would add those to my list.

[@action571000]

The stare before the video started peered deep into my soul and was a great start.

[@michaelwisslead5349]

I'd add Elysium to the list. I'd also think District 9 but I can't comment because I only have the regular blu ray.

[@mitchellhodgemeyer7306]

I would add Ghost In The Shell to the list (The 1995 animated Japanese film). Quintessential, must-have sci-fi in my opinion, and mystifyingly cheap in most cases (on Amazon right now for $10.99).

[@jasonhayman9521]

Crazy how cheap this is. I picked up the 4k steelbook for $16 about a month ago.

[@doctorxombie]

Star Trek: TMP Director's Edition Sooooo good.

[@CJonesFL]

You guys really gotta pick up - The Fifth Element (UK Version if you can) It's a classic that looks and sounds spectacular in 4k. You wont regret it! Ready Player One is the first movie that wasnt a disney movie that me my wife and 10 year old daughter watched together. Absolutely a banger of a 4k movie. The scene where the asian kid turned into a Gundam had me out of my seat hollering and wooting. We Absolutely loved that movie!

[@TheDarkLordSteer]

Great list but I would have added District 9, Elysium & The Martian as well as they are stunning 4k discs.

[@nicodimus2222]

My short list: Pitch Black, The Matrix, Pacific Rim, Serenity, Edge of Tomorrow, Passengers, and Arrival.

[@TheOriginalFuzz]

Great video Adam. I agree with all of your choices... they're all excellent 4K releases.

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

Excellent topic and well put together! I appreciate the work you do for the physical media collector. I'll throw in a pitch for another Tom Cruise flick: Oblivion Excellent soundtrack, excellent effects and cinematography and great pacing. If you own the Bluray already it may not be worth it, but if you don't, this 4K disc is one of my favorites for repeat viewings. Passengers is also one of my favorites.

[@MovieGuy365]

Both good picks and awesome 4K discs 👍

[@dr.emilschaffhausen4683]

@@MovieGuy365 Thanks for the reply! I'll also give a shout out to The Thing (Horror/Scifi) and Ex Machina.

[@drunkongames2367]

Great video, Adam! I love sci-fi. Glad to say I already have most of these, but I’m waiting for sales to grab the rest. Actually just watched 2001 last week for the first time on 4K and it blew my mind. A few that I enjoy that you didn’t mention: the Matrix, Ghost in the Shell (the original animated film on 4K is great and I actually had fun with the live action for what it was), and sorry but I just have a lot of fun with the new Star Trek movies and think they look and sound pretty great on 4K

[@familiatrois3813]

Great list, Adam! I'll add, in no particular order; Passengers, Oblivion, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Arrival, Gattaca, The Matrix: Resurrection, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Ex Machina.

[@MovieGuy365]

I had about five of those on an early draft of my list. Great stuff.

[@bigdreams5554]

I don't think Valerian is a sci Fi movie. Movies set in space/other plantes aren't necessarily sci-fi. Completely forgettable other than cool visuals on that beach planet

[@bigdreams5554]

Same with Rogue One. Star Wars is a space fantasy, not sci Fi. But I am nitpicking now. Good list overall

[@action571000]

I'll have to agree with Valerian. I thought that was an astounding 4k disc.

[@trevoryan5310]

Total Recall is one I haven't seen mentioned here yet, which I found to be a great presentation of a solid sci-fi film. Agreed on all the films on your list and many mentioned by the other commenters!

[@williamthomas3536]

I wish Snowpiercer and Children Of Men were on 4k. I know this is getting old but Abyss. They say next month, then it goes to Christmas, then summer and so on. I think its never going to happen.

[@joeyyung911]

A lot of these are also great in 3D format.

[@444chroma]

Right there with you Adam great picks. Edge of Tomorrow surprised me that was fun. I'd also recommend The Fifth Element

[@pete49327]

Will AlienS in 4k ever happen?

[@aquacitydigital3316]

I agree with every one of these! Great video! 👍

[@Dummatzen]

I would add "A quiet Place" for sound at least. Such a dynamic sound is rare these days when everything is nothing but big explosions in many movies today.

[@shaneducholke364]

Own them all! Elisium, district 9, The Martians, Inception and Monster Hunter are a few of my other favorites

[@squared80]

I own every single one of these. Great list.

[@lutalomoore]

I own all the movie you suggested, great list.👍🏾

[@kenpope5798]

Good recommendations 👍

[@FriedTux]

Adam, I agree with vast majority of of your picks. Here is my alternative list that excludes your picks. District 9 Upgrade Lucy Annihilation Dredd Prospect Species *Vesper Chronicles (German import 4k) Arrival Moon Oblivion Looper

[@MovieGuy365]

All very, very good picks! Annihilation almost made the list.

[@tgamirov]

From my collection: Ad Astra, Lucy, Alien, The Matrix trilogy, The Final Countdown, War of the Worlds, Oblivion, Gattaca

[@gyptheblood666]

Great list 👍

[@popey129]

Wow . Great list.

[@yourpalfranc]

I grabbed Alita. I was going to wait to see if it would drop again, but I figured $9 was not bad for the 3D + 4K and the excellent review you gave. ~Frank

[@aaronbooth9222]

For me the Blade Runner films and Dune are tops. Big shout out to The Fifth Element as well. Great transfer a s Atmos track

[@thedarksoul2104]

Good list! You should do a video with top horror 4ks

[@k.p.7559]

I can also recommend DUNE 1984 from Arrow, FLASH GORDON and TOTAL RECALL.

[@nathanpottle4762]

When I read the title of the video, my mind immediately went to Dune and both Blade Runner films. I know it's not everyone's favourite, but I would also add Tenet to the list.

[@boca3105]

I like to suggest The Fifth Element

[@MattEdwards1]

Great video! Ermm total recall on 4k is amazing, so is Alien (I know you movie buffs think it's a horror but I still think of it as sci fi!)

[@gaarcemail]

I liked and subscribed, because your choice of sci-fi, is right inline with my own taste. I am a total sci-fi lover. I have to have my fix at least ones a week, lol. What do you think of Close encounters of the third kind?

[@michaelthemovieattic]

Great list! I think I need to get Pacific Rim. One I would add to the list is Mortal Engines.

[@MovieGuy365]

I’d agree on Mortal Engines, but for me it’s more cyberpunk than sci fi.

[@ricogomez4020]

I heard so much about 2001 4k and I bought it and was not impressed. I do like FULL METAL JACKET, THE SHINING 4k and those lived up to the hype.

[@8BitDane]

Oh that is funny, I happen to own all of them. I would add the original Alien to the list as well, stunning looking in 4k.

[@jdx4174]

Most of them also have stunning 3D releases.

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

I agree with everyone of your picks! I own them all myself! I’d add Star Wars A New Hope snd Star Trek The Motion Picture (directors cut)

[@leonardvicari2857]

Edge of Tomorrow and Blade Runner are must have 4ks those two are my must owns I have 2001 a great 4k for a 1968 movie

[@markfairfield1552]

So to be clear it’s gorgeous 🤣

[@MovieGuy365]

Word of the day mate.

[@eBoard3R]

*Yes!* My favourite genre ⚡🤙🏼🤙🏼⚡

[@chriskelly1740]

'Alien' 40th Anniversary Edition. the 'Predator' four-movie 4K set.

[@chucklowe4166]

Great minds think alike. I have all of these movies on 4k...as well as Valerian.

[@ants9574]

Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar & Dune are my favorites. I was spooked and had BR 2049 be my first 4K disc I've watched

[@richardbutton1179]

Sci-fi IMO is anything having to do with space, the future, aliens, advanced futuristic technology, and could probably throw in time travel such as The Time machine.

[@paulwauchop5431]

Passengers Looks great and sounds great

[@milescoburn1845]

Great list, Adam! I would only quibble with "Interstellar" having good audio. I've found the mix between dialogue and the rest of the audio to be absolute garbage. It's almost a requirement to use subtitles to understand what the characters are saying. And it's not just me and my system. I've heard it from a lot of people who either use the subtitles or have to crank the volume up and down constantly.

[@Franco22185]

Can’t wait for your top 10 of 2023

[@the8henry]

Have most of the films Movieguy mentions in this video on 4k. Will pick up the Avatar films soon. although Avatar Blu-ray up scaled looks gorgeous on a 4k tv. Still waiting for the following to be released on 4k - Aliens - Dark City - Terminator

[@markgreene1162]

For starters how about Aliens for fox sakes. Add to that list Outland and Gravity with the 3D. 2010 A Space Odyssey and Logan's Run with the Directors X rated cut. Also Black Hole and Saturn 3. I'm sure there's more.

[@altodomino7859]

The Fifth Element and Arrival are 2 of my favorites

[@810Metalheart]

Yep… have them all. 👍

[@nicholastoda8143]

Two Sci-fi movies that NEED a 4K release are, Sunshine and The Fountain. Gravity would be great too.

[@raymondhall3682]

Very different mentalities between MovieGuy and myself. The single most important variable between us is that in my view real SciFi in print or film should/must stimulate ones intelligence versus dumbing it down which most of the more recent Hollywood SciFi movies after year 2000 on this list exemplify...what about John Carpenter's "THE THING"? Overlooking other classic titles that were all made before year 2000 and have been released in 4K like "STARSHIP TROOPERS", "EVENT HORIZON" (as SciFi/horror), "ALIEN" and "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS" is inexcusable.

[@MovieGuy365]

If you’re talking about the movies themselves, that’s a different list. This list incorporates movie and disc quality (picture and audio) Sorry to say the ones you mentioned aren’t top disc quality that would make my list. Maybe the Thing, but not the others. The Thing would be more horror than sci fi on my list.

[@crunchie101]

Starship Troopers is number 1

[@LobsterPuncher]

Sci Fi is my favorite genre. Id say Edge of Tomorrow, Blade Runner/2049, Alita and The Thing are some of favorites on 4k that were worth the upgrade.

[@davidbaron6647]

thxs

[@CaptainBeefheart90]

Movies I want in 4k steelebook; Enter the void, Das Boot, the Master, There will be blood, inherent vice, boogie nights.

[@RonMar]

Lol, I have all of these already.

[@MovieGuy365]

I suspect many do.

[@wayneross9723]

Prity much on par but I would have included oblivion but I don't really know if the 4k is any good I only have bluray version, would lucy be under the sifi banner

[@EddieBham]

I have them all with exception of 2001. What about Passsengers it’s a spectacular looking and sound 4k disc.

[@user-uy2oh5vv3w]

Very good list....

[@TimofejNenarokov]

J.J. Abrams Star Trek must own. One of the first uhd disks still looks and sound awesome

[@bigdreams5554]

Yeah but plot is terrible. Kelvin Timeline is a hard pass for me

[@TimofejNenarokov]

@@bigdreams5554 you also probably hate Disko?

[@BrunoDeMarques]

Especially the Khan one, with the gorgeous IMAX shots

[@TimofejNenarokov]

@@BrunoDeMarques yes

[@joebuttigieg5393]

Meteor Sean Connery film 1979 please

[@scottnicholls2654]

1:30 pm I have not seen Rise of the Silver Surfer on 4k . Is it released yet?

[@jimled50jl49]

What about old movies that are classic sci-fi that would look amazing in 4K if they are not already. .. eg; "Logans Run" ... " Forbidden Planet" .. "The Time Machine" [original ] .. and lets not forget some brilliant Manga movies like the Appleseed Trilogy. ... "Appleseed" "Appleseed Ex-Machina" & " Appleseed Alpha " that already look stunning. & "Akira" I realize this is Manga but still it is sci-fi and if you haven't already seen. The mind boggles what a 4k would be like, expecially "Appleseed Ex-Machina"

[@davidcottone2700]

It wasn't as good as original but 2010 year we made contact was visually good hope for a 4k release

[@strictly4k970]

Avatar movies dont deserve place on my collection. But movies like Alien and Event Horizon does.

[@alexdas2000]

Best 4k science fact films next?

[@madyak6669]

It isn't the best movie plot wise, but Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is reference quality video and audio.

[@fitzi200]

I prefer DTS

[@Tusnal]

What do you think about Godzilla vs King Kong? you said Pacific Rim 4k is better overall?

[@MovieGuy365]

I don’t consider Godzilla vs Kong “sci-fi” but if you’re asking which is the better 4K disc? Tough call.

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

Need to get Pacific Rim on 4K. Your list has some good choices. You are missing the following: 1. Serenity 2. Pitch Black 3. Independence Day 4. Rouge One and Solo 5. Battlestar Galactica, the original Sci-fi movies we need on 4K: 1. Chronicles of Riddick 2. Stargate 3. Enemy Mine 4. The theatrical versions of the OT Star Wars

[@geminisundone]

I watched independence day recently on 4k obviously. Absolutely terrible film. Shocking acting throughout. A child could have wrote a better script. Looked nice in places but in others terrible. Can't stand Will Smith. It's the worst film in my 4k collection ( it came with another 5 in a 4k boxset ) and I'll never watch it again. Glad you liked it though 😉👏✌️

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

@@geminisundone I liked it. Sorry that it wasn't your cup of tea.

[@geminisundone]

​@@veronicareitherreese6671Don't be sorry mate. Horses for courses.

[@mrb0775]

Independence Day is certainly one of the dumbest Sci-Fi flicks ever made. The idea that its hero could use a 1996 era laptop to defeat aliens intelligent enough to travel to earth from another galaxy, was an insult to the intelligence of any 6th grader who earns at least a B in science! @@veronicareitherreese6671

[@garysandberg6132]

Can you please do a horror movie

[@yukiyukari77]

Noticed the empty space on your shelves. Have u been selling movies or just rearranging

[@MovieGuy365]

Expanding, I needed a new shelf.

[@sarahbembry7512]

I don’t know about Avatar but the way of the water HDR was terrible I had to watch the blu ray version.

[@Zrorro]

My Problem is that I will not rebuy anything I bought already on Blu-ray

[@gbgary]

I have most of these but... how'd you miss Lucy?