Shadowman wrote:2001: A Space Odyssey...it was good, but it could have been half it's length. Peter Jackson had that same problem with King Kong, 90 minutes of plot jam-packed into three hours. It was the movie that taught me exactly how long I want to watch a movie. (Not three hours)
Yeah, the best part of 2001 was when they were actually on the Space Station and HAL 9000 went beserk. I understand why the movie was so groundbreaking, as it does have some nice speical effects(even though the fancy light doesn't really impress me), but there was way too much dead time.
For Peter Jackson's Kong, I can also somewhat appreciate the attempt at a remake, but in my opinion it went from one thrill to another way to quickly with no breathing room in between. Plus, some of the action scenes went on for too long and therefore ceased to be exciting. And I didn't find Kong to be all that likeable. Jack Black was entertaining though. All told, the '33 version is the best Kong, followed by King Kong Escapes.
Now a best list in no particular order:
The Alien/Predator Franchise: I'm lumping all three together. Let's face it, this is one franchise that has nearly everything, as every film is different in some way. AVP: R is very weak though, but it had some cool effect/action sequences, and from what I read, limited CG.
The Star Wars films: I grew up with them, and they stand the test of time. Fantastic films, and considering they don't really contain any objectionable material(Ep. III pushes it, but it does so with reason), that makes them something that everyone and every age group can enjoy.
The Godzilla Franchise: Is this Sci-Fi? Eh, who cares, men in rubber suits and minatures forever! I hope when Godzilla eventually comes back they continue to use CG sparingly. I love every film for one reason or another, including '98(even though Zilla was CG).
Terminator Franchise: I haven't seen Salvation yet, and 3 only once, but 1 and 2 are great films, with a good story and special effects that hold up pretty well.
Transformers: Do I even need to explain
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The first Matrix: Haven't seen it in awhile, but it is good. Neat concept, and I liked the slow build of everything. The second one, in my opinion, was bad. I haven't bothered seeing the third one yet.
The Fly(Jeff Goldbloom): I've only seen this one once(last year), but I really enjoyed it, even though there were some pretty disgusting parts.
Jurassic Park Franchise: I almost forgot about these! Dinosaurs!!! The first one came out when I was 8, so how could I not love them? Still holds up, and still fun.
Independence Day: When my brother told me years ago they were making a movie where aliens come in on July 4th and blow up the White House, I thought he was joking. I didn't fancy it too much when I first saw it(I was...11?), but when I saw it a couple years back I appreciated it more. A good invasion movie, and I'm glad we didn't really get a good look at the aliens.
Mars Attacks!!: I haven't seen this one in forever, but from what I recall, it was hiliarious
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The Robocop's: I need to see these movies again, and get them for my film collection, but I remember liking them.
I think that's pretty much it, but there are still a lot of movies I've never seen.
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We actually had to use our imaginations and pay attention to subtle nuances during some of those films. 
I remember reading about it a long time ago here on seibertron, back before we had seen anything of the live action films. I remember I taped it on the Action! channel, and thought I'd get a big robot battle. In truth, there are no giant robots. There are a couple of transforming ships, but they just open up to...wait, why did they open up? I'm thinking some kind of Trojan horse thing.
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