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Best Science Fiction Films of 1985


Lifeforce

Director Tobe Hooper adapts ... Britons, turning the city into a zombie-populated wasteland. It is now left for Carlsen to stop the vampire invaders. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

My Science Project

In this sci-fi comedy, ... The special effects are especially notable, as the kids roam Earth from the dawn of time, to the future. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Enemy Mine

Love means never having ... makeup work. Though a favorite on home video, the film deserves to be seen on a wide theatre screen. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

City Limits

This bleak post-apocalyptic science ... when the fascistic Sunya Corporation attempts to take over the city with the cooperation of the DA bike gang. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Explorers

Explorers turns out to ... TV, especially after director Dante rethought the film and rearranged a few scenes for better dramatic (and comic) impact. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Chiller

This made-for-TV effort from ... that his own mother (Beatrice Straight) decides he must be destroyed and sets out to do the deed herself. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

About 15 years after ... Mad Max films. Spence also appeared in Mad Max 2 in a different role, that of the Gyro Captain. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Trancers

With the whimsical tagline ... the Los Angeles population into trancers --including Santa Claus. With Leena's help, Deth sets out to even the score. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

D.A.R.Y.L.

Barret Oliver stars as ... research facility, the Richardsons realize that government forces are determined to destroy Daryl and anyone who knows about him. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

The Aurora Encounter

Jack Elam enjoys a ... visitor and let him know that they mean him no harm, but they haven't reckoned with the trigger-happy Mitchell. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Star Crystal

This sci-fi adventure concerns ... one by one, until a member of the crew discovers out how to communicate with it through the computer. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Def-Con 4

Shot in 1983 but ... scenes. Marauders have taken over a lawless world and the future looks bleak for everyone, even the remaining astronauts. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Osa

The titular "Osa" ("female ... motivation and character development are the first casualties in the build-up of violent scenes leading to the culminating gore. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

In this 3-D animated ... two excursions into a more adult world, otherwise, most moppets would enjoy the fast-paced tale of heroism and adventure. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Creature

Less than a year ... the depiction of gooey, gory effects and gratuitous nudity -- is spoiled by inadequate lighting and static camera set-ups. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

The Transformers: Season 02

The robotic cartoon adventure ... the planet Alpatrian with which the Decepticons intend to bestow artificial intelligence upon their newly created flunkies, the Stunticons. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Evils of the Night

This uproariously bad sci-fi ... fans should be forewarned that this film's once-in-a-lifetime acting ensemble does virtually nothing to enhance the negligible entertainment value. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Future Kill

Set in a future ... that is threatened by a nuclear holocaust, a group of fraternity brothers battle a group of anti-nuclear militant punks. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight

This animated Japanese sci-fi ... explores new cosmic frontiers. One of their journeys leads them to the planet from which humanity may have originated. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love

Also known as Remember ... the subconscious in Movie #2 (Beautiful Dreamer); in Remember Love, Ataru must face the consequences of his amorous misadventures. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Fight! Iczer-One [Anime OVA Series]

Earth is in big ... clumsiness might hinder the mission, but then again, maybe the mission will give her the confidence she's never had. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Robotech: Season 01

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GoShogun: The Time Etranger

Lying helpless in a ... alive, but this time, Remi will need more than brute force to save her-she'll need pure strength of will. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Alien Outlaw

A handful of cowboys ... Outlaw features appearances from Western movie stalwarts Lash LaRue and Sunset Carson, as well as fitness trainer Kari Anderson. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Megazone 23, Part 1 [Anime OVA]

This 85-minute OVA takes ... complications to their plan that they haven't foreseen, and exposing the truth could change reality for everyone on Earth. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Droids [Animated TV Series]

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The Twilight Zone: Season 01

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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam [Anime Series]

Seven years after the ... Orwell's novel 1984 and inclusive of much more social commentary and reflection than is expected of animated science fiction. [ best science fiction films - 1985 ]

Robotech: Season 02

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Robotech: Season 03

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