Movies mentioned in this conversation:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
The Thing  (2011)
Life  (2017)
Pandorum (2009)
Passengers  (2016)

21: Hey. Can you recommend some good new science fiction films? Preferably something already on DVD that I can buy or rent to watch online.

20: Sure thing. Have you seen @194966 ?

21: lol, I have. Who hasn't

20: Good point. :)

20: What about @159503 with Jennifer Laawrence and Chris Pratt?

21: No, what's that about?

20: A guy (Pratt) is awakened prematurely on an interstellar space trip, and wakes up another passenger (Lawrence) for company. Meanwhile the ship is in danger of falling apart and they have to figure out why.

21: Sounds melodramatic.

20: It is. But it's still an okay movie.

20: If that sounds too slow, try @138311 with Jake Gylenhal and Ryan Reynolds. It's a dark film about an alien life form from Mars.

21: Yeah, that's more my speed. :)

20: In that case, also try @83436 . It's not a remake of the original, it's a prequel. It tells the story of what happened to the Norwegians before the dog shows up at the US camp

21: Oh okay. I never watched it because I thought it was a remake of the original.

20: Nope. Entirelly different story.

20: Also, check out @167774 with Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. Very similar to Passengers but much darker and no romance.

21: I'll check them out. And they're all on DVD?

20: Sure are. :)

21: Thanks man, you've been great. :)