Top Movie Spaceships

leowyatt · 23-11-2006, 16:08

Saw this and thought it might be cool for a debate

The top 10 movie spaceships? Do you agree with the ranking? Have you heard of them all???

10. The Thunder Road (Explorers) - Plusses: Invisible. Powered by as little as a nine volt battery. Inertia-free. Impervious to damage; can tunnel through the earth even without effort. Minuses: Named after a Bruce Springsteen song. Kids only.

9. Gunstar (The Last Starfighter) - Score high enough on a video game and you might be recruited to fly a Gunstar and defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada -- for real! Weapons are standard, but it has a little bonus: The "Death Blossom," which automatically targets every ship in range and destroys it. Why they didn't just build that kind of thing into the regular weapons system remains a mystery.

8. Mothership (Independence Day) - Despite its absurd susceptibility to human-made computer viruses, this bad boy has one of the most impressive weapons arsenals in the history of film. It's also enormous: a quarter the size of the moon. Inside it carries 30 or so smaller ships, each larger than Manhattan, loaded with awesome building-destroying laser beams, and impervious to all conventional weapons except for Randy Quaid.

7. Klingon Bird of Prey (Star Trek series) - Birds of Prey never seem to fare very well against Federation starships, but their winged shape makes them one of the more killer designs in the pantheon of filmed spacecraft. Too bad about the bare-bones interiors, though. Throw in some comfy leather chairs and you've got the Ferrari of spaceships. Bonus points for the kickin' cloaking device. (Whoops: Sorry, the whales were on one of these guys, not the Enterprise... thanks emailers.)

6. Discovery One (2001: A Space Odyssey) - This massive, pencil-like ship is designed for long-range exploration, features three EVA pods for single-user exploration, a centrifuge where artificial gravity is created, and an, er, slightly buggy computer system, the HAL 9000. Despite the tech trouble, HAL's unblinking red eye is hypnotically awesome.

5. Apollo 13 (Apollo 13) - The only reality-based spaceship on this list, and unquestionably the most heroic. It only flew the one time, it broke en route to the moon, and barely made it back to earth in one piece... and then they had Kathleen Quinlan waiting for 'em. Ugh.

4. Heart of Gold (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - Never mind the oddball design (inspired by a teacup), the Heart of Gold's Infinite Improbability Drive lets it pull off a pretty cool stunt: Traveling through every point in the universe at the exact same time. Don't think about it too hard, and instead enjoy the ship's personable computer and robot staff.

3. Nostromo (Alien) - The Nostromo is little more than a space tugboat, pulling a giant ore refinery through space. Though it has no weapons, when given the (famously complex) command to self-destruct, it really goes off with a bang. An underrated ship, it could land on planets and scope out foreign lifeforms... which turned out to be not such a great idea after all.

2. U.S.S. Enterprise (various versions) (Star Trek series) - It originated on TV, but the Enterprise really started showing off in the movie series. Early ships were distinguished by photon torpedoes, phasers, and a predilection for self-destruction, but it's the only ship here that can legitimately go back and forth through time. Holodeck? Sweet. And those transporters are pretty killer, too. Later revisions to the ship allowed it to split into two separate pieces. Now that's trekkin'!

1. Millennium Falcon (Star Wars series) - It's probably no surprise that the Falcon is number one on this list, but really, who would have thought that a scrappy smuggler's freighter would end up being so critical in saving the galaxy? Outfitted with laser turrets, a speedy hyperdrive, and with ample room for up to eight passengers, the Millennium Falcon deserves the top spot easily. You find another ship that can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, you gimme a call.

Matblack · 23-11-2006, 16:17

Pah! No Vorlon Planetkiller?

MB

Daz · 23-11-2006, 16:29

Surely the cant have the ID4 mothership and not have the Death Star?!

Haly · 23-11-2006, 16:31

I instantly thought of the Deathstar when i saw the thread title. Strange it's not there :/

Justsomebloke · 23-11-2006, 16:34

I'd have to go with the Clingon ride with it's cloking business that's number one for me. I know it always got done by the enterprise but it wouldn't if i was driving it. No little chats uncloak BS on the screens for me i would just sneak up all stealthed out of it with me cloak on and plant loads of mines over the enterprises batty, BOOOOOOM Picard you skinny bald ****. JD.
Second is the Mothership, Awesome craft big enouth to house as many weapons as i would need to destroy the Universe ten times over and wipe all you unworthys out (did i think that or write it

)
Of course i would use a free copy of Avast to avert virus attack, either that or just hide a million miles away and bomb you all from there. I could watch it on my monitors, would be just like BF2

Death to everyone woooha ha ha.

Lastly Apollo 13 should not be in that list At all. It's a piece of Yankee **** that barely made 1 trip let alone spin me around the universe for eons on fuel that never runs out. Basically its a ****ter. No weapons no room for lots of captured women. Pffffff bet it ain't even got a heated pool.

Garp · 23-11-2006, 18:45

Defiant > Enterprise.

X-Wings are still amongst my favourites of ships too. Snub fighters are cool

Feek · 23-11-2006, 18:55

They missed Doris

(but I suppose Doris wasn't in a movie)

Dymetrie · 23-11-2006, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

They missed Doris

(but I suppose Doris wasn't in a movie)

Doris is an awesome ship

petemc · 23-11-2006, 18:57

To think that the giant ID4 ship was killed by a little Mac

Yey for Apple saving the world \o/ Shame the Whitestar isn't there. Lovely ship.

Mark · 23-11-2006, 19:02

A mac that was pretending to be HAL 9000, no less.

I'd agree with the Whitestar too.

But WTF is Doris?

23-11-2006, 16:08	#1
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Top Movie Spaceships Saw this and thought it might be cool for a debate The top 10 movie spaceships? Do you agree with the ranking? Have you heard of them all??? 10. The Thunder Road (Explorers) - Plusses: Invisible. Powered by as little as a nine volt battery. Inertia-free. Impervious to damage; can tunnel through the earth even without effort. Minuses: Named after a Bruce Springsteen song. Kids only. 9. Gunstar (The Last Starfighter) - Score high enough on a video game and you might be recruited to fly a Gunstar and defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada -- for real! Weapons are standard, but it has a little bonus: The "Death Blossom," which automatically targets every ship in range and destroys it. Why they didn't just build that kind of thing into the regular weapons system remains a mystery. 8. Mothership (Independence Day) - Despite its absurd susceptibility to human-made computer viruses, this bad boy has one of the most impressive weapons arsenals in the history of film. It's also enormous: a quarter the size of the moon. Inside it carries 30 or so smaller ships, each larger than Manhattan, loaded with awesome building-destroying laser beams, and impervious to all conventional weapons except for Randy Quaid. 7. Klingon Bird of Prey (Star Trek series) - Birds of Prey never seem to fare very well against Federation starships, but their winged shape makes them one of the more killer designs in the pantheon of filmed spacecraft. Too bad about the bare-bones interiors, though. Throw in some comfy leather chairs and you've got the Ferrari of spaceships. Bonus points for the kickin' cloaking device. (Whoops: Sorry, the whales were on one of these guys, not the Enterprise... thanks emailers.) 6. Discovery One (2001: A Space Odyssey) - This massive, pencil-like ship is designed for long-range exploration, features three EVA pods for single-user exploration, a centrifuge where artificial gravity is created, and an, er, slightly buggy computer system, the HAL 9000. Despite the tech trouble, HAL's unblinking red eye is hypnotically awesome. 5. Apollo 13 (Apollo 13) - The only reality-based spaceship on this list, and unquestionably the most heroic. It only flew the one time, it broke en route to the moon, and barely made it back to earth in one piece... and then they had Kathleen Quinlan waiting for 'em. Ugh. 4. Heart of Gold (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - Never mind the oddball design (inspired by a teacup), the Heart of Gold's Infinite Improbability Drive lets it pull off a pretty cool stunt: Traveling through every point in the universe at the exact same time. Don't think about it too hard, and instead enjoy the ship's personable computer and robot staff. 3. Nostromo (Alien) - The Nostromo is little more than a space tugboat, pulling a giant ore refinery through space. Though it has no weapons, when given the (famously complex) command to self-destruct, it really goes off with a bang. An underrated ship, it could land on planets and scope out foreign lifeforms... which turned out to be not such a great idea after all. 2. U.S.S. Enterprise (various versions) (Star Trek series) - It originated on TV, but the Enterprise really started showing off in the movie series. Early ships were distinguished by photon torpedoes, phasers, and a predilection for self-destruction, but it's the only ship here that can legitimately go back and forth through time. Holodeck? Sweet. And those transporters are pretty killer, too. Later revisions to the ship allowed it to split into two separate pieces. Now that's trekkin'! 1. Millennium Falcon (Star Wars series) - It's probably no surprise that the Falcon is number one on this list, but really, who would have thought that a scrappy smuggler's freighter would end up being so critical in saving the galaxy? Outfitted with laser turrets, a speedy hyperdrive, and with ample room for up to eight passengers, the Millennium Falcon deserves the top spot easily. You find another ship that can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, you gimme a call. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

23-11-2006, 16:17	#2
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Pah! No Vorlon Planetkiller? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

23-11-2006, 16:29	#3
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Surely the cant have the ID4 mothership and not have the Death Star?! __________________ apt-get moo

23-11-2006, 16:31	#4
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	I instantly thought of the Deathstar when i saw the thread title. Strange it's not there :/ __________________ Halycopter

23-11-2006, 16:34	#5
Justsomebloke The Night Worker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,228	I'd have to go with the Clingon ride with it's cloking business that's number one for me. I know it always got done by the enterprise but it wouldn't if i was driving it. No little chats uncloak BS on the screens for me i would just sneak up all stealthed out of it with me cloak on and plant loads of mines over the enterprises batty, BOOOOOOM Picard you skinny bald **. JD. Second is the Mothership, Awesome craft big enouth to house as many weapons as i would need to destroy the Universe ten times over and wipe all you unworthys out (did i think that or write it ) Of course i would use a free copy of Avast to avert virus attack, either that or just hide a million miles away and bomb you all from there. I could watch it on my monitors, would be just like BF2 Death to everyone woooha ha ha. Lastly Apollo 13 should not be in that list At all. It's a piece of Yankee that barely made 1 trip let alone spin me around the universe for eons on fuel that never runs out. Basically its a **ter. No weapons no room for lots of captured women. Pffffff bet it ain't even got a heated pool. __________________

23-11-2006, 18:45	#6
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Defiant > Enterprise. X-Wings are still amongst my favourites of ships too. Snub fighters are cool __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

23-11-2006, 18:55	#7
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	They missed Doris (but I suppose Doris wasn't in a movie) __________________

23-11-2006, 18:57	#9
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	To think that the giant ID4 ship was killed by a little Mac Yey for Apple saving the world \o/ Shame the Whitestar isn't there. Lovely ship.

23-11-2006, 19:02	#10
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	A mac that was pretending to be HAL 9000, no less. I'd agree with the Whitestar too. But WTF is Doris?

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