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-I will reveal 2 film each day. When I get to the Final 50, we will have a brief intermission and I will reveal the one pointers. After I get to the top ten, I will have a prediction game, and will start revealing only one each day.

-Please do not reveal your entire list until the countdown is over (you may however reveal a film on your list once it is announced).

-Huge thanks to everyone who sent in a list (posted here).

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100. Looper (2012, Rian Johnson) [49]
99. Dune (1984, David Lynch) [51]
98. The Incredibles (2004, Brad Bird) [51]
97. Another Earth (2011, Mike Cahill) [52]
96. Dredd (2012, Pete Travis) [53]
95. Altered States (1980, Ken Russell) [53]
94. The Truman Show (1998, Peter Weir) [54]
93. Event Horizon (1997, Paul Anderson) [55]
92. Source Code (2011, Duncan Jones) [55]
91. The Man From Earth (2007, Richard Shenkman) [56]

90. War of the Worlds (1953, Byron Haskin) [56]
89. Wreck-It Ralph (2012, Rich Moore) [57]
88. Galaxy Quest (1999, Dean Parisot) [57]
87. Back to the Future Part III (1990, Robert Zemeckis) [58]
86. Silent Running (1972, Douglas Trumbull) [60]
85. 28 Days Later (2002, Danny Boyle) [61]
84. Seconds (1966, John Frankenheimer) [61]
83. Donnie Darko (2001, Richard Kelly) [61]
82. The Hidden (1987, Jack Sholder) [62]
81. Strange Days (1995, Kathryn Bigelow) [62]

80. Avatar (2009, James Cameron) [64]
79. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984, Hayao Miyazaki) [65]
78. Escape From New York (1981, John Carpenter) [67]
77. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, James Gunn) [70]
76. Signs (2002, M. Night Shyamalan) [71]
75. La Jetée (1962, Chris Marker) [71]
74. Fantastic Planet (1973, René Laloux) [71]
73. World on a Wire (1973, Rainer Werner Fassbinder) [72]
72. The Prestige (2006, Christopher Nolan) [72]
71. Logan's Run (1976, Michael Anderson) [72]

70. Snowpiercer (2013, Bong Joon Ho) [74]
69. The Time Machine (1960, George Pal) [74]
68. Demolition Man (1993, Marco Brambilla) [75]
67. Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) [77]
66. Edge of Tomorrow (2014, Doug Liman) [77]
65. District 9 (2009, Neill Blomkamp) [80]
64. Ghost in the Shell (1995, Mamoru Oshii) [83]
63. Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg) [87]
62. The Avengers (2012, Joss Whedon) [89]
61. Men in Black (1997, Barry Sonnenfeld) [91]

60. The Martian (2015, Ridley Scott) [94]
59. Serenity (2005, Joss Whedon) [96]
58. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman) [97]
57. Ghostbusters (1984, Ivan Reitman) [97]
56. Predestination (2014, The Spierig Brothers) [99]
55. Akira (1988, Katsuhiro Otomo) [99]
54. Starship Troopers (1997, Paul Verhoeven) [101]
53. Videodrome (1983, David Cronenberg) [104]
52. Sunshine (2007, Danny Boyle) [104]
51. Gattaca (1997, Andrew Niccol) [105]

50. The Iron Giant (1999, Brad Bird) [111]
49. Contact (1997, Robert Zemeckis) [112]
48. Dark City (1998, Alex Proyas) [112]
47. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983, Richard Marquand) [114]
46. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956, Don Siegel) [118]
45. They Live (1988, John Carpenter) [119]
44. Primer (2004, Shane Carruth) [120]
43. Interstellar (2014, Christopher Nolan) [120]
42. Back to the Future Part II (1989, Robert Zemeckis) [122]
41. Gravity (2013, Alfonso Cuarón) [124]

40. Independence Day (1996, Roland Emmerich) [133]
39. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, Robert Wise) [139]
38. Forbidden Planet (1956, Fred M. Wilcox) [145]
37. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, George Miller) [150]
36. Metropolis (1927, Fritz Lang) [157]
35. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982, Nicholas Meyer) [164]
34. The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson) [164]
33. Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve) [170]
32. Brazil (1985, Terry Gilliam) [179]
31. The Road Warrior (1981, George Miller) [190]

30. Ex Machina (2014, Alex Garland) [191]
29. Moon (2009, Duncan Jones) [200]
28. RoboCop (1987, Paul Verhoeven) [202]
27. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry) [203]
26. Predator (1987, John McTiernan) [212]
25. Her (2013, Spike Jonze) [218]
24. Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan) [221]
23. Solaris (1972, Andrey Tarkovskiy) [225]
22. Stalker (1979, Andrey Tarkovskiy) [231]
21. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982, Steven Spielberg) [234]

20. Children of Men (2006, Alfonso Cuarón) [239]
19. Total Recall (1990, Paul Verhoeven) [242]
18. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, Steven Spielberg) [261]
17. Planet of the Apes (1968, Franklin J. Schaffner) [270]
16. Wall-E (2008, Andrew Stanton) [278]
15. The Fly (1986, David Cronenberg) [292]
14. Twelve Monkeys (1995, Terry Gilliam) [305]
13. Jurassic Park (1993, Steven Spielberg) [308]
12. Aliens (1986, James Cameron) [334]
11. The Matrix (1999, The Wachowski Brothers) [364]

10. The Terminator

9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

7. A Clockwork Orange

6. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

5. Back to the Future

4. Alien

3. The Thing

2. Blade Runner

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

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The rest:

101 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - 49
102 Paprika (2006) - 47
103 Alien 3 (1992) - 43
104 The Abyss (1989) - 43
105 Frankenstein (1931) - 43
106 Unbreakable (2000) - 41
107 Coherence (2013) - 41
108 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) - 41
109 Mad Max (1979) - 40
110 The Matrix Reloaded (2003) - 39
111 Until the End of the World (1991) - 37
112 Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) - 37
113 The Island (2005) - 37
114 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - 37
115 Alphaville (1965) - 36
116 The Re-Animator (1985) - 36
117 Soylent Green (1973) - 35
118 The Invisible Man (1933) - 35
119 Superman (1978) - 35
120 Iron Man (2008) - 35
121 Maximum Overdrive (1986) - 35
122 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - 35
123 Under the Skin (2013) - 34
124 Timecrimes (2007) - 34
125 The World's End (2013) - 33
126 Pi (1998) - 32
127 Lilo and Stitch (2002) - 32
128 X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) - 31
129 Upstream Color (2013) - 31
130 A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 31
131 Cube (1997) - 31
132 2046 (2004) - 31
133 A Boy and His Dog (1975) - 30
134 Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) - 30
135 V for Vendetta (2005) - 30
136 Armaggedon (1998) - 29
137 The Face of Another (1966) - 28
138 The Quiet Earth (1985) - 28
139 The Mist (2007) - 28
140 The Matrix Revolutions (2003) - 27
141 Death Race 2000 (1975) - 27
142 War of the Worlds (2005) - 27
143 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) - 26
144 Cargo (2009) - 26
145 LFO (2013) - 25
146 Eraserhead (1977) - 25
147 Tron (1982) - 25
148 Godzilla (1954) - 25
149 Pacific Rim (2013) - 25
150 The Thing from Another World (1951) - 25
151 Chronicle (2012) - 25
152 Tremors (1990) - 25
153 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - 24
154 The Signal (2007) - 24
155 Destination Moon (1950) - 24
156 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2003) - 24
157 Déjá Vu (2006) - 24
158 Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds (1989) - 23
159 Castle in the Sky (1986) - 23
160 Visitor of a Museum (1989) - 23
161 Acción Mutante (1993) - 23
162 Never Let Me Go (2010) - 23
163 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - 23
164 Rollerball (1975) - 23
165 The Faculty (1998) - 23
166 Gunbuster (1988) - 22
167 Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) - 22
168 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - 22
169 The City of Lost Children (1995) - 22
170 King Kong (2005) - 22
171 The 10th Victim (1965) - 22
172 Kaiba (2008) - 21
173 Tetsuo, The Iron Man (1989) - 21
174 Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - 21
175 A Trip to the Moon (1902) - 21
176 Disturbing Behavior (1998) - 21
177 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - 21
178 Night of the Comet (1984) - 21
179 Je t'amie, je t'aime (1968) - 20
180 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - 20
181 Abre Los Ojos (1997) - 20
182 The Core (2003) - 20
183 Cocoon (1985) - 20
184 Lunopolis (2009) - 19
185 Genocyber (1988) - 19
186 The Lobster (2016) - 19
187 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - 19
188 The Cell (2000) - 19
189 Deep Impact (1998) - 19
190 Oblivion (2013) - 19
191 Flash Gordon (1980) - 19
192 The Host (2006) - 19
193 The Last Starfighter (1984) - 19
194 Star Trek: First Contact (1996) - 19
195 Dark Skies (2013) - 18
196 Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1987) - 18
197 Appleseed (2004) - 18
198 The Blob (1988) - 18
199 Tank Girl (1995) - 18
200 Critters (1986) - 18
201 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - 17
202 Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future (1985) - 17
203 Cloud Atlas (2012) - 17
204 The Final Countdown (1980) - 17
205 C.H.U.D (1984) - 17
206 Hardcore Henry (2015) - 16
207 Gandahar (1988) - 16
208 Kin Dza Dza (1986) - 16
209 Mauvais Sang (1986) - 16
210 X2: X-Men United (2003) - 16
211 Repo Man (1984) - 16
212 X-Men: First Class (2011) - 16
213 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) - 16
214 Marooned (1969) - 16
215 Waterworld (1995) - 16
216 Real Steel (2011) - 16
217 Warning Sign (1985) - 16
218 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011) - 16
219 Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - 15
220 Batteries Not Included (1987) - 15
221 eXistenZ (1999) - 15
222 Fantastic Voyage (1966) - 15
223 Frequency (2000) - 15
224 Westworld (1973) - 15
225 Ant Man (2015) - 15
226 Demon Seed (1977) - 14
227 Farenheit 451 (1966) - 14
228 Fire in the Sky (1993) - 14
229 Monsters Inc. (2001) - 14
230 Night of the Living Dead (1968) - 14
231 The Andromeda Strain (1971) - 14
232 Heavy Metal (1981) - 13
233 Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) - 13
234 Hardware (1990) - 13
235 Phantasm (1979) - 13
236 Blade II (2002) - 13
237 The Fountain (2006) - 13
238 Universal Soldier (1992) - 13
239 Mr. Nobody (2009) - 13
240 The Zero Theorum (2013) - 13
241 The Skin I Live In (2011) - 13
242 The Stepford Wives (1975) - 13
243 Solaris (2002) - 13
244 Wings of Honneamise (1987) - 12
245 The Holy Mountain (1973) - 12
246 Pitch Black (2000) - 12
247 Star Trek V: The Final Fronteir (1990) - 12
248 Night of the Creeps (1986) - 12
249 The Increadible Shrinking Man (1957) - 12
250 X-Men (2000) - 12
251 2010 (1984) - 12
252 WarGames (1983) - 12
253 Jurassic World (2016) - 12
254 Face/Off (1997) - 12
255 Prometheus (2012) - 12
256 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) - 11
257 Meet the Robinsons (2007) - 11
258 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) - 11
259 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) - 11
260 Transformers (2007) - 10
261 The Ugly Swans (2006) - 10
262 Lucy (2014) - 10
263 Letters from a Dead Man (1986) - 10
264 One Point O (2004) - 10
265 Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - 10
266 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) - 10
267 King Kong (1933) - 10
268 The Postman (1997) - 10
269 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) - 10
270 Scanners (1981) - 10
271 Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) - 10
272 The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) - 10
273 Evolution (2001) - 10
274 Edward Scissorhands (1990) - 10
275 Superman II (1980) - 9
276 Altered (2006) - 9
277 Ender's Game (2013) - 9
278 Avion (2001) - 9
279 Equilibrium (2002) - 9
280 The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - 9
281 Vanilla Sky (2001) - 9
282 Sleeper (1973) - 9
283 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988) - 8
284 X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - 8
285 Time Lapse (2014) - 8
286 Animatrix (2003) - 8
287 King Kong Escapes (1967) - 8
288 Starman (1984) - 8
289 The Adjustmen Bureau (2011) - 8
290 Europa Report (2013) - 8
291 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - 8
292 Invaders from Mars (1953) - 7
293 Ever Since the World Ended (2001) - 7
294 Divergent (2014) - 7
295 Midnight Special (2016) - 7
296 Black Moon (1975) - 7
297 Looker (1981) - 7
298 Five Million Years to Earth (1967) - 7
299 Being John Malkovich (1999) - 7
300 Gremlins (1984) - 7
301 Creation of the Humanoids (1962) - 7
302 The Running Man (1987) - 7
303 I, Robot (2004) - 7
304 Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963) - 7
305 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) - 7
306 Kingsglaive (2016) - 6
307 Melancholia (2011) - 6
308 Tron: Legacy (2010) - 6
309 Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009) - 6
310 Split Second (1992) - 6
311 Time After Time (1979) - 6
312 Saturn 3 (1980) - 5
313 American Ultra (2015) - 5
314 The Hunger Games (2012) - 5
315 Apleseed: Alpha (2014) - 5
316 THX 1138 (1971) - 5
317 Captain America: Civil War (2016) - 5
318 Dark Star (1974) - 5
319 Shivers (1975) - 5
320 The X-Files (1998) - 5
321 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - 5
322 Meet the Applegates (1990) - 4
323 About Time (2013) - 4
324 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012) - 4
325 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) - 4
326 Star Trek Nemesis (2002) - 4
327 Hunter Prey (2010) - 3
328 The Thirteenth Floor (1999) - 3
329 Contagion (2011) - 3
330 Paul (2011) - 3
331 The Machine (2013) - 3
332 Nerve (2016) - 3
333 Grantz (2010) - 2
334 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) - 2
335 1984 (1984) - 2
336 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - 2
337 Barbarella (1968) - 2
338 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - 2
339 Spider-Man (2002) - 2
340 The Brood (1979) - 2
341 Invasion of the Saucer Man (1957) - 2
342 The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - 2
343 Short Circuit (1986) - 1
344 Phase 7 (2011) - 1
345 Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) - 1
346 Earthbound (2012) - 1
347 O-Bai, O-Bai: The End of Civilization (1985) - 1
348 Coneheads (1993) - 1
349 Caveman (1981) - 1
350 Cherry 2000 (1987) - 1
351 Space Cop (2016) - 1
352 Die Tür (2009) - 1
353 The Butterfly Effect (2004) - 1
354 Spaceballs (1987) - 1
355 Triangle (2009) - 1
356 Terminator Salvation (2009) - 1
357 Jumper (2008) - 1
358 Transatlantic Tunnel (1935) - 1
359 The Invasion (2007) - 1
360 Cloverfield (2008) - 1

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Looking forward to the list Nope, and the eventual crowning of 2001.

Top ten in no particular order: 2001, Alien, New Hope, Blade Runner, Back To The Future, The Thing, Solaris, Empire Strikes Back, Children Of Men, Jurassic Park.

* That's a prediction ( I didn't submit a list)

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Anyone have any predictions for 100 and 99?

Two movies I haven't seen. :D

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The Stats

Looper
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The first film to crack the list is a fairly recent one. Looper floated around the 100 to 150 spot until it finally rested at #100. The film was tied with one other film that also received 49 points, but it was only featured on 2 lists.

Layout: 3rd, 13th, 16th, 24th, 25th

Dune
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Nothing too special about this one. It was tied with another (#98) film that also had 51 Points and 3 lists, but the other film was placed higher on a list the this one, so Dune lost the tie breaker.

Layout: 4th, 8th, 15th

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Hey look, my prediction was correct!

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I've seen both Looper and Dune, but neither were on my list.

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Also, the formatting looks great. :up:

Were one of those lists mine? :laugh:

And to echo what MV said, the formatting looks great. :up:

I remember when Dune came out and what a bust it was. I've never been interested in seeing it.

After a promising start, Looper was just ok for me.

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Just for the future, I probably won't be posting the films until 4:00pm (EST) in future days, but the times may vary.

So there's a movie that got a first place and a second place vote, but didn't make the countdown. That's gotta hurt.

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Looper was on my list. I've never seen Dune.

I actually kind of like Dune. It was nowhere near being on my list though haha.

I agree on Looper. I just thought it was fine, and sort of keep forgetting it even exists since it didn't leave much of an impression.

Co-signed. Nice, bold, big black fonts with a nicely balanced photo-layout as well... Simple, clean, clear and full on contrast. I dig it! :up:

Good job on the list so far, Nope, I admire all the work you took on yourself with this one. Looks like you were the right MoFo for the job. ;)

I haven't seen Dune primarily because of its reputation, and while I find interest in Lynch, I'm not a fan (yet) and I need to really dive deeper into his works in general, so maybe this will come along with a binge in the future...

Looper was really interesting, with a great vibe and an interesting story, until they screwed it all up in the end and with the whole boy with powers aspect. I wish they just kept the story about Joseph-Gordon Lewitt, his job and his future self. The eventual big climax had eventually turned its focus completely on what I thought was a sub-story... a shame.

Can't wait for more !!!

Dune is one of the worst films i've ever seen and i'm the curator of the Lynch Club. Can understand if fans of the book dig it but then all i've heard is that it's not a good adaptation. To me it was a boring mess but i'm happy to see it here anyway. Never seen Looper.

Also i wasn't sure if there was going to be a one pointers list or not and was thinking about having Duck Dodgers as my #25, forgot to ask though. Others may have voted for it anyway.

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I haven't seen either of the first two. Just in case anyone was wondering.

Why didn't you submit one? Not a sci-fi fan? I'm not really either but thankfully Nope allowed us to go by IMDB so i got to pick certain not strictly Sci-Fi films i lovve. I doubt Solaris will make the top ten; i think it will be pretty high but i think there's too many films that more people would have seen than Solaris.

Appreciate it :up:

Do you mean the 1972 or 2002 version? Or both?

I really did not enjoy the American version. I saw it first, and it made me hesitant to watch the original, but I did anyway and liked it quite a bit more, but didn't love it. Unfortunately I don't remember much about it, and I didn't have time to rewatch it before submitting my list.

Don't remember much detail about Looper at all, have never revisited it or even considered doing so. Have never bothered with Dune, in any format.....it now being on a list will do nothing to change that :D

Just never had 25 I was comfortable with. Honestly, I never considered myself a fan but there are a few I love. Makes me feel like I haven't seen enough.

Speaking of the few I love. Looper would have made my list. My second favorite movie of that year.

Haven't seen Dune. If Villenueve makes a new one, I will see that.

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I liked, maybe even really liked, Looper but was also disappointed at the time as I hoped I was going to love it. Still not seen it since that time at the cinema though and would like to give it another watch

72. I haven't seen the 2002 one, i doubt it will be higher than the original. I loved the original and may have voted for it.

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I like Looper, but I don't love it as I have some problems with the way time is being used in it, which is the case for most time travel films. There are only a few films that get it right (according to me) and those are on my list. Metaphorically the old vs young self kind of works, but the story doesn't fully use that potential either, so it kind of falls flat in the end too.

Looper wasn't on my list, but I'm OK with it being on the top 100. It's not a bad film overall and a lot of people probably love it for the reasons that I didn't. I respect that. There's still a lot of cool stuff going on in the film as well.

Haven't seen Dune yet.

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Yes many have problems with Looper but I loved it.

If Jurassic Park doesn't make the top 10 I'm probably gonna cry.....just so you all feel bad :)

I doubt it will.

:data:

always gotta crush my hopes and dreams :(

Nope, the countdown looks great! Thanks for doing this for us:)

Dune...was #8 on my list and believe me I've seen a boat load of sci fi movies:p You guys need to see Dune before you decide it's crap. I've seen it numerous times and the extended version is crap, but the original theatrical cut is worth watching.

The theatrical cut is not without it's faults, mainly do to the very long and complex novel being condensed down into a 2 hour movie...which gives a visually rich looking film without a lot of meat for the story.

Dune (theatrical cut) is worth watching, but go to Wiki and read the entire synopsis before seeing the film.

My short review on Dune

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Calling it right now #1 is either 2001 or Blade Runner

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seen both of them and enjoyed both of them. And CR is right, if you watch it, watch the theatrical version of Dune

Format is looking VERY VERY sharp, Nope!!! EXCELLENT WORK!!


Watched: 2/2

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Looper is in imo a well made action sci-fi film which i rate [rate]3[/rating]. Not superb in anyway, but definitely a good watch / take on the sci-fi genre.

That said it was not in the vicinity of making my list.

I have Dune on DVD but i have no intentions of actually watching it. I <3 Lynch, but this film by its reputation, is not something i am looking forward to watching.

I have seen the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune, which is quite fun :)

Several of you have said something similar about Dune, don't let other peoples opinions or critics form your own, about any movie or anything. Just watch it with an open mind.

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So far, so great Nope. The layout looks great and I like the stats box after the entries.

Looper was a bit hit and miss for me. It has great moments, and the basic story with Levitt and Willis is a good one, but the ending with the kid was predictable. Liked the Beatrix gag, though.

As for Dune, I haven't actually seen it, but I've watched and red stuff about it, enough to get the basic story and the trainwreck that was it's creation. I've heard the same as the others have said, though; if you're going to see it, go for the theatrical cut.

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Oh, also, neither was on my list. Didn't remember Looper was a thing to be honest until it was mentioned here, so never considered it for my list, but it wouldn't have been on it even if I'd remembered.

I agree with this. I completely stick by it being one of the worst films i've ever seen but clearly it works for others or it wouldn't have made the list so i'd give it a shot especially if you love Lynch and you own it.

Also join the David Lynch Club, Tokeza :cool:

Hope Lynch doesn't sue me for including Dune related threads in the David Lynch Club. You may have to create an Alan Smithee Club, Yoda.

Ha! that was funny....Alan Smithee I got it too:p

Totally agree - my own opinion however is to not bother with it ;)

I've been wanting to see that, thanks for reminding about that one

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My review Jodorowsky's Dune

Well worth watching, I gave it a I wonder if it will be making the list?

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I've seen only Dune from the first set. It's awful, and not in the so-bad-its-good type of way. It's awful, just awful. Looper looked interesting at first, but I never got around to it. I don't really care if I see it or not.

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I know I'm only going to see less than half my list. If that. So far, not so good.

Have a little faith, buddy.

It would help if Mr Minio would vote in these darn things though.

It was expected. I'll be happy with seeing at least 5 make it, ha.

I bet you have more than 5 show up. Patients you need, young Jedi:p

Welli, i dont really disagree, there are so many movies to watch and we all try to make selections on what to watch and to be blunt Dune is in the bottom of that pile of films :)

Would love to join the Lynch Club, do you have a link?

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Look in your Profile. :cool:

Is that you Dr. Monnom?
Can I make an appointment to get my gammy leg looked at :)

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Oh crap! my slow mind took me a few moments to get your joke, OK ha-ha:p
patience vs. patients...I make that mistake all the thyme.

'Tis ok and no slight intended, being parsley sighted I often get words mixed up too CR :yup:

At leased you dew knot knead two get awl the word write too bee understood. ;)

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Neither from my list, but I have seen them both. So far it is off to a great start!

My List: 0

Seen: 2

I saw Looper a while back, and I remembered liking it so I rewatched it for this countdown. I liked it more this time, but it didn't make my list. It's a good movie, but not a great movie.

I tried watching Dune many years ago, but all I remember is being so bored with it that I turned it off part way into the movie. I haven't had any interest in trying it again.

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I remember disliking Dune very much the first time I saw it. I had already read the books twice at that time, so you could say I was a fan. I just thought it tried to cram as much scenes from the (first) book into the pellicule.

But then I revisited it, and holly molly do I like it! How did Lynch manage to adapt such a dense and rich universe, that is a mystery to me. Plus, the soundtrack by Toto is amaazing :)

Btw, I must be the one putting it a #4, and I'm glad I did, because now it's on the list, and some of you may revisit it.

And we start off with a film from my list: Dune was #15 on my list! :) I've also seen Looper, and I thought it was a decent film with interesting concepts, though I didn't like the way its time travel "logic" was worked out.

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Get ready for the next 2 films!

The Stats

The Incredibles
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The first animated and/or superhero film to make the list. The Incredibles had a pretty slow start, but once it was first listed it started ramping up speed. The Incredibles was tied with Dune both in points and lists, so since the highest place The Incredibles got was 3rd compared to Dune's 4th, it won the tiebreaker.

Layout: 3rd, 10th, 14th

Another Earth
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Another fairly recent film. This is the first entry on our list so far not to be tied with anything, so no interesting facts or stats here.

Layout: 5th, 9th, 12th

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I've seen The Incredibles, but not Another Earth. Actually, I'm not even sure I've heard of Another Earth before. Looks pretty though.

Seen: 3/4
My List: 0

I love The Incredibles but I didn't consider any superhero movies or include any animation.

I'm not familiar with Another Earth.

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The Incredibles is a good fun watch, Another Earth has not even been on my radar.

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Another Earth is one I've wanted to see for a long time... this only made me more excited about it.

The Incredibles is fun and entertaining enough, but I never thought of it to be much more than that. The action-packed movie is too fun and fast-paced to have the same depth and emotion as other Disney/Pixar films. It's there, but it's less present and it's not like I talk down to it for being more actiony... it's just the reason it never was much more than that for me.

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What is the Incredibles doing on the list?? People only get 25 picks, is it even a Sci Fi lol

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The Incredibles is the first film from the countdown that I've seen. I like it quite a lot, but it didn't make my list.

The countdown has started!

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Looper was on my list.
Dune bored me to death when I saw it more than a decade ago.
The Incredibles is all right. At the time it might have been something special, but in today's superhero saturated market it doesn't stand out to me.
I enjoyed and recommend Another Earth.

I actually watched Another Earth a couple of months ago. Wasn't really what I was expecting but I did like it in the end. Its actual sci-fi quotient is really quite minimal. In fact the sci-fi element of the second Earth serves almost no purpose to the actual plot. Instead it exists more for metaphorical reasons, representing second chances and how our lives can be completely changed by the smallest of decisions and moments. I'd definitely describe it as more of a human drama about guilt and grief than a slice of science fiction. Once I'd realised that and accepted it I was able to get on board with it. That was helped immeasurably by a rather beautiful and heartwrenching performance from Brit Marling. In fact for her performance alone I'd say it was worth a watch for anyone that's not seen it

How is it not Science Fiction? Nevermind the superhero aspects, it contains technology that doesn't actually exist.

The Incredibles is the first from my ballot to appear and was one of several animated films to get my vote. I had it at #14.

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My Ballot:
14. The Incredibles

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I like The Incredibles, never heard of the other.

One of the reasons I didn't make a list is Superhero and Star Wars movies. Could have filled a list with them easily, but they feel like a different genre. Goes against the spirit of Sci-fi in my opinion. Hard to find that line I guess.

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Both The Incredibles and Another Earth are decent watches which i rate

None of them made my list :)

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I haven't seen the Incredibles in years, probably since it came out. It was alright. They are making a second one though that is coming out next year. It didn't make my list.

I've actually heard of Another Earth but I never got around to watching it the concept fascinated me. I just forgot about it because back when this came out I was watching a lot more movies than now.

I'll give you the technology, but unlike superhero movies such as Superman or Spider-Man (both on my list) and the Fantastic Four (not on my list, but with a totally sci-fi base story), the Incredibles never offered an origin for the heroes powers. Now, say they got their powers from a wizard in a cave or they came from a magic orb or something - that would severely diminish the sci-fi factor of the concept.

So every superhero movie ever needs to give an origin story? Okay, whatever.

Either way I was one of three people that not only felt that it qualified, but liked it enough to include in their ballots and it made the list.

Yahoo! Another Earth made it:) It was #12 on my list.

I was really pulling for that movie to make the countdown. Most of you guys never heard of it? It's a fine indie film about survivor guilt. Not a hard core sci fi, like JayDee said. I love this film!

My short review; Another Earth



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No. I didn't say that. I'm just saying, like the movies I mentioned, the science-based origins establish them firmly as sci-fi superhero stories. Now, if we take a superhero like the Crow whose origin is one of supernatural reincarnation into a semi-corporeal form with super powers (it's basically a ghost story), it's still a comic book superhero, but has no elements of science fiction.

Personally, I loved The Incredibles, but it wasn't one of the first that came to mind when thinking of "science fiction."

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The Incredibles wasn't on my list, but I do really like it. I personally went with more "pure" sci-films, but it's perfectly acceptable to vote for it.

Also, good job with the lay-out, Nope. Looks very neat! :up:

My #3. Whatever. Old news for MoFo vets.

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I wanted to see Another Earth before the deadline, but wasn't able to squeeze it in.

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Seen The Incredibles, have not seen Another Earth.

Seen: 3/4
My List: 0

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Glad to see Looper on the list, one of the better films from the past 5 years.

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Of the four movies i've only seen the last two. While The Incredibles is decent (6.5/10), i think Another Earth is a fantastic movie (8.5/10). I'm pretty sure i would have included it in my list if i had sent one in.

Another Earth is another film I've seen and liked, but it ended up being one of the several films that just missed out on my list because I only had room for 25... So, I'm glad to see it made the main list anyway! :)

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The Incredibles might be my favorite animated movie but I did not put a single superhero movie on my list. I thought Another Earth was very mediocre and I liked Looper but never considered it. Haven't seen Dune.

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Would've put Incredibles on my ballot, but IMDB didn't class it as Sci-fi and I didn't have time to put it to a ruling by Nope. It's totally Sci-fi though. Besides the superheroes, they fight a mad scientist who builds gadgets and beam weapons that are total Sci-fi stuff.

Haven't seen Another Earth, but I believe my dad has it in his collection. Might be worth rooting around for it based on what I hear here.

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I like The Incredibles well enough, but it wasn't going to make this list for me.

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have not heard of another earth, very curious about it though, especially after reading CR's review and JayDee's snippet.

LOVE The Incredibles!!

My List: Goose Egg

Watched: 3/4

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96 and 95 will be posted early tomorrow morning (eastern time)

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If anyone has any predictions, feel free to share them.

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I should've voted for The Incredibles. I had an Animated film i like less on my list and i forgot to include that. It just didn't come to mind for some reason. It was probably someone elses fault.

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This reminds me - did anyone vote for The Little Prince (1974)? And does it qualify as a sci-fi movie?

I love The Incredibles, and I strongly considered it for my list, but since IMDB doesn't list it as "Sci-Fi", I didn't think it was eligible so it was cut from my list. I'm glad to see it made the list anyway because I thought it should have been eligible, but I waited too long to finalize my list, so I didn't have time to ask about it. (Plus my original list was so long that I was looking for any excuse to easily narrow it down.)

I watched Another Earth for this countdown, and I liked it a lot, but it didn't make my list mainly because it didn't "feel" like a sci-fi movie. Don't get me wrong. I know that it's a sci-fi movie, and I'm not saying that it shouldn't have been eligible for this list. I'm just saying that I had a very long list of movies that I wanted to include on my list, so one of the ways that I narrowed down my list was if the movie "felt" like a sci-fi movie, so some great movies were cut from my list just because they didn't have a strong enough sci-fi feel to me. But I highly recommend Another Earth to anyone who likes a good drama.

Seen: 3 out of 4
My list: 0 so far

I haven't seen The Little Prince (1974), but IMDB lists it as Sci-Fi, so it would qualify for this list.

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The only I've seen is the incredible, it was a fine film, not the best Pixar in my opinion, but still a very solid film.

A friend of mine told me Another Earth is very philosophical, it's been on my watchlist for a while, looking forward to watching this one!