The MoFo Top 100 Sci-Fi Films: Countdown

[AdamUpBxtch]

Did you miss gunslinger45's post a day ago?
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=48102&highlight=The+Gunslinger45&page=98

Yes I did, what I mean is I'm glad there aren't that many. 6 is an okay number but the list shouldn't have a lot is what I meant.

[Captain Steel]

To be fair 6 out of 80 something I think qualifies as barely.

Dang! Everybody wants to fight with me today.
(I may quit the board soon) ;)

[The Gunslinger45]

Yes I did, what I mean is I'm glad there aren't that many. 6 is an okay number but the list shouldn't have a lot is what I meant.

And I will agree with this. We had our Comics List that Rodent ran. It was awesome. And while many comics fall into sci-fi, the fact that this list focuses on other forms is a good thing.

[edarsenal]

https://youtu.be/4trn2lJxl00

[Captain Steel]

Yes I did, what I mean is I'm glad there aren't that many. 6 is an okay number but the list shouldn't have a lot is what I meant.

Oh yeah? Well don't count your unhatched chickens before the fat lady sings because that number is about to rise as Superman and Spider-Man haven't even appeared yet (not to mention the masterpiece that is Mystery Men)! ;)

[The Gunslinger45]

https://youtu.be/4trn2lJxl00


Hey that is fantasy. We need a sci-fi schtick.

WE WANT THUNDERDOME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JEN0Fe6om4

[edarsenal]

another catch up day

Seen:
Inception: visually amazing, great concept, didn't make the list
ET: Have not seen it since my teens
Total Recall: gonna echo previous statements; frickin blast
Children of Men: Actually forgot about this one otherwise it would have made my list
The Fly: great lil remake

Not Seen:
Solaris
Stalker
Close Ecounter: Yes, yes, I KNOW, but just never got around to it and STILL haven't

Made the list:
Planet of the Apes: Continually loved since childhood and I was a HUGE fan of all of them as a kid, Still very much a fan of the first one.
Wall-E: A truly wonderful movie. LOOOVE this movie!!

My List: 19/25

#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#5 Planet of the Apes (#17)
#6 Dark City (#48)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#9 They Live (#45)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#14 Wall-E (#16)
#15 Akira (#55)
#16 Her (#25)
#17 Brazil (#32)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#21 Moon (#29)
#22 Ex Machina (#30)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)
#25 The Fifth Element (#34)

Watched: 61/86

[edarsenal]

Hey that is fantasy. We need a sci-fi schtick.

WE WANT THUNDERDOME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JEN0Fe6om4

LOL

I know, but when I saw everyone wanted to fight him, PUT 'EM UP is what instantly came to mind

EDIT: Oh, and since this is about brawling. . . TECHNICALLY, it's actually a Musical :p :)

[Captain Steel]

All I know is I took a beating over Solaris from Cobpyth!

He puts the Ape in Apricot!

[Nope1172]

14
Twelve Monkeys
(1995, Terry Gilliam)
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305 Points, 23 Lists

[Nope1172]

13
Jurassic Park
(1993, Steven Spielberg)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/Po66JVW.jpg
308 Points, 23 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats

Twelve Monkeys
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This is the second film so far to have both the original and remake on the list. It is also tied for being on the highest amount of lists so far.

Layout: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th (x3), 10th, 11th (x2), 12th (x2), 13th (x2), 16th (x2), 17th, 20th (x4), 23rd (x2)

Jurassic Park
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Spielberg takes back the lead once again with 4 films on the list so far! It has also joined the 23 list club.

Layout: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th (x2), 8th, 9th (x2), 10th, 11th (x3), 14th (x2), 17th, 18th (x2), 21st (x2), 22nd, 24th (x2)

[edarsenal]

HEY, I'm damn near EARLY for this one!!

12 Monkeys is in at #13. Always loved this one. Brad Pitt did a GREAT looney!
Having NOW seen the inspiration to this remake I appreciate Gilliam's representation even more.

Always enjoyed the first Jurasic Park!

My List: 19/25

#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#5 Planet of the Apes (#17)
#6 Dark City (#48)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#9 They Live (#45)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#13 12 Monkeys (#14)
#14 Wall-E (#16)
#15 Akira (#55)
#16 Her (#25)
#17 Brazil (#32)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#21 Moon (#29)
#22 Ex Machina (#30)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)
#25 The Fifth Element (#34)

Watched: 63/88

[The Gunslinger45]

LOL

I know, but when I saw everyone wanted to fight him, PUT 'EM UP is what instantly came to mind

EDIT: Oh, and since this is about brawling. . . TECHNICALLY, it's actually a Musical :p :)

I know. Still funny, but I had to build off it. :D

[edarsenal]

I know. Still funny, but I had to build off it. :D

I FULLY AGREE!! :)

[The Gunslinger45]

I have seen both, but only voted for Jurassic Park. It was my number 11. Gilliam is a great director, but for sci-fi I would still go with Brazil over 12 Monkeys.

1. Top 5 easy good chance at #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Should be top 15
6. The other possible number 1.
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. Has to be somewhere in the top 15
9. Predator (1987)
10. Not gonna make it
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. Will make it easy
13. I am probably the only one who voted for this movie
14. Should be top 15
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. This will show
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. Top 10
24. I would think top 20 to top 15
25. Top 10

My List: 13
Seen: 68/88

[Holden Pike]

"Who cares what psychiatrists write on walls?!?" Brazil is Terry Gilliam's masterpiece, but in genre terms 12 Monkeys is his best Sci-Fi film. For my money, anyway. This is the first movie I ever saw in the theater where afterwards I exited and then immediately bought another ticket to see it again. I was already familiar with and liked Chris Marker's experimental classic La Jetée, and I loved how screenwriter Hampton Fancher's screenplay expanded on the theme and premise. When Gilliam added his own humor and visual strengths to the pot, what came out was perfect. I had it at number seven on my list. "Well, if you ask me, I think that monkey is gonna eat that ******* sandwich himself."

Jurassic Park is decent for a blockbuster, but it never really did much of anything for me, even before the never-ending sequels diluted the potency of the original. It wouldn't have made my personal top hundred, to be honest. But, hey, the kids loved it.


Seven of my remaining ten will make up the top dozen.

MY LIST
2. Solaris (#23)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (#27)
6. Children of Men (#20)
7. 12 Monkeys (#14)
8. Moon (#29)
9. Her (#25)
11. Brazil (#32)
13. Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956] (#46)
15. Stalker (#22)
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978] (#58)
18. The Hidden (#82)
20. Ghostbusters (#57)
22. The Fly (#15)
23. Guardians of the Galaxy (#77)
25. Safety Not Guaranteed (DNP)


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[AdamUpBxtch]

http://i.imgur.com/e1ZmW34.jpg
Do I even need to say anything? I knew people liked JP, but was not expecting it to make the top 20. The film has its problems & I acknowledge them but I absolutely love it. It's amazing how a film from 1993, a film which came out before I was even born, could still contend with films being released today in the special effects department. Including the 3rd sequel which relied almost completely on CGI save one scene.

My List: 17/25

Seen: 50/88

1. Jurassic Park (13)
2. Independence Day (40)
3. Looper (100)
4. Starship Troopers (54)
5. Will Make the List
6. The Prestige (72)
7. Not making it
8. Signs (76)
9. Not making it
10. Most likely making the list.
11. Making the List
12. Most likely not making the list
13. Avatar (80)
14. 28 Days Later (85)
15. Making the list, will probably be #1 or at least top 5
16. Predator (26)
17. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (27)
18. The Martian (60)
19. E.T. (21)
20. District 9 (65)
21. Edge of Tomorrow (66)
22. Mad Max: Fury Road (37)
23. Inception (24)
24. Source Code (92)
25. Cloverfield (Unranked)

[Cobpyth]

Twelve Monkeys was my #20.

This is a great example of how to properly remake an art film into a blockbuster. It's a fantastic piece of highly entertaining and equally intelligent cinema!

[Harry Lime]

Some good discussion going on in here, guys.

I had 12 Monkeys at #20.

[JayDee]

Another double bill for me!

12 Monkeys is a terrific film and for me it's second only to the Back to the Future films in terms of how successfully and creatively it utilises its time travel concept. Its labyrinthine tale of madness and time travel make for an absorbing and emotionally engaging experience that is played out by a trio of strong performances, particularly Pitt and Willis.

And I love Jurassic Park, have done so ever since I was 7 years old. It was the first big blockbuster film I ever saw; pretty much the first film that wasn't an animated or family film. So for me I think I have a similiar relationship with it that lots of people have with Star Wars. Even to this day, almost 25 years on (holy sh*t!!! 25 years? :eek: That's terrifying!) it still feels like a true event movie when you watch it. The special effects still impress, the work of Stan Winston still thrills and the film as a whole still makes me feel like a young kid when I watch it. Steven Spielberg brought the dinosaurs back to life! To a 7-year-old boy that was the greatest thing anyone could have ever done.

The film features perhaps my favourite ever movie moment; it's definitely up there. It's the moment where the characters see a dinosaur for the first time. For a few tantalising seconds all we see are their reacions and then we see it - an honest to God, real-life motherf*cking dinosaur!!! Throw in a snatch of John Williams' iconic score and for me it's the absolute definition of movie magic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlmYh27MHg



Seen - 75 / 88

My List
2. The Truman Show (#94)
3. Wall-e (#16)
6. Jurassic Park (#13)
10. Back to the Future Part II (#42)
11. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
12. Men in Black (#61)
13. Twelve Monkeys (#14)
14. Demolition Man (#68)
15. Independence Day (#40)
16. They Live (#45)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (#77)
18. Children of Men (#20)
19. Total Recall (#19)
20. Galaxy Quest (#88)
22. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (#58)
25. Gattaca (#51)

[Fabulous]

Twelve Monkeys was on my list. Not a big fan of Gilliam, but this is one I really enjoy watching. Very good performances from Willis and Pitt.

[mark f]

Jurassic Park was my #21, but Twelve Monkeys didn't make my list, although I do like it.
I enjoyed Jurassic Park when it first came out and I still do. It's an excellent popcorn flick, and for the generation after mine, it's apparently their Jaws. My love for the flick may be partly due to my fascination as a kid with dinosaurs. I read everything I could about dinosaurs up until I was about ten years old, I'd make my own books about them, with write-ups and my own drawings. In fact, probably the only things I liked to draw more than dinosaurs were space aliens and their spaceships, But this was back in the 1960s, and it's amazing how many dinosaurs have different names now and how different they're looked upon now compared to 45 years ago.

Now, as far as Jurassic Park goes, I couldn't relate to any of the lead characters as much as I did with those in Jaws. Jeff Goldblum's Malcolm was the closest to a memorable character along the lines of Richard Dreyfuss's smartass Hooper. Anyway, I don't really think that Jurassic Park is all that important in the scheme of film history except for the fact that it just got more people to totally buy into CGI characters (even if they aren't humans) more than any movie previously. Then again, my fave scene in Jurassic Park doesn't have any (or very little) CGI. It's the scene where the T. rex takes apart the car the kids are in. That's as close as JP ever gets to reaching the heights of Jaws in my book. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdx_zQLtme4&feature=related
My List
3. The Incredibles (#98)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#17)
8. Total Recall (#19)
12. The Iron Giant (#50)
13. Altered States (#95)
14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#79)
16. Return of the Jedi (#47)
17. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
18. Gravity (#41)
20. RoboCop (#28)
21. Jurassic Park (#13)
22. The Fly (1986) (#15)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (#37)
25. Children of Men (#20)

Seen: 88/88
OFCS's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (2010 edition): 40/88

[cricket]

Twelve Monkeys is a rare Terry Gilliam movie I like and Jurassic Park is a blast, but I didn't consider either for my list.

[Iroquois]

12 Monkeys very nearly made my list, but I ultimately wasn't feeling like it when it came to putting them all into a list. A little surprised to see it this high and above Brazil to boot, but not too much considering how much more accessible it is despite the Gilliam-ness of it all.

Jurassic Park goes alright, but I didn't vote for it.

[Miss Vicky]

Looks like it's a two-fer for me today!

While neither movie has ever been a particular favorite, I've always found them both to be really entertaining and have revisited them numerous times over the years.

I had Jurassic Park at #18 and 12 Monkeys at #20.

My Ballot:
1. Her
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Wreck-it Ralph
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. WALL•E
8. Demolition Man
9. The Fifth Element
12. Signs
13. The Road Warrior
14. The Incredibles
18. Jurassic Park
20. 12 Monkeys
21. Dark City
22. Total Recall
24. Planet of the Apes
25. Caveman

[TheUsualSuspect]

12 Monkeys was #23 for me. I really dug it as a kid and tried to wrap my head around the logistics of it all. I think I need a re-watch to see if I should have placed it higher, but either way, a great SCI/FI film. Pitt is off the walls insane, the complete opposite of the subdued and delusional Willis. Gilliam has all the classic weirdness he is known for and employs it to the story elements strengths here.


As for Jurassic Park...I really wanted to put it on my list, I really did......so I did. #11 in fact. Talk about a 'classic' Hollywood blockbuster film. I've seen it countless times, the mix of CGI and animatronic dinosaurs works wonderfully. Some of the cgi is a bit dodgy today, but the nighttime scenes still look spectacular. Great addition.

#1: Dark City
#2: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#3:
#4:
#5: Inception
#6: Children of Men
#7: Minority Report
#8: Wall-E
#9: District 9
#10:
#11: Jurassic Park
#12: E.T
#13:
#14:
#15: The 5th Element
#16: Ghostbusters
#17: Avatar
#18: Moon
#19: Serenity
#20: Interstellar
#21: Donnie Darko
#22:
#23: 12 Monkeys
#24: Will be #1
#25: Edge of Tomorrow

[CosmicRunaway]

I had Twelve Monkeys on my list at #12, which I'm only now realizing is a bit amusing. I really wanted to rewatch it for the Countdown since I haven't seen it in about a decade now, but I didn't quite manage to get around to it (despite it being one of the first films I tagged for a repeat viewing). I've always liked Brazil just a little more, though I thoroughly enjoyed both films.

Jurassic Park was a difficult cut from my list. Some of my friends adore that film, so naturally we went to see it a few years ago when a local theatre was playing it again for a limited time. There was an error with the sound at the start (as in, it was completely mute), but my friends starting making the sound effects, and suddenly the entire theatre (which was small but packed) joined in and we provided our own audio track for the first 15-20 minutes. It was a blast, and it was actually a little disappointing when they fixed the sound haha.

Seen: 76/88
My List: 18

01. Dredd (2012) - #96
02. Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - #66
03. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - #35
04. The Martian (2015) - #60
...
07. The Fly (1986) - #15
08. Metropolis (1927) - #36
09. Galaxy Quest (1999) - #88
10. Brazil (1985) - #32
11. Dark City (1998) - #48
12. Twelve Monkeys (1995)- #14
...
14. Robocop (1987) - #28
16. Videodrome (1983) - #53
18. Forbidden Planet (1956) - #38
19. Arrival (2016) - #33
21. The Road Warrior (1981) - #31
22. Strange Days (1995) - #81
23. Ex Machina (2015) - #30
25. Primer (2004) - #44

[gbgoodies]

I watched Twelve Monkeys for this countdown, and it was okay, but I didn't like it enough for it to make my list.

Jurassic Park has been a favorite movie since the first time I saw it in the theater, and it gets better every time I see it. It was #24 on my list.


Seen: 72-1/2 out of 88
My list: 10 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[Steve Freeling]

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3.
4.
5.
6. Altered States (1980)
7. Predator (1987)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9. Jurassic Park (1993)
10. Minority Report (2002)
11. Contact (1997)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. Arrival (2016)
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. RoboCop (1987)
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

[Kaplan]

I didn't see 12 Monkeys at the theatre, but what turned out to be just as good, or better, was seeing it for the first time at a friend's on laserdisc just after it was released. Without a doubt it was one of the most amazing movie watching experiences ever. We then watched it again with the commentary track, which was a totally new experience for me, and watched whatever featurettes were included. I got my own copy of it and watched it a bunch more times over the next several years and all these years later it was an easy decision to include it near the top of my list, at #4, one spot ahead of Brazil.

My List:

3. Metropolis (#36)
4. 12 Monkeys (#14)
5. Brazil (#32)
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (#46)
9. World on a Wire (#73)
11. Forbidden Planet (#38)
12. The Fly (#15)
14. Planet of the Apes (#17)
15. Total Recall (#19)
17. Moon (#29)
18. Solaris (#23)
22. Logan’s Run (#71)
25. Ghost in the Shell (#64)

[The Rodent]

12 Monkeys was on my shortlist...


Jurassic Park is my #07 :D


Seen: 82/88
My List: 14/25


24. Interstellar - 43rd
23. Logan’s Run - 71st
22. Galaxy Quest - 88th
20. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) - 58th
16. Silent Running (1972) - 86th
14. Sunshine (2007) - 52nd
13. Event Horizon (1997) - 93rd
11. Independence Day - 40th
07. Jurassic Park - 13th
06. Dredd (2012) - 96th
05. Moon (2009) - 29th
04. Predator (1987) - 26th
03. The Fly (1986) - 15th
02. RoboCop (1987) - 28th

[Holden Pike]

I didn't see 12 Monkeys at the theatre, but what turned out to be just as good, or better, was seeing it for the first time at a friend's on laserdisc just after it was released. Without a doubt it was one of the most amazing movie watching experiences ever. We then watched it again with the commentary track, which was a totally new experience for me, and watched whatever featurettes were included.

12 Monkeys got Universal's deluxe Signature Collection box set treatment. Three discs, in addition to the audio commentary track the highlight of the extra features is the really wonderful doc "The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 12 Monkeys", made by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe who were later also on hand to capture the unmaking of Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote in their Lost in La Mancha. NO MORE PAPERWORK! :D
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[dadgumblah]

Getting into the real meat now. I love Twelve Monkeys and gave it five popcorn bags here, which tells you how much I love it. Everything just clicked for me in this movie. It's my favorite visual film from a very visual director, if that makes any sense. Take for instance Bruce seeing a male lion roaring on the roof of the library. Just wacked-out but totally sane also. Jurassic Park I also love, but I didn't include it just so I could make space for others, but it was a difficult one to cut. I like all of the "Jurassic" films but this one, for me, is the only one that is a classic.


My list so far:
List so far:
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13. Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[Chypmunk]

Both good films but neither made my list.

Faildictions:
12. Aliens (1986)
11. Aliens (1986)
(if I just guess Aliens for every spot until it shows up I'm a gonna get at least one right innit :))

[NedStark09]

Jurassic Park is one of my favorite movies ever its first movie i got too see in theaters. Because we never had a local heater till then that i can remember. Not sure why i have it at 18th spot on my list. Its really amazong how this movie does end up on several movie lists.

[NedStark09]

predictions

12 Alien its too soon for Aliens but Alien seems right.
11 Blade Runner

[Nope1172]

I have to get on a plane today, so the picks might come a little later then usual. I should still make it by the end of the day though.

[Raven73]

The Fly[I] grosses me out too much. I think it belongs to the genre of horror.

[MovieMeditation]

The Fly[I] grosses me out too much. I think it belongs to the genre of horror.
It does.

And in sci-fi as well. Movies can be more than one genre you know ...

[mikeython1]

12 Monkeys was 16 on my list. :cool:

" Listen, I don't know whether you're there or not. Maybe you just clean carpets. If you do, you're lucky, you're gonna live a long, happy life "

[MovieMeditation]

Okay, this is going way better than expected... All the movies posted now I also predicted to appear in these slots, but in a little different order. I got two spots correct though. Yay me!

My predictions:

13. The Fly
14. Jurassic Park
15. Planet of the Apes
16. WALL.E
17. Twelve Monkeys
18. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Actual list:

13. Jurassic Park
14. Twelve Monkeys
15. The Fly
16. WALL.E
17. Planet of the Apes
18. Close Encounters of the Third Kind


Anyways, Jurassic Park was #17 on my list. An absolute classic adventure film. Did not have Twelve Monkeys on my list but I have seen it. It was good.

[Kaplan]

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Awesome. I assume that's your own copy. I was never privileged enough to own my own laserdisc player. I'd like to get it on bluray, but I've read it's not quite as good as it could be, so I'll wait.

[Holden Pike]

Yup. I have about six-hundred LaserDiscs left. Used to have a couple hundred more, at the height of my collection when DVDs took off.

[Nope1172]

12
Aliens
(1986, James Cameron)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/VrgDccw.jpg
334 Points, 26 Lists

[Nope1172]

11
The Matrix
(1999, The Wachowski Brothers)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/vc8GEms.jpg
364 Points, 25 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats

Aliens
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/916bbf352b44cd68fcf3337736c076ae.jpg
This film sets a new record with 26 lists (the previous one being 36).

Layout: 3rd (x2), 5th (x3), 6th, 9th (x3), 11th (x2), 12th (x3), 13th, 15th, 18th, 19th (x5), 20th, 21st, 23rd, 25th

The Matrix
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/tenor.gif
The Matrix just missed out on the top ten and the record for most lists.

Layout: 1st, 2nd (x2), 3rd (x3), 4th (x2), 7th (x2), 8th (x2), 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th (x2), 17th, 19th, 20th (x2), 21st, 22nd (x3)

[Nope1172]

We are now in the TOP TEN! Everyone make your predictions now!

[cricket]

I was 15 when I went with a buddy to see Aliens opening night, I don't remember exactly but they mustn't have checked our ids. It was a packed house and the cinema was alive from the opening minutes. Everyone cheered throughout, and it turned out to be one of the best moviegoing experiences of my life. It was so great that I took my parents the next night. As an action film, it's on par with Die Hard as my favorite of all time.

I'm not a fan of the sequels, but I quite enjoyed The Matrix.

My list-

#2 Strange Days (81st)
#3 Aliens (12th)
#4 The Fly (15th)
#6 RoboCop (28th)
#8 28 Days Later (85th)
#9 E.T. (21st)
#11 Total Recall (19th)
#12 The Hidden (82nd)
#13 Planet of the Apes (17th)
#19 Children of Men (20th)
#20 Seconds (84th)
#21 Donnie Darko (83rd)
#22 Interstellar (43rd)
#23 Ex-Machina (30th)
#24 Her (25th)
#25 They Live (45th)

[dadgumblah]

Yes! A two-fer for today! Aliens is my #6 and I completely love this movie. Sci-Fi, horror, action, comedy, tension, etc. etc. Greatness. Too many superlatives to lavish on this classic movie.

The Matrix was my #21 and is still a fine movie. The effects still work for me and I thought Keanu did fine in his role. Introduced me to Carrie-Anne Moss and what a great thing that was. :randy: And of course, Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith, a brand new villain that I looked forward to for each installment. I've heard a rumor that The Matrix is going to be remade and I just feel like cussing. :mad:

My list so far:
List so far:
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#6. Aliens .12
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13. Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#21. The Matrix .11
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[Harry Lime]

I didn't have either on my list. Back in the day I would have ranked Aliens higher than Alien, but time and rewatches has altered that opinion.

[Harry Lime]

We are now in the TOP TEN! Everyone make your predictions now!

Anyone have a list of the remaining 10?

[edarsenal]

http://33.media.tumblr.com/831d67561a29402a83433a1683b072da/tumblr_n6enlgTEoD1smcbm7o1_500.gif

Matrix was #8 for me. Still love this movie. I know a lot of hate is thrown at it, but from the first movie theater watch to any time I do a rewatch I enjoy it. The cast, the whole Alice Down the Rabbit Hole, the action and even the dialogue. To use the cliche, it's a great lil edge of the seat movie.

And SPEAKING of edge of the seat; Aliens! The ONLY reason that I did not put this on my list is simply that I see this as more Action than Science Fiction and yes, a technicality, but, sadly, one I adhered to.
Still, a truly EXCELLENT sequel to the original movie.

My List: 21/25

#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#5 Planet of the Apes (#17)
#6 Dark City (#48)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#8 Matrix (#11)
#9 They Live (#45)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#13 12 Monkeys (#14)
#14 Wall-E (#16)
#15 Akira (#55)
#16 Her (#25)
#17 Brazil (#32)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#21 Moon (#29)
#22 Ex Machina (#30)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)
#25 The Fifth Element (#34)

Watched: 65/90

Added note, I do believe this list will be the most from my list, with, I'm guessing, will end up at 23 out of 25. Which will be two new records, including the first with no one pointer (though technically I actually chose NOT to go with one this time around - so that may be a bit iffy)

[Raven73]

Jurassic Park was my #14 (I was off by 1!)

Aliens was my #9.

[Steve Freeling]

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3.
4.
5. Aliens (1986)
6. Altered States (1980)
7. Predator (1987)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9. Jurassic Park (1993)
10. Minority Report (2002)
11. Contact (1997)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. Arrival (2016)
14.
15.
16.
17.
18. RoboCop (1987)
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

[Raven73]

My predictions for the top 10:

1. Alien
2. Clockwork orange
3. Star wars: A new hope
4. 2001
5. Terminator
6. Blade runner
7. Mad Max
8. Star wars: Empire strikes back
9. Terminator 2
10. Back to the future

[Raven73]

It does.

And in sci-fi as well. Movies can be more than one genre you know ...

I know; I just think it's more horror than sci-fi. It's also not my cup of sugar ...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hZpcjbQpsVo/S9Cjnx9MQsI/AAAAAAAAWeM/RSEJdCcBbAw/s1600/coffeeandsugar2.jpg

[The Gunslinger45]

I have seen both but only voted for Aliens. Aliens was my number 19. Still my favorite in the franchise, I am one of the guys who prefers the action sci-fi badassery of Ripley and space marines vs xenomorphs. Right up there with Ripley with a pulse rifle and flamethrower and her power loader fight with the Queen. I love Ridley Scott's Alien (and it will be on my list too), but not as much as Alien.

Now I still like The Matrix. The first one anyways. It was a awesome sci-fi movie with a cool premise and it has Keanu Reeves kicking all kinds of ass. That being said I left it off my list. My taste for The Matrix has soured in part due to the other two movies. And if I am going to watch a Keanu Reeves action movie, I will watch the John Wick movies and Street Kings first.


1. Top 5 easy. A possible #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Top 10
6. The most likely #1
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. I would think middle of the Top 10
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. I guess bottom Top 10
13. Heavy Metal (1981)
14. I think mid to upper Top 10, possible #1.
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. Aliens (1986)
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. I am guessing Top 5
24. I would think top 20 to top 15
25. I am guessing Bottom to Middle of the Top 10

My List: 14
Seen: 70/90

And I have seen all the other movie that are going to show up, so I will have a 80/100 for this list.

[Harry Lime]

Star Wars (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Blade Runner (1982)
Alien (1979)
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Back to the Future (1985)

What am I missing here?

The Force Awakens?

[seanc]

Star Wars (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Blade Runner (1982)
Alien (1979)
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Back to the Future (1985)

What am I missing here?

The Force Awakens?

The Thing

[Harry Lime]

Thanks. I could have sworn we already saw it.

[Siddon]

My top ten guess (from four weeks ago)

1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Alien
3. Blade Runner
4. Back to the Future
5. 2001
6. Terminator 2
7. Star Wars
8. The Thing
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. Ghostbusters


New 10
1. Empire Strikes Back
2. Alien
3. Blade Runner
4. Back to the Future
5. 2001
6. Terminator 2
7. Star Wars
8. The Thing
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. Terminator

[seanc]

I got 7/10 when I took a shot on the first page. Blanked on T2, but that still would have only been 8.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Both of those should have been top ten material.

[Harry Lime]

My prediction:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. The Terminator (1984)
4. Back to the Future (1985)
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. Alien (1979)
7. Blade Runner (1982)
8. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
9. The Thing (1982)
10. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

[Nope1172]

Everyone get your guesses in by tomorrow in order to be entered into the official Top Ten Prediction game

[dadgumblah]

What am I missing here?

The Bamboo Saucer?
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
It Came From Outer Space?
Far Out Space Nuts?

No, wait, that last one was a TV series with Bob Denver. :) No, I'll go with Sean on this one.

[Harry Lime]

What do we win?

[Nope1172]

What do we win?
A lifetime supply of bragging rights.

[mark f]

I had Aliens at #19. The Matrix is good but not enough for me to vote for it.

My List
3. The Incredibles (#98)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#17)
8. Total Recall (#19)
12. The Iron Giant (#50)
13. Altered States (#95)
14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#79)
16. Return of the Jedi (#47)
17. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
18. Gravity (#41)
19. Aliens (#12)
20. RoboCop (#28)
21. Jurassic Park (#13)
22. The Fly (1986) (#15)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (#37)
25. Children of Men (#20)

Seen: 90/90
OFCS's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (2010 edition): 42/90

[Holden Pike]

* * * P R E D I C T I O N * * *
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Blade Runner
3. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Alien
5. Star Wars
6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
7. The Thing
8. Back to the Future
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. The Terminator

[cricket]

10. Clockwork Orange
9. Terminator
8. T2
7. The Thing
6. Back to the Future
5. Empire Strikes Back
4. Alien
3. Blade Runner
2. 2001
1. Star Wars

[The Gunslinger45]

My top 10 prediction

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Star Wars (1977)
Blade Runner (1982)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Alien (1979)
The Terminator (1984)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Thing (1982)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

[Kaplan]

Didn't have either on my list, and to everyone who voted for The Matrix, check out World on a Wire. It's a less flashy, more interesting version of the same basic concept. Six of the top ten will be from my list.

Prediction:
10. A Clockwork Orange
9. Back to the Future
8. The Thing
7. The Terminator
6. Alien
5. The Empire Strikes Back
4. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
3. Star Wars
2. Blade Runner
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey

[rauldc14]

I'm actually really surprised The Force Awakens didn't make the cut. It should have. Shame on you, Mofo.

[Miss Vicky]

I think I've seen bits and pieces of Aliens, but not the whole thing. I hated The Matrix.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Top Ten Prediction

10. The Terminator
9. A Clockwork Orange
8. Star Wars: A New Hope
7. Back to the Future
6. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
5. The Thing
4. Blade Runner
3. Alien
2. The Empire Strikes Back
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey



As for The Matrix, I had that film pretty high on my list, #4 to be exact. Absolutely love that film and the lesser sequels cannot take away my enjoyment of it. It changed the way films were made. Still as thrilling, thought provoking and fun to watch almost 20 years later.

As for Aliens, I REALLY wanted to have it on my list, but I made a rule that only one film from any given series can appear on my list. Other wise it would be full of more than one film from any particular series (Star Wars, Alien, Terminator, etc). So I had to exclude it. Heartbreaking, as I absolutely love that film as well.

[Citizen Rules]

Neither were on my list as I wanted to give a chance to lesser known Sci Fis...but both are very worthy and I'm glad they made it! I haven't seen Aliens or the The Matrix, in years, but still fondly remember them.

[77topaz]

The Matrix was #2 on my list! :) Meanwhile, 12 Monkeys was a film I thought was decent but I didn't like it enough to vote for it; and Jurassic Park is a classic, but not one I particularly liked or have seen recently, and I didn't really think of for this sci-fi list anyway.

Also, four of the top ten will be films from my list...

My list so far, with predictions:
1. Top 5 (title contender)
2. The Matrix (#11)
3. Contact (#49)
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
5. Interstellar (#43)
6. Inception (#24)
7. Won't make it
8. Top 10
9. Ex Machina (#30)
10. Children of Men (#20)
11. Avatar (#80)
12. Top 5 (title contender)
13. Top 10
14. Won't make it
15. Dune (#99)
16. WALL-E (#16)
17. Won't make it
18. Won't make it
19. Metropolis (#36)
20. Won't make it
21. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (#35)
22. Gattaca (#51)
23. Serenity (#59)
24. Strange Days (#81)
25. Earthbound (one-pointer)

[Captain Steel]

My list so far:

3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
4. War of the Worlds (1953)
5. Forbidden Planet
7. The Time Machine (1960)
9. Planet of the Apes (1968)
11. Logan's Run
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
16. Road Warrior
17. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
20. Aliens
21. Robocop
22. Independence Day
23. Starship Troopers
25. District 9

[Captain Steel]

Top Ten Prediction

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space
9. Battlefield Earth
8. The Absent Minded Professor
7. Flubber
6. Son of Flubber
5. Santa Claus Conquers Mars
4. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
3. Star Wars Holiday Special 1978
2. Invasion of the Neptune Men
1. Zardoz

[Chypmunk]

Neither of those made my list, Aliens is one I've watched many times and easily the second best movie in that franchise whereas I only ever saw The Matrix once years back and whilst I remember it being enjoyable I've never felt a desire to revisit it and never bothered with the sequels.

Top Ten Faildiction:
10. A Clockwork Orange
9. The Thing
8. Back To The Future
7. Star Wars
6. The Terminator
5. The Empire Strikes Back
4. The Terminator 2: Judgement Day
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Alien
1. Blade Runner

[Sunomis]

Top Ten Prediction

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space
9. Battlefield Earth
8. The Absent Minded Professor
7. Flubber
6. Son of Flubber
5. Santa Claus Conquers Mars
4. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
3. Star Wars Holiday Special 1978
2. Invasion of the Neptune Men
1. Zardoz

It's good, but I feel After Earth or Wild Wild West should be in this list.

[Iroquois]

I had The Matrix at #14 and Aliens at #15. Barring some unforeseen upsets, I think that the top 10 will most likely consist of nine other films I voted for and also Back to the Future (which is still quite good, but I don't quite love it the way so many others do) so I don't think I really need to comment any further until it's all over.

[CosmicRunaway]

I thought I had both Aliens and The Matrix on my list, but it turns out neither of them make the final cut. I remember why I cut Aliens since I didn't want to include multiple films from the same franchise if possible, but considering the influence The Matrix had (whether you personally see that as good or bad), I think it really did deserve to be on my list.

When The Matrix was hitting theatres, I was so excited to see it, and glad that our local theatre was getting it (I lived in a small town with a one-screen theatre that got one new release months late, if at all, or sometimes one popular new release and one children's/family film since they could play one in the afternoon and one in the evening). I was only 12 at the time, but not only did I look significantly older than that, but said local theatre was not in the habit of turning away slightly younger audiences from R-rated films, even if they were unattended. :cool:

Seen: 78/90
My List: 18

01. Dredd (2012) - #96
02. Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - #66
03. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - #35
04. The Martian (2015) - #60
...
07. The Fly (1986) - #15
08. Metropolis (1927) - #36
09. Galaxy Quest (1999) - #88
10. Brazil (1985) - #32
11. Dark City (1998) - #48
12. Twelve Monkeys (1995)- #14
...
14. Robocop (1987) - #28
16. Videodrome (1983) - #53
18. Forbidden Planet (1956) - #38
19. Arrival (2016) - #33
21. The Road Warrior (1981) - #31
22. Strange Days (1995) - #81
23. Ex Machina (2015) - #30
25. Primer (2004) - #44

[The Rodent]

Aliens is my #09... :D

My List: 15/25
Seen: 84/90


24. Interstellar - 43rd
23. Logan’s Run - 71st
22. Galaxy Quest - 88th
20. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) - 58th
16. Silent Running (1972) - 86th
14. Sunshine (2007) - 52nd
13. Event Horizon (1997) - 93rd
11. Independence Day - 40th
09. Aliens - 12th
07. Jurassic Park - 13th
06. Dredd (2012) - 96th
05. Moon (2009) - 29th
04. Predator (1987) - 26th
03. The Fly (1986) - 15th
02. RoboCop (1987) - 28th


100. Looper 3.5
99. Dune 4
98. The Incredibles 5
97. Another Earth - Not Seen
96. Dredd - My #06 5
95. Altered States - Not Seen
94. The Truman Show 3.5
93. Event Horizon - My #13 3.5
92. Source Code 3
91. The Man from Earth 3

90. War of the Worlds 2.5
89. Wreck it Ralph 4.5
88. Galaxy Quest - My #22 5
87. Back to the Future III 4.5
86. Silent Running - My #16 5
85. 28 Days Later 4
84. Seconds - Not Seen
83. Donnie Darko4
82. The Hidden - Not Seen
81. Strange Days - Not Seen

80. Avatar 4
79. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 4
78. Escape from New York 4
77. Guardians of the Galaxy 5
76. Signs 5
75. La Jetee 5
74. Fantastic Planet 3.5
73. World on the Wire - Not Seen
72. The Prestige 3.5
71. Logan’s Run - My #23 5

70. Snowpiercer 3.5
69. The Time Machine (1960) 3.5
68. Demolition Man3.5
67. Battle Royale 4.5
66. Edge Of Tomorrow 3
65. District 9 3
64. Ghost In The Shell 4
63. Minority Report 3.5
62. The Avengers 3
61. Men In Black 4.5

60. The Martian 5
59. Serenity 4.5
58. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers - My #20 5
57. Ghostbusters 5
56. Predestination 3.5
55. Akira 5
54. Starship Troopers 5
53. Videodrome 5
52. Sunshine - My #14 5
51. Gattaca 5

50. The Iron Giant 3.5
49. Contact 3.5
48. Dark City 3.5
47. Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi 5
46. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Original) 5
45. They Live 5
44. Primer 5
43. Interstellar - My #24 5
42. Back To The Future Part 2 5
41. Gravity 5

40. Independence Day - My #11 5
39. The Day The Earth Stood Still5
38. Forbidden Planet 3
37. Mad Max: Fury Road 3.5
36. Metropolis 5
35. Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan 5
34. The Fifth Element 5
33. Arrival 4
32. Brazil 4
31. The Road Warrior 4.5

30. Ex Machina 5
29. Moon - My #05 5
28. RoboCop (1987) - My #02 5
27. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 5
26. Predator - My #04 5
25. Her - Not seen for a long time
24. Inception 4
23. Solaris (1972) 4
22. Stalker 4
21. E.T 4

20. Children Of Men 4
19. Total Recall (1990) 5
18. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 5
17. Planet Of The Apes 5
16. WALL-E 5
15. The Fly (1986) - My #03 5
14. 12 Monkeys 5
13. Jurassic Park - My #07 5
12. Aliens - My #09 5
11. The Matrix 5

[gbgoodies]

I saw the first Alien movie, but I'm not sure if I've ever seen Aliens. Either way, it wouldn't have made my list because those movies are too close to horror for my taste.

I liked the visuals in The Matrix, but the movie was only okay, so it didn't make my list.

Based on the predictions list that's being posted, I'll only have 3 more movies on my list that will make the countdown. I'm not surprised at some of the movies that missed the countdown, but there are a few that I thought had a chance, and I'm surprised that they didn't make it.


Seen: 73-1/2 out of 90
My list: 10 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[Chypmunk]

The Rodent - any chance you could drag your posts out just a little a bit more mate ;)

(this post is intended purely for humour and not to be taken seriously - it is not an attack on either ad hominems nor ad idases or any other type of trainer)
(this caveat is addressed in general and not to any specific poster)
(that caveat probably should have more clearly made it known it was referencing the caveat above it)

[The Rodent]

My bad :D
Copying and pasting from Word into MoFo... MoFo seems to add lines for some reason.


Will edit.

[The Rodent]

Edited... you made me feel so bad with your bullying. I hope you're happy.
I might never post in here again.


(This post is intended entirely to make people feel bad for me so I can get some attention)

[Chypmunk]

I
Am
A
Monster
:bawling:

(this post serves absolutely no purpose whatsoever)

[gandalf26]

The Thing

What Thing :)

[gandalf26]

Prediction

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Thing
3. Blade Runner
4. The Terminator
5. The Empire Strikes Back
6. Back to the Future
7. Terminator 2
8. Star Wars
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. Alien

[seanc]

What Thing :)

The whole thing

[Raven73]

Top Ten Prediction

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space
9. Battlefield Earth
8. The Absent Minded Professor
7. Flubber
6. Son of Flubber
5. Santa Claus Conquers Mars
4. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
3. Star Wars Holiday Special 1978
2. Invasion of the Neptune Men
1. Zardoz

It's not April Fools yet;) shhhhh.

[Raven73]

#1:
http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/29363/p29363_p_v8_aa.jpg

or Force Awakens.;)

[Harry Lime]

Top Ten Prediction

10. Plan 9 from Outer Space
9. Battlefield Earth
8. The Absent Minded Professor
7. Flubber
6. Son of Flubber
5. Santa Claus Conquers Mars
4. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
3. Star Wars Holiday Special 1978
2. Invasion of the Neptune Men
1. Zardoz

It's good, but I feel After Earth or Wild Wild West should be in this list.

Or even the Phantom Menace...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0_O9CoQWw

[Tugg]

So far from my list:

1. 34. The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson) [164]
2. 14. Twelve Monkeys (1995, Terry Gilliam) [305]
3. 70. Snowpiercer (2013, Bong Joon Ho) [74]
4. will show up
5. 67. Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) [77]
6. won't show up
7. I can't believe YOU forgot "won't show up"
8. will show up
9. 56. Predestination (2014, The Spierig Brothers) [99]
10. 31. The Road Warrior (1981, George Miller) [190]
11. will show up
12. 66. Edge of Tomorrow (2014, Doug Liman) [77]
13. 100. Looper (2012, Rian Johnson) [49]
14. 63. Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg) [87]
15. 24. Inception (2010, Christopher Nolan) [221]
17. 45. They Live (1988, John Carpenter) [119]
20. 11. The Matrix (1999, The Wachowski Brothers) [364]
22. 68. Demolition Man (1993, Marco Brambilla) [75]
23. 60. The Martian (2015, Ridley Scott) [94]
25. 48. Dark City (1998, Alex Proyas) [112]

Honorable mention:
33. Arrival (2016, Denis Villeneuve) [170]

[gandalf26]

Or even the Phantom Menace...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0_O9CoQWw

Meeeza would not beilieeeeeeve it

[Tugg]

Minority Report (Sci-Fi)
http://img.phimhot.info/h/64i3LJp


"Minority Report" is fast paced sci-fi with many twists about pre crime division of law enforcement that captures murderers before they commit murder. Themes include: freedom of choice vs. determinism, possibility of perfect political system, morality of sacrificing few for greater good, sacrificing freedom to save the world vs. freedom in the world that doesn't need saving.

[MovieMeditation]

Matrix is good, Aliens is great!!! The latter was #12 on my list. So much fun and explosive action!

[NedStark09]

Seems too me obvious that Alien is now gonna be in the top 7 films somewhere ut i always considered Aliens then better movie but yet Aliens did not make my list and i will not say if the other did. But I just figured that Alien 1 and 2 would make this list just not sure which would go off the board first.

[Captain Steel]

Seems too me obvious that Alien is now gonna be in the top 7 films somewhere ut i always considered Aliens then better movie but yet Aliens did not make my list and i will not say if the other did. But I just figured that Alien 1 and 2 would make this list just not sure which would go off the board first.

I've never been able to decide which is the better film, so I just leave that they are 2 sci-fi films dealing with a similar subject (and a character that bridges the two) with a different approach. The first focuses more on incorporating horror, chills, shock, timing, suspense and a thriller atmosphere while the sequel (although not short of any of these) brings more of an action, combat, "let's rock & roll" feeling.

Aliens might still be too intense for gbgoodies, but might be worth enduring the horror for the roller coaster ride.

"Game over, man!" (RIP, Bill P.)

[neiba]

Are we really comparing one of the best Sci-Fi/Horror movies of all time with Aliens? Glad Aliens didn't make the Top 10, though I think it didn't deserve to be in the Top 50.

[gandalf26]

Think if anyone gets their top 10 correct they should be granted full mod administrator powers for a month.
Yoda what do you think mate?

[The Rodent]

Nobody is gonna get that... everyone so far has omitted Starman and Saturn 3 from their predictions.

[seanc]

Are we really comparing one of the best Sci-Fi/Horror movies of all time with Aliens? Glad Aliens didn't make the Top 10, though I think it didn't deserve to be in the Top 50.

A voice of reason.

[Yoda]

Think if anyone gets their top 10 correct they should be granted full mod administrator powers for a month.
Yoda what do you think mate?
If anyone gets all ten correct, maybe I'll buy them one of the movies on Blu-ray or something.

[gandalf26]

Wonder what the odds are, it's hard to even guess what will be 10th never mind the 10 in correct order.

[The Rodent]

If anyone gets all ten correct, maybe I'll buy them one of the movies on Blu-ray or something.



Cool :up:


Here's mine then...


10. Back To The Future
9. The Terminator
8. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
7. Star Wars
6. A Clockwork Orange
5. The Thing
4. Alien
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Empire Strikes Back
1. Blade Runner

[Sexy Celebrity]

10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
9. A Clockwork Orange
8. The Empire Strikes Back
7. The Thing
6. Back to the Future
5. Blade Runner
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Alien
2. The Terminator
1. Star Wars

[Kaplan]

Wonder what the odds are, it's hard to even guess what will be 10th never mind the 10 in correct order.

If it were completely random, you'd have a 3,628,800 to 1 chance of guessing the exact order correctly. Since it's not random, and theoretically there is skill involved, it's a whole lot better. But still a long shot. Especially with this list, it seems.

[NedStark09]

My next 2 predictions would be 10 and 9

10 Blade Runner
09 Star Wars A New Hope.

[Nope1172]

Number 10 will be released very soon, so get your predictions in now if you haven't already

[Sexy Celebrity]

I've never predicted the Top 10 right, but I have predicted the Top 6 right TWICE.

The millennium one... and the one that, I think, Daniel M did. Whatever that was.

[The Gunslinger45]

I've never predicted the Top 10 right, but I have predicted the Top 6 right TWICE.

The millennium one... and the one that, I think, Daniel M did. Whatever that was.

the 60's?

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yeah, I think it was the '60s one.

[Captain Steel]

Are we really comparing one of the best Sci-Fi/Horror movies of all time with Aliens? Glad Aliens didn't make the Top 10, though I think it didn't deserve to be in the Top 50.

Interesting. I love them both equally. I think the success of Aliens is we got a sequel that was a great movie, but not exactly the one we were expecting. That, I think was one of the great things about it - it wasn't just Alien over again (or just with more Aliens), but a different kind of film entirely. Yet it still held on to various horror, suspense and atmospheric aspects from the first film.

You could also look at it that the first was "civilian" (Merchant Marine?) and the second was "military" (the Marine Corps).

I look at them this way: the first one you watch curled up in your seat, munching your popcorn, waiting to grab the person next to you, the second you jump up and down while accidentally throwing your popcorn and shaking the person next to you. :)

[Harry Lime]

I've never predicted the Top 10 right, but I have predicted the Top 6 right TWICE.

The millennium one... and the one that, I think, Daniel M did. Whatever that was.
Yeah right you've been lying about that for years.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Yeah right you've been lying about that for years.

No. Go look. I didn't edit/change things to look right. I was just right.

[Nope1172]

10
The Terminator
(1984, James Cameron)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/2HzUdyC.jpg
381 Points, 27 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats
The Terminator
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/tumblr_msxl2biGNm1rel180o1_500.gif
The first film of the top ten, and the current record holder for most lists. This is also the third James Cameron film to make the list so far.

The Placements
3rd
4th (x2)
5th (x5)
8th (x2)
9th
10th
12th (x2)
13th (x2)
14th
16th (x3)
17th (x3)
19th
22nd (x2)
24th

[Citizen Rules]

The Terminator deserves to make the Top 10. I haven't seen it in years and years, yet it's one of the few movies that I think about from time to time.

[The Gunslinger45]

Seen it, love it, had it at 14. I am surprised the first Terminator shows up before T2. What with The Terminator making the Top 10 of the 80's list and T2 making only the Top 20 of the 90's list. Oh well, who am I to complain? I like T2 a lot better and it is higher on my list.

1. Top 5 easy. A possible #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Top 10
6. The most likely #1
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. I would think middle of the Top 10
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. I think mid to upper Top 10, possible #1
13. Heavy Metal (1981)
14. The Terminator (1984)
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. Aliens (1986)
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. I am guessing Top 5
24. I would think top 20 to top 15
25. I am guessing Bottom to Middle of the Top 10

My List: 15
Seen: 71/91

That being said that means I am out of the Top 10 predictions pool. I though T2 would show up today.

[cricket]

My favorite Ahhnold movie!

#5

[Kaplan]

Probably my favorite Schwarzenegger starring movie. I had it at #13, a couple spots higher than Total Recall.

[Sexy Celebrity]

Damn! I guessed Terminator 2. Close, though.

[Sexy Celebrity]

I wonder if Terminator and Terminator 2 should switch places on my list, then. Which would mean T2 is #2.

[Miss Vicky]

I like both Terminator movies but voted for neither. In fact, at this point no more films from my ballot will be appearing on the countdown.

[mark f]

I like The Terminator plenty - I give it 3.5, but it didn't make my list. Instead I put stoopid crap I considered great and sci-fi when I filled it out. Some Arnie quotes:

"My friend James Cameron and I made three films together, True Lies, The Terminator and Terminator 2. Of course, that was during his early, low-budget, art-house period."

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

"Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million."

[Citizen Rules]

I like both Terminator movies but voted for neither. In fact, at this point no more films from my ballot will be appearing on the countdown. Only two of my movies will be making the Top Ten. Guesses to what it is, anyone?

[dadgumblah]

At last the circle is complete. When last we met I was but the learner, now...I'm still the learner! I should have saved that for something I'm almost dead certain will show up but I couldn't wait. Nine slots to go and only seven left on my list, but I'm almost sure that at least two won't make it at all.

I had The Terminator at #22, but should have put i higher. Still, there's a part of me that loves all the movies on my list and I watch them all equally enough, from year-to-year (of course the older ones I have on DVD or that make the go-rounds on cable). Just because of it's placement on my list doesn't mean I love it any less than most. I mean, there's one in the middle of my list that I'm sure will probably make it really high because of the respect it gets on this board, but is one that I put mainly because if it didn't exist, Sci-Fi might have stalled out for a long, long time at the cinema. Anyway, as Arnold said as Conan, "Enough talk!" :)

EDIT: I have eight slots left, so I may not have so many left on the list.


My list so far:
List so far:
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#6. Aliens .12
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13. Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#21. The Matrix .11
#22. The Terminator .10
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[edarsenal]

did not have terminator on the list but very worthy of top ten

My List: 21/25
#1 Should be in the top 3, if not the top spot
#2 very possibly top 5, maybe
#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#5 Planet of the Apes (#17)
#6 Dark City (#48)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#8 Matrix (#11)
#9 They Live (#45)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#13 12 Monkeys (#14)
#14 Wall-E (#16)
#15 Akira (#55)
#16 Her (#25)
#17 Brazil (#32)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#19 A little surprised this did not make the list
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#21 Moon (#29)
#22 Ex Machina (#30)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)
#24 Not too surprised it didn't make it, a little disappointed, only a little
#25 The Fifth Element (#34)

Watched: 66/91

[Steve Freeling]

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3.
4.
5. Aliens (1986)
6. Altered States (1980)
7. Predator (1987)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9. Jurassic Park (1993)
10. Minority Report (2002)
11. Contact (1997)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. Arrival (2016)
14.
15.
16. The Terminator (1984)
17.
18. RoboCop (1987)
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

[Iroquois]

T1 is my #5. One of the few films I would consider an all-time favourite.

[CosmicRunaway]

I really enjoy both Terminator and Judgement Day, so I wasn't sure which one I wanted to include more. I settled on the first film, but kept changing my mind, and in the meantime I filled my list with other films to the point where there wasn't room for either. Looking back now, there are 3 films I could easily change out for either Terminator, but it's a bit late now. I'm glad Terminator didn't need my help to make it to the top of the Countdown, and I imagine Judgement Day is still to come.

Seen: 79/91
My List: 18

01. Dredd (2012) - #96
02. Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - #66
03. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - #35
04. The Martian (2015) - #60
05. Definitely making the list.
06. Also definitely making the list.
07. The Fly (1986) - #15
08. Metropolis (1927) - #36
09. Galaxy Quest (1999) - #88
10. Brazil (1985) - #32
11. Dark City (1998) - #48
12. Twelve Monkeys (1995)- #14
13. Clearly did not make it
14. Robocop (1987) - #28
15. Definitely on the Countdown
16. Videodrome (1983) - #53
17. Did not make it
18. Forbidden Planet (1956) - #38
19. Arrival (2016) - #33
20. Will be here
21. The Road Warrior (1981) - #31
22. Strange Days (1995) - #81
23. Ex Machina (2015) - #30
24. I keep wondering why I bothered to include this.
25. Primer (2004) - #44

[Chypmunk]

The Terminator is one I enjoyed but didn't make my list .... and looking at that list I believe a meagre four of the top ten will be on it so I might as well only comment from hereon in as and when those few show.

[gbgoodies]

Only two of my movies will be making the Top Ten. Guesses to what it is, anyone?


Blade Runner and The Thing?

[gbgoodies]

The Terminator wasn't on my list because I tried to limit my list to only one movie from each movie series, and there was a different Terminator movie that I like more.


Seen: 74-1/2 out of 91
My list: 10 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[MovieMeditation]

Damn, I thought T1 was more loved here... I predicted it at #5. It did make the top 10 still, so that is impressive.

Anyways, I did not vote for it. I love the sequel and have watched that many times, but despite watching the first one first in my childhood (I think at least) I haven't gotten back to it in years.. therefore I didn't vote for it. Also I'm not as big a fan of the first as far as I remember.

[rauldc14]

Damnit, I erased my list. Could you send it to me Nope?

[honeykid]

The Terminator is the only one from my list to appear since my last visit. I had it at #16 and, while I'm not surprised to see T2 above it (presumably) I am on the divide with those who think it's the better of the two. Maybe it's because I'd seen it a few times before the sequel came out? Maybe it's because I feel they really drag the ending of the sequel out (not that that doesn't happen in the first, too, but to a lesser extent I feel) or maybe just because the sequel is more of an action film than the previous one? Whether it's one of a combination of those, it's better. Also, while still entertaining, I feel the sequel is too long. Despite all that, don't be too surprised if I have something to say about the sequel when it shows up.

I think I have three more to appear in this countdown.

Nice to see 12 Monkeys make the list and highly placed, too. Had I seen it more recently or more times it might've made my list.

[TheUsualSuspect]

If anyone gets all ten correct, maybe I'll buy them one of the movies on Blu-ray or something.

Or something!!!!!! It could be a potato.

[TheUsualSuspect]

As for The Terminator, just like Aliens it fell out of my list due to my only one film per series ruling. Shame, cause it's a great flick. I saw it last year at a Flashback Film Fest. Great to watch on the big screen.

[Holden Pike]

I have little to no use for any of the sequels, including the one most people love, but the original Terminator still holds up and is still a lot of fun. Saw it on the big screen again last year and had a blast. I had it at the bottom of my list at number twenty-four, but had to have it in the mix, somewhere. If only to keep it THAT much closer to T2 on the countdown, even knowing the sequel would easily place higher. I have six of the remaining nine on my list.

MY LIST
2. Solaris (#23)
3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (#27)
6. Children of Men (#20)
7. 12 Monkeys (#14)
8. Moon (#29)
9. Her (#25)
11. Brazil (#32)
13. Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956] (#46)
15. Stalker (#22)
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978] (#58)
18. The Hidden (#82)
20. Ghostbusters (#57)
22. The Fly (#15)
23. Guardians of the Galaxy (#77)
24. The Terminator (#10)
25. Safety Not Guaranteed (DNP)

[Harry Lime]

I had The Terminator at #16. Like with Alien/Aliens I used to rank the sequel higher, but time changes everything - or some things at least.

[AdamUpBxtch]

I have seen Terminator, Aliens, & The Matrix, but none of them were on my list, only one that would of made my list would of been Aliens but I left it off because I didn't want to put more than 1 film from a franchise on my list. I don't hate the Terminator films I like the first 2 films to a degree but they aren't anywhere close to my favorites. It also doesn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of Schwarzenegger and the only film with him in it that I really like as a whole is Predator. The Matrix on the other hand I'm just not a fan of. Didn't even bother with the sequels which I heard weren't good anyways.

My List: 17/25

Seen: 53/91

1. Jurassic Park (13)
2. Independence Day (40)
3. Looper (100)
4. Starship Troopers (54)
5. Will Make the List
6. The Prestige (72)
7. Not making it
8. Signs (76)
9. Not making it
10. Most likely making the list.
11. Making the List
12. Not making the list
13. Avatar (80)
14. 28 Days Later (85)
15. Making the list, will probably be #1 or at least top 5
16. Predator (26)
17. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (27)
18. The Martian (60)
19. E.T. (21)
20. District 9 (65)
21. Edge of Tomorrow (66)
22. Mad Max: Fury Road (37)
23. Inception (24)
24. Source Code (92)
25. Cloverfield (Unranked)

[The Rodent]

Of course, I had Duh Durminaidor shortlisted... but, it never made my final list.

[The Rodent]

As for The Terminator, just like Aliens it fell out of my list due to my only one film per series ruling.



I knew you were a fan of Genisys. Bloody well knew it.

[mikeython1]

The Terminator was number 5 on my list. Honestly with no exaggeration if I had to estimate how many times I have watched this movie it would 500 times. Maybe even more. When I was a kid I remember always wanting the Nike shoes Reese steals in the beginning of the movie.

http://cdn.shortlist.com/resource/binary/b39700adfb4144637752718203730fa1/terminator.jpg

[Nope1172]

Damnit, I erased my list. Could you send it to me Nope?
Just sent it back.

[Nope1172]

Number 9 coming soon.

[Chypmunk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWmvbxGpra4

[Nope1172]

9
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991, James Cameron)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/sUtOOKc.jpg
398 Points, 28 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/the-terminator-2-robots.gif
Just like that James Cameron is now tied with Spielberg for most films on the countdown (4). To be honest, I didn't expect any Terminator film to make the top ten, let alone two of them (and back to back to) It was actually a pretty close race between the two of them with T2 only appearing on one more list than its original.

The Placements
1st
2nd
3rd (x2)
4th (x3)
5th (x3)
7th
8th
9th
10th (x2)
12th (x2)
13th
17th
18th
19th
20th
22nd (x3)
23rd
25th (x2)

[The Rodent]

I was close. 10th and 9th? My prediction had Terminator in 9th and T2 in 8th...

[MovieMeditation]

I told y'all my luck was gone... I was WAAY off with that one. I was sure this was very beloved and predicted a spot at number two. Stupid me. I should have known 2001, the Star Wars films and The Thing would at least all beat out that one. Ugh.

Anyways, T2 was, of course, on my list. I had it all the way up at #3. One of the best action movies of all time and since it's also sci-fi it had to make it up high on my list here as well...

[Citizen Rules]

I haven't seen T2 since it came out, I liked it back then and I guess that's all I have to say.

[TheUsualSuspect]

I think only one person is in the running then, I remember seeing Terminator and T2 as a #10, #9 guess.

[Nope1172]

PREDICTION GAME UPDATE
I went back and looked through the predictions, and it seems no one guessed both 10 and 9 correctly, however four people are currently on the board with points.

Siddon, Holden, and TUS all guessed Terminator would be Number 10 so they all get 1 point

10. Terminator

10. The Terminator

10. The Terminator

Raven73 incorrectly guessed #10 as Back to the Future, but was the only person to guess T2 correctly which gets him 2 points.

9. Terminator 2

Let me know if I missed anyone, but so far these are the only people on the board:
1. Raven73 - 2 Points
2. (tie) Holden Pike - 1 Point
2. (tie) TUS - 1 Point
2. (tie) Siddon - 1 Point

[CosmicRunaway]

Terminator 2 is one of my favourite film sequels. I think the T-1000 is a great villain, and I don't mind the added comedy and heavier focus on action at all. As a kid I always liked T2 the most, but over the years I started to appreciate the first film more, to the point where they're about even now. Like I said earlier when I commented on Terminator making the Countdown, I didn't end up voting for either.

Whenever talk of T2 shows up, I usually quote this line from Spaced because it speaks the truth:

https://media.tenor.co/images/39d6e98b744a6006d777148d87efa019/tenor.gif

Seen: 80/92
My List: 18

[rauldc14]

T2 was on my list at 12 and I want to see it again soon.

[cricket]

I think when I first saw T2, I liked it even more than the first. Unlike the first, I don't think it has held up that well.

[mark f]

I've always liked T2 although recently I find more dead spots than I did when I saw it at the theatre. However, it's got enough great F/X and action, so I still rate it 3.5. I'm going to have 22/25 total. I almost revealed one of mine which won't make it, but I'll hold back for now. Back to T2 - you may have this memorized or not - this is certainly worth another watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgphD_ZO_jI
My List
3. The Incredibles (#98)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#17)
8. Total Recall (#19)
12. The Iron Giant (#50)
13. Altered States (#95)
14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#79)
16. Return of the Jedi (#47)
17. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
18. Gravity (#41)
19. Aliens (#12)
20. RoboCop (#28)
21. Jurassic Park (#13)
22. The Fly (1986) (#15)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (#37)
25. Children of Men (#20)

Seen: 92/92
OFCS's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (2010 edition): 44/92

[NedStark09]

Kinda weird too have these movies back to back really.
T2 is my number 7 pick from my list.
This by far has been my best selection ranking in a top 100 countdown and am certain least 3 more should be in the last 8.

[Harry Lime]

I squeaked T2 in at #25 mostly for nostalgia, seeing this as a 12 year old kid, being absolutely amazed. It is a CGI groundbreaking film, and the action is great.

[Sunomis]

Next one is Star Wars : A New Hope.

[Kaplan]

One more person placing The Terminator high on their list and it would have beaten out T2. Anyway, I like Terminator 2 but I definitely prefer the first.

[gandalf26]

Not much continuity on the forum, didn't The Terminator win the 80's countdown or come 2nd maybe, fast forward a bit and it only gets 10th on the Sci Fi list with a few 80's movies to come.

[Yoda]

Not much continuity on the forum, didn't The Terminator win the 80's countdown or come 2nd maybe, fast forward a bit and it only gets 10th on the Sci Fi list with a few 80's movies to come.
Close: it was fourth. But I think only a few of the films left are from the 80s, so the difference might not require any explanation.

[Tugg]

There is no way T1 is better than T2. You can quote me on that.

[Miss Vicky]

I had considered voting for Terminator 2, since I really enjoyed it as a kid, but I rewatched it not long ago and found that it really hadn't aged well. It was still fun, but not enough to make the cut.

[MovieMeditation]

There is no way T1 is better than T2. You can quote me on that.
There. :)

[The Gunslinger45]

And here is my favorite Terminator movie! I love the original, but I adore T2. T2 builds upon the original in many different ways. T2 has certain characters grow (namely Sarah Conner), ups the action to 11, uses CGI effects that still look excellent today, and has some of the best action scenes, and stars the best action hero the 80's and 90's had to offer. I know a lot of people prefer the original, and I will even concede that the original is a much more sci-fi then T2 (which is much heavier on the action). But even then I still think T2 is the better of the two. It is my favorite in the series, I think it is one of THE BEST action movies ever made, it is one of my top 25 favorite movies of all time, and I have ranted and raved on how much I have loved it in the past. I also had it as my number 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heJBfReQF9Q

1. Top 5 easy. A possible #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Terminator 2:Judgment Day (1991)
6. The most likely #1
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. I would think middle of the Top 10
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. I think mid to upper Top 10, possible #1
13. Heavy Metal (1981)
14. The Terminator (1984)
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. Aliens (1986)
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. I am guessing Top 5
24. I would think top 20 to top 15
25. I am guessing Bottom to Middle of the Top 10

My List: 16
Seen: 72/92

[NedStark09]

Predictions

8 Back To The Future.
7 2001 A Space Odessey

[Steve Freeling]

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3.
4.
5. Aliens (1986)
6. Altered States (1980)
7. Predator (1987)
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
9. Jurassic Park (1993)
10. Minority Report (2002)
11. Contact (1997)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. Arrival (2016)
14.
15.
16. The Terminator (1984)
17. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
18. RoboCop (1987)
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

[Captain Steel]

I haven't seen T2 since it came out, I liked it back then and I guess that's all I have to say.

Kind of the same here as to why neither the Terminator movies nor Predator made my list (and it's been so long since I've seen them that I somehow think they're all the same Arnie movie). ;)

I have seen Predator more times though. I recall Terminator being great and then the sequel (kind of like with Aliens) being great and different. The villain becomes the hero if I remember correctly and the new villain is the shapeshifter silver-surfer cop!

[TheUsualSuspect]

Terminator 2 was my #3. It does everything sequels are suppose to do. Cameron is an extremely talented filmmaker and has done two sequels that many consider better than the original. This film is A LOT of fun, I've watched it countless times and despite whatever the hell Miss Vicky is smoking, totally holds up today and HAS aged well. You can put it against any modern blockbuster today.

Not only is it one of the best Sci/Fi film of all-time, but it's one of the best films of all-time. Period.


1. Dark City
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
4. The Matrix
5. Inception
6. Children of Men
7. Minority Report
8. Wall-E
9. District 9
10.
11. Jurassic Park
12. E.T.
13.
14.
15. The 5th Element
16. Ghostbusters
17. Avatar
18. Moon
19. Serenity
20. Interstellar
21. Donnie Darko
22.
23. 12 Monkeys
24.
25. Edge of Tomorrow

[Sexy Celebrity]

I need to watch Terminator 3 again. I think a review might be in order someday for that.

I forgot what happened in that bar scene when the Terminator first arrives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inPijjFNNSI

"Take off your clothes."
"Patience, honey!"

Also -- the INAPPROPRIATE woman!

I remember liking Terminator 3 when it came out. It's the only Terminator movie I've seen in a theater.

It has a bad rep, and that may be undeserved, somewhat. The other Terminators that have come out since then haven't seemed all that good at all. I tried to watch Terminator: Genisys not long ago -- I thought it was HORRENDOUS. Turned that sucker off. But Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is such a campy sendup of Terminator 2.

[Iroquois]

Looks like I had T2 at #20. File me under "thought it was awesome at first but is now much more aware of its flaws", but screw it, I voted for it anyway.

[gbgoodies]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of those rare cases where the sequel is better than the original. It was #22 on my list.


Seen: 75-1/2 out of 92
My list: 11 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
22) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[dadgumblah]

Nice to see Terminator 2: Judgement Day this high on the list, although I didn't vote for it. I voted for the first one, but I'm not saying that I like one over the other. I just voted for the first because it was the establishing film of the Terminator mythos and I wanted it to make a showing more. But this has really got me jazzed to pop the Terminator films back in the player and have a blast!

My list so far:
List so far:
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#6. Aliens .12
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13. Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#21. The Matrix .11
#22. The Terminator .10
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[Citizen Rules]

I use to have this great T2 sweatshirt, that I wore almost every day. Now I just looked and see it's a collector's item, who knew!

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=29635
https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=29636

[edarsenal]

a rather pleasant surprise to see BOTH Terminator and T2 in the top 10 and practically neck to neck -- VERY cool!!

[The Rodent]

mark f


Did I see your last movie count at 90/90 on this list?
You been swotting up since the countdown started?

[Nope1172]

8
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980, Irvin Kershner)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/8K5DcLB.jpg
428 Points, 27 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
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Second Star Wars film to make the list, and to be honest, I thought it would be much higher. Nothing much else to say about this one.

The Placements
1st (x2)
2nd (x3)
3rd (x4)
4th
7th
8th (x3)
9th
10th
11th
12th
15th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st (x3)
25th

[Nope1172]

PREDICTION GAME UPDATE
Only 2 people correctly guessed the placement of Empire Strikes Back, and they are SC and Raven73.

8. The Empire Strikes Back

8. Star wars: Empire strikes back


This makes Raven73 the only person so far to correctly guess the placement of two films. Both of them get 3 points.

Let me know if I missed anyone, but so far these are the only people on the board:
1. Raven73 - 5 Points
2. Sexy Celebrity - 3 Points
3. (tie) Holden Pike - 1 Point
3. (tie) TUS - 1 Point
3. (tie) Siddon - 1 Point

[The Gunslinger45]

Another from my list. I expected this one to be higher though. I had Empire as my number 8 (and it is #8 on the countdown!) Crazy. Anyway, It is my favorite Star Wars movie. It is darker, has more suspense and pathos, and the best movie twist ever!

I have 6 more films that will show.

1. Top 5 easy. A possible #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Terminator 2:Judgment Day (1991)
6. The most likely #1
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. Empire Strikes Back (1980)
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. I think mid to upper Top 10, possible #1
13. Heavy Metal (1981)
14. The Terminator (1984)
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. Aliens (1986)
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. I am guessing Top 5
24. Kinda shocked it made it this high. But not sad, great flick.
25. I am guessing Bottom to Middle of the Top 10

My List: 17
Seen: 73/93

[CosmicRunaway]

I'm going to say the same thing I said when Return of the Jedi showed up on the Countdown: I like the Star Wars films well enough, but I never fell in love with them like a lot of people I know did. I was always more of a Star Trek person instead.

Empire is probably the film I like the most in the series, followed by A New Hope. Most of the scenes that come to mind when I think of Star Wars are from Empire, a fact that kind of surprised me when I rewatched the original trilogy after not seeing them for years. Those three films used to air back-to-back on tv a lot when I was young, and the first two had blended together in my mind somewhat since I'd usually watch A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, then head to bed part of the way into Return of the Jedi (or not watch it at all), because it would usually be pretty late at that point.

Seen: 81/93
My List: 18

[cricket]

Back as a kid when I saw the original trilogy at the movies, I loved The Empire Strikes Back but it was my least favorite. I watched it again recently and I liked it but that's about it really.

[dadgumblah]

Wow, I'm surprised. I had Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back at my #1, and I truly thought it would at least be in the Top 3. It's definitely my favorite Star Wars movie but I love/like them all to varying degrees. Have seen every one of them at the cinema first because these films need to be seen on the big screen. *sigh* anyway, here we go:

My list so far:
List so far:
#1 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back .8
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#6 Aliens .12
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13 Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#21 The Matrix .11
#22 The Terminator .10
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[NedStark09]

Where is number 7 or was it 9 and 8 today

[The Gunslinger45]

Just 8 today. One movie a day in the top 10. Until we get to #1 and #2 which will be shown on the same day.

[mark f]

mark f

Did I see your last movie count at 90/90 on this list?
You been swotting up since the countdown started?
I didn't watch any films specifically for this list although I watched for the first time both Arrival in mid-January and Predestination in mid-October. Today, I had Empire at #11.
I realize that I'm one of those people who saw Star Wars at the theatre upon original release, twenty times in the first year, so to me, yes, it was something akin to the second coming of Jaws. No, this time the film didn't save my life, but I graduated from college just about a week after the film came out, so it did seem to come along as the completion of the Jaws miracle two years previously. Nowadays it's usually taken for granted that people think that The Empire Strikes Back is the best of the series, but I still don't buy it personally. Sure, the sequel is more-serious and darker, more-operatic, introduces the Jedi Yoda, and has one of the greatest reveals in film history, but it's just not really all that fun and then it ends anti-climatically. I love The Empire Strikes Back, but I love Star Wars much more.
On directing The Empire Strikes Back:

"I think it went beyond Star Wars. You had some humor, you got to know the characters a little better. I saw it as the second movement in an opera. That's why I wanted some of the things slower. And it ends in a way that you can't wait to see or to hear the vivace, the allegretto. I didn't have a climax at the end. I had an emotional climax."

"Of all the younger guys around, all the hot shots, why me? I remember [George Lucas] said, 'Well, because you know everything a Hollywood director is supposed to know, but you're not Hollywood.' I liked that."

- Irvin Kershner

My List
3. The Incredibles (#98)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#17)
8. Total Recall (#19)
11. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (#8)
12. The Iron Giant (#50)
13. Altered States (#95)
14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#79)
16. Return of the Jedi (#47)
17. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
18. Gravity (#41)
19. Aliens (#12)
20. RoboCop (#28)
21. Jurassic Park (#13)
22. The Fly (1986) (#15)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (#37)
25. Children of Men (#20)

Seen: 93/93
OFCS's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (2010 edition): 45/93

[Citizen Rules]

I'm going to say the same thing I said when Return of the Jedi showed up on the Countdown: I like the Star Wars films well enough, but I never fell in love with them like a lot of people I know did. I was always more of a Star Trek person instead.
Me too! Big Star Trek fan, small Star Wars fan.
I liked The Empire Strikes Back when I seen it for the 10th Hof. I didn't like Lucas mucking with the original print and adding CG stuff, so I'm going to pretend #8 on the countdown is the original The Empire Strikes Back:p

[Iroquois]

I had it at #17, though I do question how necessary that was.

[gbgoodies]

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back would have easily made my list, but like the Terminator movies, I tried to only include one movie from each movie series on my list, and The Empire Strikes Back isn't my favorite from the trilogy, so it didn't make my list.


Seen: 76-1/2 out of 93
My list: 11 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
22) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[CosmicRunaway]

I didn't like Lucas mucking with the original print and adding CG stuff, so I'm going to pretend #8 on the countdown is the original The Empire Strikes Back:p
Before The Force Awakens came out, my room mates and I wanted to rewatch the original original trilogy. Finding copies that didn't include any of the alterations was difficult, but we actually managed to stumble upon the right VHS tapes at Value Village.

[Chypmunk]

Before The Force Awakens came out, my room mates and I wanted to rewatch the original original trilogy. Finding copies that didn't include any of the alterations was difficult, but we actually managed to stumble upon the right VHS tapes at Value Village.
You can get the original theatrical versions on dvd, just have to be careful. We have the boxset that contains the original trilogy in both remastered and original formats.

[Harry Lime]

I had Empire at #15.

Also, where's my avatar?

[Yoda]

I had Empire at #15.

Also, where's my avatar?
Probably rolled off a cliff.

[rauldc14]

7. Mac and Me

[MovieMeditation]

7. Mac and Me
Beat me to it. :p

Anyways, Empire was not on my list. I'm not a Star Wars fan though most of the films can entertain me quite well - and Empire might be the best of the bunch. But once again, surprised how "low" this is... I was certain it would be top 5.

[Harry Lime]

Probably rolled off a cliff.

Well that sucks.

[Raven73]

It's good to see James Cameron's films high on the list. I'm surprised we haven't seen The Abyss yet; if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWMzMDNlMDQtMTYyYi00OTM3LTllZDYtYThhMTk5MzNhZTRhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDUyOTUyNQ@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182 ,268_AL_.jpg

[Nope1172]

Number 7 soon

[Chypmunk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exPs0p_2Fr0

(hopefully this'll actually make sense tomorrow :D)

[Nope1172]

7
A Clockwork Orange
(1971, Stanley Kubrick)
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/LxMtFtw.jpg
458 Points, 25 Lists

[Nope1172]

The Stats
A Clockwork Orange
https://www.movieforums.com/images/lists/scifi/tumblr_n32rwsKSHi1rey868o1_500.gif
The first Kubrick to make the list. Clockwork Orange is also the first film to have more than two first places which is what gave it the edge over Empire.

The Placements
1st (x3)
2nd (x5)
5th (x3)
6th (x2)
7th (x3)
8th
9th
11th
14th (x2)
17th
18th
19th
21st

[Nope1172]

PREDICTION GAME UPDATE
No one correctly predicted A Clockwork Orange as #7, so the board remains like this:
1. Raven73 - 5 Points
2. Sexy Celebrity - 3 Points
3. (tie) Holden Pike - 1 Point
3. (tie) TUS - 1 Point
3. (tie) Siddon - 1 Point

[Captain Steel]

Strange that A Clockwork Orange is in the Top 10 at #7 for "science fiction" movies.
Dystopian future... yes, but that's about it as far as sci-fi elements go. It's more of a black-comedic social study than anything else and even it's near-future setting isn't really necessary to the plot. I'm not dissing it as a movie, just questioning how it's ranked so high up as a science fiction.

[Fabulous]

I had A Clockwork Orange on my list. Even though it's not one of my favourites from Kubrick, it's still a great film, far better than most Sci-Fi films, and definitely deserved a vote.

[cricket]

I've never thought of A Clockwork Orange as Sci-Fi and I questioned myself about voting for it. In the end, I simply based my list on what qualified, and it was my favorite movie that did. It's one of the movies I've seen the most times, mostly while drunk, and mostly for it's humor.

My list-

#1 A Clockwork Orange (7th)
#2 Strange Days (81st)
#3 Aliens (12th)
#4 The Fly (15th)
#5 The Terminator (10th)
#6 RoboCop (28th)
#8 28 Days Later (85th)
#9 E.T. (21st)
#11 Total Recall (19th)
#12 The Hidden (82nd)
#13 Planet of the Apes (17th)
#19 Children of Men (20th)
#20 Seconds (84th)
#21 Donnie Darko (83rd)
#22 Interstellar (43rd)
#23 Ex-Machina (30th)
#24 Her (25th)
#25 They Live (45th)

[Captain Steel]

After the countdown, I think we're all going to need to make lists of movies we forgot about, but wished we'd remembered.
For instance, another dystopian future movie I just remembered is Rollerball (the original of course). Still don't know if I'd place it within the Top 25, but I completely forgot to think about it.

[Citizen Rules]

I use to think Rollerball (1975) was great sci fi, back when I was in school. I watched it again shortly after joining MoFo and did not care for it. To me, it was like how you see Zardoz (once cool, but now hokey)

My review: Rollerball (1975) (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1228431#post1228431)

[mark f]

I had A Clockwork Orange at #9. Hey, it was #9 on the last Sci-Fi List we adopted so I had no problems voting for it. I wrote this next part when I was still teaching full-time.
Well, A Clockwork Orange sucks the viewer in with a weird, otherworldly atmosphere by using high-contrast photography and a Beethoven soundtrack. It isn't science fiction. It's closer to some kind of alternate universe. Almost immediately it pummels you with sex and ultraviolence in an attempt to either turn you on or turn you off (or perhaps more significantly, both at the same time). The subject matter is rather repulsive but the cinematics are spectacular. We follow Alex and his "little droogies" around while they "shag and fag" and vicariously see things which seem beyond the pale, but Beethoven is just oh so beautiful.

Then, the flick turns a bit more serious and substantial when Alex ends up in prison and is enticed to undergo some kind of miracle therapy. I know many people who love the first part of the film but say that the next section (the point of the film) is "boring". They wanted more in-out and ultra violence. Well, we do get to that and that's the film's coup. The authorities basically use A Clockwork Orange itself as the miracle cure for Alex to become a "normal member of society". Alex is forced to watch a facsimile of A Clockwork Orange to get repulsed by rape and violence, and since Beethoven is on the soundtrack, it deeply disturbs and affects him. The whole thing is really just a political scam though with Alex as the guinea pig in the middle of a political war. However, even the "peace and freedom" types want their revenge on Alex so the whole movie comes full circle.

Now, I realize that what I'm saying here is nothing new or enlightening. It's always been there right in the film. But as time goes by, and I get more and more students who started watching ultra-violent films and pornos when they were five-years-old, and they mostly have a kid or two by the time they're 15 and they belong to gangs and want to do things like Alex does in the first part of the movie, A Clockwork Orange takes on a kind of prescience which makes it seem better now than when it was first released. But I've always been deeply disturbed because I loved the film the first time.
My List
3. The Incredibles (#98)
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
7. Planet of the Apes (1968) (#17)
8. Total Recall (#19)
9. A Clockwork Orange (#7)
11. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (#8)
12. The Iron Giant (#50)
13. Altered States (#95)
14. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (#79)
16. Return of the Jedi (#47)
17. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (#21)
18. Gravity (#41)
19. Aliens (#12)
20. RoboCop (#28)
21. Jurassic Park (#13)
22. The Fly (1986) (#15)
23. Mad Max: Fury Road (#37)
25. Children of Men (#20)

Seen: 94/94
OFCS's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (2010 edition): 46/94

[Miss Vicky]

Kubrick. :rolleyes:

[Captain Steel]

I use to think Rollerball (1975) was great sci fi, back when I was in school. I watched it again shortly after joining MoFo and did not care for it. To me, it was like how you see Zardoz (once cool, but now hokey)

My review: Rollerball (1975) (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1228431#post1228431)

As I've mentioned before, I've gone through different phases with this movie. What surprised me was how much more I was able to see in it in a later viewing.

If there was a movie that would be prime for a remake (as its themes are classic, but where more messages about our current era could be inserted and would seem extremely timely wrapped up in analogies about an ultraviolent sport, dependence on technology and a ruling corporatocracy) Rollerball is it.
Unfortunately, we got that waste that they called a remake.

[Harry Lime]

Had Clockwork at #14!

[Citizen Rules]

As I've mentioned before, I've gone through different phases with this movie. What surprised me was how much more I was able to see in it in a later viewing.

If there was a movie that would be prime for a remake (as its themes are classic, but where more messages about our current era could be inserted and would seem extremely timely wrapped up in analogies about an ultraviolent sport, dependence on technology and a ruling corporatocracy) Rollerball is it.
Unfortunately, we got that waste that they called a remake. The remake was so bad that I shut it off after 10 minutes. That was 10 minutes too long:mad:

[MovieMeditation]

A Clockeork Orange took me a few tries but once I got past the cruel and sexual opening 20 minutes I realised just what kind of film I had been missing out on and how well that first act worked with the rest. Great movie and it was #5 on my list.

[77topaz]

Another film from my list! :) A Clockwork Orange, as a dystopian film, is a bit of a borderline sci-fi film, but, as mark f mentioned, it placed at #9 on the OFCS science fiction list, so I decided to include it on my list.

Three of the top six will be films from my list, and one narrowly missed out on my list.

My list so far, with predictions:
1. Top 3 (title contender)
2. The Matrix (#11)
3. Contact (#49)
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (#18)
5. Interstellar (#43)
6. Inception (#24)
7. Won't make it
8. A Clockwork Orange (#7)
9. Ex Machina (#30)
10. Children of Men (#20)
11. Avatar (#80)
12. Top 3 (title contender)
13. Top 6
14. Won't make it
15. Dune (#99)
16. WALL-E (#16)
17. Won't make it
18. Won't make it
19. Metropolis (#36)
20. Won't make it
21. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (#35)
22. Gattaca (#51)
23. Serenity (#59)
24. Strange Days (#81)
25. Earthbound (one-pointer)

[The Gunslinger45]

WTF is with the Mac and Me avatars? Like it was bad enough when I rented that turd from Blockbuster Video...

CURSE YOU AND YOUR APRIL FOOLS!

[The Gunslinger45]

Anyway, I did not vote for A Clockwork Orange. I like the movie, and I do think it qualifies as sci-fi with the whole dystopian future angle; but I like other sci-fi movies a lot more. Plus it is maybe my 4th or 5th favorite Kubrick movie. Glad it showed up though.

1. Top 5 easy. A possible #1
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Terminator 2:Judgment Day (1991)
6. The most likely #1
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. Empire Strikes Back (1980)
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. I think mid to upper Top 10, possible #1
13. Heavy Metal (1981)
14. The Terminator (1984)
15. Return of the Jedi (1983)
16. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
18. Gravity (2013)
19. Aliens (1986)
20. Escape from New York (1981)
21. Independence Day (1996)
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
23. I am guessing Top 5
24. Kinda shocked it made it this high. But not sad, great flick.
25. I am guessing Bottom to Middle of the Top 10

My List: 17
Seen: 75/94

[Captain Steel]

WTF is with the Mac and Me avatars? Like it was bad enough when I rented that turd from Blockbuster Video...

CURSE YOU AND YOUR APRIL FOOLS!

You rented that?

...how was it? (like, if you had to rate it against Zardoz?)

[The Gunslinger45]

You rented that?

...how was it? (like, if you had to rate it against Zardoz?)

A crappy ET rip off that was a long McDonalds and Coke commercial.

Zardoz was trippy and weird, but the messed up imagery was creative and the line "The gun is good, the penis is evil" will live on.

Mac and Me was just crap.

[Kaplan]

I had a hard time getting through A Clockwork Orange the first time I saw it a couple decades ago, but I had a feeling I'd like it a lot more the second time, and now all these years later, it's one of my favorite movies. Even got to viddy it on the big screen a couple years ago. Since the movie is more satire than science fiction, I contemplated where on the list to place it, but eventually decided spot 2 was where it belonged. It's not science fiction simply because it presents a dystopian near future, but because of the aversion treatment and all its implications for society.

My List:

2. A Clockwork Orange (#7)
3. Metropolis (#36)
4. 12 Monkeys (#14)
5. Brazil (#32)
6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (#46)
9. World on a Wire (#73)
11. Forbidden Planet (#38)
12. The Fly (#15)
13. The Terminator (#10)
14. Planet of the Apes (#17)
15. Total Recall (#19)
17. Moon (#29)
18. Solaris (#23)
22. Logan’s Run (#71)
25. Ghost in the Shell (#64)

[Captain Steel]

I always have to mention that A Clockwork Orange was the first "X-rated" film I ever saw.
My friend's parents (they were like former hippies) took us to a screening at Princeton University sometime in the late 70's. It was part of a double feature and the other movie I believe was Performance (1970) with Mick Jagger.

The rating that came on the screen for A Clockwork Orange was "X" (and I think Performance was rated X too.)
My friend's parents weren't sure what to do, but we all stayed and watched both. I don't know, but perhaps we saw versions of the films before they were edited to achieve "R" ratings, (???) but obviously the ratings changed since then.

[CosmicRunaway]

A Clockwork Orange never occurred to me when I was making my list. I don't recall liking it as much as the other "light on sci-fi" films on my list (Strange Days and The Road Warrior), so if it was going to be there it would've been pretty much at the very bottom. I haven't seen it in many years though, so I would definitely need to watch it again.

Seen: 82/94
My List: 18

[Captain Steel]

A Clockwork Orange never occurred to me when I was making my list. I don't recall liking it as much as the other "light on sci-fi" films on my list (Strange Days and The Road Warrior), so if it was going to be there it would've been pretty much at the very bottom. I haven't seen it in many years though, so I would definitely need to watch it again.

Seen: 82/94
My List: 18

I know what you mean, Cosmic, but I don't think Strange Days is light on sci-fi: it's got two major elements: a near future AND a completely radical sci-fictional technology that the story is built around.

Road Warrior just has near future and, if I recall, none of the tech in A Clockwork Orange seemed all that futuristic - even the brainwashing / conditioning technology seemed like stuff that's been used for decades (minus the little eye-forced-open hooks). ;)
For me, so much of 'Clockwork' fits perfectly within the era it was filmed.

[cricket]

Of course A Clockwork Orange is where I got my signature from. And yes, I have used it as a pick-up line, with very mixed results.

https://youtu.be/yGiTaxjLzh8

[edarsenal]

didn't even consider Clockwork for the list. Excellent film, but for whatever reason didn't consider putting it in. Glad to see it though!

My List: 21/25
#1 Should be in the top 3, if not the top spot
#2 very possibly top 5, maybe
#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#5 Planet of the Apes (#17)
#6 Dark City (#48)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#8 Matrix (#11)
#9 They Live (#45)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#13 12 Monkeys (#14)
#14 Wall-E (#16)
#15 Akira (#55)
#16 Her (#25)
#17 Brazil (#32)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#19 A little surprised this did not make the list
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#21 Moon (#29)
#22 Ex Machina (#30)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)
#24 Not too surprised it didn't make it, a little disappointed, only a little
#25 The Fifth Element (#34)

Watched: 69/94

[seanc]

I think Clockwork didn't occur to a lot of people. Otherwise it would have probably been #2.

[edarsenal]

most likely

[Citizen Rules]

In my best Charlton Heston voice...Oh! My! God! where in the hell is Soylent Green?

[gbgoodies]

Apparently I'm the only one here who hated A Clockwork Orange. :shrug:


Seen: 77-1/2 out of 94
My list: 11 so far

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
2) WALL·E (2008)
3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
4) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
6) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
13) The Avengers (2012)
16) Source Code (2011)
21) Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
22) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
23) Galaxy Quest (1999)
24) Jurassic Park (1993)

[Captain Steel]

Apparently I'm the only one here who hated A Clockwork Orange. :shrug:


I had a feeling that you might not have liked it, gbg. ;)
(Probably just a little too rapey.)

[gbgoodies]

I had a feeling that you might not have liked it, gbg. ;)
(Probably just a little too rapey.)


I doubt anyone is surprised that I hated it.

[dadgumblah]

I like A Clockwork Orange but I didn't love it. Still, another viewing might help things. Safe to say I didn't put it on the list.

My list so far:
List so far:
#1 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back .8
#3 The Day the Earth Stood Still .39
#4 Forbidden Planet .38
#5 Close Encounter of the Third Kind .17
#6 Aliens .12
#8 Invasion of the Body Snatchers .46
#12 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .21
#13 Planet of the Apes .18
#15 The Road Warrior .31
#16 Twelve Monkeys .14
#17 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan .35
#18 The War of the Worlds .90
#20 The Time Machine .69
#21 The Matrix .11
#22 The Terminator .10
#23 Logan's Run .71
#24 RoboCop .28
#25 The Fifth Element .34

[Miss Vicky]

Apparently I'm the only one here who hated A Clockwork Orange. :shrug:

No, you're not.

[The Rodent]

I wouldn't say I hated Clockwork... but I certainly don't see it the masterpiece people say it is.


Being in the top 10 is bad enough, but I'm glad it never made the top 5 tbh.

[NedStark09]

Anything Being Over any of the Original 3 Star Wars Movies, T2, ET and Blade Runner and Yet only Blade Runner and A New Hope has not appeared yet but never expected Abyss this high or Clockwork Orange and i dont consider Clockwork Orange a Sci Fi movie.

[Kaplan]

Anything Being Over any of the Original 3 Star Wars Movies, T2, ET and Blade Runner and Yet only Blade Runner and A New Hope has not appeared yet but never expected Abyss this high or Clockwork Orange and i dont consider Clockwork Orange a Sci Fi movie.

Not sure where you got the idea The Abyss was going to show at this point, because it's not. These are the films yet to appear:

The Thing
Star Wars
Back to the Future
Alien
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey

[Citizen Rules]

Anything Being Over any of the Original 3 Star Wars Movies, T2, ET and Blade Runner and Yet only Blade Runner and A New Hope has not appeared yet but never expected Abyss this high or Clockwork Orange and i dont consider Clockwork Orange a Sci Fi movie. I expected Abyss to make the countdown towards the bottom of the list. I doubt many of the younger members have seen it, so that's maybe why it didn't make it. It's not talked much about anymore. Great film BTW, if anyone is inclined to take a recommendation.

[cricket]

I saw The Abyss at the movies. It's pretty good and I'm a little surprised it didn't make it.

[Cobpyth]

Strange that A Clockwork Orange is in the Top 10 at #7 for "science fiction" movies.
Dystopian future... yes, but that's about it as far as sci-fi elements go.

29680

So making people become unable of physically doing crimes by making them watch specially designed films is not "science fiction" according to you?

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A Clockwork Orange was my #5. A work of very rare cinematic effectiveness by the master of filmmaking himself.

[77topaz]

In my best Charlton Heston voice...Oh! My! God! where in the hell is Soylent Green?

Since there's no chance of it making it at this point, I guess I can reveal that Soylent Green was on my list and I'm also surprised it didn't make it. :eek:

[dadgumblah]

So, keeping with the theme of "green," I guess it's a sure bet that The Green Slime is not on the list. Oh dear! Well, that's all right 'cause it wasn't on my list either! :)

[Captain Steel]

29680

So making people become unable of physically doing crimes by making them watch specially designed films is not "science fiction" according to you?

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A Clockwork Orange was my #5. A work of very rare cinematic effectiveness by the master of filmmaking himself.

Forcing people to watch films as an aid to brainwashing has been around for quite a while. Like I said, aside from the eye hooks (and whatever the wires are supposed to be) brainwashing via classical conditioning & forced association is not a futuristic concept.