The MoFo Top 100 Sci-Fi Films: Countdown

I just didn't get the buzz over Blade Runner when I first saw it last year. Maybe nostalgia is needed for it.

I really appreciate 2001, so much that I can't argue with it's placement really. Technically a masterpiece.

1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
2. Total Recall (1990)
3. The Thing (1982)
4. Blade Runner (1982)
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. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
12. Contact (1997)
13. Arrival (2016)
14. 2010 (1984)
15. War of the Worlds (2005)
16. The Terminator (1984)
17. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
18. RoboCop (1987)
19. Waterworld (1995)
20. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
21. The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
22. Back to the Future (1985)
23. The Final Countdown (1980)
24. The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
25. The Invasion (2007)

My list (some may recall I listed my choices chronologically - a mistake, but left it as it was to make things more interesting.)
Some of the movies I chose were based on significance to sci-fi history. For instance, Frankenstein is a great movie and far more horror than sci-fi, but I wouldn't rate it as a top favorite sci-fi movie. However, I put it on the list as the literary work upon which it is based is the first recognized "official" piece of science fiction literature.

1. Frankenstein (1931)
2. Destination Moon (1950)
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
4. War of the Worlds (1953)
5. Forbidden Planet (1956)
6. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
7. The Time Machine (1960)
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
9. Planet of the Apes (1968)
10. Marooned (1969)
11. Logan's Run (1976)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
13. Superman I & II (1978)
14. Alien (1979)
15. Star Trek the Motion Picture (1979)
16. Road Warrior (1981)
17. Star Trek the Wrath of Kahn (1982)
18. Blade Runner (1982)
19. Back to the Future (1985)
20. Aliens (1986)
21. Robocop (1987)
22. Independence Day (1996)
23. Starship Troopers (1997)
24. Spider-Man I & II (2002)
25. District 9 (2009)

Sad to see Destination Moon didn't get a mention - I chose it as one of the early "realistic" sci-fi movies, in a similar vein was Marooned (which just slightly predated the real life Apollo 13 mission, yet bore a coincidental number of almost prophetic similarities)

2001 was my #10. I always thought it was a really well made film but i didn't particularly like it until my third viewing then it clicked. Blade Runner again i think is extremely well made but i don't really enjoy it, hope it turns around for me one of these days like 2001 did.

My List:

01.Eraserhead (damn was hoping a few of the Lynch fans would help this on the list)
02.A Clockwork Orange
03.Solaris (1972)
04.Back To The Future
05.WALL-E
06.The Thing
07.Her
08.The Fly
09.Empire Strikes Back
10.2001: A Space Oddysey
11.12 Monkeys
12.Monsters Inc
13.Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
14.Videodrome
15.Ex Machina
16..Wreck-It Ralph
17.Close Encounters Of The Third King
18,The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
19.Being John Malkovich
20.Melancholia
21.Mad Max: Fury Road
22.Moon
23.2046
24.La Jetee
25.Stalker

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(Eraserhead, a science fiction?)

Did Nope allow this?

Was just going to say that. Seems..... Awkward

If I considered Eraserheadd Sci Fi, it might have made my list. But I don't.

There's also Superman 1 & II, missed that somehow.

I didn't even notice that I guess... I just counted it for Spiderman 1. Neither of them would have made the list anyways though.

Yeah i get that. I didn't even think of it until Miss Vicky mentioned that it was classed as Sci-Fi on IMDB when we were going through those lists.

Superman did though. Guess you just counted first for that as well?

Neither of my superhero picks came up, so it doesn't matter.
I consider Superman I & II the same movie in two parts (and it was made that way: all filmed together, except for the Salkinds canning Donner and bringing Lester in midway - but that's a whole other discussion). I kind of feel the same about Spider-Man I & II.
I can't separate them (and then III kind of sealed the first two as a pair with it's awfulness.)

Blade Runner was my number 1 and 2001: A Space Odyssey was my number 6. I love Blade Runner and count it very highly as one of my all time favorite films. Though I had a rocky start with it, eventually the film won me over after I decided to watch something other then the Theatrical Cut. It has amazing visuals, powerful themes, has fantastic characters and is just the right amount of sleazy. An easy top 5 all time favorite film.

2001: A Space Odyssey I also count among my favorite films, but not as highly as Blade Runner. However it is a fantastic piece of visually immersive cinema that is best to enjoy on as big a screen as possible with all the lights out and with total focus on the film. It truly is a brilliant work of art and an incredible experience.

1. Blade Runner (1982)
2. Stalker (1979)
3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
4. The Avengers (2012)
5. Terminator 2:Judgment Day (1991)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
7. The Road Warrior (1981)
8. Empire Strikes Back (1980)
9. Predator (1987)
10. Mad Max (1979)
11. Jurassic Park (1993)
12. Star Wars (1977)
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. Back to the Future (1985)
24. The Thing (1984)
25. Alien (1979)

My List: 23
Seen: 81/100

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Fear and Loathing in MoFo... The Gunslinger 45's Top 50 Favorite Films

In the 10 Ring: Gunslinger45's reviews

So what is the next Countdown going to be? Oh God, I think I know... the 40's. Who is the host?

1. Independence Day
2. Deja Vu
3. Gravity
4. V for Vendetta
5. Signs
6. Inception
7. Back to the Future
8. Fantastic Planet
9. Arrival
10. Wall E
11. E.T.
12. Terminator 2
13. Star Wars: A New Hope
14. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15. Her
16. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
17. Night of the Living Dead
18. Robocop
19. 2001: A Space Odyssey
20. The Thing
21. Jurassic Park
22. I Robot
23. Interstellar
24. Invasion of the Saucer Men
25. Jumper

Looks like 18/25 made it for me. I'm just going to assume I'm the only Deja Vu voter.

Rightfully should be. Now someone needs to step up!

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. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
5. 67. Battle Royale (2000, Kinji Fukasaku) [77]
6. The Island (2005)
7. The Lobster (2015)
8. Back to the Future (1985)
9. 56. Predestination (2014, The Spierig Brothers) [99]
10. 31. The Road Warrior (1981, George Miller) [190]
11. Blade Runner (1982)
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]
16. Lucy (2014)
17. 45. They Live (1988, John Carpenter) [119]
18. V for Vendetta (2005)
19. Divergent (2014)
20. 11. The Matrix (1999, The Wachowski Brothers) [364]
21. The Hunger Games (2012)
22. 68. Demolition Man (1993, Marco Brambilla) [75]
23. 60. The Martian (2015, Ridley Scott) [94]
24. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 2 (2015)
25. 48. Dark City (1998, Alex Proyas) [112]

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

My List:

1. Her
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Wreck-It Ralph
4. Mad Max: Fury Road
5. Wall-e
6. Lilo & Stitch
7. The Cell
8. Demolition Man
9. The Fifth Element
10. Paprika
11. *Batteries Not Included
12. Signs
13. The Road Warrior
14. The Incredibles
15. Meet the Robinsons
16. The Postman
17. Waterworld
18. Jurassic Park
19. Face/Off
20. 12 Monkeys
21. Dark City
22. Total Recall (1990)
23. Fire in the Sky
24. Planet of the Apes (1968)
25. Caveman