The MoFo Top 100 Sci-Fi Films: Countdown

I had Videodrome at #6. I've watched it a few times over the years and I like it more and more with each viewing. Starship Troopers is a lot of fun, and Sunshine and Gattaca are worthy additions to the list.

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Oi, I love Gattaca.
But somehow I forgot about it when I was watching this list. Thanks for reminding me of this great movie (though I think it deserves a higher place).

Haven't watched Sunshine yet.

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I have seen Gattaca. I did not vote for it. I have not seen Sunshine.

4. The Avengers (2012)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
20. Escape from New York (1981)

My List: 3
Seen: 34/50

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In the 10 Ring: Gunslinger45's reviews

Gattaca was Yoda's choice for December '15 Movie of the Month: GATTACA

If memory serves me, everyone who watched it and posted about it, really liked it. It's an intelligent sci fi with the focus on humanity not technology. I bumped the Movie of the Month thread but I guess there's no interest.

Anyway, Gattaca is an awesome movie and was my #13
My review Gattaca

Just to make it seem like a real countdown.

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I watched Videodrome for the first time when I was 12. I still have not recovered.

I had Sunshine at 25 and Gattaca at 14 on my list.

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Gattaca makes the 7th film of mine to make it, though it only just snuck on at the last minute. I thought I had 25 films ready to go but when I went to submit I realised I'd made a mistake and it was only 24. There was a batch of possibilities to fill the last spot but I eventually went with Gattaca. Here's what I wrote a few years back for anyone that's interested -

JayDee's Gattaca review

And Sunshine I really liked for about the first hour or so; finding it it be a smart and visually strong film, and I appreciated the fact that for once it actually had a properly internatonal cast to represent an international crew. It rather lost me however in its third act when it all of a sudden went all Event Horizon. I would like to give it another chance though at some point as I did like it up until then


Seen - 40 / 50

My List
2. The Truman Show (#94)
12. Men in Black (#61)
14. Demolition Man (#68)
17. Guardians of the Galaxy (#77)
20. Galaxy Quest (#88)
22. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (#58)
25. Gattaca (#51)

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How I'd roughly rank the movies I've seen from the top 50

1. Starship Troopers (#13 on my list)
2. Minority Report
3. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
4. La Jetee
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78
6. The Prestige
7. 28 Days Later
8. The Time Machine
9. Men in Black
10. Ghostbusters
11. The Incredibles
12. Escape From New York
13. Videodrome
14. Battle Royale
15. The Truman Show
16. Looper
17. Gattaca
18. The Martian
19. Donnie Darko
20. Serenity
21. Edge of Tomorrow
22. Signs
23. Dune
24. District 9
25. Dredd
26. The Avengers
27. Sunshine
28. Back to the Future Part III
29. Guardians of the Galaxy
30. Galaxy Quest
31. Logan's Run
32. Avatar
33. Snowpiercer
34. Strange Days

1-7 very good, 8-25 solid, 26-34 not too hot


Not seen (16)

Another Earth
Altered States
Event Horizon
Source Code
The Man From Earth
War of the Worlds
Wreck-It Ralph
Silent Running
Seconds
The Hidden
Fantastic Planet
World on a Wire
Demolition Man
Ghost in the Shell
Predestination
Akira

For some reason, my list is being filled out from the bottom up now.

My list so far:
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10.
11. Avatar (#80)
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14.
15. Dune (#99)
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18.
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22. Gattaca (#51)
23. Serenity (#59)
24. Strange Days (#81)
25.

I absolutely love Sunshine and had it on my list. Wish it was higher.

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4 new titles, seen 3 of them, 1 made my list at # 24, and that was Gattaca. Really liked it, though I've heard said it's a bit slow and highbrow for certain people, the latter point I never got. Both Law and Hawke does fantastic roles, and Thurman isn't bad herself.

Seems like I'll have to remedy not seeing Sunshine based on what I've heard here. Must've missed it when it came out, cause I've only heard about it in the last few years.

Starship Troopers is a fun watch, but not Verhooven's best in my opinion. Didn't really care for Videodrome.

Seen 38/50

My List:
6.The Martian
7.Wreck-it Ralph
8.Serenity
18.Ghost in the Shell
20.Silent Running
22.Guardians of the Galaxy
24.Gattaca

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Oof! Sunshine made it!
I was getting worried. It's the sort of film that gets better on rewatch
Gattaca is solid as well, but not on my list.


My List: 7/25
seen: 44/50


100. Looper

99. Dune

98. The Incredibles

97. Another Earth - Not Seen
96. Dredd - My #06

95. Altered States - Not Seen
94. The Truman Show

93. Event Horizon - My #13

92. Source Code

91. The Man from Earth

90. War of the Worlds

89. Wreck it Ralph

88. Galaxy Quest - My #22

87. Back to the Future III

86. Silent Running - My #16

85. 28 Days Later

84. Seconds - Not Seen
83. Donnie Darko

82. The Hidden - Not Seen
81. Strange Days - Not Seen

80. Avatar

79. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

78. Escape from New York

77. Guardians of the Galaxy

76. Signs

75. La Jetee

74. Fantastic Planet

73. World on the Wire - Not Seen
72. The Prestige

71. Logan’s Run - My #23

70. Snowpiercer

69. The Time Machine (1960)

68. Demolition Man

67. Battle Royale

66. Edge Of Tomorrow

65. District 9

64. Ghost In The Shell

63. Minority Report

62. The Avengers

61. Men In Black

60. The Martian

59. Serenity

58. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers - My #20

57. Ghostbusters

56. Predestination

55. Akira

54. Starship Troopers

53. Videodrome

52. Sunshine - My #14

51. Gattaca

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Anyone have any predictions for the Top 50?

Starship Troopers! Second film from my top 5 to appear. Really hoping my others are on the list as well. Starship Troopers is such a fun film. Haven't seen Videodrome, Gattaca, or Sunshine.

Seen: 24/50

My List: 10/50
3. Looper (100)
4. Starship Troopers (54)
6. The Prestige (72)
8. Signs (76)
13. Avatar (80)
14. 28 Days Later (85)
18. The Martian (60)
20. District 9 (65)
21. Edge of Tomorrow (66)
24. Source Code (92)

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Have not seen Sunshine but Gattaca was my #4. A sci-fi that centers around the will and determination of the individual. Great movie.


My List: 10/25

#3 Serenity (#59)
#4 Gattaca (#51)
#7 Strange Days (#81)
#10 Predestination (#56)
#11 Silent Running (#76)
#12 Ghost in the Machine (#64)
#15 Akira (#55)
#18 Time Machine (#69)
#20 Minority Report (#63)
#23 Logan's Run (#71)

Watched: 37/50

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2001, 12 Monkeys, 5th Element (3)
Alien, Aliens, A Boy and his Dog (6)
Back to the Future, Back to the Future II, Blade Runner, Bride of Frankenstein, Brazil, (11)
A Clockwork Orange, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Children of Men (14)
Dark City, Day the Earth Stood Still (16)
Empire Strikes Back, Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind, ET, Ex Machina (20)
Forbidden Planet, Frankenstein, Fly (23)
Her (24)
Inception, Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), Iron Man, Intersteller, Invisible Man (29)
Jurassic Park (30)
Matrix, Metropolis, Moon (33)
Predator, Planet of the Apes (35)
Return of the Jedi, Road Warrior, Robocop(38)
Stalker, Sleeper, Spaceballs, Soylent Green, Star Wars Wrath of Khan, Solaris (44)
Terminator, Terminator 2, Things to Come, The Thing, Total Recall, They Live (50)

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Iro's Top 100 Movies v3.0

I vote "ruined."
That third act is like Iro - it ruins everything!

Whatever, Interstellar pulled the same thing and it's almost certainly going to make the top 50, so quit yer bellyachin'.