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I Am Rick Cottontree

04-07-17

Originally Posted by Yoda

Not too surprised, except by the gap: 100 points between the top two? Is that the biggest gap on any of these lists, or at least the ones with more than X participants?

I think the comics list has a jump of 200+ between #2 and #1...

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Originally Posted by Iroquois

Resident Evil: Retribution was my one-pointer

The Rodent

I Am Rick Cottontree

04-07-17

Just checked, the Comics List had a difference of 139 points between places 2 & 1... this list had a difference of 107

Harry Lime

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04-07-17

Of course 2001 was way ahead, it's the best sci-fi film ever, and the best film ever. That's right. I had it at #1, and Blade Runner at #5.

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Harry Lime

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04-07-17

Thanks to Nope for running a great countdown. A fine job you did.

Here's my list:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Stalker
3. Star Wars
4. Metropolis
5. Blade Runner
6. Videodrome
7. Planet of the Apes (1968)
8. World on a Wire
9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10. Back to the Future
11. WALL-E
12. The Road Warrior
13. Children of Men
14. A Clockwork Orange
15. The Empire Strikes Back
16. The Terminator
17. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
18. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
19. Alien
20. 12 Monkeys
21. 2046
22. Alphaville
23. Gravity
24. The Thing (1982)
25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

MovieMeditation

Friendo.

04-07-17

Aaaand my list is now complete!

Originally Posted by MovieMeditation

Sci-Fi is not a genre I'm as strong on as I want to be. I love a lot of sci-fi films, but I need to watch plenty more...

Anyways, seeing The Thing rank at #3 is the biggest surprise yet. How it got so high is crazy, but obviously I'm only glad for that. I had it at #13 but it could even have been higher.

1. Her #25
2. Children of Men #20
3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day #9
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind #27
5. A Clockwork Orange #7
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey #1
7. The Fly #15
8. Minority Report #63
9. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial #21
10. The Iron Giant #50
11. Alien #4
12. Aliens #12
13. The Thing #3
14. Robocop #28
15. WALL�E #16
16. Planet of the Apes #17
17. Jurassic Park #13
18. Prometheus
19. The World's End
20. Ex Machina #30
21. Face/Off
22. Inception #24
23. The Martian #60
24. Westworld
25. Coherence

I'm glad to see more people had The World's End on their list. A very underrated movie. I should have bumped Coherence up instead of counting on a one-pointer placement, though I doubt it would have made the final list even so. Prometheus is a movie that has grown on me and I've really begun to appreciate it lately. Westworld was one of the only sci-fi films I watched in preperation for the countdown, but I thought it was really good and thought that it deserved a place somewhere towards the bottom. Face/Off was probably more action than sci-fi in the minds of most mofos, but since it counted I had to include it because it's awesome.

I did not have Blade Runner on my list, but I like the movie okay. It's visually and technically stunning but I'm not in love with it (yet). But who knows. So far I have only seen it twice and usually with films like this the third time's a charm! We'll see.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing this, @Nope1172! It takes a LOT of hard work and I admire the dedication. Great presentation and a very smooth running. Hats off to you my man.

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NedStark09

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04-07-17

Movies seen from the countdown 89-100

From My list 22/25

Blade Runner was my 4th Film From List
2001 was my 19th film from my list

If anyone wants my full list will post it but is there no 1point list other then honorable mentionings.

MovieMeditation

Friendo.

04-07-17

Obligatory question time!

When will the list be available in the list section @Yoda?

Chypmunk

Registered User

04-07-17

Originally Posted by MovieMeditation

Obligatory question time!

When will the list be available in the list section @Yoda?

It's been available since the 1st of this month MM - perhaps you need to refresh cookies?.
Who knew that Mac And Me would place so highly and so frequently

Camo

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04-07-17

Agreed Citizen. So weird that acclaimed sci-fi Ray didn't make it

Chypmunk

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04-07-17

beaten to the punch by Camo

Last edited by Chypmunk; 04-07-17 at 01:28 PM. Reason: beaten to the punch by Camo

Camo

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04-07-17

Ray Charles is a replicant.

rauldc14

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04-07-17

Ray is a masterpiece of Sci Fi

Camo

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04-07-17

Hilariously i did the exact same thing in this thread with my Vertigo review, think i caught it before anyone noticed though.

Citizen Rules

Noir Time

04-07-17

Holy crap wrong thread! Ha!

Chypmunk

Registered User

04-07-17

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Holy crap wrong thread! Ha!

Should've kept quiet - I don't think anybody noticed

Citizen Rules

Noir Time

04-07-17

Originally Posted by Chypmunk

Should've kept quiet - I don't think anybody noticed

Well, I suppose Ray, is about as much sci-fi as Caveman is

Yoda

Administrator

04-07-17

Originally Posted by MovieMeditation

Obligatory question time!

When will the list be available in the list section @Yoda?

Longer than usual, in this case; fairly busy this weekend and I need to rewrite some code to make sure we preserve all these images. So maybe next week?

Citizen Rules

Noir Time

04-07-17

@Captain Steel, I was very interested in seeing your list! I know you're a big sci fi fan and over the years you've given me some some neat sci fi recommendations.

I'm glad to see that you included a lot of the great classic sci-fis. Some comments on your list below and or

Captain Steel's list
1. Frankenstein (1931)

2. Destination Moon (1950)...one of the recommendations you gave me, a milestone in sci fi.
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), you're the man! I had this on my list too. Sad that it didn't make it

7. The Time Machine (1960)

8. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Kind of low, but, then I remember you did your list chronological. Question what would have been your top 10?
9. Planet of the Apes (1968)

10. Marooned (1969)

another one that you told me about, made before the Apollo moon missions. This movie needs more attention.
11. Logan's Run (1976)

for Jenny Agutter, the rest of the film is good too.
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

13. Superman I & II (1978)
14. Alien (1979)

15. Star Trek the Motion Picture (1979)

I think me and you are the only two who like this movie, everyone else

Ha!
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)...This and Spider Man II are the only one's I haven't seen.

Captain Steel

"Lois, I never lie."

04-07-17

Originally Posted by Citizen Rules

Question what would have been your top 10?

Rules, as you know I have a hard time classifying films I like as one being better than another (see my past comments on Alien / Aliens). It really depends what mood I'm in - the first time I saw Solaris I was actually looking for a sci-fi, but was not in the mood for what I found. But I was intrigued enough by it to get in the mood to watch it again.

Age has a lot to do with it too - I remember hating most of 2001 when I was a kid.

If I were to redo my list I'd have ST-TMP higher because I love the movie - not for the things others hate about it, but for all the nostalgic reasons I've described in the past: first movie I went to with a friend without any parents, one of the early TV to film motion pictures, the reunion of the original cast, Klingons with spines on their heads!

Now there's so many from this countdown that I want to see (some I've heard of and others I haven't).

SilentVamp