SciFiWire Lists 50 SciFi Films of All Time

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SIMONWHO

Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:36 PM

I don't think Minority Report should be in there either. Maybe if they had stuck to the original ending.

STRANGEBIRD

Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:08 PM

That's complete crap. Starman is the only movie on that list that I actually feel deserves to be in my top five... not so sure about the rest. Quite a few of them I wouldn't put on a list of the top 50. So seeing as there aren't enough decent films to fill my top ten I won't even bother voting. Whoever put that list together was a flat-out idiot.

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HUGHFF

Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:23 PM

Actually, on reflection I notice that all the movies seem to be American, which means neither Metropolis (Germany) nor The Quiet Earth (New Zealand) would even qualify. Nor would another movie that I remembered and would've included, Avalon (Poland).

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I just feel sad for the fools that need explosions every ten minutes and flash-cutting to hold their attention when character & story can do so very nicely....

I do wonder if you've seen Gattacca or The Quiet Earth, which I advocated at the same time as criticising Star Trek. Neither of which has explosions nor flash cutting; both of which are deliberately paced stories developing character (almost half of The Quiet Earth has a single character going slowly mad in his isolation).

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REGINAROADIE

Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:57 PM

I think it's a pretty good list. There's enough real thought provoking, legitimate science-fiction films to balance out some of the more "popcorn" titles in there. And I like that the only three sci-fi titles from this decade (A.I., ETERNAL SUNSHINE and CHILDREN OF MEN) are REAL sci-fi movies that are actually about something. While SERENITY is a great movie, admittedly it's more "popcorn" escapism than truly great science fiction.

And include me with chrisisall in the "STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE is awesome" category.

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ECGORDON

Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:56 PM

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Originally posted by hughff:
Actually, on reflection I notice that all the movies seem to be American, which means neither Metropolis (Germany) nor The Quiet Earth (New Zealand) would even qualify. Nor would another movie that I remembered and would've included, Avalon (Poland).
I do wonder if you've seen Gattacca or The Quiet Earth, which I advocated at the same time as criticising Star Trek.

But Mad Max was directed by an Australian, and Blade Runner and Alien by a Brit, although they may still technically be considered American films. That is the only legitimate reason I can see for Metropolis not being on the list.
I have seen both The Quiet Earth and Gattaca, and agree with you on both of them.

TRAVELER

Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:58 AM

Everyone has their own tastes. I have seen movies that high ranking critics have stomped on and enjoyed them. So I will not be critical of others. If a movie appealed to me at age ten it may not appeal to me now. Since I enjoyed it, it becomes part of my list. So if some of my movies seem juvenile; know I was immature most of my life.

This list is not in any particular order.

Serenity (No surprise there)
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
Contact
Big
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
Battle of the Worlds
Metropolis
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
War of the Worlds (Both original and remake)
A.I.
Alien
Rollerball (original) Never saw the remake.
Terminator
Mysterians
Time Machine (The remake)

I am sure my list would be longer, but some movies I so long ago they escape my memory. So forgive me if some of the older films are missing from my list.

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:20 AM

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Terminator?
Predator?
Aliens?
Road Warrior?
War Games?
Star Trek IV: Voyage Home?
The Thing -1982?

Both Serenity and The Last Mimzy were better than some on that list.

T2 was a better action film, but Terminator was a much better SciFi film than T2.
For Alien, the sequel was much more entertaining, and for SciFi, both of The Things were better, being the origin of the film concept.

HUGHFF

Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:06 AM

ecgordan: I think it's the production rather than the direction that determines AFI's US bias. Both Mad Max and Mad Max 2, which were produced in Australia, don't make the list but Mad Max 3, which was produced from America does - even though it is clearly the weakest of the three.

traveler: Your list is interesting though there are no less than three movies on it that, for one reason or another, I've not seen. However, I would argue that by the AFI's definiton, Big (which I also like) shouldn't be there. Viz - marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation. While Big isn't short of imaginative speculation, it has no scientific or technological premise, therefore it's pure fantasy not sf.

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CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:00 PM

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Originally posted by hughff:

I do wonder if you've seen Gattacca or The Quiet Earth, which I advocated at the same time as criticising Star Trek. Neither of which has explosions nor flash cutting; both of which are deliberately paced stories developing character

I own Gattaca, and REALLY liked The Quiet Earth...the only reason to criticize STTMP I can fathom then is a lingering prejudice from the small screen- it was brilliant, thoughtful, classic SF from the man that brought us Day The Earth Stood Still. As much fun as Wrath Of Kahn is, I think it was a great mistake to take the original Trek in that direction- Roddenberry's vision became clouded with action, leaving actual SCIENCE FICTION more or less in the dust.

Director's Cut rules Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:03 PM

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Originally posted by SimonWho:
I don't think Minority Report should be in there either. Maybe if they had stuck to the original ending.

Fully agree.

Agreeing Chrisisall

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