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re: IGN's 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies of All-Time
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:53 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:53 pm to RollTide1987
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047. Logan's Run (1976)
So low...because this is what the genre is about.
Logan's Run, had a meaning behind it...an allegory of our century turned post-apocalyptic fable...not necessarily bombs but post-apocalyptic by any means in which the populace could never gain real knowledge nor rebel...resulting in young adults being killed-off willingly mentally or physically for rebirth before they realize they're idiots being conned...and have no chance to figure stuff out. Hiding the truth through media or state manipulation.
Best Sci-fi flicks have always related to present or modern times...whether war or socially dumbing down the people through media or through...comfortable sanctuary...TV, internet, social media, etc.
It's the theory...running through the 60's rebellion...that argument that future young adults will never know the truth through distractions of technology, misdirection nonsense entertainment and manipulation of media or simply being killed off in war...and that's what they give the young people in Logan's Run...more fake rules and nonsense stuff to worry about and follow...
....and they all go willingly living their life superficially, pleasure-seeking...comfortably numb with puerile distractions until their waking death...never questioning anything because questioning takes awareness...of things beyond the bubble of technology safety zone and their personal safety.
So Logan's Run sort of nailed it for now and the next whatever.
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:54 pm to Peazey
No Interstellar is a joke
The Martian at 29
The Martian at 29 which is a spot higher than Inception
The Matrix only at 24???
The Martian at 29
The Martian at 29 which is a spot higher than Inception
The Matrix only at 24???
Posted on 5/23/16 at 12:27 am to RollTide1987
I've watched like 15 of these movies. What are some "must watches" on this list"
Posted on 5/23/16 at 12:39 am to tigerfan84
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I've watched like 15 of these movies. What are some "must watches" on this list"
100. The Omega Man (1971)
099. Serenity (2005) (After you have watched firefly)
098. The Andromeda Strain (1971)
097. Gravity (2013)
096. Looper (2012)
095. Demon Seed (1977)
094. Cube (1997)
093. Westworld (1973)
092. The Last Starfighter (1984)
091. Pitch Black (2000)
090. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
089. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
088. Sleeper (1973)
087. Dark Star (1974)
086. Idiocracy (2006)
085. Attack the Block (2011)
084. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
083. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
082. THX 1138 (1971)
081. Scanners (1981)
080. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
079. Independence Day (1996)
078. Cabin in the Woods (2012)
077. WarGames (1983)
076. Soylent Green (1973)
075. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
074. Never Let Me Go (2010)
073. Time After Time (1979)
072. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
071. Pi (1998)
070. Total Recall (1990)
069. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
068. Dark City (1998)
067. Predator (1987)
066. Gattaca (1997)
065. Being John Malkovich (199)
064. Stalker (1979) (I haven't seen, but it is on my to watch list.)
063. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
062. Modern Times (1936)
061. Cloverfield (2008)
060. The War of the Worlds (1953)
059. Videodrome (1983)
058. The Fountain (2006)
057. Sunshine (2007)
056. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
055. Godzilla (1954)
054. The Fifth Element (1997)
053. District 9 (2009)
052. Frankenstein (1931)
051. 12 Monkeys (1996)
050. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
049. When Worlds Collide (1951)
048. Silent Running (1972)
047. Logan's Run (1976)
046. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
045. Alphaville (1965)
044. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
043. Avatar (2009)
042. Galaxy Quest (1999)
041. Contact (1997)
040. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956/1978)
039. The Fly (1986)
038. The Abyss (1989)
037. Minority Report (2002)
036. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
035. The Iron Giant (1999)
034. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
033. The Terminator (1984)
032. Solaris (1972)
031. Akira (1988)
030. Inception (2010)
029. The Martian (2015)
028. Moon (2009) (I haven't seen, but it has been on my to watch list for a long time)
027. Her (2013)
026. Ex Machina (2015)
025. Wall-E (2008)
024. The Matrix (1999)
023. Brazil (1985) (I also haven't seen, but it also has been on my to watch list for a long time. It's supposed to be a true classic, and I love Terry Gilliam's other work.)
022. Starship Troopers (1997) (I kind of don't want to say it's "must watch," but I do enjoy it a lot.)
021. Primer (2004)
020. Jurassic Park (1993)
019. Children of Men (2006)
018. Forbidden Planet (1956)
017. Back to the Future (1985)
016. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
015. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
014. Planet of the Apes (1968)
013. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
012. Robocop (1987)
011. Metropolis (1927)
010. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
009. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
008. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
007. Aliens (1986)
006. Star Wars (1977)
005. Blade Runner (1982)
004. The Thing (1982)
003. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
002. Alien (1979)
001. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (there's a reason it is #1. It's a masterpiece. More of an experience than a piece of entertainment. You have to go into it with the right mindset)
There are plenty on here that I haven't seen for myself or haven't heard enough about to comment. That's my quick pass through of some of my favorites.
Posted on 5/23/16 at 1:44 am to Peazey
The War Of The Worlds at 63 is a sin.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:42 am to RollTide1987
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011. Metropolis (1927)
Bump, because I saw this last night at movies on the lawn. Really good movie and the guy they got to play the score fricking killed it. Not sure what it would be like with the original music, but it was a pretty impressive movie.
Added bonus, I get to be all snobby about having watched a nearly century old German film. I'm pretty fricking cultured.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:45 am to RollTide1987
Ex Machina should be top 10
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:48 am to RollTide1987
Lol what a shitty list
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:59 am to LSUZombie
Yes. I suppose I can see why someone with such limited exposure to cinema could feel that way. But you have to understand that these lists are made by refined individuals like myself who can appreciate film on levels that your ilk wouldn't understand. But your opinion is duly noted :scoffs:
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:00 pm to SabiDojo
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Lol what a shitty list
Such a vulgar and uneducated statement, I'll bet you've never even seen a silent, foreign film. :Scoffs:
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:07 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I know the author of Logan's Run personally and he would object to this movie even being on any list of "Best Of." He absolutely hates it.
Also hates that Hollywood is mulling around a remake of it with Logan being, surprise surprise, a woman.
Also hates that Hollywood is mulling around a remake of it with Logan being, surprise surprise, a woman.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 12:08 pm to LucasP
quote:
see why someone with such limited exposure to cinema could feel that way. But you have to understand that these lists are made by refined individuals like myself who can appreciate film on levels that your ilk wouldn't understand. But your opinion is duly noted :scoffs:
I can't argue with facts. Back to the field I go.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 2:01 pm to LSUZombie
I saw the title of this thread and knew at least 2 things were waiting inside: 1) OMFanboy would be on his knees knighting for Nolan being under appreciated--check and 2) He would have devolved this thread into a semantical argument over what is and what is not sci-fy, having appointed himself the absolute arbiter on such matters, being incapable of seeing nuance or shades of gray. No, everything is either black or white. He is absolutely right and anyone who dare challenges even the slightest bit of his opinion is absolutely wrong. Check.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 2:08 pm to Hot Carl
As for my own 2 cents, I have always thought that A.I. would have been a masterpiece if it had ended with Haley-Joel trapped at the bottom of the ocean. But Speilberg had to Speilberg it up. Took it from possibly being top 10 to not being on this list at all. Most films that deal with the dangers of A.I. seem to be warnings of the dangers they could potentially have on us when they become self-aware. But what about the dangers we potentially pose? Think about a self aware being that we created--as creepy as he was--having to spend eternity stuck at the bottom of an ocean. That's terrifying and an interesting take on A.I.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 2:11 pm to OMLandshark
But Gravity had that scene where she emerged from the capsule just like the first land vertebrate emerging from the ocean.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 2:25 pm to udtiger
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2001 is so fricking overrated.
Maybe the most boring movie I've ever seen
Posted on 7/31/16 at 3:43 pm to RollTide1987
ET and RoboCop are ranked too high, for sure.
Wrath of Khan is somewhat underrated.
Andromeda Strain is way underrated(maybe Omega Man, too).
Wrath of Khan is somewhat underrated.
Andromeda Strain is way underrated(maybe Omega Man, too).
Posted on 7/31/16 at 4:54 pm to Ace Midnight
That may or may not be an interesting take. Have you seen Metropolis or any other 1920's German films?
This post was edited on 7/31/16 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 7/31/16 at 6:37 pm to LucasP
quote:
Have you seen Metropolis
Yes.
quote:
any other 1920's German films?
No.
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