50 Greatest Science-Fiction Movies of All Time

MSN.com ^ | Glenn Kenny

[EveningStar]

The science-fiction genre has been around almost as long as movies themselves have.

[Talisker]

Where’s “The Blob”?

Bah Humbug if there’s no Blob! (The original, not the remake)

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, ‘Gattaca’ needs to be on that list.

FRegards,
LH

[absolootezer0]

where’s TRON!?! also missing are be imposter, minority report, and a scanner darkly.

[Stonewall Jackson]

This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I love it. Nowhere near as good as the book but it’s one of those movies that’s just sooo visual, it sucks you in. Especially in HD.

[thulldud]

Like when they fried the dove in midair! (YES!!)

[pepsi_junkie]

Some great films here but I'm sorry, 2001: A Space Oddyssey is self indulgent, boring and unwatchable. Groundbreaking technically, interesting and thought provoking story, but how long can you watch a ship slowly, ever so slowly, descending, slowly, still descending, slowly, still waiting....

Unless the message was that space was a boring place where nothing much happened most of the time and things moved very slowly. In which case it was awesome.

[Frantzie]

Really. The singer was amazing. I kind of thought it was impossible. I thought they used overdubs and studio enhancements. Incredible.

She was probably the best part of the film.

The chick stewardesses on the ship were pretty hot too.

[Calvin Locke]

Starship Troopers has its place. But not on a list of "50 Greatest Science-Fiction Movies of All Time".

[Sax]

I was cycling down the listing thinking, where the hell is Blade Runner....

[Mr. Mojo]

The first segment of 2001: A Space Odyssey ("The Dawn of Man") was fantastic. The best part of the film, imo. And the last segment ("Jupiter and Beyond") was extremely strange/psychedelic, but enjoyble. ...especially if one had previously read the book and understood what was taking place. Much in the middle part of the film, however, was indeed very slow. A good half hour could be edited out of there.

[wbill]

I heard the movie was very disappointing. Anyone like it

I did.

Rugged, macho guys running around outer space, having lots of promiscous sex with nekkid, good-looking ladies, and blowing up stuff with hand-held nukes. What's not to like?

I heard that it didn't have much to do with the book, though. I've not read it yet, it's on my list (along with a million others).

[RexBeach]

Yeah, that was a good one, too! LOL!!!

[absolootezer0]

Also, the theater release (narrated) version of Blade Runner was better than the recent "director's cut" version, in my opinion. In any event, it's ranked #1? Great movie, but no. No way.

read the book. that's about the only way the director's cut is really, really good.

[dfwgator]

"Oh no not again."

"Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal..."

[Liberty Ship]

Left out “Millennium” with Cheryl Ladd and Kris Kristofferson.

[martin_fierro]

Any list that omits this classic is immediately suspect.

[Sax]

Fifth Element should definitely make the list somewhere.

[Sloth]

Lot’s of pure crap on this list, and they are missing a number of good films. Zero credibility in my mind.

Amen.

[Non-Sequitur]

Starship Troopers has its place. But not on a list of "50 Greatest Science-Fiction Movies of All Time".

How about "50 Worst Movie Adaptations of Sci-Fi Novels"? About the only resemblance between the book and the movie are a couple of names and the title.