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Posted on 12/23/2024 12:46:02 PM PST by Red Badger
In the words of one great work of science fiction, "The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity, and the ways our differences combine to create meaning and beauty." Sci-fi itself is a genre that contains multitudes — space opera, time travel, dystopia, cyberpunk, apocalypse and post-apocalypse, just to name a few. Sci-fi has been the domain of Hollywood blockbusters and independent art films, presented as comedy and drama, used to paint bright futures or portents of doom.
On this list, you'll find permutations of every sort, spread across a variety of decades, countries, and languages. While entries on our list date back as far as 1927, we must confess a preference for the new — nearly half of the entries on our list were made in this century, as digital filmmaking and effects have lowered the barrier for producing quality sci-fi and allowed more storytellers to project their bold imaginings.
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Also add The Final Countdown, with Kirk Douglas.
What kinda horse 💩 list is this?! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a cult classic! It was even on MeTV over the weekend!
For the love of all things Cinema, it was even Pia Zadroa's acting debut and she slayed the role of GirlMar!
“Cat Women of the Moon”?
No “Fifth Element”.
That’s a shame. It should have made the list, if only for entertainment value. Bruce Willis was good in the Fifth Element and also in 12 Monkeys.
The 12 Monkeys TV series did not compare to the movie. I suspect it was a set-up for the Wuhan virus.
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The Evil Emperor Ming really got my attention. I never looked at the people who ran the Chinese restaurant again in the same way.
“For historical purposes, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells should be considered.”
Also Edgar Rice Burroughs. I enjoyed reading his John Carter novels. Did anyone see the 2012 movie John Carter?
I own all 3 on DVD
Let me fix you a Pangalactic Gargleblaster to make you feel all better.
At one point in my life I had the complete set of James Blish's novelizations of Star Trek TOS - and Spock Must Die. (but I'm not a nerd)
I think we can conclude that the genre is played out.
You know that the filker Julia Ecklar wrote professional Star Trek novels?
I’m a dedicated Trekker and don’t consider myself a nerd. I headed our professional society for programming languages (SIGPLAN) and met Jean Sammet (COBOL), then head of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) at a Trek convention. Trekkers are quite respectable.
I would like to add “Killer clowns from outer space”.
Appropriate to this time of year, tho not a movie but an animated series:
XMAS - Futurama, Due South, Remington Steel - Here Comes Santa Claus - Doris Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmSU2vyCfZw
I saw it. It was all right. I enjoyed the television mini series they did of "The Martian Chronicles" with Rock Hudson better. The set and costume/makeup designers really pulled off a miracle despite the limited special effects available at the time.
Was really disappointed with the treatment Philip Jose Farmer's "Riverworld" got when they tried to bring it to the smallish screen.
Lots of cartoon, monster movies, and superheroes.
Take those out and it’s a pretty decent compilation. The order is not what I would pick, but thats OK.
...also MY COMMENTS added below... 107. Zardoz 106. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (cartoon) 105. The Mitchells vs. The Machines (cartoon) GOOD 104. Demolition Man OKAY 103. Soylent Green 102. Advantageous GOOD 101. Independence Day 100. Donnie Darko Excellent 99. The Martian 98. Scanners 97. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (cartoon) 96. Creature from the Black Lagoon 95. Fast Color Excellent 94. Interstellar 93. Dredd 92. Melancholia Excellent 91. Forbidden Planet 90. Dark City 89. Space Sweepers 88. Seconds 87. Moon Excellent 86. The Andromeda Strain 85. Contact 84. Cloud Atlas 83. Lilo and Stitch (cartoon) 82. 10 Cloverfield Lane 81. Little Shop of Horrors 80. Escape From New York Excellent 79. Men in Black 78. Gravity 77. Gattaca 76. Black Panther YIKES 75. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 74. Pacific Rim 73. Mars Express (cartoon) 72. Sorry to Bother You 71. Looper 70. The Iron Giant (cartoon) Excellent 69. Minority Report 68. Invasion of the Body Snatchers FUN 67. Galaxy Quest 66. Frankenstein 65. Predator 64. Ghost in the Shell (cartoon) 63. Edge of Tomorrow Yeah not really 62. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 61. The Invisible Man 60. Godzilla Minus One 59. Everything Everywhere All at Once (unwatchable) 58. The Day the Earth Stood Still Not Excellent 57. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 56. 12 Monkeys Good to Great 55. Total Recall 54. A Clockwork Orange 53. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 52. Under the Skin zzzzz 51. Superman: The Movie 50. Annihilation 49. Poor Things (cartoon) 48. The Host 47. Solaris 46. Attack the Block 45. Metropolis 44. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Loved the book 43. Starship Troopers 42. Snowpiercer 41. The Fly Goofy 40. RoboCop 39. They Live 38. Dune: Part Two 37. Paprika (cartoon) 36. Inception (obtuse) 35. Akira (cartoon) BEST of the ST movies 34. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 33. Planet of the Apes 32. Godzilla 31. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Overhyped but good 30. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 29. Her 28. Back to the Future 27. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 26. The Shape of Water 25. Born in Flames 24. Brazil 23. The Prestige 22. Nope 21. Bride of Frankenstein NICE! 20. Videodrome 19. Jurassic Park 18. Strange Days 17. WALL-E (cartoon) 16. The Terminator 15. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (cartoon) 14. Ex Machina 13. Blade Runner 2049 12. Stalker 11. Blade Runner 10. Arrival 9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Fantasy but OKAY 8. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 7. Mad Max: Fury Road Best of the bunch 6. Aliens 5. The Thing 4. The Matrix Pretty good now, excellent in 1970 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2. Children of Men 1. Alien
The Fifth Element was pretty lousy as sf, true, but it was a lot of fun. We still watch it when it comes on, especially on BBC America, which hardly cuts anything out.
I saw 12 Monkeys as a movie, never wanted to watch the TV series.
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