Rotten Tomatoes lists The 100 Best-Reviewed Sci-Fi Movies. by cljohnston108

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Rotten Tomatoes lists The 100 Best-Reviewed Sci-Fi Movies.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 3:17 AM

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100. Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
99. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
98. Primer (2004)
97. The Thing (1982)
96. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
95. Dark Star (1974)
94. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
93. Dreamscape (1983)
92. It Came From Outer Space (1953)
91. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
90. Death Race 2000 (1975)
89. War of the Worlds (2005)
88. Flash Gordon (1980)
87. Return of the Jedi (1983)
86. Starman (1984)
85. Innerspace (1987)
84. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
83. Signs (2002)
82. Dark City (1998)
81. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
80. The War of the Worlds (1953)
79. Total Recall (1990)
78. Gattaca (1997)
77. Videodrome (1983)
76. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
75. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
74. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
73. Alphaville (1965)
72. Seconds (1966)
71. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
70. Time After Time (1979)
69. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
68. The Abyss (1989)
67. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
66. Escape from New York (1981)
65. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
64. Pi (1997)
63. The Thing (1951)
62. Jurassic Park (1993)
61. Open Your Eyes (1997)
60. Robocop (1987)
59. Altered States (1980)
58. The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
57. Planet of the Apes (1968)
56. Westworld (1973)
55. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
54. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
53. They Live (1988)
52. Save The Green Planet! (2005)
51. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
50. Things to Come (1936)
49. District B13 (2006)
48. Serenity (2005)
47. Donnie Darko (2001)
46. Delicatessen (1991)
45. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
44. 12 Monkeys (1995)
43. Re-Animator (1985)
42. 2046 (2005)
41. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
40. THX 1138 (1971)
39. The Fly (1986)
38. Time Bandits (1982)
37. Them! (1954)
36. Blade Runner (1982)
35. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
34. Forbidden Planet (1956)
33. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
32. The Matrix (1999)
31. The Invisible Man (1933)
30. Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
29. Ghostbusters (1984)
28. Men in Black (1997)
27. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
26. Young Frankenstein (1974)
25. Gojira (1954)
24. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
23. Sleeper (1973)
22. Back to the Future (1985)
21. Repo Man (1984)
20. Mad Max (1979)
19. Frankenstein (1931)
18. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
17. Solaris (1972)
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
15. The Terminator (1984)
14. Brazil (1985)
13. Galaxy Quest (1999)
12. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
11. The Road Warrior (1981)
10. Aliens (1986)
9. Star Wars (1977)
8. The Host (2007)
7. Children of Men (2006)
6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5. Minority Report (2002)
4. Alien (1979)
3. Metropolis (1926)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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Monday, June 18, 2007 4:13 AM

HEWHOKICKSALOT

It takes all kinds to make the world go ‘round. Unfortunately, some are pedaling in the wrong direction...

Number 48? Not bad, not bad. A couple of entries on the list baffled me, but I'm just glad our BDM was in the top 50%.

So, yay Universal

. And

F*X.

Rob O.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 6:30 AM

STARTROOP

I agree, I am glad it's on the list but some of them on this list aren't even SF, like Young Frankenstein. A funny movie for sure, but not in my definition SF. THere are some real classics that missed the ist as well. Maybe we should start our own top 100 list?

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Monday, June 18, 2007 6:31 AM

MSG

Hey we beat Jurassic Park....that rocks!

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

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Monday, June 18, 2007 7:08 AM

HEWHOKICKSALOT

It takes all kinds to make the world go ‘round. Unfortunately, some are pedaling in the wrong direction...

Our own list, you say? Hmmmmmm... Interesting. Sounds like a thread in the making...

"May've been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Rob O.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 7:12 AM

STARTROOP

Sounds like a challenge ;-) I'll do the easy part here is the start:

1. Serenity

There! What should go next? ;-)

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Monday, June 18, 2007 7:19 AM

REGINAROADIE

Well, if there is one film on that list that deserves to be higher than it is, it's clearly THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. That is definitly in the top 10 sci-fi ever list. That, 2001, PLANET OF THE APES, METROPOLIS, STAR WARS and (even though I'm not a big fan personally) BLADE RUNNER are top ten stuff. Everyhting else is debatabable, although I think A.I. should be a lot higher than BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. And E.T. as the #1 movie? Yeah fuckin right.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 7:29 AM

HEWHOKICKSALOT

It takes all kinds to make the world go ‘round. Unfortunately, some are pedaling in the wrong direction...

If Bill and Ted Etc. had ranked higher than Serenity, I would have had some choice and colorful language in store for Rotten Tomatoes. I'm not sure how THX-1138 and Mad Max ranked higher, but I guess we have to consider the timeline.

And did anyone else see Children of Men? I was impressed and depressed, though I'm not sure if it really qualifies as Sci-Fi.

"A year maybe ten years from now, on another world or this very world swept clean... they'll swing back 'round to the belief that they can make people... better."

Rob O.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 8:05 AM

STARTROOP

OK, here is a recap

1. Serenity
2. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
3. 2001
4. PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
5. METROPOLIS
6. STAR WARS
7. THX-1138
8. Mad Max

I will certainly defend THX-1138 on this list. It was George Lucas's first real movie and given the nothing budget he had to work with, he ended up making a pretty profound statement.

Mad Max, if you can get the version that isn't dubbed, (they didn't think an Austrailian accent would sell for some reason), is probably the top post holocaust film again given there that was no budget and the star at that time was a complete unknown.

For 9. how about Galaxy Quest? It's funny and good SF at the same time. Very hard to do.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 8:28 AM

YINYANG

You were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens.

Best-reviewed? So not necessarily the best? Interesting.

"A witty saying proves nothing." Voltaire

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Monday, June 18, 2007 10:59 AM

HEWHOKICKSALOT

It takes all kinds to make the world go ‘round. Unfortunately, some are pedaling in the wrong direction...

Yeah, Startroop, that's why I added considering the timeline. With that goes budget and such. As for Mad Max, budget and Mel Gibson (one of my favorite actors) aside, I just couldn't get into it. Perhaps the Aussie dialect would have helped, but I don't know...

Rob O.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 11:01 AM

KAYNA

I love my captain

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
OK, here is a recap

1. Serenity
2. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
3. 2001
4. PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
5. METROPOLIS
6. STAR WARS
7. THX-1138
8. Mad Max

I will certainly defend THX-1138 on this list. It was George Lucas's first real movie and given the nothing budget he had to work with, he ended up making a pretty profound statement.

Mad Max, if you can get the version that isn't dubbed, (they didn't think an Austrailian accent would sell for some reason), is probably the top post holocaust film again given there that was no budget and the star at that time was a complete unknown.

For 9. how about Galaxy Quest? It's funny and good SF at the same time. Very hard to do.

What about Blade Runner? And I do think Alien Rocked. I don't know much about the earlier movies though. Anything pre-1975 I probably haven't seen.

As to Mad Max. Decent film but a little slow and hard to get into even with the Aussie voices. I'm not saying it's the best film of the batch but of the three my favorite is Road Warrior.

And while I love Galaxy Quest, I'm not sure I wou7ld put it in the top ten. Maybe top twenty.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 11:21 AM

STARTROOP

I just threw that up as a strawman to get this going. I agree that Alien should be on the list. It is one of the scariest "Creature Features" made. It was made in homage to "The Thing" from the 50's. also should probably be on the list.

Blade Runner should be on the list as well. The story that Phillip K. Dick wrote was thought provoking. The movie, while very different was also thought provoking.

Along those lines, how about adding "Soylent Green" and "Silent Running" to the list?

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:56 PM

REGINAROADIE

Personally, I would strike stuff like GALAXY QUEST, MEN IN BLACK and GHOSTBUSTERS off the list, because to me they aren't science fiction. They're high concept FX comedies. Very well done ones, considering that those type of movies are surprisingly tricky to do, but to be considered on the same level as say 2001, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and all the other ones is sort of comparing apples to carrots.

Also, ETERNAL SUNSHINE is more of a high concept fantasy than real science fiction.

It's good to keep in mind that this is the 100 BEST REVIEWED sci-fi movies and not like an AFI List.

And one film that's off the list that should be on there is my favorite Canadian film, LAST NIGHT. Film about the last six hours of humanity before the world ends at midnight. Is without a doubt the most beautiful film about the end of the world ever made. And if not that, then at least the first CUBE. There's a mindfucker if there ever was one.

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Loudon Wainwright III - "Strange Weirdos" off the "Knocked Up" soundtrack

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:27 AM

STARTROOP

I agree, I think MIB, Galaxy Quest, Ghost Busters, etc... are in a separate class. Maybe the right debate to have here is "What is a Sci Fi movie?"

Do "Creature Features" count? IF so, what keeps Horror, which is its own category, disticnt?

What do you think?

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:55 AM

JIBRILLE

Quote:
Originally posted by startroop:
I agree, I think MIB, Galaxy Quest, Ghost Busters, etc... are in a separate class. Maybe the right debate to have here is "What is a Sci Fi movie?"

Do "Creature Features" count? IF so, what keeps Horror, which is its own category, disticnt?

What do you think?

I really don't see how you can't consider them sci fi, Young Frankenstein included. How is a movie dealing with a fictional science based theme not sci fi? Being a comedy or action film overall doesn't remove it from the sci fi category.
Just like it'd be ridiculous to say Somewhere in Time isn't a fantasy because there's no elves and it takes place in the 20th century.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 12:03 PM

WHOOPS

Ok let me get this right ET beat every other film. You have got to be kidding me who made this list.

And Fifth Element wasnt even on the list.

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