Chris Springob
Regular
How many of IMDB\'s Top 50 SF movies have you seen?
I'm curious about how much SF celluloid the people on this board have seen, and also if there are some movies that everyone has seen, or some that no one has seen. So I was wondering if those who are interested could indicate which of the movies in the IMDB's Top 50 SF films you've seen. Whoever's seen the most gets rewarded with bragging rights.
Because the list gets updated everyday, as more IMDB users submit ratings, lets just go by today's list (5/25/2003):
1 Star Wars (1977)
2 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4 Matrix, The (1999)
5 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
6 Metropolis (1927)
7 Alien (1979)
8 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
9 Donnie Darko (2001)
10 Blade Runner (1982)
11 Aliens (1986)
12 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
13 Young Frankenstein (1974)
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
17 Brazil (1985)
18 Back to the Future (1985)
19 Frankenstein (1931)
20 Minority Report (2002)
21 Iron Giant, The (1999)
22 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
23 Terminator, The (1984)
24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
25 Planet of the Apes (1968)
26 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (1997)
27 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
28 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
29 Fail-Safe (1964)
30 Lost Horizon (1937)
31 Invisible Man, The (1933)
32 Delicatessen (1991)
33 X2 (2003)
34 Thing, The (1982)
35 Truman Show, The (1998)
36 Cité des enfants perdus, La (The City of Lost Children)(1995)
37 Forbidden Planet (1956)
38 Equilibrium (2002)
39 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
40 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
41 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
42 Spider-Man (2002)
43 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
44 Akira (1988)
45 Seconds (1966)
46 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
47 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
48 Man in the White Suit, The (1951)
49 Dark City (1998)
50 On the Beach (1959)
Special request about posting to this thread: While comments about why this particular ranking is good or bad, and why particular movies should or should not be included, or counted as Sci-fi, or should be ranked higher or lower, are welcome, I'd ask that when you make your first posting to this thread, you give your list of which of these you've seen. (i.e., please no "freeloaders", who post here to trash the ranking, but don't answer my question. )
I'll start. Rather than list all the ones I've seen, I'll just reprint the list with "Y" next to those I've seen and "N" next to those that I haven't. Feel free to copy this style if you like:
Y 1 Star Wars (1977)
Y 2 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Y 3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Y 4 Matrix, The (1999)
Y 5 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Y 6 Metropolis (1927)
Y 7 Alien (1979)
Y 8 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
Y 9 Donnie Darko (2001)
Y 10 Blade Runner (1982)
N 11 Aliens (1986)
Y 12 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Y 13 Young Frankenstein (1974)
N 14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Y 15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Y 16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Y 17 Brazil (1985)
Y 18 Back to the Future (1985)
Y 19 Frankenstein (1931)
Y 20 Minority Report (2002)
N 21 Iron Giant, The (1999)
Y 22 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Y 23 Terminator, The (1984)
N 24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
N 25 Planet of the Apes (1968)
Y 26 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (1997)
Y 27 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Y 28 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
N 29 Fail-Safe (1964)
N 30 Lost Horizon (1937)
N 31 Invisible Man, The (1933)
N 32 Delicatessen (1991)
Y 33 X2 (2003)
Y 34 Thing, The (1982)
Y 35 Truman Show, The (1998)
Y 36 Cité des enfants perdus, La (The City of Lost Children)(1995)
N 37 Forbidden Planet (1956)
N 38 Equilibrium (2002)
N 39 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
N 40 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
N 41 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Y 42 Spider-Man (2002)
Y 43 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
N 44 Akira (1988)
N 45 Seconds (1966)
N 46 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Y 47 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
N 48 Man in the White Suit, The (1951)
Y 49 Dark City (1998)
N 50 On the Beach (1959)
I think that comes out to 31 that I've seen.
I'm curious about how much SF celluloid the people on this board have seen, and also if there are some movies that everyone has seen, or some that no one has seen. So I was wondering if those who are interested could indicate which of the movies in the IMDB's Top 50 SF films you've seen. Whoever's seen the most gets rewarded with bragging rights.
Because the list gets updated everyday, as more IMDB users submit ratings, lets just go by today's list (5/25/2003):
1 Star Wars (1977)
2 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4 Matrix, The (1999)
5 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
6 Metropolis (1927)
7 Alien (1979)
8 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
9 Donnie Darko (2001)
10 Blade Runner (1982)
11 Aliens (1986)
12 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
13 Young Frankenstein (1974)
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
17 Brazil (1985)
18 Back to the Future (1985)
19 Frankenstein (1931)
20 Minority Report (2002)
21 Iron Giant, The (1999)
22 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
23 Terminator, The (1984)
24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
25 Planet of the Apes (1968)
26 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (1997)
27 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
28 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
29 Fail-Safe (1964)
30 Lost Horizon (1937)
31 Invisible Man, The (1933)
32 Delicatessen (1991)
33 X2 (2003)
34 Thing, The (1982)
35 Truman Show, The (1998)
36 Cité des enfants perdus, La (The City of Lost Children)(1995)
37 Forbidden Planet (1956)
38 Equilibrium (2002)
39 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
40 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
41 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
42 Spider-Man (2002)
43 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
44 Akira (1988)
45 Seconds (1966)
46 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
47 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
48 Man in the White Suit, The (1951)
49 Dark City (1998)
50 On the Beach (1959)
Special request about posting to this thread: While comments about why this particular ranking is good or bad, and why particular movies should or should not be included, or counted as Sci-fi, or should be ranked higher or lower, are welcome, I'd ask that when you make your first posting to this thread, you give your list of which of these you've seen. (i.e., please no "freeloaders", who post here to trash the ranking, but don't answer my question.
)I'll start. Rather than list all the ones I've seen, I'll just reprint the list with "Y" next to those I've seen and "N" next to those that I haven't. Feel free to copy this style if you like:
Y 1 Star Wars (1977)
Y 2 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Y 3 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Y 4 Matrix, The (1999)
Y 5 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Y 6 Metropolis (1927)
Y 7 Alien (1979)
Y 8 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
Y 9 Donnie Darko (2001)
Y 10 Blade Runner (1982)
N 11 Aliens (1986)
Y 12 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Y 13 Young Frankenstein (1974)
N 14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Y 15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Y 16 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Y 17 Brazil (1985)
Y 18 Back to the Future (1985)
Y 19 Frankenstein (1931)
Y 20 Minority Report (2002)
N 21 Iron Giant, The (1999)
Y 22 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Y 23 Terminator, The (1984)
N 24 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
N 25 Planet of the Apes (1968)
Y 26 Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (1997)
Y 27 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Y 28 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
N 29 Fail-Safe (1964)
N 30 Lost Horizon (1937)
N 31 Invisible Man, The (1933)
N 32 Delicatessen (1991)
Y 33 X2 (2003)
Y 34 Thing, The (1982)
Y 35 Truman Show, The (1998)
Y 36 Cité des enfants perdus, La (The City of Lost Children)(1995)
N 37 Forbidden Planet (1956)
N 38 Equilibrium (2002)
N 39 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
N 40 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
N 41 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Y 42 Spider-Man (2002)
Y 43 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
N 44 Akira (1988)
N 45 Seconds (1966)
N 46 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Y 47 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
N 48 Man in the White Suit, The (1951)
Y 49 Dark City (1998)
N 50 On the Beach (1959)
I think that comes out to 31 that I've seen.
