The 25 Greatest Sci-Fi Films of All-Time? Really? You Sure?

[NDX]

I always like coming across these lists because it does allow for some conversation.  I also already hate this one out the gate with the placement of number 25.

25. Robocop (seriously, fak this list already)
24. The Abyss
23. Inception
22. The Day the Earth Stood Still '51
21. Predator
20. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes '14
19. Children of Men (this film doesn't get enough love if you ask me)
18. Arrival
17. The Thing (AND fak YOU AGAIN LIST!)
16. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
15. Mad Max: Fury Road
14. Ex Machina
13. Metropolis
12. Jurassic Park
11. Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
09. The Matrix
08. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (pre or post Spielberg edits?)
07. A Clockwork Orange
06. Alien
05. Back to the Future
04. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
03. Blade Runner (which cut?)
02. Star Wars
01. 2001: A Space Odyssey

So, what are your thoughts?  


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[NDX]

Side note, where's Minority Report on here? I think that belongs on the list more than Eternal Sunshine or Dawn.

[MacReadyOrNot]

I have to think about my top 25. Hmm.

[endo]

Well, it's interesting. I definitely would order it differently, maybe remove a few entirely from a top 25 list.

And, I know that 2001: A Space Odyssey is considered an iconic movie and one of Kubrick's greatest, but I have watched it many times over the years and it's still as out there as it gets. It's a trip for sure, but, I'm still not sure what's going on in the whole thing. So, that would not be my number 1.

[MacReadyOrNot]

My Top 25 (for now)
1 - John Carpenter’s The Thing
2 - Videodrome
3 - 2001: A Space Odyssesy
4 - Solaris ('72)
5 - Brazil
6 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8 - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
9 - Planet of the Apes ('68)
10 - Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
11 - Children of Men
12 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers ('78)
13 - Alien
14 - The Truman Show
15 - Back to the Future
16 - Total Recall ('90)
17 - Dark City
18 - The Matrix
19 - Blade Runner
20 - The Invisible Man ('33)
21 - The Fifth Element
22 - Galaxy Quest
23 - Being John Malkovich
24 - Gojira/Godzilla ('54)
25 - The Incredible Shrinking Man