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  • R R Giskard Reventlov

    Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

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    Dawn of the Dead isn't even sci fi? Clockwork Orange, and many more you list Metropolis (barely sci fi) but not Brazil (even though also barely sci fi is way better)? spaceballs? really? How old are your judges? 3? 4? 1. way too many good movies missing obviously because you've never seen them. 2. way too much crap because you've no taste (and just added some you've heard of as being famous but also not ever watched) NOT [all] "sci fi," and WAY NOT the best.

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      Dawn of the Dead isn't even sci fi? Clockwork Orange, and many more you list Metropolis (barely sci fi) but not Brazil (even though also barely sci fi is way better)? spaceballs? really? How old are your judges? 3? 4? 1. way too many good movies missing obviously because you've never seen them. 2. way too much crap because you've no taste (and just added some you've heard of as being famous but also not ever watched) NOT [all] "sci fi," and WAY NOT the best.

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      R Giskard Reventlov
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      Lopatir wrote:

      Dawn of the Dead

      Dawn of the Dead - sci-fi horror, just like Event Horizon or Alien.

      Lopatir wrote:

      Clockwork Orange

      Sci-fi doesn't need to be Star Trek to be sci-fi. It's about themes and people, not explosions or time travel.

      Lopatir wrote:

      you list Metropolis (barely sci fi) but not Brazil (even though also barely sci fi is way better)?

      Metropolis is a classic, Brazil is drug fueled and impenetrable indulgence.

      Lopatir wrote:

      1. way too many good movies missing obviously because you've never seen them.

      In your ever so humble opinion. Name them if you think they are missing. Besides, it's my list, not yours, feel free to come up with your own.

      Lopatir wrote:

      2. way too much crap because you've no taste (and just added some you've heard of as being famous but also not ever watched)

      Whoa, now you go too far. Keep your ad-hominem attacks to your self - completely uncalled for in this context - it's just a bit of fun - feel free to fuck right off at any time.

      Lopatir wrote:

      NOT [all] "sci fi," and WAY NOT the best.

      Ego, much?

      Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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      • R R Giskard Reventlov

        Lopatir wrote:

        Dawn of the Dead

        Dawn of the Dead - sci-fi horror, just like Event Horizon or Alien.

        Lopatir wrote:

        Clockwork Orange

        Sci-fi doesn't need to be Star Trek to be sci-fi. It's about themes and people, not explosions or time travel.

        Lopatir wrote:

        you list Metropolis (barely sci fi) but not Brazil (even though also barely sci fi is way better)?

        Metropolis is a classic, Brazil is drug fueled and impenetrable indulgence.

        Lopatir wrote:

        1. way too many good movies missing obviously because you've never seen them.

        In your ever so humble opinion. Name them if you think they are missing. Besides, it's my list, not yours, feel free to come up with your own.

        Lopatir wrote:

        2. way too much crap because you've no taste (and just added some you've heard of as being famous but also not ever watched)

        Whoa, now you go too far. Keep your ad-hominem attacks to your self - completely uncalled for in this context - it's just a bit of fun - feel free to fuck right off at any time.

        Lopatir wrote:

        NOT [all] "sci fi," and WAY NOT the best.

        Ego, much?

        Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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        He needs a reboot, as it says in his signature :-\

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        • R R Giskard Reventlov

          Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

          Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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          R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

          Idiocracy

          Idiocracy, sci-fi? I thought that was a documentary.

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          • R R Giskard Reventlov

            Lopatir wrote:

            Dawn of the Dead

            Dawn of the Dead - sci-fi horror, just like Event Horizon or Alien.

            Lopatir wrote:

            Clockwork Orange

            Sci-fi doesn't need to be Star Trek to be sci-fi. It's about themes and people, not explosions or time travel.

            Lopatir wrote:

            you list Metropolis (barely sci fi) but not Brazil (even though also barely sci fi is way better)?

            Metropolis is a classic, Brazil is drug fueled and impenetrable indulgence.

            Lopatir wrote:

            1. way too many good movies missing obviously because you've never seen them.

            In your ever so humble opinion. Name them if you think they are missing. Besides, it's my list, not yours, feel free to come up with your own.

            Lopatir wrote:

            2. way too much crap because you've no taste (and just added some you've heard of as being famous but also not ever watched)

            Whoa, now you go too far. Keep your ad-hominem attacks to your self - completely uncalled for in this context - it's just a bit of fun - feel free to fuck right off at any time.

            Lopatir wrote:

            NOT [all] "sci fi," and WAY NOT the best.

            Ego, much?

            Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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            R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

            In your ever so humble opinion

            And that's my point too, this list is your opinion, it's not "the best."

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            • R R Giskard Reventlov

              Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

              Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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              Tim Carmichael
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              R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

              5th Element

              Never get tired of watching it.

              R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

              Escape from New York

              Love it...

              R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

              SpaceBalls

              Comic genius

              R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

              Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan

              Scared the crap out of my brother when the body fell; I was expecting something based on the music and grabbed him when it happened

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                R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                Idiocracy

                Idiocracy, sci-fi? I thought that was a documentary.

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                R Giskard Reventlov
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                :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                • L Lost User

                  R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                  In your ever so humble opinion

                  And that's my point too, this list is your opinion, it's not "the best."

                  Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.

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                  R Giskard Reventlov
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                  Your point was to be rude. It's my list, if you don't like it, as I said, feel free to fuck off and come up with your own list and then you can have any film on it that you like and stop being a dick.

                  Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                    R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                    5th Element

                    Never get tired of watching it.

                    R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                    Escape from New York

                    Love it...

                    R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                    SpaceBalls

                    Comic genius

                    R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:

                    Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan

                    Scared the crap out of my brother when the body fell; I was expecting something based on the music and grabbed him when it happened

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                    R Giskard Reventlov
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                    Escape from New York. Great film even if Donald Pleasance completely hammed it up. If it hadn't been for his perfomance, the film would have been even better.

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                    • R R Giskard Reventlov

                      Escape from New York. Great film even if Donald Pleasance completely hammed it up. If it hadn't been for his perfomance, the film would have been even better.

                      Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                      Tim Carmichael
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                      Its just so... either you like it or you don't; not a lot of middle ground.

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                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

                        Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

                        Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                        Ron Anders
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                        Tremors didn't make the cut? What kind of malarkey is this? :-D

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

                          Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                          Right. Have your judges watch Gravity and Edge of Tomorrow, and then tell me that they aren't on the list because they aren't very good movies.

                          If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                            Right. Have your judges watch Gravity and Edge of Tomorrow, and then tell me that they aren't on the list because they aren't very good movies.

                            If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                            And surely Logan's Run deserves at least an honorable mention.

                            If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                              Tremors didn't make the cut? What kind of malarkey is this? :-D

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                              R Giskard Reventlov
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                              Anything with Kevin Bacon is automatically included on any list, by default.

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                                Right. Have your judges watch Gravity and Edge of Tomorrow, and then tell me that they aren't on the list because they aren't very good movies.

                                If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.

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                                R Giskard Reventlov
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                                No, I like them both but not enough to put them on the list. Feel free to add them to your own list of greats. :thumbsup:

                                Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                                  Tremors didn't make the cut? What kind of malarkey is this? :-D

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                                  The series that still doesn't know when to give up! :laugh: Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell | official trailer (2018) - YouTube[^]


                                  "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

                                  "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                    Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

                                    Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                                    Bruno Tabbia
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                                    I don't see Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Does that mean that it is not so good ? :( ... or probably it's more fantasy than SF.

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                                      Your point was to be rude. It's my list, if you don't like it, as I said, feel free to fuck off and come up with your own list and then you can have any film on it that you like and stop being a dick.

                                      Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                                      W Balboos GHB
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                                      With that list, you, sir, have proven loudly and beyond any shadow of a doubt:

                                      There's No Accounting For Taste

                                      Ravings en masse^

                                      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

                                      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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                                      • R R Giskard Reventlov

                                        Ok, so I sent the revised list back to the judges and they came back with this list, sorted alphabetically, of the best sci-fi films ever made. If your fav movie is not on here, it's probably because it isn't really that good. :-) 2001 28 Days Later 5th Element A Clockwork Orange Alien Back to the Future Blade Runner Capricorn One Dawn of the Dead District 9 Escape from New York Ex Machina Forbidden Planet Galaxy Quest Idiocracy Metropolis Moon Oblivion Pitch Black Planet of the Apes (original) Predator RoboCop (1987) Serenity Silent Running Soylent Green SpaceBalls Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Star Trek: First Contact Star Wars - A New Hope Stargate Terminator I and II The Andromeda Strain The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) The Man from Earth The Matrix The Omega Man The Thing (with Kurt Russel) They Live Total Recall (1990)

                                        Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer. The End

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                                        PIEBALDconsult
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                                        Most of those aren't anything I'd ever watch.

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                                          I don't see Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Does that mean that it is not so good ? :( ... or probably it's more fantasy than SF.

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                                          It's rubbish. And Star Wars is fantasy/adventure. There is only one Star Wars and it was released in 1977.

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