AFI's List of Top SF Movies - Blu-ray Forum

GJN · 06-20-2008, 03:34 PM

AFI has announced its list of top science fiction films. Quite a few are already on BD and several more are sure to be released within the next few months:

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Alien
Altered States
The Andromeda Strain
Back to the Future
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
Blade Runner
Children of Men
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cocoon
Contact
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Destination Moon
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Escape From New York
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fantastic Voyage
The Fly (1986)
Forbidden Planet
Frankenstein (1931)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Independence Day
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Invisible Man (1933)
It Came From Outer Space
Jurassic Park
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
The Matrix
Men in Black
Minority Report
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Repo Man
RoboCop
Rollerball (1975)
Silent Running
Soylent Green
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope
Starman
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Them!
The Thing From Another World
The Time Machine (1960)
Total Recall
Tron
2001: A Space Odyssey
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Westworld

tacoreed · 06-20-2008, 03:43 PM

A.I. and Eternal Sunshine blah, blah, blah, and Beyond Thunderdome should not be on the list. However, Flash Gordon, Mad Max, and the Road Warrior should be. And where is Metropolis? Someone deserves a haymaker to the left eye.

surfdude12 · 06-20-2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tacoreed

A.I. and Eternal Sunshine blah, blah, blah, and Beyond Thunderdome should not be on the list. However, Flash Gordon, Mad Max, and the Road Warrior should be. And where is Metropolis? Someone deserves a haymaker to the left eye.

Give us Back to the Future!!!

2001, best movie ever IMO, i know its #13 on AFI all-time list

bferr1 · 06-20-2008, 04:11 PM

Independence Day? Really?

Joe Cain · 06-20-2008, 04:15 PM

Yeah, Metropolis oughta be on that list...

Hasn't Planet of the Apes been teased for later this year?

Would 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea qualify as SF?

Blu-Runner · 06-20-2008, 04:19 PM

Leaving off The Empire Strikes Back? C'mon, "No... I am your father!" is one of the most quoted lines from a sci-fi movie. I guess they can't have more than one SW film on there, but I think ESB is really deserving.

stockstar1138 · 06-20-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Leaving off The Empire Strikes Back? C'mon, "No... I am your father!" is one of the most quoted lines from a sci-fi movie. I guess they can't have more than one SW film on there, but I think ESB is really deserving.

ESB is better than A New Hope, thats the thing that kills me, when its never mentioned.

and "No, I AM your father" is probably the most quoted line in all of movies, period.

tilapiah6 · 06-20-2008, 04:29 PM

Empire is definitely the best of the series. It should be in this list instead of Independence Day, IMHO.

tacoreed · 06-20-2008, 04:36 PM

Episodes V, or VI would be better than some of the crap that is on there now. Seriously, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I would call that a craptacular Romcom and not a sci-fi flick. It's like calling LOTR a drama and not a fantasy. And where is Donnie Darko????

ArieS · 06-20-2008, 04:40 PM

A Clockwork Orange is a SF movie?

tacoreed · 06-20-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ArieS

A Clockwork Orange is a SF movie?

I agree, I like the movie and all, but I would probably call it more of a drama. Especially that since once he is comitted to the institution, there really isn't any scifi elements at all.

And was A.I. really that good. It was o.k., but one of the best ever?

tacoreed · 06-20-2008, 04:45 PM

Where would Event Horizon fit in this grouping, scifi or horror?

Marine Mike · 06-20-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tacoreed

Episodes V, or VI would be better than some of the crap that is on there now. Seriously, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I would call that a craptacular Romcom and not a sci-fi flick. It's like calling LOTR a drama and not a fantasy. And where id Donnie Darko????

Donnie Darko is left off the list probably due to the fact thats its one of the most underrated movies of all time.

Ferris · 06-20-2008, 04:59 PM

When I saw "Westworld" I had initially thought it was "Waterworld." I would've had to have thrown the PC out the window had that really read "Waterworld."

fdm · 06-20-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ArieS

A Clockwork Orange is a SF movie?

Yes, it takes place in the future. Duh.

stockstar1138 · 06-20-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by fdm

Yes, it takes place in the future. Duh.

just cause something takes place in the future doesn't mean its sci-fi.

Deciazulado · 06-20-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Cain

Yeah, Metropolis oughta be on that list...

Hasn't Planet of the Apes been teased for later this year?

Would 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea qualify as SF?

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Originally Posted by ArieS

A Clockwork Orange is a SF movie?

Well they were Science Fiction when the stories appeared. (see J. Verne)
Star Trek communicators become cel phones etc

Orange is SF because, it speculates that in the future gangs and crimes will get worse and more violent, governments and medicine/science will be able to control emotions or behavior, etc etc.

Science Fiction can be the speculation of how things might change with a basis on science to try see how things might go.

Time, society, perspective, changes the perception of movies over time. When I saw A Clockwork Orange when I was a kid (the uncut version) it seemed futuristic (If you saw the 2001 on the record store, it felt like saying that was England in 2001), a couple of years later I saw The Warriors and it was as if the future was imploding back on itself and going backwards, what seemed futuristic on ACO went contemporary on The Warriors. *sound of descending notes of Giorgio Moroder's Cat People dream sequence music

Besides it previewed an ad campaign by several years!

.

owa · 06-20-2008, 05:49 PM

Nice list although they list a few I haven't seen or heard of. Guess I'll see if I can rent some of them.

RUR · 06-20-2008, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Cain

Would 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea qualify as SF?

Hell, yes! Rollerball is on the list and 20,000 Leagues is not?

A huge favorite of mine and thank heaven for the 2003 restored SE.

Blu-Ray Buckeye · 06-20-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Orange is SF because, it speculates that in the future gangs and crimes will get worse and more violent, governments and medicine/science will be able to control emotions or behavior, etc etc.

Science Fiction can be the speculation of how things might change with a basis on science to try see how things might go.

Time, society, perspective, changes the perception of movies over time.

Under that definition, 1984 should be there as well.

06-20-2008, 03:43 PM	#2
tacoreed Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Omaha 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:722	A.I. and Eternal Sunshine blah, blah, blah, and Beyond Thunderdome should not be on the list. However, Flash Gordon, Mad Max, and the Road Warrior should be. And where is Metropolis? Someone deserves a haymaker to the left eye. Last edited by tacoreed; 06-20-2008 at 03:47 PM.

06-20-2008, 04:36 PM	#9
tacoreed Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Omaha 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:722	Episodes V, or VI would be better than some of the crap that is on there now. Seriously, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I would call that a craptacular Romcom and not a sci-fi flick. It's like calling LOTR a drama and not a fantasy. And where is Donnie Darko???? Last edited by tacoreed; 06-20-2008 at 06:34 PM.

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06-20-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
GJN Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	AFI's List of Top SF Movies AFI has announced its list of top science fiction films. Quite a few are already on BD and several more are sure to be released within the next few months: A.I. Artificial Intelligence Alien Altered States The Andromeda Strain Back to the Future The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms Blade Runner Children of Men A Clockwork Orange Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cocoon Contact The Day the Earth Stood Still Destination Moon E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Escape From New York Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Fantastic Voyage The Fly (1986) Forbidden Planet Frankenstein (1931) The Incredible Shrinking Man Independence Day Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The Invisible Man (1933) It Came From Outer Space Jurassic Park Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome The Matrix Men in Black Minority Report Planet of the Apes (1968) Repo Man RoboCop Rollerball (1975) Silent Running Soylent Green Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope Starman The Stepford Wives (1975) Terminator 2: Judgment Day Them! The Thing From Another World The Time Machine (1960) Total Recall Tron 2001: A Space Odyssey The War of the Worlds (1953) Westworld Last edited by Deciazulado; 06-20-2008 at 04:02 PM. Reason: added blu

06-20-2008, 04:11 PM	#4
bferr1 Banned Member since:Sep 2006 Location:MA Trading Score:18	Independence Day? Really?

06-20-2008, 04:15 PM	#5
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	Yeah, Metropolis oughta be on that list... Hasn't Planet of the Apes been teased for later this year? Would 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea qualify as SF?

06-20-2008, 04:19 PM	#6
Blu-Runner Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:203 DVD collection:3 Trading Score:16	Leaving off The Empire Strikes Back? C'mon, "No... I am your father!" is one of the most quoted lines from a sci-fi movie. I guess they can't have more than one SW film on there, but I think ESB is really deserving.

06-20-2008, 04:29 PM	#8
tilapiah6 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2008 Location:South Carolina Home Theater Gallery:40 Blu-ray collection:284 Trading Score:36	Empire is definitely the best of the series. It should be in this list instead of Independence Day, IMHO.

06-20-2008, 04:40 PM	#10
ArieS Special Member Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Portland, OR 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:33	A Clockwork Orange is a SF movie?

06-20-2008, 04:45 PM	#12
tacoreed Special Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Omaha 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:722	Where would Event Horizon fit in this grouping, scifi or horror?

06-20-2008, 04:59 PM	#14
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	When I saw "Westworld" I had initially thought it was "Waterworld." I would've had to have thrown the PC out the window had that really read "Waterworld."

06-20-2008, 05:49 PM	#18
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	Nice list although they list a few I haven't seen or heard of. Guess I'll see if I can rent some of them.

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