The geek is strong in this one

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From seanyoda:

This is an alphabetical list of the 50 science fiction films John Scalzi has deemed to be the most significant in the history of film. The list comes from Scalzi's book The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies.



Bold the ones you've seen..

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!
Akira
Alien
Aliens
Alphaville
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
Brazil
Bride of Frankenstein
Brother From Another Planet
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Contact
The Damned
Destination Moon
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Delicatessen
Escape From New York
ET: The Extraterrestrial
Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (serial)
The Fly (1985 version)
Forbidden Planet
Ghost in the Shell
Gojira/Godzilla
The Incredibles
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 version)
Jurassic Park
Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior
The Matrix
Metropolis (1927 version)
On the Beach
Planet of the Apes (1968 version)
Robocop
Sleeper
Solaris (1972 version)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
The Stepford Wives
Superman
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Thing From Another World
Things to Come
Tron
12 Monkeys
28 Days Later
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2001: A Space Odyssey
La Voyage Dans la Lune
War of the Worlds (1953 version)

Ha! Beat that, be-atch!!

Comments

But which do you own?

[(Anonymous)]

I have over half the list on DVD at home. Does that count for something, besides being OC, which is redundant in this environment. Wanna borrow any?

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai... / Alien / Aliens / Blade Runner / Brazil / Bride of Frankenstein / A Clockwork Orange / Contact / The Day The Earth Stood Still / Delicatessen / ET: The Extraterrestrial / Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (I think) / The Fly (1985 version) / Forbidden Planet / Gojira/Godzilla / The Incredibles / Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 version) / Jurassic Park / Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior / The Matrix / Metropolis (1927 version) / Planet of the Apes (1968 version) / Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope / Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back / The Stepford Wives / Tron / 12 Monkeys / 28 Days Later / 2001: A Space Odyssey / War of the Worlds (1953 version)

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