Tuesday, December 31, 2013

How many of Popular Mechanics' '100 Best Sci-Fi Movies' have you seen?

Several days ago, I ran across a great “best of” list published by Popular Mechanics magazine called “The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time.” Compiled by Jordan Hoffman, the list included dozens of science fiction classics and also a few movies that I wouldn’t have considered for the list. For more information about the movies on this list visit www.popularmechanics.com. Without further ado, here’s the complete list:


POPULAR MECHANICS’ “THE 100 BEST SCI-FI MOVIES OF ALL TIME:

1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2. Blade Runner (1982)

3. Gattaca (1997)

4. Aliens (1986)

5. Metropolis (1927)

6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

7. Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

8. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

9. The Terminator (1984)

10. Planet of the Apes (1968)


11. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

12. Alien (1979)

13. RoboCop (1987)

14. Forbidden Planet (1956)

15. Wall-E (2008)

16. Logan's Run (1976)

17. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1992)

18. Akira (1988)

19. Dark City (1998)

20. Children of Men (2006)


21. The Fly (1986)

22. A Trip to the Moon (1902)

23. Total Recall (1990)

24. Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (1977)

25. The Matrix (1999)

26. Minority Report (2002)

27. District 9 (2009)

28. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

29. Tron (1982)

30. Sunshine (2007)


31. Mad Max (1979)

32. The Thing (1982)

33. Jurassic Park (1993)

34. Idiocracy (2006)

35. Primer (2004)

36. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

37. Ghost in the Shell (1995)

38. Solaris (1972)

39. Brazil (1985)

40. Gojira (1954)


41. Donnie Darko (2001)

42. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

43. Back to the Future (1985)

44. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

45. Enemy Mine (1985)

46. Soylent Green (1973)

47. Moon (2009)

48. Starship Troopers (1997)

49. A Scanner Darkly (2006)

50. Avatar (2009)


51. The Time Machine (1960)

52. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

53. Abre Los Ojos (1997)

54. Predator (1987)

55. Contact (1997)

56. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

57. 1984 (1984)

58. When Worlds Collide (1951)

59. The Last Starfighter (1984)

60. Frankenstein (1931)


61. 12 Monkeys (1995)

62. Altered States (1980)

63. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

64. Destination Moon (1950)

65. Them! (1954)

66. Repo Man (1984)

67. THX-1138 (1971)

68. Sleeper (1973)

69. Inception (2010)

70. Alphaville (1965)


71. Rollerball (1975)

72. Day of the Triffids (1962)

73. Ikarie XB-1 (1963)

74. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

75. Dark Star (1974)

76. Outland (1981)

77. Scanners (1981)

78. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

79. Fantastic Planet (1973)

80. Cube (1997)


81. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

82. Dreamscape (1984)

83. Stalker (1979)

84. Men in Black (1997)

85. Sleep Dealer (2008)

86. Starman (1984)

87. The Fountain (2006)

88. eXistenZ (1999)

89. Galaxy Quest (1999)

90. War of the Worlds (1953)


91. They Live (1988)

92. Silent Running (1972)

93. Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)

94. The Black Hole (1979)

95. Serenity (2005)

96. Westworld (1973)

97. City of Lost Children (1995)

98. Attack the Block (2011)

99. Splice (2009)

100. Escape From New York (1981)



In the end, how many of these movies have you watched? Which did you like or dislike? Which is your favorite? Which would you have ranked No. 1? Let us know in the comments section below.

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