Top Ten: Science Fiction Films

The Matrix? Really? Loved it, but no where near the best sci fi ever

Love the picture selection of 2001. Truly a masterpiece in every way.

Un-friggin’-acceptable! ‘The Matrix’ is a genre-defining film that still continues to influence contemporary sci-fi films not just in terms of visual style and effects, but also in terms of themes, content, etc. It is just as entertaining - if not more so - than T2, and significantly more nuanced. How A.I. is occupying that slot is mind-boggling. I’m eager to hear your reasoning behind this…

@Chadd Yes sir, you guys really seem the love ‘The Matrix’ as it showed up on an impressive 81% of all ballots. Indeed, 2001 is one of those films worthy of its hype. I love the image too.

All hyperbole aside, I agree the Matrix was a good film.

Ah yes, I didn’t think how you compiled the list. I have it in my top 10.

@HK The far reaching influence of ‘The Matrix’ is definitely worthy of note and it made my short list because of that, but I personally felt obliged to include films like ‘La Jetée’, ‘AI’, and ‘Gattaca’, as they had more impact on me personally, as fan of science fiction and a fan of cinema in general.

As for ‘AI’ specially. I am of the thought that this may very well be Spielberg’s greatest work. Yes, I know at first glance this may sound absurd, but it’s the truth. Spielberg’s ability to combine his sentimentality with Kibrick’s decent desolation provides for a unique viewing experience. And that final act! How can we forget that final act? It’s a thing of shear beauty between a mother and child. Sure, it’s not real but the strength of that bond is still felt.

You did haha! For next week’s Top Ten I’ve devised a points system so that will be even more accurate.

Fair enough. I approached my Top 10 list from the angle of cultural significance. In that respect, I thought that The Matrix was perfect as the quintessential allegory of modernity. And bullet-time blew my mind

Bullet-time blew all of our minds.

i’m not a big sci-fi nut but i’ve seen some of these. i love alien, inception, matrix, and terminator 2 (good pick!).

I can’t claim to be a big sci-fi enthusiast either, but it’s a cinematic genre I’ve always been interested in.

Glad to see some A.I. love. That film is definitely one of the best of its genre. The ending still destroys me everytime I see it.

Glad to see some fellow support for ‘AI’. I think sometimes people don’t understand the significance of the last act and don’t understand how gloomy it really is.

Some (goofy) people are still under the assumption that there are “aliens” in A.I.

You know that I love to see “Inception” there.

Just that thought of Aliens in ‘AI” still boggles my mind, Jason.

I love seeing there too.

I’m a huge BLADE RUNNER, T2 and THE MATRIX FAN. I’d also like to suggest ALIEN, ALIENS and Danny Boyle’s SUNSHINE. Recently I also enjoyed DISTRICT 9, MOON and INCEPTION.

Danny Boyle’s Sunshine is an interesting film to me. The first 2/3s of the film were superb, but I despised the Pinbacker subplot, which took the film in a different direction than I was expecting.

Still disappointed at this…

Testing

Ewww Avatar.
I love the AI love, though.

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