A Few People's Top 100 Sci-Fi Films

[BuffaloWilder]

Because I said I would.

http://www.zarzax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/moon-promotion.jpg

Make Sam proud.

[The Mike]

Crap, I forgot I just saw Moon. That honestly might make my top 5.

Hurm. :|

[BuffaloWilder]

I don't know if I'd put it all the way up there, myself. Still, I hope there are more like it to come.

[Sycophant]

How we doing this? The host usually posts rules.

I'll post my top 50, 100, whatever, if I ever feel like figuring out which movies that I like are science fiction and which aren't.

[BuffaloWilder]

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
The Green Slime (1968)


My top three.

[Sycophant]

Is this a consensus thread or isn't it?

[BuffaloWilder]

How we doing this? The host usually posts rules.

I'll post my top 50, 100, whatever, if I ever feel like figuring out which movies that I like are science fiction and which aren't.

Hmm. I suppose you're right.

Let's have a consensus on the rules, then. We're going to do this anarcho -socialist-style - partly because I've never done one of these things before.

[Grouchy]

I wish I was addicted to something normal like crystal meth or petty crime instead of internet forums. I said I was leaving like 5 minutes ago.

Oh well I'll always have booze and cigarettes.

[balmakboor]

Have they made 100 good Sci-Fi films?

[BuffaloWilder]

Have they made 100 good Sci-Fi films?

Of course they have. Not in the last thirty years, but -

[balmakboor]

Have they made 100 good Sci-Fi films?

Re-reading my post, I'm wondering who "they" are.

[Mysterious Dude]

Let's have a consensus on the rules, then. We're going to do this anarcho -socialist-style - partly because I've never done one of these things before.
In that case, we should do it Barty-style, where everyone makes their own rules.

[BuffaloWilder]

In that case, we should do it Barty-style, where everyone makes their own rules.

Get.

Out.

[trotchky]

Mine:

1. A Clockwork Orange
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Blade Runner
4. Donnie Darko
5. Moon

[Dead & Messed Up]

Okay, fuck this, we're gonna do it like we do our other impulsive 100's. Post by post.

All that matters is that you don't repeat the titles mentioned previously, and you must provide the right number.

We're just going 1 to 100.

I'll start.

[Dead & Messed Up]

1. A Trip to the Moon (Melies, 1902)

http://www.tate.org.uk/images/cms/14327w_marina_warner_17.jpg

[Mysterious Dude]

You see? It's already working out great.

Barty knows all.

[BuffaloWilder]

2. The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981)

http://thefilmist.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/shot00041.png?w=668&h=268

[The Mike]

3. Flash Gordon (Mike Hodges, 1980)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2729/flash6.jpg

[trotchky]

4. 2046 (Wong, 2004)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5877/20462.jpg

[Dead & Messed Up]

5. The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Guest, 1961)

http://application.denofgeek.com/images/m/atmos/The_Day_The_Earth_Caught_fire. jpg

[D_Davis]

6. Mind Game (Masaaki Yuasa, 2004)

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/mindgame2.jpg

[Qrazy]

6. Mind Game (Masaaki Yuasa, 2004)

Were you able to watch Kin Dza Dza or Juliet of the Spirits yet? I watched Touch of Zen and Dragon Inn.

[Qrazy]

7. Kin Dza Dza (Daneliya, 1986)


http://sokovnin.ru/Kin-dza-dza_4.jpg

[Qrazy]

8. Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979)


http://godisnotelsewhere.files.wordpr ess.com/2009/06/stalker.jpg

[trotchky]

Some pretty amazing screens up ins. I reckon I'll be doing a lot of queue-adding in this thread.

[Qrazy]

9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)


http://media.tribecafilminstitute.org/images/2001-spacesuit1.jpg

[Qrazy]

10. Brazil (Gilliam, 1985)


http://filmbender.typepad.com/.a/6a00e554e7984888330105369424c0 970b-800wi

[Qrazy]

11. Solaris (Tarkovsky, 1972)


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Donatas_Banionis_in_Solaris.jp g

[Qrazy]

Should we consider The Sacrifice and Strangelove sci fi? I vote yes.

[Qrazy]

12. Twelve Monkeys (Gilliam, 1995)


http://thecia.com.au/reviews/1/images/12-monkeys-6.jpg

[Qrazy]

13. The Thing (Carpenter, 1982)


http://moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/TheThing09.JPG

[BuffaloWilder]

14. Children of Men (Cuaron, 2006)

http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/children-of-men.jpg

[Qrazy]

15. Aliens (Cameron, 1982)


http://www.michaelbiehn.net/graphics/scrncaps/aliens/aliens064.jpg

[trotchky]

Should we consider The Sacrifice and Strangelove sci fi? I vote yes.

No to the latter. Its more, uh, farcical elements are about on par with the mid-battlefield phone call in Full Metal Jacket--which is to say, serving a purpose that has nothing to with science fiction.

[Qrazy]

16. The Abyss (Cameron, 1989)


http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/8784671712512214.JPG?0.6985723 085642922

[Sycophant]

17. Funky Forest: the First Contact (Ishii/Ishimine/Miki, 2005)

http://www.whatnotstudios.com/shit/funkyforest99.jpg

[Qrazy]

No to the latter. Its more, uh, farcical elements are about on par with the mid-battlefield phone call in Full Metal Jacket--which is to say, serving a purpose that has nothing to with science fiction.

Right... the farcical has nothing to do with why I think it should be included...

'Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster.'

[BuffaloWilder]

18. Dark City (Proyas, 1998)

http://gning.org/comix/darkcity.jpg

[Milky Joe]

19. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Spielberg, 2001)


http://www.scene-stealers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/artificial_intelligence.jpg

[Qrazy]

20. The Iron Giant (Bird, 1999)


http://www.starz.com/titles/TheIronGiant/PublishingImages/iron_giant_the_1999_685x385.jp g

[Stay Puft]

21. Primer (Shane Carruth, 2004)

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/prmr_primer_cuppedhands.jpg

[trotchky]

Right... the farcical has nothing to do with why I think it should be included...

'Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster.'

Yeah, but it still feels kind of like calling Animal Farm a fantasy book. But, whatever, this doesn't really matter.

[Qrazy]

22. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise, 1951)


http://billsmovieemporium.files.wordp ress.com/2009/04/earthstood.jpg

[Ivan Drago]

23. Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982)


http://www.seanax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bladerunner.jpg

[trotchky]

24. Big Bang Love (Miike, 2006)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/456/bigbanglove.jpg

[Qrazy]

Yeah, but it still feels kind of like calling Animal Farm a fantasy book. But, whatever, this doesn't really matter.

The debate itself doesn't matter but reaching a consensus in order to compile the list does.

[trotchky]

The debate itself doesn't matter but reaching a consensus in order to compile the list does.

Okay. I thought we were just doing this as an impromptu, informal thing, but that's fine. I'm basically just saying you should do whatever you want.

[Qrazy]

25. Forbidden Planet (Wilcox, 1956)


http://www.jeffbots.com/forbidden.jpg

[Sycophant]

26. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Gondry, 2004)

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb310/AbigailDeath/eternal_sunshine.jpg

[Qrazy]

Okay. I thought we were just doing this as an impromptu, informal thing, but that's fine. I'm basically just saying you should do whatever you want.

Fair... also zombie and monster films... anyone?

[Qrazy]

27. These are the Damned (Losey, 1963)


http://www.sixtiescity.com/Hammer/Images/SF045.jpg

[Stay Puft]

28. Tetsuo, the Iron Man (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989)

http://www.horror-fanatics.com/images/tetsuo5.jpg

[D_Davis]

29. Galaxy Express 999 (1979) - Dir: Rintaro

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/ge999.jpg

[Qrazy]

30. The Prestige (Nolan, 2006)


http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/62/84/94/18697637.jpg

[D_Davis]

31. Pi (1998) - Dir. Darren Aronofsky

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/pi1.jpg

[Qrazy]

32. Akira (Otomo, 1988)


http://cache.io9.com/assets/resources/2008/02/AkiraBlastMovieExample1.jpg

[trotchky]

34. The Fountain (Aronofsky, 2006)


http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3788/thefountain2.jpg

[Dead & Messed Up]

33. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Herek, 1989)

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Bill-and-Teds-mv01.jpg

"Trash can...remember the trash can..."

[Qrazy]

Heh, great minds Trotchky.

[trotchky]

Haha, I saw that. :)

[D_Davis]

Were you able to watch Kin Dza Dza or Juliet of the Spirits yet? I watched Touch of Zen and Dragon Inn.

I tried to watch Juliet of the Spirits, but the disc was cracked.

Lame.

I'm trying to get a version of Kin Dza Dza on DVD, because I don't like watching stuff on my computer screen. However, I haven't been able to find one with subs.

Im looking though. Hopefully one of the torrents will seed again.

[BuffaloWilder]

I'm going to think of a way to shoehorn Happy Feet and that old Sonic the Hedgehog animated series from the early nineties in here.

You see if I don't.

[D_Davis]

35. Angel's Egg (1985) - Dir. Mamoru Oshii

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/angel1.jpg

[Qrazy]

36. Planet of the Apes (Schaffner, 1968)


http://www.siue.edu/babel/Planet-of-the-Apes.jpeg

[BuffaloWilder]

37. Sonic the Hedgehog (DiC, 1993)

http://www.satamfans.com/exclusive/backgrounds/robotropolis.jpg







(I know it's technically a television series, but it's only like twelve episodes, all-together.)


(Ah, Sally Acorn.)

[D_Davis]

38. Talking Head (1992) - Oshii

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/talking2.jpg

[Qrazy]

I tried to watch Juliet of the Spirits, but the disc was cracked.

Lame.

I'm trying to get a version of Kin Dza Dza on DVD, because I don't like watching stuff on my computer screen. However, I haven't been able to find one with subs.

Im looking though. Hopefully one of the torrents will seed again.

Cool, you can find my Dragon Inn thoughts in the film swap thread Brightside, Soitgoes and I are doing... let me know if you want me to go more in depth on Touch of Zen.

[D_Davis]

39. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) - Dir: Makoto Shinkai

http://www.genrebusters.com/images/place1.jpg

[D_Davis]

Cool, you can find my Dragon Inn thoughts in the film swap thread Brightside, Soitgoes and I are doing... let me know if you want me to go more in depth on Touch of Zen.


Will do. If you ever stumble across a torrent for that film, let me know.

I'll probably break down soon and just watch it on Google...but I'd rather not.

[MacGuffin]

37. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) - Dir: Makoto Shinkai


I forgot all about this movie, but I'd probably give it **½ for the first reel alone.

[Qrazy]

40. Terminator 2 (Cameron, 1991)


http://www.yourprops.com/norm-45074d753d60c-Terminator+2:+Judgment+Day+(19 91).jpeg

[trotchky]

41. Pink Floyd The Wall (Parker, 1982)

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/3999/img19.gif

Another questionable one, but I'm erring on the side of "why not."

[D_Davis]

I forgot all about this movie, but I'd probably give it **½ for the first reel alone.


It's one of my favorites. On my top 100.

[Qrazy]

42. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Spielberg, 1977)


http://thecia.com.au/reviews/c/images/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-4.jpg

[D_Davis]

43. A Scanner Darkly (2006) - Linklater

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/AScannerDarkly04.jpg

[Qrazy]

44. Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn (Meyer, 1982)


http://loyalkng.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/wrath_l.jpg

[trotchky]

45. Southland Tales (Kelly, 2006)


http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7454/southlandtales1.jpg

[Qrazy]

46. Star Trek VI: Undiscovered Country (Meyer, 1991)


http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1037799/photo_05_hires.jpg

[Qrazy]

47. THX 1138 (Lucas, 1970)


http://www.filmacek.net/old/o-filmech/thx-1138.jpg

[Qrazy]

48. Metropolis (Lang, 1926)


http://davidszondy.com/future/city/Metropolis%2001.jpg

[BuffaloWilder]

49. Gojira (Honda, 1954)

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/09/05/arts/05dvd.1.650.jpg

[Qrazy]

50. Metropolis (Rintaro, 2001)


http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/metropolis-rintaro02.jpg

[Qrazy]

51. Spaceballs (Brooks, 1987)


http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/blog/images/TimRussSpaceballs.jpg

[Qrazy]

52. Escape from New York (Carpenter, 1981)


http://www.knowyourmoney.co.uk/img/1escape-new-york-image.jpg

[BuffaloWilder]

53. The Matrix (Wachowskis, 1999)

http://hunternuttall.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/matrix-bullets.jpg

[Qrazy]

54. Gattaca (Niccol, 1997)


http://thevoyeurs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/gattaca.jpg

[Qrazy]

55. A Clockwork Orange (Kubrick, 1971)


http://www.sonyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/a_clockwork_orange.jpg

[Qrazy]

56. Logan's Run (Anderson, 1976)


http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/loganpics/movie/more3/upe1170.JPG

[Qrazy]

57. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Siegel, 1956)


http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews25/a%20invasion%20of%20the%20body %20snatchers/de%20ws%20invasion%20of%20the% 20body%20snatchers%202043.jpg

[Qrazy]

58. Paprika (Kon, 2006)


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nhJRN7pmF4c/R1ErsdTfIKI/AAAAAAAAC0c/SbNOL7lRJbg/s1600-R/paprika.jpg

[BuffaloWilder]

59. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (George Miller, 1985)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2666242079_cbd2dee1aa.jpg?v=0

[Qrazy]

60. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Hosoda, 2006)


http://commentarytrack.files.wordpres s.com/2009/01/the-girl-who-leapt-through-time.jpg

[Qrazy]

61. Evangelion 1.0: You Are Not Alone (Anno, 2007)


http://blog.valerauko.net/uploads/files/rebuild_of_eva_1.png

[Qrazy]

62. Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Watanabe, 2001)


http://pplibraryreviews.files.wordpre ss.com/2009/04/cowboy-bebop-crew.jpg

[Qrazy]

63. Ghost in the Shell (Oshii, 1995)


http://www.teefonline.com/site/wp-content/ghost_in_the_shell-dented-tachikoma.jpg

[Qrazy]

64. Days of Eclipse (Sokurov, 1988)


http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/1039/dnizatmeniasokurovarbitrv8.jpg

[Qrazy]

Sokurov's The Second Circle and Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies give me a sci fi vibe at times but I suppose I won't label them as such.

[Qrazy]

65. La Jetee (Marker, 1962)


http://sebald.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/la-jetee-orly.jpg

[Qrazy]

66. Seconds (Frankenheimer, 1966)


http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg288/somacorp/seconds.jpg

[Qrazy]

67. Alphaville (Godard, 1965)


http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/12/90512-004-58158E97.jpg

[Qrazy]

68. The Truman Show (Weir, 1998)


http://23.media.tumblr.com/5UxgC7FxCpnf8op3WE8r6E8do1_500 .jpg

[Qrazy]

69. The Fly (Cronenberg, 1986)


http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Arts/Arts_/Pictures/2007/02/23/thefly460.jpg

[Qrazy]

70. Videodrome (Cronenberg, 1983)


http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/videodrome.jpg

[Qrazy]

71. War of the Worlds (Spielberg, 2005)


http://ffmedia.ign.com/filmforce/image/article/635/635991/war-of-the-worlds-20050722055101768.jpg

[Qrazy]

72. AI (Spielberg, 2001)


http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/mepics.nsf/view/ai/$File/ai.jpg

[Qrazy]

72. Minority Report (Spielberg, 2002)


http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/minority_report30.jpg

[Qrazy]

73. Jurassic Park (Spielberg, 1993)


http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/jp.jpg

[Qrazy]

74. Alien (Scott, 1979)


http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/06/90506-004-4DB1E1ED.jpg

[Qrazy]

75. They Live (Carpenter, 1988)


http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/8654/theylive1988dvdripxvidsickshar .png

[Qrazy]

76. eXistenZ (Cronenberg, 1999)


http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3759/vlcsnap9988610mo9.png

[Qrazy]

77. The Quiet Earth (Murphy, 1985)


http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/MrE2Me/screenshots/QuietEarth3.jpg

[Qrazy]

78. Sleeper (Allen, 1973)


http://www.ecopolis.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/039_20431woody-allen-in-sleeper-posters.jpg

[Qrazy]

79. The Last Battle (Besson, 1981)


http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6539/vlcsnap4253073zc2.jpg

[Qrazy]

80. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (Oshii, 2004)


http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/gits-innocence2.jpg

[Qrazy]

81. Origin: Spirits of the Past (Sugiyama, 2006)


http://theanimeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/giger.jpg

[Qrazy]

I'd almost consider Tati's Playtime sci fi also.

[Qrazy]

82. Fantastic Planet (Laloux, 1973)


http://www.moviecritic.com.au/images/fantastic-planet-the-oms-kill-a-draag1.jpg

[Qrazy]

83. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Miyazaki, 1984)


http://lh3.ggpht.com/headphonaught/R79Kfd9K1yI/AAAAAAAABQg/CT8rIVeq_nw/s400/nausicaa25zc.jpg

[Qrazy]

84. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Miyazaki, 1986)


http://vschneider.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/laputa_castle_in_the_sky001-710x533-440x331.jpg

[Qrazy]

85. Star Trek: First Contact (Frakes, 1996)


http://12pointtype.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/borg-queen2.jpg

[Qrazy]

86. Time of the Wolf (Haneke, 2003)


http://library.duke.edu/lilly/film-video/images/timeofthewolf.jpg

[Qrazy]

87. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (Kawajiri, 2000)


http://aimeemajor.com/images/screenshots/vhd/charlotte-whynot.jpg

[Qrazy]

88. The Animatrix (Assorted, 2003)


http://animeshots.org/shots/1973.jpg

[Qrazy]

89. Sunshine (Boyle, 2007)


http://www.battlerobo.com/wp-content/library/sunshine.jpg

[Qrazy]

90. Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 2007)


http://www.lionking.org/~simba007/BACK_TO_THE_FUTURE-0.jpg

[Qrazy]

91. ET (Spielberg, 1982)


http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/00/02/36/52/et7.jpg

[Qrazy]

92. Star Wars: A New Hope (Lucas, 1982)


http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2007/05/14/starwars460.jpg

Sci fi... fantasy... whatever.

[BuffaloWilder]

Star Wars is pretty sci-fi, in the same way Buck Rogers is, or Flash Gordon. Or Storm Saxon.

[Qrazy]

In my search for sci-fi films I came across a couple I have not yet seen but have high expectations for:

Letters from a Dead Man
Morning Patrol
Man Facing Southeast
Tomorrow I Scalded Myself with Tea
The Dark Room
A Deadly Invention
Je t'aime, Je t'aime
Invasion
After the Invasion
Moebius
Lathe of Heaven
Euridice BA 2037
Starcrash

[Qrazy]

93. Late August at the Hotel Ozone (Schmidt, 1967)


http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7766/bscap01446apnt0.jpg

[Qrazy]

I just discovered that the Strugatsky brothers who wrote Roadside Picnic which Stalker was based on also wrote something which Days of Eclipse was based upon and now Aleksei German is adapting their novel Hard to Be a God. I have to start reading these guys.

[Qrazy]

94. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980)


http://cmajor7.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/empire_strikes_back_wallpaper4 .jpg

[Qrazy]

95. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)


http://redriverpak.files.wordpress.co m/2009/05/jedi2_preview.jpg

[Qrazy]

96. The Andromeda Strain (Wise, 1971)


http://www.starz.com/titles/TheAndromedaStrain/PublishingImages/andromeda_strain_the_1971_685x 385.jpg

[Qrazy]

97. The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)


http://www.gonemovies.com/www/wanadoofilms/sciencefiction/TermPistool2.jpg

[Qrazy]

98. Contact (Zemeckis, 1997)


http://film.virtual-history.com/photo/large/con007.jpg

[Qrazy]

99. Starship Troopers (Verhoeven, 1997)


http://i34.tinypic.com/2i9pert.png

[Qrazy]

100. Men in Black (Sonnenfeld, 1997)


http://jcr.chu.cam.ac.uk/ents/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/men-in-black.jpg

[BuffaloWilder]

Yes

[Qrazy]

Needs to be said:

Wall-E
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman)
Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society

Flawed/Dated but worth mentioning:

The Time Machine
Journey to the Center of the Earth
War of the Worlds (original)
Things to Come
Soylent Green
Tron
The Omega Man
Silent Running
Starman
Dark Star
When Worlds Collide
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
2010: The Year We Made Contact
Outland
The Brood
Fahrenheit 451
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Serenity
Back to the future 2 and 3

Not my style:

Zardoz
Barbarella
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Donnie Darko

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Someone needs to do a solid adaptation of Zamyatin's We.

[Qrazy]

Yes

Sorry I got a little carried away.

[MacGuffin]

How 'bout MIB 2?

[Qrazy]

How 'bout MIB 2?

Did not like it. I'm all for throwing out as many other titles as we can muster though.

[BuffaloWilder]

Did not like it. I'm all for throwing out as many other titles as we can muster though.

Migrate over to the animation thread. Go wild. Alternatively, keep going. It's all good.

[baby doll]

Not my style:

BarbarellaI didn't know you were gay.

[MacGuffin]

Did not like it. I'm all for throwing out as many other titles as we can muster though.

I was just joking any way.

[Qrazy]

I didn't know you were gay.

The film ends with the line... 'Angels have no memory!' Even for such sweet eye candy I cannot stomach such pure albeit intentionally comedic retardation.

[Qrazy]

I was just joking any way.

Ah. I actually found Men in Black to be a reasonably funny film. MIB II or MIIB or IMBI I found to be largely unfunny.

[baby doll]

The film ends with the line... 'Angels have no memory!' Even for such sweet eye candy I cannot stomach such pure albeit intentionally comedic retardation.I just saw parts of it on TV when I was thirteen, and it gave me an erection.

[Qrazy]

I just saw parts of it on TV when I was thirteen, and it gave me an erection.

Rewatch it now. I dare you.

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Although you may like it, some people enjoy the intentional cheese more than I do. I mean it is what it's trying to be, I just find what it's trying to be largely obnoxious.

[BuffaloWilder]

Y'know, speaking of WALL-E, I think I've finally pinned down the one major problem (or problems) I had with it, thanks to The Film Doctor.


I fully agree with the praise for the top-notch animation of the Pixar release, but I couldn’t help feeling all the glorification was overblown, in part due to the Disney cutesiness of WALL-E’s lovelorn characterization. Also the film’s “revelatory” vision of the future struck me as dated. Lastly, as family entertainment, WALL-E can’t help but whitewash its darker implications.

[MacGuffin]

Ah. I actually found Men in Black to be a reasonably funny film. MIB II or MIIB or IMBI I found to be largely unfunny.

Yeah, it was pretty funny if I remember correctly.

[Qrazy]

Y'know, speaking of WALL-E, I think I've finally pinned down the one major problem (or problems) I had with it, thanks to The Film Doctor.

"In part due to the Disney cutesiness of WALL-E’s lovelorn characterization."

I agree with this part. The character of Wall-E and the romance in general felt a bit too manipulatively orchestrated upon a rewatch. Still, I like it.

[BuffaloWilder]

"In part due to the Disney cutesiness of WALL-E’s lovelorn characterization."

I agree with this part. The character of Wall-E and the romance in general felt a bit too manipulatively orchestrated upon a rewatch. Still, I like it.

This is true. I still enjoy it, but that does get at me a little.

[BuffaloWilder]

Also, I like the one comment on that page:


Terrible terrible posting. WALL-E is popular because it is brilliant, and is likely going to win several Oscars for its brilliance. This type of negativity towards this movie is just what's wrong with the film world. Gladly just about everyone else agrees, WALL-E is one of the best of the year. I supposed you'd rather watch the overhyped and ultimately disappointing Dark Knight, though? No thanks, give me the best love story of all time, WALL-E.

[Qrazy]

That reminds me that I have to prioritize Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet.

[trotchky]

just watch tromeo and juliet

[BuffaloWilder]

That reminds me that I have to prioritize Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet.

Going off on a tangent, I'm reminded of Gibson's 'I ain't no gay' comments when he was doing the rounds for Zeffirelli's Hamlet. Good times.

[B-side]

101. The Drummer for the Red Cross (Jakubisko, 1977)

http://i32.tinypic.com/dz7yvd.jpg

[soitgoes...]

Hmm... I think a Match-Cut Top 100 Sci-Fi Films Where I Actually Get to Have Some Say would be better than a Match-Cut Top 100 Sci-Fi Films from People Who Are Online at the Moment Have Seen.

[Raiders]

There. That fits better.

[Sycophant]

Barbarella is awful.

[Qrazy]

So make it more than 100 if you guys want to add more.

[BuffaloWilder]

So make it more than 100 if you guys want to add more.

Yes, I agree. Open to all.

[Mara]

A couple of excellent films I didn't see on the list:

Moon
Tron

A few good-but-flawed I didn't see on the list:

Signs
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Innerspace
V for Vendetta

[balmakboor]

102. Mock Up on Mu (Baldwin, 2008)

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2008/10/mockfront.jpg

[Grouchy]

Good job y'all!

[Mysterious Dude]

There. That fits better.
You should call it "Qrazy stays up all night listing sci-fi films."


So make it more than 100 if you guys want to add more.Not the same, man. Not the same.

[bac0n]

I would have added to this list:

1) The Black Hole
2) Fantastic Voyage

[Qrazy]

I watched an adaptation of Flatland today. It was fairly amateur but not bad as amateur efforts go. Some obnoxious use of title cards and mediocre sound design and voice acting, but the film picks up once A Squared gets to Spaceland.

[Qrazy]

103. Black Moon (Malle, 1975)


http://www.thepinksmoke.com/images/blackmoon.jpg

[Qrazy]

Orson Welles The Trial... sci fi? Guess not. Antonioni's Red Desert? Dune would be (not a fan) but what about Eraserhead (am a fan)?

[Qrazy]

I haven't seen it but perhaps Altman's Quintet?

[Qrazy]

Not super enthusiastic about it but I'll throw out Herzog's The Wild Blue Yonder for Sven's sake.

[Qrazy]

Some others (mostly mediocre but not god awful imo):

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Search for Spock
Star Trek: The Long Voyage Home
Star Trek (Abrams)
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
The Fifth Element
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Revolutions
City of Lost Children?
Galaxy Quest
Jin-Roh The Wolf Brigade
Eyes Without a Face
The Birds?
1984
Fail-Safe (Strangelove category)

[Qrazy]

104. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Ogilvie, Miller, 1985)


http://www.lequotidienducinema.com/modules/upload/upload/!mime/madmax2.jpg

[trotchky]

one more:

strange days, cyberpunk flick by the hurt locker mastermind k. bigelow, is really good.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9528/strangedays16.jpg

[Qrazy]

one more:

strange days, cyberpunk flick by the hurt locker mastermind k. bigelow, is really good.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9528/strangedays16.jpg

Worth mentioning fo sho.

[Milky Joe]

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/virtuosity05.jpg

anyone?

[Qrazy]

105. The Mist (Darabont, 2007)


http://www.flickdirect.com/images/movies/the-mist/the-mist_1.jpg

[Qrazy]

106. The Element of Crime (Von Trier, 1985)


http://pixhost.ws/avaxhome/2007-09-26/PDVD_019.jpg

[Qrazy]

107. Letters from a Dead Man (Lopushansky, 1986)


http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r257/derZornGottes/1000list/30dead.jpg

[Yxklyx]

Need some more from the 50s, like The Incredible Shrinking Man and Them!

[Qrazy]

Need some more from the 50s, like The Incredible Shrinking Man and Them!

Haven't seen 'em. Add 'em. It's an open list.

[Ezee E]

What is this Kin Dza Dza about. Love the screenshot.

[Qrazy]

What is this Kin Dza Dza about. Love the screenshot.

"The story takes place on the desert planet "Pluke" in the "Kin-dza-dza" galaxy, where two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other ("Uncle Vova", a gruff construction foreman from Moscow, and "The Fiddler", a student from Georgia) are stranded due to an accidental encounter with an alien teleportation device. The movie describes their long quest to find a way back home.

The natives of the planet appear human, with deceptively primitive-looking technology and a barbaric culture, which satirically resembles that of humans. They are telepathic; the only spoken words normally used in their culture are “ku” (koo) and “kyu” (kew), the latter being a swear word. However, the Plukanians are able to quickly adapt to understand and speak Russian. The society of Pluke is divided into two categories: Chatlanians and Patsaks. Chatlanians are privileged, and a system of rituals must be followed by the Patsaks to show flattery. The basis of their difference is unexplainable (a source of a humorous episode), and for all practical matters they are distinguished with aid of a small handheld device (visator).

The only group empowered to use weapons (“tranklucators”) and enforce their will is the ecilops. The nominal leader of the Plukanian society is named PG; everybody makes their best to display fervent worship to him. The fuel of Pluke is called lootz and is made from water. All naturally present water has apparently been processed into lootz, so drinking water is a valuable commodity (in fact, it can only be made from lootz).

A good deal of the plot is based on the fact that ordinary wooden matchsticks (ketse) (or, rather, the chemicals of the match head) are considered to be extremely precious on Pluke."


Torrent. (http://www.mininova.org/tor/176894)

[Stay Puft]

Sold. I'll download Kin Dza Dza.

[Russ]

Hey Qrazy, have you posted thoughts on A Boy and His Dog yet? I'd be interested in reading them. I've always kinda liked it in spite of the less than kind reception it gets from most critics, who frequently highlight its misogynistic tendencies. I thought it was effective and quite creepy (especially below the surface, both literally and figuratively). I haven't seen it in ages, but it never seems to be brought up much in the forums either. How do think Matchcutters would take to it?

[[ETM]]

Even thinking about A Boy and his Dog makes me sick to my stomach. I guess it got the message across, but I don't enjoy such stories nor do I want to revisit it any time soon.

[Russ]

;190736']Even thinking about A Boy and his Dog makes me sick to my stomach. I guess it got the message across, but I don't enjoy such stories nor do I want to revisit it any time soon.

Yeah, and I know Raiders hates this film with a passion too, so I'd like to hear his thoughts as well. What about it makes you "sick to your stomach"? The ending? Granted, it's a very bleak film, and whatever humor is injected is of questionable taste.

[Qrazy]

Hey Qrazy, have you posted thoughts on A Boy and His Dog yet? I'd be interested in reading them. I've always kinda liked it in spite of the less than kind reception it gets from most critics, who frequently highlight its misogynistic tendencies. I thought it was effective and quite creepy (especially below the surface, both literally and figuratively). I haven't seen it in ages, but it never seems to be brought up much in the forums either. How do think Matchcutters would take to it?

Only posted very brief thoughts in Film Discussion. I enjoyed it for it's originality. It struck me as a forerunner and an inspiration for the Fallout games. So many films retread the same tired ground again and again, this one creates a unique world. The film does have elements of misogyny, the main character is certainly sexist, but violence and rape is still treated as visually horrific. Violence is not romanticized. The main character takes rape and violence in stride but I feel it is precisely this approach to life in this world which resonates. Death and violence have become so commonplace for him. The same goes for the down unders. There's a chilling nonchalance to the death penalty.

However, the film seems a bit too unfocused for it's own good, formally the filmmaking is adequate, stronger in some places than in others. The structure of the film is a bit off, plot threads could have been woven a bit more effectively. It's competent in terms of individual location geography but there's never any real sense of overarching geography (where all these locales are in relation to one another) or scope. If you're going to shoot in a desert (I assume they did and not in a lot, could be wrong) why not utilize the vast desert space. So yeah ultimately it scored it's biggest points with me for originality.

[[ETM]]

Yeah, and I know Raiders hates this film with a passion too, so I'd like to hear his thoughts as well. What about it makes you "sick to your stomach"? The ending? Granted, it's a very bleak film, and whatever humor is injected is of questionable taste.

I don't hate it - I saw it once a long time ago and it still provokes a reaction, so that counts for something. It's not the quality that makes me sick, it's the overall atmosphere, bleakness, sound, everything. I haven't read the source material, and one of the worst things a movie can do to me is leave me with the "What?! WTF movie? Fuck you!" feeling. I know that was the intention, but still.

[Qrazy]

;190759']I don't hate it - I saw it once a long time ago and it still provokes a reaction, so that counts for something. It's not the quality that makes me sick, it's the overall atmosphere, bleakness, sound, everything. I haven't read the source material, and one of the worst things a movie can do to me is leave me with the "What?! WTF movie? Fuck you!" feeling. I know that was the intention, but still.

Hrm I agree in a sense in that I felt nausea and disgust after Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I found it formally inept and so I felt the way you're expressing above but I didn't feel that way with this film.

[[ETM]]

Hrm I agree in a sense in that I felt nausea and disgust after Texas Chainsaw Massacre and I found it formally inept and so I felt the way you're expressing above but I didn't feel that way with this film.

This was really, really long ago. It ties in to what's being discussed in the Film Discussion Thread right now - some things just creep me out and make me think about them later even though I'd rather not.

EDIT: I need to elaborate further: best example is Akira - the whole final sequence I'm thinking about what happens with Tetsuo's girlfriend. Whenever I think of the film, I don't think of the awesome animation, I think of that gut feeling.

[Qrazy]

Letters from a Dead Man can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhQKV-MokEY

I now have two more Lopushansky's. Visitor of a Museum and Ugly Swans, psyched for both.

[monolith94]

108. TRON

http://www.core.form-ula.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/show.jpg

109. Aelita, Queen of Mars

http://janusmuseum.org/panabasis/aelita05.jpg

[Qrazy]

I'm reposting this here also in case it gets buried in the Film Discussion thread shortly.

On the Silver Globe (Zulawski) - Wow. This is a brilliant? utter mess of a film. Only 4/5's of the film were completed before Polish politics intervened and the production was shut down. In place of the last 1/5 of the film, interspersed throughout (where there is missing footage) there is voiceover narration detailing the script, coupled with modern day miscellaneous imagery of people in crowds, shorelines, cityscapes, etc. It's a sci fi film about...

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/326/vlcsnap226419.png

'A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, who leave Earth to find freedom and start a new civilization. They crash land on another plant and eventually die one by one. Their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god. Some time later, a space bureaucrat running from a broken heart, arrives and finds colonizer's descendants enslaved by birdmonsters called Cherns. Society is divided into a numerous classes, and everyone is waiting for the arrival of a messiah. The newcomer is considered a suitable candidate and for some time he lives as a god.'

...

OK, so what is brilliant about the film? The art design (sets, costumes, locations, etc) is utterly unique and fantastic and it's all captured beautifully by masterful cinematography. The score when it appears is also excellent as is the atmosphere created by the synthesis of these three things. For these reasons alone, the film needs to be seen.

However, the film is also a complete mess and this is not only because it was unfinished. In fact even if it had been finished I still think it would have resulted in an utter mess for a couple reasons. My first is a minor aesthetic complaint and it occurs primarily within the first half of the film, but there are way too many jump cuts. Sometimes they are used to great effect but there are simply too many and they are unnecessary and distracting. A second, more major complaint is the way in which the film communicates it's ideas. You have this wonderful aesthetic vision but it's buried beneath endless meandering, ranting exposition from the leads. Characters ceaselessly rant half baked philosophy. The dialogue needed to be trimmed and the philosophy buried within the narrative so that the film could breathe. As a result of these rants it's nearly impossible really care about these characters or their demises which I think based upon the nature of the narrative, should be of rather crucial importance. There's also way too much desperation, angst, screaming, despair from these characters. There needs to be more of a balance for the despair to communicate anything when it occurs.

Aside from places where footage clearly wasn't completed there are also a number of transitions which need a greater through line to really build up the reality of this world. The overarching narrative design is a great one, with interesting parallels and concepts relating to our own history and Poland's political history... a new society is created, a member from the old society reaches the new and is revered as a God and then falls from grace... but even with the missing footage the premise is not properly executed. Incredible imagery abounds, but clarity of thematic communication is lacking.

http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/354/vlcsnap263153.png

Some people have described the film as what Jodorowsky's Dune would have been like... I don't quite agree since it's very different from Jodorowsky's aesthetic and tone but it is quite surreal and Dune-esque in many ways.

A few scenes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4zmcDtbd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhMu149W6V4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7pWYk63AZY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xraU5JToyAQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCka1bc9JXs&feature=related

[Russ]

Reposting also, because of the sci-fi elements..

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7034/veraoldblue.jpg

Vera (Francisco Athié, 2003)

As a longtime connoisseur of fringe cinema, I was pleasantly surprised to find Vera break from traditional narrative convention and offer a free-form detailing of one man's metaphysical journey as he crosses over into the afterlife. The plot relates the tale of an elderly Mexican of Mayan heritage who falls victim to the partial collapse of an immense cavern and, with the assistance of a silent, blue-skinned guide, embarks on an introspective and mind-expanding trip as he is led to his ultimate destination. Pretty much the entirety of this 86 minute experimental film is dominated by the dying protagonist's exit from this world, a passage rife with symbolic, religious and cultural references and one which projects a deeply personal and subjective voyage. Shot on an obviously tight budget, the film makes judicious use of its CGI imagery, ingeniously integrated into the many haunting, ethereal visions that drive the experience (only a brief scene of the alien guide's first appearance is off-puttingly amateurish). It's quite possibly the best (or most realistic) portrayal of the "dreamlike state" that I've even seen put to film, but quite unlike some of the surreal icons to which it's being compared. Athié's portrayal seems uncannily natural and has a very organic flow. It's a deeply reverent simulation of events, meant not so much to be watched as experienced. Yes, I know how pretentious that sounds, but for a feature length film with barely a minute's worth of dialogue to be able to so compellingly engage our psyche (well, mine, anyway) for its full running time, it's an admirable feat. The soundtrack, featuring an eclectic mix of droning electronica, native instrumentation, and Mayan chanting, greatly enhances the experience and complements the ghostly and otherworldly events as they unfold. Also, of special note, is the mesmerizing screen presence of world-renowned Japanese butoh dancer, Urara Kusanagi. Bringing herself to a skeletal 57 pounds for the title role was challenging, to say the least; that she puts forth so graceful and spellbinding a portrayal is nothing short of remarkable. Ultimately, I think most viewers might have issues with the deliberate pace with which the events unfold: this is one film that's in no hurry to reach its destination. Certainly not for everyone, this extraordinary film is destined for cult obscurity. And that doesn't really bother me. My gripe would only be when movies like this are no longer being made.


http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8581/verabluehead.jpg

[Qrazy]

Alright Russ you've convinced me. I'm going to prioritize Vera and Crimewave.

[D_Davis]

Anyone seen The Noah?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454515/

[Qrazy]

Anyone seen The Noah?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454515/

Nope, I should I take it?

[Qrazy]

D do you know any decent Chinese sci fis aside from 2046?

[Russ]

Alright Russ you've convinced me. I'm going to prioritize Vera and Crimewave.
Don't forget The Scenic Route (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140536/).

[Qrazy]

Don't forget The Scenic Route.

Haha alright.

[D_Davis]

Nope, I should I take it?

I have a copy of it at home, but haven't watched it looks fascinating though.

[Qrazy]

I have a copy of it at home, but haven't watched it looks fascinating though.

Yeah, rave review from that imdber too and I tend to find the imdb comments for obscure stuff fairly reliable.

[D_Davis]

D do you know any decent Chinese sci fis aside from 2046?

Tsui Hark's Love in the Time of Twilight is a cute little SF romance.

He also produced/co-starred in I Love Maria, a silly Robocop spoof.

And he also produced the live action version of Wicked City, which is kind of SF.

There's Super Inframan, the old Shaw Brothers kaiju flick.

Real SF seems to be a genre the Hong Kong film directors avoid. I'll look through my DVDs and books, I must be forgetting some.

[D_Davis]

Yeah, rave review from that imdber too and I tend to find the imdb comments for obscure stuff fairly reliable.

I've heard lots of great things, which is why I rented it. I copied made a back-up of Scarecrow Video's DVD of it like a year ago, and just never got around to watching it.

[D_Davis]

This thread has a ton of cool-sounding flicks for me to look into.

Thanks guys, especially Russ and Qrazy.

I rarely seek out SF cinema because it often leaves me feeling cold. The films rarely capture the essence of the genre I love so much in the realm of literature/fiction.

Some of these look promising though.

[Qrazy]

Tsui Hark's Love in the Time of Twilight is a cute little SF romance.

He also produced/co-starred in I Love Maria, a silly Robocop spoof.

And he also produced the live action version of Wicked City, which is kind of SF.

There's Super Inframan, the old Shaw Brothers kaiju flick.

Real SF seems to be a genre the Hong Kong film directors avoid. I'll look through my DVDs and books, I must be forgetting some.

Cool, and ah yeah I still need to see the animated Wicked City, thanks for reminding me.

[D_Davis]

Cool, and ah yeah I still need to see the animated Wicked City, thanks for reminding me.

It's great. One of the original hentai films, but one with class, some great animation (I love early Madhouse), and some awesome set pieces. It blew my 9th grade mind away when I first saw it.


We could probably do a whole thread devoted to SF anime - probably the best medium aside from books to tackle the genre.

[Qrazy]

It's great. One of the original hentai films, but one with class, some great animation (I love early Madhouse), and some awesome set pieces. It blew my 9th grade mind away when I first saw it.


We could probably do a whole thread devoted to SF anime - probably the best medium aside from books to tackle the genre.

Definitely. I find it odd though that it's such a well mined genre in anime and yet I don't know of that many well reputed Japanese live action sci fi films. I suppose there have been a couple in the last twenty years or so.

[Sycophant]

I was going to suggest 2002, but I just wanted it to be good, even though it kinda wasn't. (And it may have been more supernatural than sci fi.)

[Russ]

More fantasy than sci-fi, I'd still recommend Gisaburo Sugii's (Street Fighter 2 (!) ) anime adaption of Kenji Miyazawa's famous novel, Night on the Galactic Railroad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089206/). Some reheated thoughts:

I saw this a few years ago, and I still find myself reflecting on some of the themes and images. This 1985 animated film by Gisaburo Sugii is not based on an anime, but on the 1927 literary classic by Kenji Miyazawa. It tells the story of two friends (almost all of the characters are anthropomorphically portrayed) who take a mysterious journey on a train that transcends both time and spatial boundaries to explore the spiritual nature of... well, the meaning of life, death and friendship. It's hard to describe: it has the look of an innocent children's fable (most of the characters are very cute cats), but the themes it explores are of a much darker, yet very honest, nature. It offers a unique blend of iconic Christian symbolism and otherwordly surrealistic imagery; very dreamlike and downright profound. The religious imagery is somewhat heavyhanded, but not really offputting, and certainly not to the detriment of the film. The animation is exquisite and is very reminiscent of Studio Ghibli works. Moreso than any other piece of Japanese animation, this one feels like it belongs on the art-house circuit. Yes it's "slow", but it never really drags. It's very thought-provoking and contemplative, while at the same time very emotionally draining. It also has a beautiful "ambient" soundtrack that seems to predate that movement's popularity by a few years (the incorporation of the train sounds, particularly, reminds me of the KLF Chill Out CD) I don't have children, but if I did, this is the film I'd sit down to watch with them. The leisurely pace, breathtaking animation, and intellectually stimulating ideas handle the difficult themes of death and the afterlife in a refreshingly mature fashion. It offers a wonderful opportunity for parents and children to explore topics not easily broached in everyday conversation.


http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6752/notgrdrowning.jpg

[Qrazy]

Russ:

I may have seen this as a kid. Are the character reincarnated at the end but sort of remember each other and hope to or do meet up as children or something?

[Russ]

Russ:

I may have seen this as a kid. Are the character reincarnated at the end but sort of remember each other and hope to or do meet up as children or something?

Not exactly.

A "reincarnation" of the protagonist's best friend does occur early on, spurring a solemn realization of the purpose of the train as it relates to the friend, but this happens at the end.
I'm curious as to how you may have seen this as a kid due to it's fairly spotty distribution here stateside.

[Qrazy]

Not exactly.

A "reincarnation" of the protagonist's best friend does occur early on, spurring a solemn realization of the purpose of the train as it relates to the friend, but this happens at the end.
I'm curious as to how you may have seen this as a kid due to it's fairly spotty distribution here stateside.

Well not a kid exactly, more like 8th grade. I went to a boarding school with a lot of foreign students. I don't remember if the film had subtitles or not or what exactly happened. I just remember there being some reincarnation and a train.

[Eleven]

Anyone seen The Noah?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454515/

Yeah. Robert Strauss is fantastic. I didn't particularly like any of the other aspects of it.

[D_Davis]

I was going to suggest 2002, but I just wanted it to be good, even though it kinda wasn't. (And it may have been more supernatural than sci fi.)

It's kind of fun for what it is.

Not great, but I enjoy watching it now and again. I love Sam Lee.

[D_Davis]

More fantasy than sci-fi, I'd still recommend Gisaburo Sugii's (Street Fighter 2 (!) ) anime adaption of Kenji Miyazawa's famous novel, Night on the Galactic Railroad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089206/). Some reheated thoughts:




It's a great film.

Have you seen Spring and Chaos? It's an animated pseudo-biography of Kenji Miyazawa. It suffers from some poor CGI in spots (due to it being made right when CGI and 2D were being blended), but it's a wonderful story full of emotion and imagination.

[Sycophant]

It's kind of fun for what it is.

Not great, but I enjoy watching it now and again. I love Sam Lee.

In truth, I did have some fun with it. But it's certainly no Bio-Zombie, and I even preferred The White Dragon to it. Still haven't seen the dark-and-mature films Wilson Yip started making with SPL.

[Qrazy]

So anybody? On the Silver Globe? Interest piqued? Turned off? Anything? I have to say the more I sit with the film the fonder I grow of the atmosphere and the imagery in my mind. I still have all of my criticisms but it's such a singular film. Despite it's many problems it really can't be denied.

[Russ]

Have you seen Spring and Chaos?
No, but I have been wanting to see it for awhile; it looks pretty great. Thanks for the reco.

[Qrazy]

Sexmission was OK. It's a silly comedy more than anything else. Slightly sexist but in an inoffensive way... heating ducts arbitrarily break so that women will nonchalantly undress for instance.

[Mysterious Dude]

I saw On the Silver Globe, and it was pretty convoluted.

I've seen another film by Zulawski, The Devil, that actually was finished, and it was also a complete mess.

[Qrazy]

I saw On the Silver Globe, and it was pretty convoluted.

I've seen another film by Zulawski, The Devil, that actually was finished, and it was also a complete mess.

Yeah, I'm not surprised. Still did you find them both to be ultimately worth watching on some level?

[Mysterious Dude]

Yeah, I'm not surprised. Still did you find them both to be ultimately worth watching on some level?
I mostly remember images and moments. Some of them were quite interesting. One from Silver Globe that stands out in my mind, for some reason, is the scene in which a man tells a woman, "laugh," and she laughs. Then he tells her, "cry," and she cries (convincingly).

[Qrazy]

Bumped for new additions which I will add soon.

If the OP would compile a master list that would be nice.

[Dukefrukem]

I'd like to do this again since I didn't contribute to the first list.

[Qrazy]

I'd like to do this again since I didn't contribute to the first list.

Just add onto this one, that's why I bumped it.