scrowe
Distinguished Member
Following on from the Action Movies thread, lets do Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Post your best, top3, top5, top10 ..whatever.
The rules are ....
1. you must justify each choice with a few words or sentences
2. They must be Sci-Fi & Fantasy ... no Horror in this thread.
3. If you have an edge-case - justify it, a thread mention is fine, even if it doesn’t ultimately make the list.
4. Sequels/Prequels/Trilogies can be mentioned but would prefer the individual films get a mention on their own merit
5. All mentions will build a TopX by order of first mentioned in this seed post.
6. Seed Post will list entries mentioned from same franchise grouped beside in order of mention, as fans of one often like the rest.
7. '*' denotes - other entries in the franchise are available
In order of mention :-
1. The Thing*
2. Dune (Original)*
3. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Two Towers) (Return of the King)*
4. Akira (anime)
5. Blade Runner (Blade Runner 2049)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (2010: The Year We Make Contact)*
7. Metropolis
8. Alien (Aliens)*
9. Ghost in the Shell (anime)*
10. Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) {Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)*
11. Captain America - The Winter Soldier*
12. Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) (Return of the Jedi)*
13. Contact
14. Transformers*
15. Jurassic Park*
16. Gattaca
17. Back to the Future*
18. Independence Day*
19. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1*
20. Solaris (Remake)
21. Interstellar
22. Arrival
23. Oblivion
24. Edge of Tomorrow
25. Star Wars: Rogue One*
26. Dredd
27. The Matrix*
28. Inception
29. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (The Terminator)*
30. Sunshine
31. Ex-Machina
32. Tron Legacy*
33. Minority Report
34. Iron Man*
35. Thor: Ragnarok*
36. The Avengers*
37: Avengers: Infinity War*
38. Avengers: Endgame*
39. The Fifth Element
40. Robocop*
41. Total Recall
42. Brazil
43. Children of Men
44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
45. Predator*
46. Moon
47. The Martian
48. Annihilation
49. The Abyss
50. Ad Astra
51. Her
52. I, Robot
53. AI: Artificial Intelligence
54. Planet of the Apes*
55. War of the Worlds (2005) and (1953)
56. Gravity
57. The Fly*
58. Under the Skin
59. Excalibur
60. Highlander*
61. Superman: The Movie*
62. The Man Who Fell to Earth
63. A Clockwork Orange
64. Stalker
65. Beyond the Black Rainbow
66. Dead Man’s Letters
67. 1984
68. Logan’s Run
69. They Live
70. InnerSpace
71. District 9
72. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
73. The Day the Earth Caught Fire
74. The Day the Earth Stood Still
75. Forbidden Planet
76. Electric Dreams
77. Fanboys
78. Galaxy Quest
79. Pacific Rim
80. Predestination
81. Safety Not Guaranteed
82. Silent Running
83. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
84. Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
85. Robot & Frank
86. Flash Gordon
87. Lifeforce
88. The Fountain
89. The Black Hole
90. The Running Man
91. Solaris (Original)
92. Stargate
93. Starship Troopers*
94. The Adjustment Bureau
95. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (1978)
96. Surrogates
97. Looper
98. Melancholia
99. Serenity
100. Returner
101. The Incredible Shrinking Man
102. Demon Seed
103. Love
104. A Ghost Story
105. Signs
106. The Time Machine (1960)
107. Primer
108. Upstream Color
109. The Truman Show
110. Vanilla Sky (2001) (Abre Los Ojos (Spanish Original))
111. V for Vendetta
112. Cipher
113. Dark City
114. The Thirteenth Floor
115. Repo Man
116. The Quiet Earth
117. Passengers
118. Spaceballs
119. The Man Who Could Work Miracles
120. The Invisible Man
121. The Boys from Brazil
122. Soylent Green
Best Action Movies in the World ...ever! that you should watch
Post your best, top3, top5, top10 ..whatever. The rules are .... 1. you must justify each choice with a few words or sentences 2. They must be Action Movies in purest form ... no Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Superhero in this thread. 3. If you have an edge-case - justify it, e.g. Armageddon/Face-Off/Hobbs...
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Post your best, top3, top5, top10 ..whatever.
The rules are ....
1. you must justify each choice with a few words or sentences
2. They must be Sci-Fi & Fantasy ... no Horror in this thread.
3. If you have an edge-case - justify it, a thread mention is fine, even if it doesn’t ultimately make the list.
4. Sequels/Prequels/Trilogies can be mentioned but would prefer the individual films get a mention on their own merit
5. All mentions will build a TopX by order of first mentioned in this seed post.
6. Seed Post will list entries mentioned from same franchise grouped beside in order of mention, as fans of one often like the rest.
7. '*' denotes - other entries in the franchise are available
In order of mention :-
1. The Thing*
2. Dune (Original)*
3. The Fellowship of the Ring (The Two Towers) (Return of the King)*
4. Akira (anime)
5. Blade Runner (Blade Runner 2049)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (2010: The Year We Make Contact)*
7. Metropolis
8. Alien (Aliens)*
9. Ghost in the Shell (anime)*
10. Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) {Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)*
11. Captain America - The Winter Soldier*
12. Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back) (Return of the Jedi)*
13. Contact
14. Transformers*
15. Jurassic Park*
16. Gattaca
17. Back to the Future*
18. Independence Day*
19. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1*
20. Solaris (Remake)
21. Interstellar
22. Arrival
23. Oblivion
24. Edge of Tomorrow
25. Star Wars: Rogue One*
26. Dredd
27. The Matrix*
28. Inception
29. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (The Terminator)*
30. Sunshine
31. Ex-Machina
32. Tron Legacy*
33. Minority Report
34. Iron Man*
35. Thor: Ragnarok*
36. The Avengers*
37: Avengers: Infinity War*
38. Avengers: Endgame*
39. The Fifth Element
40. Robocop*
41. Total Recall
42. Brazil
43. Children of Men
44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
45. Predator*
46. Moon
47. The Martian
48. Annihilation
49. The Abyss
50. Ad Astra
51. Her
52. I, Robot
53. AI: Artificial Intelligence
54. Planet of the Apes*
55. War of the Worlds (2005) and (1953)
56. Gravity
57. The Fly*
58. Under the Skin
59. Excalibur
60. Highlander*
61. Superman: The Movie*
62. The Man Who Fell to Earth
63. A Clockwork Orange
64. Stalker
65. Beyond the Black Rainbow
66. Dead Man’s Letters
67. 1984
68. Logan’s Run
69. They Live
70. InnerSpace
71. District 9
72. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
73. The Day the Earth Caught Fire
74. The Day the Earth Stood Still
75. Forbidden Planet
76. Electric Dreams
77. Fanboys
78. Galaxy Quest
79. Pacific Rim
80. Predestination
81. Safety Not Guaranteed
82. Silent Running
83. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
84. Tomorrowland: A World Beyond
85. Robot & Frank
86. Flash Gordon
87. Lifeforce
88. The Fountain
89. The Black Hole
90. The Running Man
91. Solaris (Original)
92. Stargate
93. Starship Troopers*
94. The Adjustment Bureau
95. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (1978)
96. Surrogates
97. Looper
98. Melancholia
99. Serenity
100. Returner
101. The Incredible Shrinking Man
102. Demon Seed
103. Love
104. A Ghost Story
105. Signs
106. The Time Machine (1960)
107. Primer
108. Upstream Color
109. The Truman Show
110. Vanilla Sky (2001) (Abre Los Ojos (Spanish Original))
111. V for Vendetta
112. Cipher
113. Dark City
114. The Thirteenth Floor
115. Repo Man
116. The Quiet Earth
117. Passengers
118. Spaceballs
119. The Man Who Could Work Miracles
120. The Invisible Man
121. The Boys from Brazil
122. Soylent Green
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