While I don't entirely agree on the selections included in the following list, I do understand why John Scalzi thought they should make the list (in his book The Rough Guide to Sci Fi Movies). The book . Some I'd take off, and include serveral others which IMHO should have made the list.
Still, I thought I was way behind with my sci-fi flick viewing, but after reading thru the list, I haven't done to bad. ;o)
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
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 (I think.)
2001: A Space Odyssey
La Voyage Dans la Lune
War of the Worlds (1953 version)
wow! you are a sci-fi geek too!!! :lol:
you haveta rent brother from another planet!
oooh one of my favorites is on the list! you really need to see Delicatessen! the best word for it: bizzarre.
it's from the director of the cook, the thief, his wife, her lover (or something like that) (another great movie, imo).