[Greengoblin]

My top 100:

1. Star Wars.
2. Blade Runner.
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey.
4. Star Trek II: The Wraith of Khan.
5. The Empire Strikes Back.
6. Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
7. The Fifth Element.
8. Metropolis (1927).
9. The Thing (1982).
10. Akira.
11. The Terminator.
12. Aliens.
13. Ghost in The Shell.
14. Alien.
15. Star Trek (2008).
16. V For Vendetta.
17. Planet of the Apes (1968).
18. Back to the Future.
19. Transformers (2007).
20. Heavy Metal.
21. E.T.
22. Total Recall.
23. Robocop.
24. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home.
25. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
26. Serenity.
27. The Matrix.
28. Return of the Jedi.
29. Iron Man.
30. Close Encounters of The Third Kind.
31. Star Trek VII The Undiscovered Country.
32. Predator.
33. The Island.
34. They Live.
35. Escape from New York.
36. The Road Warrior.
37. X2.
38. Minority Report.
39. Re-Animator.
40. From Beyond.
41. Night of the Creeps.
42. Galaxy Quest.
43. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
44. Independence Day.
45. Stargate.
46. War of the Worlds (1953).
47. Dark City.
48. The Running Man.
49. The Incredible Hulk (2008).
50. Metropolis (2001).
51. Videodrome.
52. Spaceballs.
53. The Deadly Spawn.
54. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky.
55. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951).
56. Transformers The Movie (1986).
57. Rock and Rule.
58. Starchaser: Legend of Orin.
59. The Fly (1986).
60. Tron.
61. Scanners.
62. The Blob (1988).
63. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
64. Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace.
65. 12 Monkeys.
66. Back to the Future III.
67. Star Trek Generations.
68. Back to the Future II.
69. Flash Gordon.
70. Logan's Run.
71. Grindhouse.
72. Armageddon.
73. X-Men.
74. Slither.
75. Watchmen.
76. Star Trek: First Contact.
77. Galaxy Quest.
78. Forbidden Planet.
79. Pitch Black.
80. Fist of the North Star (1986 anime).
81. Lifeforce.
82. Critters.
83. Critters 2: The Main Course.
84. Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
85. Bad Taste.
86. A Clockwork Orange.
87. Them!
88. War of the Worlds (2005).
89. Nausicca: Valley of the Winds.
90 .The Abyss.
91. The Time Machine (1960).
92. Battle Royale.
93. Night of the Comet.
94. Cowboy Bebop The Movie.
95. Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence.
96. Starship Troopers.
97. 28 Days Later.
98. 28 Weeks Later.
99. The Omega Man.
100. The X-Files: Fight the Future.

[kevin]

Do you want a top 100 from all of us?

Starship Troopers #98 - how come!!

[FanWriter45]

To me, REAL science fiction movies are rarer than hens teeth. Most end up being in the realm of "science fantasy" more than science fiction. But, I'll give it a shot... (in more or less chronological order)

1. Der Frau in Du Mond: (1929) Fritz Lang. When you realize just how long ago this movie was shot, even before the Great Depression, you have to marvel at just how accurate it was in it's depiction of space travel. Unfortunatley, Mr. Lang blows it in the final reels, by suggesting there is air on the moon.

2. Things to Come (1936)

3. Destination Moon: George Pal. Again, an attempt at creating a scientifically accurate deprction of space travel.

4. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) For it's time, it was real science fiction. Given the one fantastic element, the arrival of an advanced alien on Erath, pretty much everything is plausible.

5. Forbidden Planet. (1956) This one is a boarderline case. It really depends on the invention of the "hyperdrive"

6. 2001: A Space Odessy.

7. The Andromeda Strain.

8. Charly

9. THX 1138

10. Solaris (2004) Again, a boarderline film, but it's a personal favorite.

[Livingston]

Originally Posted by FanWriter45

To me, REAL science fiction movies are rarer than hens teeth. Most end up being in the realm of "science fantasy" more than science fiction. But, I'll give it a shot... (in more or less chronological order)

1. Der Frau in Du Mond: (1929) Fritz Lang. When you realize just how long ago this movie was shot, even before the Great Depression, you have to marvel at just how accurate it was in it's depiction of space travel. Unfortunatley, Mr. Lang blows it in the final reels, by suggesting there is air on the moon.

2. Things to Come (1936)

3. Destination Moon: George Pal. Again, an attempt at creating a scientifically accurate deprction of space travel.

4. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) For it's time, it was real science fiction. Given the one fantastic element, the arrival of an advanced alien on Erath, pretty much everything is plausible.

5. Forbidden Planet. (1956) This one is a boarderline case. It really depends on the invention of the "hyperdrive"

6. 2001: A Space Odessy.

7. The Andromeda Strain.

8. Charly

9. THX 1138

10. Solaris (2004) Again, a boarderline film, but it's a personal favorite.

You have good taste fan. Those are some topnotch films!

[FranCat]

Well, I tend to think of any movie that takes place far enough in the future, or with any tech that is not available yet, as Science fiction. this is based on when the movie was made, of course... some of the tech implied in very early movies is here already, some isn't; and of course, early movies that set dates for their happenings would have already happened by now... but with these definitions in mind, and In order of which I would see before another...

any Star Trek - at all
Dune
Children of Dune
2001 A Space Odyssey
2010 (see above)
Star Wars; the whole set
The Last Star Fighter
Space Troopers
AI
Bicentennial Man
Blade Runner

[kevin]

I imagine my 'sci-fi' has a broader definition than some but -

Forbidden Planet, Gattaca, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Starship Troopers, Total Recall, A:I Artificial Intelligence (lame third act aside), Star Trek, The Abyss, Terminator 1 and 2, The Last Starfighter, Solaris.

[captain spock]

1) Forbidden Planet was top of the line. JJ should do a reboot.
2) Star Trek, the motion picture and STAR TREK. EVEN UP. Number 1 if were going modern Science Fiction. STMP has a great story, and really should be honored because it gave us Star Trek back, just like STAR TREK is giving us Star Trek back, sorry the "enterprise series" did more harm that good.
3)Tron (sorry I'm a computer geek)
4) Star Wars VI
5) The Last Star Fighter (as a school kid this movie made me dream of being a part of science fiction

[jla1987]

Originally Posted by captain spock

1) Forbidden Planet was top of the line. JJ should do a reboot.
2) Star Trek, the motion picture and STAR TREK. EVEN UP. Number 1 if were going modern Science Fiction. STMP has a great story, and really should be honored because it gave us Star Trek back, just like STAR TREK is giving us Star Trek back, sorry the "enterprise series" did more harm that good.
3)Tron (sorry I'm a computer geek)
4) Star Wars VI
5) The Last Star Fighter (as a school kid this movie made me dream of being a part of science fiction

I'm gonna add Tron to my list as well. A very neat movie even today. Can't wait for the sequel

[horatio]

Broader than categorizing Star Wars, Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Spaceballs into sci-fi is virtually impossible.

[Samuel]

The difference? In general... but by no means required... Science Fiction spends more time on 'how' and science fantasy spends more time on 'why'. The best movies blend the two.