My Sci-Fi Top Ten Films



     In preparing this list I tried to choose the best films possible
not just for the quality of the actual film, but also for the idea
that the film expressed--in essence, what makes it good science
fiction.



The Top Ten


Click on the film to see a review.
1. Dune
2. 2001:  A Space Odessey
3. Blade Runner
4. Star Wars
5. The Planet of the Apes
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still
7. A Clockwork Orange
8. Silent Running
9. 12 Monkeys
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind



Honorable Mentions


The Abyss
Akira (anime)
Aliens
The Andromeda Strain
Back to the Future (1,2, and 3)
The Black Hole
Brazil
The City of Lost Children
Contact
Dark City
E.T.
Enemy Mine
Fahrenheit 451
Jurassic Park
The Last Starfighter
Logan's Run
The Philedelphia Experiment
Solaris
Stargate
Star Trek (1, 2, 4, 6, and 'First Contact')
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Total Recall
Tron
Vampire Hunter D (anime)



Some Truely Ground Breaking Films


12 Monkeys
2001: A Space Odessey
Blade Runner
Brazil
A Clockwork Orange
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dune
The Last Starfighter
The Philedelphia Experiment
The Planet of The Apes
Star Wars: A New Hope
Tron



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last updated: 4/12/98