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#3888119 - 01/02/14 06:49 PM Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists  
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10 Best Science Fiction movies, as picked by scientists

No surprises for me, except for Brazil.


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#3888124 - 01/02/14 06:54 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Clearly,I'm not a scientist.


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#3888139 - 01/02/14 07:07 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Alien was only number 4? That would have been my number 1


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That was a pretty good list, and I am also surprised by "Brazil."


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#3888155 - 01/02/14 07:21 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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That list is pretty close to my own personal list. However, I would take out "Jurassic Park" and replace it with "A Clockwork Orange". I would also substitute "Star Wars" for "Empire Strikes Back" and finally I would replace "Wall-E" for "Tron".


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#3888165 - 01/02/14 07:34 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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It's just their personal favorites, it's not a reflection of accuracy or anything.

There are many films that have been scientifically accurate but critical and/or commercial flops. Being accurate does not a good film make alone. smile




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#3888378 - 01/03/14 01:21 AM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Without Primer or Inception on this list I refuse to believe it was made by Scientists


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#3888484 - 01/03/14 06:07 AM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Destructis]  
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Originally Posted By: Destructis
Alien was only number 4? That would have been my number 1


Alien had some sort of magic artificial gravity.

Originally Posted By: TankerWade
Without Primer or Inception on this list I refuse to believe it was made by Scientists


I would strongly suspect the scientists polled hadn't seen those.
(Did it give a list of who was polled and what their ages were?)

#3888536 - 01/03/14 12:29 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Next I want to see a top 10 list of scifi movies as chosen by NBA basketball players.

@PV1 - Alien also had an artificial life form. wink

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#3888603 - 01/03/14 02:24 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Other lists I look forward to:

Top Ten Fantasy Films as chosen by Civil Rights Leaders

Top Ten Sports Films as chosen by Entitled Emo Chicks

Top Ten Historical Documentaries as chosen by Anime Characters from Film and Video Games





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#3888644 - 01/03/14 03:08 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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when I first read the post heading I thought it said, "chosen by dentists" duh

I'm a scientist! Why did they not contact me?? wink

1. 2001:A Space Odyssey
2. Blade Runner
3. Things to Come
4. Star Wars
5. Silent Running
6. Gravity
7. The Quiet Earth
8. Source Code
9. Children of Men
10. It! The Terror from beyond Space


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#3888672 - 01/03/14 03:44 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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Children of Men?

I consider that "lite SF" insofar that there wasn't a lot of "S" in it. They talk about some, but the rest is pretty much "drab dystopia". The S is in the concept in other words, not the execution. Like Gattaca. The most futuristic thing was probably the costumes and the shots of the occasional rocket launches.

As for the film itself, it was ok. It didn't impress itself upon me in particular, though.



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I want spaceships, robots, aliens, future tech, locations other than Earth, or some kind of crazy mutation in my SF.



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#3888684 - 01/03/14 04:02 PM Re: Ten Best Science Fiction Movies, chosen by scientists [Re: Vertigo1]  
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I can see Jedi's point. It's similar to how I define "fantasy". "Fantasy" to me has dragons, elves, wizards, magic, medieval-era weaponry, dwarves, etc. Unlike others I don't classify Star Wars as "fantasy".


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I am a little surprised that these didn't make the list:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Thing (from Another World) (1951)

I think that they are better films than some of those chosen.


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How did they leave off John Carpenters "The Thing"?

An awesome movie I never get tired of watching. Speaking of John Carpenter, I saw Big Trouble in Little China on one of the premium channels the other night. For being low budget, Carpenter doesn't disappoint.


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John Carpenter is the master of the B movie. Most of his films have some element of campiness but he pulls it off in a way that it just works.


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I think the very core of GATTACA was science - people being genetically designed, and how those who are not are treated - so I think it easily qualifies as science fiction.

I was a little surprised too, that John Carpenter's "The Thing" wasn't listed, but it's only 10 movies. Plus, of course, we don't know what scientists they asked, or how they were contacted, so it's just a vague overall list of 10 movies that a lot of scientists like. It's not like they're saying that if you're a scientist, you MUST like these 10 movies in this order smile


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