Reader Bruce Nims contributes a final top ten list for today. Lists resume tomorrow!
He writes:
"As a caveat, I don't get into boxing a movie into a "sci-fi" category instead of some other genre as I think some of the best movies out there easily cross multiple genres. (For example, I think you can just as easily argue that Blade Runner is a Film Noir instead of a "sci-fi" movie).
In no particular order, but if there is an overriding theme in my list it is that I feel that each of these movies have been incredibly influential on movies and popular culture (so much so that I think their impact is self-evident):
1) Alien
2) Outland
3) Forbidden Planet
4) Blade Runner
5) Star Wars
6) 2001 A Space Odyssey
7) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8) The Matrix
9) The Thing
10) The Terminator
Bruce, I am thrilled to see that Outland (1981) made your list. I am a big fan of that movie, and think it is time to watch it and review it again for the blog. I feel it was always unfairly dismissed with the "space western" label, when in fact some of the production design is exquisite, and the ideas about corporations very timely.
Well done!
Agree, OUTLAND is a great science-fiction film and a welcome addition to the list. I should have included it on my list. :)
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