After viewing "Prometheus" on 06.08.2012, I wondered where Ridley Scott's venture back into science-fiction (after a 33-year absence from the genre) would place on my Top Ten List; so, I went file searching and located an ancient list with Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" as No. 1.No "Avatar". No "Inception". No "The Matrix".
My new No. 1 was a battle between "Avatar" and "Inception." "Avatar" won by a nose -- so to speak.
So, without further ado, here's my updated Top Ten List of Sci-Fi Movies:
1. Avatar (directed by James Cameron)
2. Inception (directed by Christopher Nolan)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (directed by Stanley Kubrick)
4. Alien (directed by Ridley Scott)
5. Blade runner (directed by Ridley Scott)
6. Prometheus (directed by Ridley Scott)
7. Aliens (directed by James Cameron)
8. The Matrix (directed by the Wachowski brothers, Andy and Lana)
9. Dune (directed by David Lynch)
10. Terminator (directed by James Cameron)
I note with interest that Cameron and Scott have three movies each in my Top Ten; and that "2001: A Space Odyssey," which was released in 1968, held that No. 1 post for 44 years. Wow!
Also, none of the "Star Wars" movies remain in my new list. The 1977 release of "Star Wars" (retitled to "Star Wars: A New Hope" by director George Lucas after Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were released) was easily No. 2 on the "Old List" but fell into the "Second Ten" when I placed "Prometheus" at No. 6.
Too bad they didn't make a movie of Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles." I must have read that a dozen times.
ReplyDeleteBTW, you can make a link to your blog so we don't have to copy-paste the address :)