Interstellar had me bawling like a baby - yeah, “Dad tears”. And that soundtrack! Best of Zimmer. I hope the new Matrix film will recapture the magic of the first one. “No R-rated films unless they’ve got Arnold Schwarzenegger in them” - ha ha! Awesome to hear your picks, Mike, and I hope you’re feeling better!
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
I finally realized about a year later that folks with kids were much more affected by Interstellar than those without.
@sohansahoo42033 жыл бұрын
Interstellar is one of the best Christopher nolan movies for me.It is very streamlined compared to Tenet. I wish Tenet could have captured the same feeling for me by giving character based moments instead of sci- fi spectacle.Interstellar represents the balance between character based moments and sci- fi spectacle for me.
@superbloodwolfmoon25973 жыл бұрын
Contact Interstellar Blade Runner 2049 The Road Warrior Minority Report Revenge of the Sith I know the Star Wars prequels get a lot of crap, but their my childhood's Star Wars and I love them.
@lepragunner15863 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised that Blade Runner (either the original or 2049), Arrival and The Martian weren't on your list, but hey, to each their own. They are definitely on mine. Anyways, great picks overall Mike, glad that we share the same passion for sci fi cinema. It is probably my favourite genre along with fantasy and historical epics (duh)
@regulah21253 жыл бұрын
The power of nostalgia. Makes it difficult to make short lists like this for sure.
@MistahKurtz19793 жыл бұрын
Paul Verhoeven has made some of my favorites: Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. Probably the best use of squibs in movies too.
@daviddelmundo21873 жыл бұрын
Yes very good movies.
@chrisconnors74183 жыл бұрын
I have Hal's voice clips for various computer functions. An error is "I'm afraid I can't do that". When I turn it off it's, "My mind is going, there's no question about it". I plug something into the USB port, it's "Just one moment please".
@mikouf96913 жыл бұрын
My list would be: 2001 A Space Odyssey, The Abyss, Alien, Aliens, Arrival, Bladerunner, Close Encounters, Edge of Tomorrow, The Fifth Element, Inception, Interstellar, John Carter, The Martian, Mad Max: Road Warrior, The Empire Strikes Back, and Terminator 2. As much as I used to watch Star Trek reruns religiously, as a child, I only ever watched one of the original cast movies (?The Undiscovered Country?)
@gizmoochi3 жыл бұрын
Agreeing with your list Mike but I'd like to add Soylent Green, Enemy Mine and Galaxy Quest.
@bdaigno3 жыл бұрын
I love Logan's Run.
@mooshi39513 жыл бұрын
one of my favourites is District 9. The transformation the main character goes through is both unnerving and heartbreaking!
@analuisarex3 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite aswell. Highly underrated in my opinion. Such a different take on alien related movies.
@serrasedai3 жыл бұрын
tbh yes even though it's hard to watch that movie was incredible
@TysonPJ3 жыл бұрын
Ok, now I need to know your thoughts on the Blade Runners.
@ashleydoran84123 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if it counts as sci-fi, but the anime movie Ghost in the Shell is really amazing. I always start my rewatches of The Matrix Movies (including The Animatrix) with the Ghost in the Shell anime movie.
@kittensmakingcandles3 жыл бұрын
My Top 5 ================= * The Matrix (1999) * Alien (1979) * 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) * Blade Runner (1982) * Star Wars Original Trilogy, Theatrical Release (1977 - 1980 - 1983) (feel free to reply with your own Top 5)
@Coley_-_2 жыл бұрын
I watched Star Wars in sequential order. I loved it. I was surprised that Anakin Skywalker was Darth Vader.
@mikesbookreviews2 жыл бұрын
Hmm. Interesting.
@edanmaor3 жыл бұрын
Great list. I do feel like it's missing some newer films that are also good, the most obvious of them being Arrival, which is absolutely spectacular (the short story it's based off of is even better, but that's not to detract from the movie at all, which is easily in my top 10 sci fi films). Also, The Prestige, if you count it, is one of my favorite films of all time.
@regulah21253 жыл бұрын
A lot of newer ones imo. BR2049, Ex Machina, Edge of Tomorrow, Annihilation, Her, Predestination, The Martian, Upgrade. An older one I was very surprised to not see was Contact. But it's a nostalgia favored list so it's not surprising. I know my list of favorites will look strange 10-20 years from now.
@fithfath36153 жыл бұрын
I like the list Mike, but this is a category that could go on forever there are some excellent films out there such as: Pitch Black, Escape From New York, Flash Gordon, Blade Runner, Akira, Robocop (the original not the pale watered down remake), Hardware, The Fifth Element (a family favourite), Mars Attacks, Starship Troopers, Dredd, Lost In Space, Galaxy Quest (this did Star Trek better than Star Trek), District 9 and Equilibrium to name a few. I also have to say I did enjoy the Dune film from the 80's even though it missed so much. It would be cool to do a B Movie list, there are so many excellent fun films that could be added to that. (Tremors, Evolution, 8 Legged Freaks, Them to name a few)
@kahlbutomacfarland3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think you can get 2001 until you’re middle aged (or with acid). The goddamn boldness of this movie, multiple 30+ min runs with no dialogue, the vision to depict space and being on the moon so accurately before the actual moon landing. Kubrick is the GOAT, plain and simple. And you need help if watching mankind make its first step to humanity doesn’t get you teary, don’t talk to me, lol.
@schnellergeist3 жыл бұрын
I probably watched the three Star Wars movies (those other six are NOT Star Wars) 1,000 times before I was 10 - thanks VHS!
@EricMcLuen3 жыл бұрын
A few random films for honorable mention. Silent Running Deus Ex Equilibrium Road Warrior
@larryladeroute9713 жыл бұрын
Flash Gordon is probably my most watched scifi movie. It's not for everyone but always at/near the top of my list.
@REChronic543 жыл бұрын
I'm 23 and I grew up watching Arnold S. movies. T2 and Predator were my favorites and still are; I quote them so many times. Call it questionable parenting but man, I wouldn't have known about these movies if not for my parents.
@JLchevz3 жыл бұрын
Predator is fucking badass, one of my favorite movies, I watched it with my dad too and we still love it, fantastic stuff.
@readingreignbro56803 жыл бұрын
Flight of the Navigator was a nostalgic favorite of mine. I wouldn't show it to anybody nowadays though 😆. Great list. Might not be my list, but I'd def watch any of these pretty much any time.
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
“Compliance!”
@readingreignbro56803 жыл бұрын
@@mikesbookreviews Yes!🤣
@wendigo31403 жыл бұрын
God bless you Mike! Your taste in books & films is very similar to mine and I can always count on this channel for excellent recommendations
@emennt76563 жыл бұрын
Great list ! I'd add A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Contact maybe Gattaca and Animatrix (it goes deeper into exploring the notion of Computer simulation and it blew me away with all the ideas)
@TeamSnitchSeeker3 жыл бұрын
Gattaca definitely seems to be very prescient. Really compelling film that didn't get enough credit when it came out.
@ernstbrehm11353 жыл бұрын
Roddy Piper was my favorite wrestler of all time!!!
@leenaylor4003 жыл бұрын
Good list, Aliens,Predator & T2 would be in my top 10 favourite list of films, have you ever watched a film called Dark City?
@CulainRuledByVenus Жыл бұрын
You should continue collecting physical media. The self-appointed WrongThink police are retro-editing movies just as "sensitivity readers" are being hired for their "service" of dictating what portions of classic literature should be edited or updated. Sometimes for less serious reasons, like what George Lucas did to his own Star Wars movies in 1997. Sure the effects were relatively cheap back then, but those original movies are what charmed us, cheesy effects and all. Now, the originals are super hard to find, and then only on VHS for ridiculous prices. We're looking at a similar situation with almost anything else that's being "updated for modern audiences."
@jayaprakash3873 жыл бұрын
I wanted you to see dune first and make this but ok.
@joseph_b3193 жыл бұрын
Great list!! Every movie you picked i would pick as my top 15. Here are a few add ons. The Abyss, i pick Predator 2 over Predator 1, i too would call Jurassic Park my Star Wars. I seen JP The Lost World and Event Horizon in the movies back to back. And here is a great cult sci-fi movie that is not ever talked about, Moontrap, very difficult to find. The only place i can watch it is someone uploaded it to youtube.
@edwardtaylor52073 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia plays a big part in my choices..I agree with all your picks (although I havent seen close encounters!) some i like that weren't mentioned include Short Circuit, Blade runner new/old, Elysium and Equilibrium.
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
Love Short Circuit. So many good quotes.
@sjkrum3203 жыл бұрын
All great movies! I think I quote all these films EVERY DAY! Say to your Amazon device "Alexa, open the pod bay doors" if you haven't already found that Easter egg, it'll make you laugh. GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!!!
@dpeady783 жыл бұрын
Even just the other day, my wife noticed a cut on my arm, she said “You’re bleeding” The ONLY appropriate response: “I AINT GOT TIME TO BLEED….”
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
Well played.
@mosselyn50813 жыл бұрын
I think it's impossible for people born more recently to imagine the impact of the first Star Wars movie. I was 15 when it was released. I, too, would have watched it over and over, except you know, I wasn't old enough to drive and you had to buy a movie ticket. :) I can't think of anyone I knew who saw it and wasn't totally blown away by both the story and the special effects. 40+ years later, I still remember that feeling.
@Rogue_VI3 жыл бұрын
Yep. At 8 years old, that was the first movie I ever saw in theaters twice. And the first movie that I ever saw with lines around the corner. It was simply amazing.
@alliem94043 жыл бұрын
Going to have to add some of these to my to watch list :)
@BigDaddy135153 жыл бұрын
If you consider dystopian movies as sci-fi my list would be twice this size lol. Great list though. Blade Runner would be at the top of mine along with these.
@RICHIEV3333 жыл бұрын
Back to the future was one of the best-written movies of all time. In the first 10 minutes or so they had to establish 20 to 30 different things in the present timeline that would all be addressed or called back, in the past timeline then some of them were carried through and were addressed a final time in the new, changed present.
@andrewpopely95113 жыл бұрын
Great list Mike. The only film I would add would be 1951’s The Day The Earth Stood Still. One of my favourite SF films of all time.
@wheeljack03 жыл бұрын
Check out 'Nobody' that came out this year. Its amazing, just our type of film. No pc rubbish, violent & great story.
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
Is that the one with Bob Odenkirk? We watched it. Just fantastic.
@wheeljack03 жыл бұрын
@@mikesbookreviews Yep, that was the one. Glad you liked it.
@Someguy3853 жыл бұрын
By "xenobites" I think you meant xenomorphs, haha. You melded them with Hellraiser's cenobites
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it happens.
@johntencate47813 жыл бұрын
we need a top 10 sifi books vid (maybe you've already done one, idk). could do numbers on the channel and would help me pick some starter series.
@stevenmccart8502 Жыл бұрын
The thing , Blade Runner , GATACA , Silent Running , Clockwork Orange , Brazil , Minority report , A.I. , Close encounters of the third kind , Soylent green.
@HeNnEsSy_HiCcUpS2 жыл бұрын
No bladerunner or alien?
@wardo16023 жыл бұрын
Great list! My Top 15 would have included Inception, Gattaca, and Minority Report. Some honorable mentions: Pi, Sunshine, Primer, Europa Report, Snowpiercer, Moon, Total Recall,
@DylanDoesBooks3 жыл бұрын
I quite enjoyed Edge of Tomorrow as a modern Sci-fi. It's not usually my genre but I found that one quite captivating! I am surprised you like Event Horizon, it's certainly not a 'great' movie but there's something about that movie that I actually love. Who could forget the line 'Where we are going we don't need eyes to see', such a good line! I only watched it for the first time this year too.
@MattGrimmett2 жыл бұрын
The ONLY thing I'd do different here would be to add District 9 and 2001. Certainly in place of Predator. BUT, what hits as our faves is a subjective art so I get it. I understand the disgruntlement with 2001 and agree with some of it but the philosophical implications of the movie are as equally compelling to The Matrix & interstellar.
@CRohrscheib3 жыл бұрын
Any movie with time travel/worm holes/multiple universes/or any theoretical physics is an automatic watch for me. Scary aliens isn't my favorite but friendly aliens like in Contact or Arrival is always a big win!
@The_Living_Shadow2 жыл бұрын
I agree Star Wars... what Disney starwars? I know nothing of dis Diss-knee... there is only one thing after ROTJ, and that is The Star Wars EU. And yes that includes all the prequel Era EU as well. Kylo Ren? Never heard of her...
@SuperBondfan0073 жыл бұрын
The hard part is a lot of the popular ones like Star Wars are series and it's tough to pick one. I'm one of the few who loves all 9 Star Wars, and both Independence Day films, and all the Transformers live-actions. For some singleton films, I'd probably go with Mars Attacks! great sci-fi comedy, Judge Dredd (the Stallone version actually), and Armageddon. Now I haven't seen some of these in a while, but I definitely remember loving them all, and seeing them several times on TV (Most of them I never saw in theaters, having only discovered them when I was older through TV with the exception of Episodes 3, 7, 8, and 9, and one of the original live action Transformers)
@eddya78943 жыл бұрын
I hear you about the bootlegging.... When I was a kid, my parents used to wait till a film came out on cable TV (usually HBO), and they'd tape it from the TV to VHS. I first got the Star Wars trilogy that way. I still have those tapes... almost unwatchable, but nostalgic!
@adamborst3 жыл бұрын
I'm slightly afraid to re-watch movies down that I have kids because of the "dad tears". I love the Matrix, possibly my favorite movie of all time, it's top 3 regardless of genre. That said, another sci-fi that I really love, but not because it's good, but because it's fun, is Starship Troopers. Thanks for the list, it was awesome.
@parthkulkarni34683 жыл бұрын
well dune might enter this list of yours
@serrasedai3 жыл бұрын
No SF list without Arrival and Gravity is complete. Those are the best science fiction films of the last 20 years, and they came out in 2016 and 2013.
@stevenstewart7823 ай бұрын
After reading Pierre Bouilles Planet of the Apes, I'd really like to see a more faithful adaptation Charlton Heston movie Pretty close But had some major changes that
@nyppo3 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer Terminator over the sequel, but I get it. Thouhg they are two different type of movies. Also when when Murph hits her dad with "because my dad promised me...", I was done. Gets me every damn time.
@gerarddonohoe58063 жыл бұрын
On a personal level I would add-2010, Dune(yes the David lynch movie). Blade runner & Solaris(the original 1972 Russian version & not the Clooney version) Of course 2001 & event horizon would be in there as well as the original version of The day the earth stood still..
@adventureswithJacqui3 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree about The Day the Earth Stood Still!
@gerarddonohoe58063 жыл бұрын
@@adventureswithJacqui I watched it again a couple of nights ago and I'm still amazed at how well its held up, Michael Rennie is fantastic as Klaatu and oh boy that music... Sends shivers down my spine..
@yorkshirelasstracey53833 жыл бұрын
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few... Or the one" I can recite that script word for word and this breaks me everytime. Great choices here Mike most of them are on my top ten sci fi films of all time.
@bobgdn3 жыл бұрын
I remember our vcr tape of Return of the Jedi was super fuzzy during Leia’s bikini scenes from excessive rewinding and pausing.
@Paul_van_Doleweerd3 жыл бұрын
Just recently saw (a heavily edited) Attack The Block on television, it's quite a lot of fun. And even if it's not live action, I think Akira is pretty high on my list.
@Grendelbc2 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of really good flicks on your list. My list of all time favorites would have to include Forbidden Planet, The Thing From Another World and Them.
@anitadangler95373 жыл бұрын
No criticism whatsoever about your list. I'd just like a better look at your t shirt.You always have cool ones!! 😊
@pimpmykultur31983 жыл бұрын
The Martian, Gravity and the Abyss are missing... and I can assure you, Dune 2021 would be on this list as well. I saw it two weeks ago and it blew my mind.
@lukeskywalker68093 жыл бұрын
My 10 Favorite sci-fi movies: 10. Avatar 9. Contact 8. Matrix-trilogy 7. The Terminator & T2 6. Alien-trilogy 5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 4. 2001: A Space Odyssey 3. Star Wars Original trilogy 2. Back to the Future-trilogy 1. Blade Runner
@lukeskywalker68093 жыл бұрын
RoboCop, Total Recall, The Thing (1982)
@RedFuryBooks3 жыл бұрын
Great list! One of my favorites that you didn't mention is Ex Machina - so thought-provoking.
@KalleVilenius3 жыл бұрын
But Mike! You made a dreadful mistake. "I can't let you do that" is a quote from Tron, not 2001. Hand in your nerd card. The greatest time-travel film of all time (no pun intended) is either Primer or 12 Monkeys, but The Girl Who Leapt Through Time holds a special place in my heart. Solaris and 2001 are the best films about first encounters. Bunch of different anime films like Redline, Wings of the Honneamise, Metropolis, Patlabor 1&2 and Memories (specifically the Magnetic Rose segment) are some of the best sci-fi I've ever seen. Total Recall is the go-to Arnold sci-fi. Obviously can't have a list like this without Jurassic Park. Bringing back woolly mammoths is completely different from bringing back dinosaurs, you know. We were always above mammoths in the food chain. Stalker and Annihilation are two films that are very, very different from one another but they're both variations on the same set-up of a group of people entering an area of abnormality and what they encounter there.
@moominkomet3 жыл бұрын
Love your list! Primer doesn’t get enough love.
@KalleVilenius3 жыл бұрын
@@moominkomet Probably a little too difficult to follow for general audiences. The timelines were well thought out.
@dougmoore8833 жыл бұрын
Primer is fantastic and I don't think Magnetic Rose gets enough love at all.
@Rogue_VI3 жыл бұрын
@@moominkomet I didn't care for Primer. It was a bit too convoluted for my taste.
@angelaholmes88883 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the matrix and the sequel 🌟💖💝 Terminator 2 is a great sequel definitely better than the first 💯
@gegamst73233 жыл бұрын
My two favourite sci-fi movies are Jurassic Park 1 and Close encounter of the third kind. I saw them both in theaters when they came out and I've rewatched them many times. I never get tired of them. Star wars has never been my thing even though I love both the Star Trek and Stargate franchise. Go figure.
@katieamarsh3 жыл бұрын
I watch Prometheus over and over again. I love it so much. This was a great video Mike, solid content all week.
@Dmitry___S.3 жыл бұрын
I remember loving 'Mr Nobody', where an old man in a deathless society tells different ways of how his life would go after his parents divorced. It spoke to me at a time, because I used to overthink stuff and was very indecisive. Needs a rewatch! Also, the new Dune film is pretty good...
@MilesWilliams883 жыл бұрын
Mr. Nobody is underrated for sure!
@andrew44373 жыл бұрын
Game over man! Game over!
@neondemon51373 жыл бұрын
You could have top 100 and still miss out on some great movies.
@adventureswithJacqui3 жыл бұрын
I was at the cinema yesterday watching a Time to Die, and I actually thought back to when I went to see Star Wars as a kid. There was only 1 screen at the cinema and we had to queue for 2 hours to see it. How different things are today! I also remembered crying my eyes out when Vadar died in ToTJ! Prior to Star Wars all we had were old 50's and 60's sci-fi films which I still hold dear to my heart. the original the Day The Earth Stood Still was always my favourite and the invisible monster in The Forbidden Planet always terrified me. Still does if I'm honest lols!
@chrismueller87953 жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning Star Trek 2 really good movie
@stevenzegarelli69403 жыл бұрын
What about "big trouble in little china" maybe border line sci fi 🤔
@paulroach25483 жыл бұрын
Love predator one of the first films I can ever remember watching
@randomdude36203 жыл бұрын
No Bladerunner? No Ex-Machina?
@bungski22343 жыл бұрын
Hello
@foodini6663 жыл бұрын
Great list. Going to seek out They Live, only one I haven’t seen.
@bookishb3 жыл бұрын
I would add arrival to this list.
@jasonkendrick6813 жыл бұрын
No shame at crying at E.T.
@Blueberry07363 жыл бұрын
Yaaay!
@dailycarolina.3 жыл бұрын
My favorites are :Arrival , Avatar (2009), A Quiet Place, Wall - E, Star Trek : into darkness, Back To The Future trilogy, War of the Worlds (2005), The Fifth Element, Evolution (2001) and Avengers : Endgame.
@dinocollins7203 жыл бұрын
Make like a tree... and get outta here lol
@Ulmo903 жыл бұрын
Quite a few that I haven't seen yet, perhaps I'll pick up 2001 A space Odyssey or Aliens soon. For my list, I would add the bed Dune movie as well as Avatar and Edge of Tomorrow
@whutzat3 жыл бұрын
I could KISS you for including "They Live" Sadly, we're now living in that movie!
@currangill4302 жыл бұрын
No Blade Runner???
@nilsbylander3 жыл бұрын
Great list! Havent seen some of them, will check them out for sure! Missing Arrival and Contact, but hey you cant have it all I guess. Back to the future never clicked for me though, guess Im too young 😄 Event Horizon omg such memories... ❤️
@brentasmith3 жыл бұрын
"Say hi to your mom for me."
@mikesbookreviews3 жыл бұрын
He’s the best. And yeah, I use that line on my kids all the time.
@epiphoney3 жыл бұрын
Interesting theory about what the monolith is from 2001 by Collative Learning. It's not what you'd expect: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4TSZ6aVrdedasU I've always liked Silent Running with Bruce Dern. Maybe the message is a bit heavy handed, but the robots are cute and the song at the end by Joan Baez is good.
@Alpharius3 жыл бұрын
The Matrix has been switching back and forth with Fellowship of the Ring as my favorite movie for 20 years now, I love that movie, so great choice Mike. Lots of awesome picks here.
@malazansapper10853 жыл бұрын
I just knew you would leave out Suburban Commando. Shameful, Mike. Just Shameful.
@daviddelmundo21873 жыл бұрын
Guys check Gattaca.
@starwarsfan95753 жыл бұрын
I like Avatar.. cannot wiat for the sequels. You never bet against Mr Cameron. Also Blade Runner 2049 is one of my favourite films of all time
@cmmosher80353 жыл бұрын
Mile claims to a Roddy Pipper but doesn't include Hell Comes To Frogtown. For shame.
@Rogue_VI3 жыл бұрын
Nice list. I like/love most everything on it. However, I absolutely hated Event Horizon. I felt so many of the scary parts were just so contrived. There were far too many noisy scene changes designed to scare you and they were annoying.
@teksnotdead9023 жыл бұрын
Awesome list.
@moominkomet3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with this list! 2001 is a family favorite. Love that movie! Glad you included They Live! A great movie. Some of my favorites are Repo Man! Best car on the lot! Another movie my mom took me to when I was 5. It burned it’s way into my mind for life, Fantastic Planet is a trip!
@goodknight37 Жыл бұрын
Arrival.
@avsambart3 жыл бұрын
This came at the perfect time. I've been on a scifi movie kick for weeks and needed more movie recs. Unfortunately I've watched most of these 🤣 but I'll be getting to Predator and Close Encounters soon.
@bradkrick82543 жыл бұрын
Great list. Interstellar is my absolute favorite. That ending wrecks me every time. Being a dad changes you!
@robertharcourt76503 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that we have such sililar tase Mike. I guess you're my brother from another mother ;)