1.) The year the movie was released. 2.) Alphabetical Listing. 3.) Groups of five were broken out in the previous sorting order.
This is important to note on the polls, as entries are pitted roughly against contemporary rivals. A notable split is Forbidden Planet 1956 and Invasion of the Bodysnatchers 1956. The alpha split determined that they were not on the same list.
The Rules
There are 50 entries to the series of polls.
There will be three rounds, and each round will last one week. The First Round will be a series of ten polls, producing 10 winners, and taking place from March 27, 2004 to April 2nd, 2004. The Second Round will be a semifinal series of two polls, producing two winners, and will take place April 3rd, 2004 to April 9th, 2004. The Final Round will square off the two finalists in the Ultimate Grudge Match of Science Fiction Moviedom, taking place from April 10th to April 16th.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still-1951 30% [ 3 ] The Thing From Another World- 1951 0% [ 0 ] War of the Worlds-1953 60% [ 6 ] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-1954 10% [ 1 ] Forbidden Planet-1956 0% [ 0 ]
Star Crash-1979 0% [ 0 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 53% [ 7 ] Blade Runner-1982 30% [ 4 ] John Carpenter's The Thing-1982 0% [ 0 ] Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-1982 15% [ 2 ]
The Fifth Element-1997 33% [ 4 ] Dark City-1998 16% [ 2 ] Galaxy Quest-1999 0% [ 0 ] The Matrix-1999 50% [ 6 ] A. I.-2001 0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes : 12
The polls will be open until Saturday. Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Who are these people that cast a vote for Back to the Future as one of the best SF films of all time?!?
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Well it wasn't me. Posted by cochick (Member # 6167) on :
Me either
As an update there's been quite a bit of voting since yesterday and in Heat 9 Back to the Future is in joint lead with 12 Monkeys.
Also in Heat 8 Stargate and Terminator 2 are in joint lead.
The good news is Soylent Green has knocked Planet of the Apes of the top spot.
Subliminal message to all who have not yet voted: "Heat 4 - Vote Logan's Run, Vote Logan's Run". I know CE of the TK is better but LR had a big impact on me pre adolescence. I didn't see CE to much later and its incredibly long winded.
[ March 30, 2004, 11:58 AM: Message edited by: cochick ]
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Did you see the TV show Logan's Run?!? I thought I was the only one. Wow.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
They had that funky hovercar.
Probably blew their budget, but the plots were okay.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
I barely remember it because I was just a little nipper. I have very vivid memories of the circus where they got rid of the 'old' people. I sometimes think about how I would be dead if I were living in that world. Heh.
Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :
Don't be badmouthing Back to the Future. It is a contender for best film of the 80's. It is easily one of the best films in these polls.
That is, if you define a "good film" as one that is so much fun that you want to watch it over and over again. There are several movies on those lists that I saw once but would never be able to sit through a second time.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
The Day the Earth Stood Still-1951 27% [ 5 ] The Thing From Another World- 1951 0% [ 0 ] War of the Worlds-1953 44% [ 8 ] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-1954 16% [ 3 ] Forbidden Planet-1956 11% [ 2 ]
Star Crash-1979 0% [ 0 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 47% [ 11 ] Blade Runner-1982 39% [ 9 ] John Carpenter's The Thing-1982 0% [ 0 ] Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-1982 13% [ 3 ]
The Day the Earth Stood Still-1951 27% [ 5 ] The Thing From Another World- 1951 0% [ 0 ] War of the Worlds-1953 44% [ 8 ] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea-1954 16% [ 3 ] Forbidden Planet-1956 11% [ 2 ]
Star Crash-1979 0% [ 0 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 48% [ 12 ] Blade Runner-1982 40% [ 10 ] John Carpenter's The Thing-1982 0% [ 0 ] Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan-1982 12% [ 3 ]
War of the Worlds-1953 6% [ 1 ] 2001: A Space Odyssey-1968 31% [ 5 ] Soylent Green-1973 0% [ 0 ] Close Encounters of the Third Kind-1977 12% [ 2 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 50% [ 8 ]
Total Votes : 16
Among others, Hobbes dispairs that Episode V is winning....
E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial-1982 11% [ 2 ] Aliens-1986 5% [ 1 ] Terminator II-1989 11% [ 2 ] 12 Monkeys-1995 33% [ 6 ] The Matrix-1999 38% [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 18
This is the true race. 12 Monkeys and The Matrix have been dueling since the thread was posted.
Go vote. This has been a great turnout for the other polls, at least six more people may vote.
However, there are over eighty members....
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Three days left.
Go vote.
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
You know, the whole "over eighty members" thing seems less impressive when you realize that 18 of them have no posts at all, and 34 have five or fewer.
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Oddly, I think I picked the most popular in each heat of round 1, but neither of my choices for round 2 is in the lead. Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
It gets harder.
And people can vote anonymously, thereby preserving their lurker status.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
2 days left.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
War of the Worlds-1953 4% [ 1 ] 2001: A Space Odyssey-1968 33% [ 8 ] Soylent Green-1973 8% [ 2 ] Close Encounters of the Third Kind-1977 12% [ 3 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 41% [ 10 ]
War of the Worlds-1953 4% [ 1 ] 2001: A Space Odyssey-1968 33% [ 8 ] Soylent Green-1973 8% [ 2 ] Close Encounters of the Third Kind-1977 12% [ 3 ] Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 41% [ 10 ]
This poll will run seven days. Results will be posted Sunday, April 18, 2004.
Poll On! Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Round Update:
Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 55% [ 5 ] 12 Monkeys-1995 22% [ 2 ] The Matrix-1999 22% [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 9
Was it Yoda? Darth telling Luke that he was his father? C3PO getting blown up?
It was a classic....
Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :
Star Wars is gonna win not necessarily because it's better than the other two, but because it's purer sci-fi with none of that mind-trip stuff. Or rather, the mind-trip stuff is a sub-genre of sci-fi and thereby less complete than the traditional "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" set-up.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
Star Wars: Episode V (TESB)-1980 55% [ 10 ] 12 Monkeys-1995 11% [ 2 ] The Matrix-1999 33% [ 6 ]
Total Votes : 18
Whether or not it's "good" Science Fiction, The Empire Strikes Back obviously holds a place in our popular imagination. The influences it has made on popular culture is obvious, but how deep does that go?
Joseph Campbell loved what Lucas had done with Star Wars. I think it's pretty special too.
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