NTM

@MooseyMcMan: A Clockwork Orange is only a sci-fi because it is set in a dystopian future, and it has distinct differences to our current world. It's a sci-fi, but it's not to be looked at like the other sci-fi films. You wouldn't really compare Star Wars to it.

When was the last time you saw 2001? I think the beginning and end are weird, but great, and I love the whole spaceship designs. There's really just a lot of memorable stuff in this film that seem so far apart from one another. I personally thought it was a boring film, so much so I fell asleep watching it, as I did with Blade Runner the first few times I saw them, but when I saw it all the way through, I loved it. I guess it takes a special interest.

I wouldn't go so far as to call you an idiot because you dislike it, that'd make me an idiot, but I do think you should open your mind and see it again (in HD). Everything in it is likable, but not for the same reasons. The film is basically made up of four parts. The gorilla beginning, then there's the whole part with the other astronauts (Dr. Heywood R. Floyd), then the HAL aspect of it with the Bowman and Poole characters, and finally the awkward but interesting ending where Bowman is flying through that wormhole like thing to then end up in a white room which seems kind of like a creepy scene.

It's in no way a "bad" film, I mean, maybe you're not interested in it, but you can't say it's bad because of it. I'll go so far as to say I nearly hate A Clockwork Orange, but I wouldn't even say it's bad. 2001 is actually quite a weird sci-fi film in some respects, which may be what turned you off, but it's a really well made one as well.

@Kidavenger: I know you weren't, and I agree. I think there are a lot more sci-fi's out there that are just as great, or almost as great as the choices up here, but I thought I'd put the "best of the best" up there for choices.

@KillyDarko: You have to see the sequel than. Actually, that film was good, but I was being sarcastic.

@Kidavenger: Yes, but it's the only list. I would have a handful of other films up there if I could, but there aren't any others. So if you have something else in mind, just choose other I guess. Also, this list is from 2008, so it's after Matrix.

OK, so these are the American Film Institute’s top ten sci-fi films in history. What is your favorite of these films? I like the most of them, but I’ll put in order from my favorite to my least favorite below, but also show some as equals.

1. Alien, Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey

2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

3. Back to the Future

4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Day the Earth Stood Still

5. Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

6. A Clockwork Orange

So yeah, call me a menace for not really caring for Star Wars, E.T, and even less so, A Clockwork Orange. When it comes to A Clockwork Orange, I'd have to agree with Roger Ebert's somewhat negative review on it in ways. I understood what was to be understood, but I just didn't enjoy it all that much. Also, I don't know if I would necessarily call it a sci-fi as I would call the other's sci-fi. E.T. to me is a film I kind of liked when I was younger, but I just don't think it holds up very well today although I can see that it is a classic and wouldn't debate with others about it being good or not. I personally believe Close Encounters is a better film than E.T. which is somewhat similar. Star Wars is conflicting for me, it's one I loved as a kid, but over time I disliked a lot of it, and other stuff about it I do like. I think overall, what needs to be said about it though, is that I enjoy the games a lot more than the films, which in itself is a problem to me. Also, as you see it on the poll, A is the best to AFI and B is the least best of the best.

@Hector: Are you saying it's going to crash land on another planet than the one it took off from, from the time it planned to go to Earth? If so, wouldn't that mean that all of the crew members would have to somehow randomly go to LV-426 when they were previously intending on being on LV-223, to see the destruction of the ship and then run from it? That wouldn't make any sense, unless in this movie, they land on one planet, then go to another, but I don't think that's what happens. This is all on one planet, but is it the same as the one in the Alien films, and they just change the name later on? You'll see in the trailer, the Prometheus crashes into the other ship in orbit. Or were you saying something else?

OK, so I've made a thread about this in the past I believe; not sure if it was on here or another site, but I wanted to ask Alien fans out there. Prometheus takes place on planet LV-223, but in Alien and Aliens, the planet is LV-426. Are these really two different planets (that I read from IGN, are right next to each other, which I am questioning), or do the names just change over time? 'Cause I was thinking, how could it be that the alien ship crashes back on the same planet, or at least that's what I believe happens, and yet it's also on LV-426? Does anyone know the real answer to this? Do you know what I'm asking? I was just thinking that the company (Weyland, or the then Weyland-Yutani) changes the name, but if not, there's something else entirely that I can only guess what happens. Also, I know I've been making a bunch of Prometheus threads, and I'm sorry if you're getting tired of it. I'm just really interested in the Alien franchise and am extremely excited for Prometheus.

@Toxin066: Yeah, Paul_Is_Drunk mentioned that.

@BraveToaster: Ha ha, yes, kind of ironic really. I had changed it just after I made this.

@Paul_Is_Drunk: Yeah, maybe.

@PeasantAbuse: Have you seen the site before? Or you just saw it now? Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@hoossy: Not yet. They'll be destroyed in our future; 173 years, and nine months from now, or maybe they won't.