SF Signal: 15 Geek Movies to See Before You Die

15 Geek Movies to See Before You Die

Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle Tech Blog lists 15 Geek Movies to See Before You Die. Here's the short list, but check out his post for his explanations.

Brazil
The Matrix
The Fifth Element
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Serenity
Dark City
12 Monkeys
Shaun of the Dead
Darkman
Army of Darkness
War Games
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Office Space
Repo Man

That was a really fun list and I enjoyed his mini-reviews of them. Not sure I would've included ST IV as that is too much of a parody film for me. I remember liking it well enough when it came out but I kringe more over that one now than over any of them.

Posted by Carl V. on Thursday February 08, 2007 at 8:35 AM

Ditto on ST IV. I would've added Gattaca before that one. I'm surprised Tron isn't on the list.

I like his explanation in the comments for why Blade Runner didn't make the cut. He says: : "I think Blade Runner is overrated. It's a little slow. The last time I tried to watch it, I fell asleep. The book -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? -- is way better." Huzzah! Validation!

Posted by John on Thursday February 08, 2007 at 8:41 AM

First, I'm a heretic in that I prefer the original Blade Runner, with the voice over. No, really. Also, BR is one of the few cases where I prefer the movie to the book.

Second, does Office Space fit in this list of movies? All of the other movies are SF, but Office Space?

Third, hmmm. Must add Dark City and Brazil to the Netflix.

Posted by Mike Timonin on Thursday February 08, 2007 at 6:37 PM

Woot! Only 4 more movies to go before I can die a happy geek!

Posted by Peter on Thursday February 08, 2007 at 6:43 PM