Sci-Fi Month REDUX: #1

The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

Before we proceed to #1, first, the list until now:

#10:  Renaissance
#9:  Strange Days
#8:  Outland
#7:  A Wind Named Amnesia
#6:  The Quiet Earth
#5:  Sleep Dealer
#4:  The Man From Earth
#3:  Anna to the Infinite Power
#2:  Dark Star

And without further ado, we're on to...

Sci-Fi Month REDUX: #2

The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#2:  Dark Star (1974)

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The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#3:  Anna to the Infinite Power (1982)

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The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#4:  The Man From Earth (2007)

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The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#5:  Sleep Dealer (2008)

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The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#6:  The Quiet Earth (1985)

Sci-Fi Month: REDUX #7

The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

Previous week's entries are here:
#10: Renaissance
#9: Strange Days
#8: Outland

And now we're on to...

#7:  A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)

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The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#8:  Outland (1981)

What It Is

Sean Connery (OH YEAAAHHH) plays Federal Marshal William O'Neil, a grizzly old veteran who has just transplanted his family from Earth to the rugged frontier of Io, where he joins the security detail of a major mining outpost.  The outpost is managed by Mark Sheppard (Peter Boyle, of Everybody Loves Raymond), a cheery fellow who prides himself on achieving maximum efficiency in the workplace.  Under Sheppard's watch, however, workers begin to exhibit bizarre and increasingly erratic behavior, resulting in several deaths.  O'Neil doggedly investigates, despite growing opposition from his wife and son, and from every single member of the station's 2,144 personnel, with one exception:  the station's chief medical physician, Dr. Lazarus (Frances Sternhagen).

O'Neil gradually uncovers the conspiracy behind the mysterious deaths, leading to a climactic confrontation with three mercenaries who are due to arrive on the weekly shuttle at 1200 hours.  Sound familiar?  No?  What if I were to replace the word "shuttle" with "train" and "1200 hours" with...oh, I don't know, "High Noon?"

OH YEEEEAAAAAHHH

Sci-Fi Month: REDUX #9

The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of

#9:  Strange Days (1995)

What It Is

The cyberpunk brainchild of two people you might be familiar with - James Cameron and Kathryn before-she-was-big Bigelow - and starring a powerhouse cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore and Vincent D'Onofrio.  Strange Days depicts a chaotic Los Angeles in 1999, on the eve of the new millennium.  Racial tensions ride at an all time high, distrust of the police is rampant and rioting is a near-daily occurrence.  In the midst of all of this is a new technology, a "SQUID" (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device) that is capable of recording or transmitting data directly to an individual's mind.  SQUID recordings are the newest and greatest thing in black market circles, with content ranging from robberies gone awry to downright snuff films.  One black market dealer, Lenny Nero (Fiennes), stumbles across a SQUID tape that depicts a horrific and politically charged crime, and must rely on the help of his friends Mace (Bassett), a bodyguard for hire, and Max Peltier (Sizemore), a Private Eye, to sort through a labyrinthine plot of double crosses and conspiracies.  Simultaneously, Nero is pursued by two corrupt LAPD officers (D'Onofrio and William Fichtner) and tries desperately to repair his damaged relationship with ex-girlfriend and singer Faith (Lewis).

Sci-Fi Month: REDUX #10

It's back!

This time last year, I decided to declare April my unofficial Sci-Fi month, where I blog about my favourite genre fiction.  Last April, I did up a list of my top 10 shows and top 10 movies, one roughly every weekday.

This year, I'm going to have just the one top 10 list, but it's one that I think will intrigue even die-hard fans.  In terms of a ranking system, these are again just my personal opinions based on how I felt the movie ranked alongside its fellows.  It's also worth mentioning that - with perhaps a couple of exceptions - you would never hear these movies ranked in "Greatest Sci-Fi" lists of any kind; not necessarily because they're BAD, but more because they don't quite reach into the levels of "instant classic".

Without further ado, Look Out It Is a Blog is proud to present:

The Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've (probably) Never Heard Of