Comments on: The Five Most Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpieces

By: kilkysghost

kilkysghost — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:47:09 +0000

Honestly, the article was very fun. I would have to say that I am very biased and would want many more movies to be included but you can’t give every movie a “great” rating.

Maybe a very B list – with such things as “innerspace”

Perhaps an animated movie list? There seems to be a large number of underrated and under-appreciated animated movies in the world.

By: josecreate

josecreate — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:42:02 +0000

PEOPLE OF EARTH!! WTF? There are a few candidates I feel have been sorely neglected unless I’m just being lazy such as:
• Day Of The Triffids
• Blood Sucking Freaks
• Frankenhooker
• Them
• Reanimator

By: zawmer

zawmer — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:06:11 +0000

1. The Abyss
2. Brazil
3. Sphere
4. Gattaca
5. Minority Report

By: psaltseller

psaltseller — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:09:47 +0000

Destination Moon, of course. All right, they clumped Rocket Ship Galileo and The Man Who Sold The Moon together, but the result was stronger than either in a time where science teachers were still telling students that rockets can only work in atmosphere. Thanks, Woody, for totally ticking my teacher off … and for being right.

ZARDOZ has to be there. It’s a far better “it this goes on ……..” film that either of the Time Machine attempts, and the last couple minutes make you want to throw rocks at a great many higher-grossing flicks.

Wild in the Streets (I think I have the title right) is another “cautionary tale” of a society that looked pretty good. Voting age: 15. Old people put into idyllic locations where they got to spend their waning days zonked out of their skulls. And that closing line: “Everybody over 10 is finished.” Take that, Mr. Heston.

By: cchamp29

cchamp29 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:32:57 +0000

The Illustrated Man

Very good IMO.

By: scigirlpower

scigirlpower — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:25:58 +0000

Gattica
Brave Heart
Galaxy Quest, haha

By: nonyabizz

nonyabizz — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:50:46 +0000

I liked Dune when they made it into a miniseries… David Lynch’s movie was an abomination….

By: jonboinar

jonboinar — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:16:20 +0000

Now, don’t forget:
-Videodrome
-Lathe of Heaven

By the way, Bladerunner is NOT underrated. It’s rated just right, way up there.

By: noelhastings

noelhastings — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:11:19 +0000

I will add a few reinforcing comments despite the fact that the list may already be prepared. (no part order)

- Primer (one of the most original)
- Sunshine (have you seen this on Blu-Ray?)
- The Fountain (a bit obscure for some perhaps)
- Solaris (simply beautiful)
- Donnie Darko (Dir Cut)
- Dune (truly a classic)
- Gattaca (probably the most relevant and nearly movie now in the list, now it may be excluded as it is probably no longer sci-fi as it is sci-fact! Amazing cinematography & design and excellent performance by Jude Law. All that with a strong cautionary message regarding our choices with regards to technology, what else can a sci-fi movie give you!??)

By: strangeitude

strangeitude — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:49:47 +0000

Wow, I can’t see in what way Sunshine is a ‘masterpiece’ nor The Fountain….continuing…take out Brazil, because it is a great movie which is not underrated; Let the right One In is more a vampire movie, not sci-fi.

My top 5 of the list, would be (even if I don’t recognize all as ‘masterpieces’):

- Predator
- Dark City
- A.I.
- Solaris (2002)
- ExistenZ

Silent Running and They Live are cool but not to make my top 5 of the list. Other underrated sci-fi I like: 2010, THX 1138, Event Horizon is cool too, Alien 3 (the extended cut is much better than the original release).