The 16 most intelligent sci-fi films ever made

[Dave Monroe]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Dave Monroe
<against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Thomas Beshear <tbeshear at insightbb.com> wrote:
>> Most of the choices are good ones, but I can't get behind "The Fountain,"
>> which was just a mess. Most happy to see "12 Monkeys" here. The source
>> material, "La Jetee," is very fine, tho' it's a short, not a full-length
>> feature.
>
> I'd cross off Donnie Darko, The Matrix + The Fountain immediately, @
> LEAST have 12 Monkeys + La jatee share a spot, and shed Pi + Moon as
> needed add (Tarkovksy's) Solaris (with Stalker waiting in the wings),
> Planet of the Apes, A Clockwork Orange, Testament, maybe Silent
> Running, but definitely Metropolis.  Off the top of my head ...

Sunshine, does Repo Man count? The Andromeda Strain, even ...