The book The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies (http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/003785.html) has a list of the 50 films deemed the most significant in SF history. See the link for the complete criteria in the selection.
Here's the list. I've bolded the ones I've seen -- about 70%. I say about, because I sure I've seen some of these, I just can't remember much about them.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!
Akira
Alien
Aliens
Alphaville
Back to the Future
Blade Runner
Brazil
Bride of Frankenstein
Brother From Another Planet
A Clockwork Orange
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Contact
The Damned
Destination Moon
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Delicatessen
Escape From New York
ET: The Extraterrestrial
Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (serial)
The Fly (1985 version)
Forbidden Planet
Ghost in the Shell
Gojira/Godzilla
The Incredibles
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 version)
Jurassic Park
Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior
The Matrix
Metropolis
On the Beach
Planet of the Apes (1968 version)
Robocop
Sleeper
Solaris (1972 version)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
The Stepford Wives
Superman
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Thing From Another World
Things to Come
Tron
12 Monkeys
28 Days Later
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2001: A Space Odyssey
La Voyage Dans la Lune
War of the Worlds (1953 version)
Some random quotes from the ones I do remember:
"Is that a watermelon?"
"Holy Cats!"
"Will I dream, Dave?"
"Luke, I am your father."
"Reliant's prefix code is 16309."
"Obey the law."
"Would you like to step into the orgasmatron?"
"Get your filthy paws off me you damn dirty ape!"
"You want to get outta here, you talk to me."
"Me and my droogs."
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe."
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
Take a guess -- or add your own favorite quote.
What, you haven't seen "The Incredibles", "Tron" or "12 Monkeys"? ....you disappoint me Johnny. Sorry, wrong Mad Max. :-)
Posted by: Lou | October 24, 2005 at 11:13 PM
"The Incredibles" is on its way from NetFlix.
"Tron" -- I played the arcade game, is that close enough?
"12 monkeys" I'll put it in the queue.
Posted by: pat | October 25, 2005 at 09:27 AM
I've always wanted to see OntheBeach.
But I really cant believe you never saw TRON or 12Monkeys.
GhostintheShell, Akira, Incredibles....not into animation anymore?
Interesting that StepfordWives was the only one not specifying if it was the original or the remake.
Posted by: bernard | October 25, 2005 at 12:02 PM
Heres an animated StarWars in gif format :
http://x2.putfile.com/10/29405035849.gif
Posted by: bernard | October 25, 2005 at 12:05 PM
Well, I did see Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, but they'd be considered fantasy.
I do watch Tripping the Rift, and I'll probably get the first season of Ren and Stimpy.
Posted by: dosferatu | October 25, 2005 at 04:22 PM
Speaking of animation, a SpacemanSpiff movie wouldve been nice. ;)
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/10/24/reclusive.cartoonist.ap/
Posted by: Bernard | October 25, 2005 at 04:58 PM
Planet of the Apes was such a cool film. But hte remake was so uneventful. I've been thinking about it a lot lately. Someone online recut the original to resemble a lost TwiliteZone ep. And a coupl weeks ao I ran inot a marathon of the very mediocre `70s tv show. I jsut love that 70s tv crap.
goodnite Jonboy.
Posted by: bernard | October 25, 2005 at 05:01 PM
Laddie, have ye never been to Boston?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051025/od_nm/life_starwars_dc
Posted by: Scottie | October 26, 2005 at 02:11 PM
See today's post for C&H.
70's Tv, let's see . . . PotA, Logan's Run, The Night Stalker, UFO and Space:1999.
All available on DVD probably!
Posted by: dosferatu | October 26, 2005 at 07:28 PM