Fifteen Geek Movies to See Before You Die
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Lists
Dwight Silverman, technology reporter for the Houston Chronicle, has listed his top 15 "Geek Movies to See Before You Die." The scary thing is that I've seen -- and like -- all 15 movies on the list, which includes three Terry Gilliam movies (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil and 12 Monkeys), two "Star Trek" movies (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home) and two Sam Raimi movies (Darkman and Army of Darkness). But I'm not sure I like the term "geek movies," which seems a more distilled and insulting form of "cult" movies. It implies a certain uncool element to the movies, whereas "cult" implies a club to which you might want to belong. Certainly not all "cult" movies are "geek" movies (Eraserhead, for example, is not exactly a "geek" movie). But I think all "geek" movies are "cult" movies. Silverman links to a second blog about "geek" movies that even further blurs the line. I don't know: maybe it's the simple act of listing these movies that makes one a geek. Regardless, what is Silverman thinking by listing Army of Darkness and not Evil Dead II?
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2-07-2007 @ 6:51PM
bgdc said...
Star Trek movies and the abysmally silly, repetitive and slow Matrix aren't worth watching. The rest are good fun. The appeal of Repo Man eludes me though.
Still not sure why people like the concoction that is Tron, mixed with Soylent Green and The Terminator - you guys call it The Matrix. The film is plodding and they take hours to explain a VERY simple concept: what is the matrix. good lord it just lacks in any level of creativity and features some of the worst acting and direction ever. Blech.
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2-08-2007 @ 9:49AM
Mike Davis said...
Wow, these are some lame choices, one geek to another.
It reminds me of when newspapers publish lists of teenage "Slang" so the parents can sound cool.
But, these choices for Geek films?
Serenity? No, this is a film for Firefly geeks solely.
Fifth Element? Oh, hell, no.
And the other list of Geekness?
The Girl Next Door?
Dear God.
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