The most important geeky movies

[chuckro]

My dad and I were discussing the 100 books you'd need to read to be "educated," or 1,000 books you'd need to read to be "well read". Mostly, we were focusing on the graphic novel portion of that, and that post will have have its day.

For the moment, however, I've been distract by a discussion with nanonicole about a grad student she knows who apparently made it into her twenties without ever hearing of Darth Vader. That got me thinking: In order to be an educated geeky-type, want the minimum of movies you'd need to see?

What I came up with, in no particular order:
1. Star Wars episodes 4, 5, 6
2. Back to the Future (parts 2 and 3 are optional, but recommended)
3. Princess Bride
4. Indiana Jones: either Raiders or Last Crusade
5. At least one Sean Connery Bond film
6. Men In Black
7. The Matrix (only the first one)
8. The original Planet of the Apes
9. Star Trek 2, 3, 4, Generations and First Contact.
10. Terminator 2
11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
12. Army of Darkness
13. Labyrinth
14. One other fantasy movie of: Legend, the Last Unicorn, The Dark Crystal, Willow or The Neverending Story
15. Any one movie as redubbed in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000
16. At least one Romero zombie film
17. 2001: A Space Oddessy
18. Ghostbusters
19. Robocop OR Terminator (the first one) OR Highlander (again, the first one)
20. The Day the Earth Stood Still (original) OR Forbidden Planet OR Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original).
21. Aliens

And from the superhero list:
1. The two Richard Donner Superman films
2. The first Tim Burton Batman film
3. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight
4. Spider-Man 1 and 2
5. X-Men 1 and 2
6. Iron Man
7. Blade

I know there's more. Suggestions? Additions or deletions?

Comments

[mithras03.livejournal.com]

You know they've re-made "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly? I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth when I watched the preview. Some movies should be left alone because they are genius. And a note on "Blade Runner" - I was watching "Top Design" on Bravo (don't ask), which is for interior designers, and the challenge was to design window displays for clothing designers from project runway. One of them said he wanted a "Blade Runner" feel for the window and asked if either interior designer on his team had seen the film. Total blank looks from both of them - neither of them had even heard of it. I was rather shocked, as I thought it was one of the most famous movies of the 20th century, but what do I know....

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

You know they've re-made "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly?

I had heard. It's on the list of knowledge to be deleted from my brain and replaced with details of the Pon Farr.