... geeky movie lists - how many have you seen?

... continuing in the "geek" theme ... I visit Wil Wheaton's blog every once in a while (check out "Ensign Crusher!" on my Famous Folk blogroll), and yesterday's visit was a very productive one (see Netflix additions!). He pointed me to an article at The Movie Retriever entitled Ten Truly Underrated Sci-Fi Movies. I then visited its follow-up, Underrated Sci-Fi Movies: Five We Missed, Five We Didn't. Please go visit if you're interested, the write-ups are very informative. But in case you don't want to bother with the clicking, here are their 15 underrated sci-fi movies: [*drumroll*]

1. Primer (2004) : NVH, NQ
2. Aeon Flux (2005) : HNI
3. Body Snatchers(1993) : HNI
4. Tron (1982) : NQ (added by Kosh a while ago)
5. Sleeper (1973) : NVH, NQ
6. eXistenZ (1999) : NVH, NQ
7. A Boy and His Dog (1974) : NVH, NQ
8. Enemy Mine (1985) : HNI (Caught bits of it on TV, just didn't call out to me)
9. Gattaca (1997) : S+
10. Silent Running (1972) : NVH, NQ
11. Dark City(1998) : NVH, NQ
12. Strange Days(1995) : NVH, NQ
13. Cypher (2002) : NVH, NQ
14. Stalker (1979) : NVH, NQ
15. The Quiet Earth (1985) : NVH, NQ

LEGEND:
NVH = never heard of until now (10)
HNI = heard of, not interested (3)
NQ = added to Netfliz queue (11)
S+ = have seen it, liked it (1)
S- = have seen it, didn't like it (0)

Looking at how many I'd never heard of until I read the article(s), I have to remind myself that this is a list of underrated movies; to me that implies not many people know of them, and of that small amount, few really appreciate them. Phew! I feel less deficient now :)

What about you? Have you heard of these movies?
Have you also been inspired to add them to your to-watch list?

= = = on a related tangent ... = = =

Some of you may know I am quite the Rocky Horror Picture Show freak. And for those who know the show, remember the opening song Science Fiction/Double Feature? The song is a tribute of sorts to various B-movies and serials parodied in the show itself. I'm half-heartedly trying to watch the movies referenced in the song, in an effort to perhaps appreciate what the previous generation had to put up with at the movies, LoL!

Here's the list, courtesy of wikipedia:

• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
• Flash Gordon (1936)
• The Invisible Man (1933)
• King Kong (1933)
• It Came From Outer Space (1953)
• Doctor X (1932)
• Forbidden Planet (1956)
• Tarantula (1955)
• The Day of the Triffids (1962)
• Night of the Demon (1957), released in the U.S. as Curse of the Demon
• Them! (1954)
• When Worlds Collide (1951)

I quite enjoyed The Day the Earth Stood Still - the message relevant even to this day, and no I don't mean Klaatu Barada Nikto :D King Kong I half-listened to while puttering around on the 'puter, but all I can say about it is that it contained a LOT of screaming by Fay Wray, such that I don't think I want to bother sitting down and really watching it. The 1980 Flash Gordon was cheesy, I think I slept through 2/5 of it, but I should still give the 1936 version a chance... so that's 1.5 down, ten to go.

... so, have you seen any of these "classics"??

[I popped in our RHPS DVD while writing this, LoL!]