The Top 20 Geek Movies of all time

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Here's a list of the Top 20 Geek Movies of all time
http://www.themovieblog.com/2008/01/top ... f-all-time

Seen it? Liked/hated it?

20. Pirates of Silicon Valley 1999, Martyn Burke
19. Short Circuit 1986, John Badham
18. Hackers 1995, Iain Softley
17. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982, Nicholas Meyer
16. WarGames 1983, John Badham
15. Repo Man 1984, Alex Cox
14. Planet of the Apes 1968, Franklin J. Schaffner
13. Alien Quadrilogy 1979, Ridley Scott
12. Akira 1988, Katsuhiro Ôtomo
11. Pi 1998, Darren Aronofsky
10. Office Space 1999, Mike Judge
9. The Original Star Wars 1977, George Lucas
8. The Matrix 1999, Larry and Andy Wachowski
7. Metropolis 1927, Fritz Lang
6. Brazil 1985, Terry Gilliam
5. Serenity 2005, Joss Whedon
4. Lord of the Rings 2001, Peter Jackson
3. Spaceballs 1987, Mel Brooks
2. Bladerunner 1982, Ridley ScottAnd lastly..

1. 2001 1968, Stanley Kubrick

Huh. I was almost certain Napoleon Dynamite would be on there...

What about AntiTrust or Revolution OS? Both of those were geeky.

What about Real Genius?

20. Pirates of Silicon Valley - thought it was okay, not my cup of tea
19. Short Circuit - fun movie
18. Hackers - thought it was abysmal, absolute wrong representation of what real hacking is like
17. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - in my queue
16. WarGames - good nerd film
15. Repo Man - stranger than strange, absolutely classic
14. Planet of the Apes -
13. Alien - classic, one of ridley scott's best
12. Akira - one of the only anime's ill ever like unfortunately
11. Pi - cool math movie, really strange
10. Office Space - a must see, anyone who's ever worked in a cubical will understand it completely
9. The Original Star Wars - i dont think i even have to say anything
8. The Matrix - i liked it, but i do think it is a bit overrated,
7. Metropolis - have yet to see this
6. Brazil - really weird/hilarious dystopia film
5. Serenity - have yet to see it
4. Lord of the Rings - geeky as they come
3. Spaceballs - fun star wars parody
2. Bladerunner - one of my favorite films ever
1. 2001 - one of the best science fiction films ever made

20. Pirates of Silicon Valley 1999, Martyn Burke Never seen it.
19. Short Circuit 1986, John Badham Loved it.
18. Hackers 1995, Iain Softley Don't think I've seen it.
17. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982, Nicholas Meyer Seen it, love it, own it.
16. WarGames 1983, John Badham I really liked it.
15. Repo Man 1984, Alex Cox Haven't seen.
14. Planet of the Apes 1968, Franklin J. Schaffner It was ok.
13. Alien Quadrilogy 1979, Ridley Scott Like 'em.
12. Akira 1988, Katsuhiro Ôtomo Really liked it.
11. Pi 1998, Darren Aronofsky ...haven't seen.
10. Office Space 1999, Mike Judge Really liked it.
9. The Original Star Wars 1977, George Lucas Liked it, but like the two others more.
8. The Matrix 1999, Larry and Andy Wachowski I loved it, the sequels sucked though.
7. Metropolis 1927, Fritz Lang Haven't seen.
6. Brazil 1985, Terry Gilliam I think I watched a little bit, it was weird and I didn't get it, so I stopped watching it.
5. Serenity 2005, Joss Whedon Loved it, own it.
4. Lord of the Rings 2001, Peter Jackson I really liked the trilogy, especially the Director's cut.
3. Spaceballs 1987, Mel Brooks I liked it.
2. Bladerunner 1982, Ridley Scott I tried watching it two or three times, it bored the heck out of me.
1. 2001 1968, Stanley Kubrick I liked it.

good god!

the 2001 movie was trash!

the book was only moderately enjoyable. But the movie was one of the worst adaptions in cinematic history!

Stanley Kubrick should have been shot for that effort rather than lauded!

Now Bladerunner, that was a movie I enjoyed almost as much as the book.

I just saw Brazil this summer. I thought it was really good.

AI was good too.

What about Weird Science?

Great choice.

Hackers is one of my fav movies of all time, ive seen it about 20 times so far.

I've only seen 17 (own it), 14 (like someone else said, it was okay . . .), 10 (fun, but I wouldn't watch it again), 9 (liked), 8 (liked), 5 (loved), 4 (loved), 3 (loved) and 1 (it's okay if you're drunk) . . .

lol guess what, the book and film of 2001 were both written at the same time by Arthur C. Clarke along with Stanley Kubrick.

but yes, i to enjoy Blade Runner as much as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, they are both different from one another but still manage to tell great stories.

Any film with Keanu Reeves in it.

Really? Then Clarke should be shot along with him... as long as he had already finished the Rama series at that stage

echo your sentiments on Blade Runner though. It was great to see two different stories with the same characters set in the same universe but told really well. Though I never read the book till after I had seen the movie. Don't know how that might colour my judgement, but they were both great works of art.