a long time ago in a galaxy not so far
away
science fiction hits several new
milestones in film take one step forward
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
science fiction movies of the 1970s for
this list we’re taking a look at the
films that tackled science fiction from
different perspectives and helped make
the genre as popular as ever with
mainstream audiences keep in mind we’re
excluding superhero films from this list
so sorry Superman you’ll have to sit
this one out
this is part of a series of video
spanning the decades of sci-fi flicks
from the 1950s to the 2000s that must be
the looker of being owned number 10
sleeper
what Woody Allen made a science-fiction
film this early in his directing career
who’d have thought it actually sleeper
is really more of a sci-fi send-up than
it is straightforward science-fiction
your brain will be electronically
simplified my brain it’s my second
favorite organ that’s just what makes
the film so refreshing though especially
considering that sci-fi hadn’t really
been viewed under a comedic lens up
until this point you must understand
that everyone you knew in the past has
been dead nearly 200 years they all ate
organic rice sleeper contains some of
Allan’s wittiest physical comedy
sharpest satire and most consistently
hilarious dialogue poking fun at the
past and present just as much as it does
the future sex and death to things that
come once in a lifetime
but at least after death you’re not
nauseous number 9 the Andromeda Strain
Andromeda is improving for existence in
outer space when an alien germ causes an
entire town to drop dead the government
assembles a team of doctors to
investigate I assumed it was inhaled not
likely it’s absorb through the skin
that’s who we’ll find out now the
mechanism of death a majority of the
film takes place in an underground
laboratory where our heroes studied this
specimen it’ll take us 16 hours to send
through the programmed decontamination
procedures on the first four levels if
you’re looking for an action heavy
sci-fi thriller this one probably isn’t
for you ask your germ warfare friends
they have lost there’s more staring at
computer screens and scientific jargon
then there are chases or shootouts here
the computer’s overloaded too much data
coming in too fast true enthusiasts of
science however will appreciate the
Andromeda Strain
for smartly observing its subject matter
from a detailed technical point of view
there’s no substation this
number eight silent running that’s right
this happens to be nature’s greatest
gift Bruce Dern is an intergalactic
hippie determined to protect Earth’s
last remaining gardens which have been
transported to a greenhouse in space
until that may last nice cause his
silent running
overly preachy about protecting the
environment without a doubt and there
were blue skies and that was fresh air
and there were things growing all over
the place not just in some domed
enclosures blasted some millions of
miles out into space to be fair though
this was one of the first sci-fi films
with a green theme before every sci-fi
film started shoving mother nature down
our throats and there were valleys and
there were planes of tall green grass
that you could lie down in that you
could go to sleep in Silent Running
sincerely captures the beauty of nature
and outer space now this is a mulch
that’s what makes a tree trail at the
same time it also says something
thought-provoking about the effects of
isolation and the need for companionship
whoa and Barker and keen
it weren’t exactly my friends but I did
like some number seven Solaris no fish
because we can um Marshall Blanco as far
as science fiction films go Solaris is
among the most intimate ever made
yeah well you should toast appraiser for
submitted or cannot show the movie
contains little action or large-scale
production values primarily setting
itself in various rooms of the space
station in which two characters have a
conversation hello Justin yeah you snap
a little misty no no doing your rhythm
immediate McCarthy isn’t it that by no
means makes Solaris boring if anything
it makes it fascinating with the
sophistication of a stage play you’re
not hiding
yaga the film isn’t about throwing
millions of dollars at the camera but
about examining the notions of humanity
and los de Bello Bello no Logothetis us
locate or a Mormon bear everybody know a
business
obviously motor financing while it cost
little to make Solaris will leave you
with plenty to think about share excuse
me will you go to the bathroom number 6
Soylent Green detective thorn 14th
precinct in 2022 the world has become so
overpopulated that people sleep in
hallways the air is hardly breathable
and basic food is considered a luxury oh
my god
New York’s population of 40 million
becomes short 1 however when a board
member of the Soylent corporation is
murdered it was murdered you know
fascinating enter Charlton Heston as a
detective who discovers the murder is
linked to a new food product called
Soylent Green because of its enormous
popularity Soylent Green is in short
supply remember Tuesday is Soylent Green
Day the intriguing mystery all comes
down to what Soylent Green is made of
which is every bit as disturbing as the
ingredients for hotdogs forgive me it’s
destroying me wait the truth number 5
Logan’s Run I’m Logan 5 Logan’s Run was
far from the first movie about a savior
who discovers his utopian society is
actually a dystopian society by 1976
this was a pretty standard convention
for most science fiction fair question
do I get my four years back what makes
Logan’s Run memorable is that it doesn’t
take itself too seriously do you want me
to take my clothes oh not for your face
instead it’s more of a fun can’t be
fugitive on the run movie that still
provides solid thrills today you don’t
run you kill runners you have always
killed runners yes I have but now it’s
my turn and I find I want to live the
film is also creditable for its rich
sets and effects which perfectly capture
how the 1970s thought futurist cities
and Technology would look we must be
somewhere under the city I’d always
heard the city received its power from
the sea but this looks forgotten number
four invasion of the body snatchers Oh
spider supinate how nice to see you
where the original invasion of the body
snatchers was all about what the
audience doesn’t see the 1978 remake
puts more emphasis on what the audience
does see with a bigger budget and Philip
Kaufman behind the camera the thriller
expands upon the originals universe to
create a successful standalone picture
there’s nothing to be afraid of they
were right it’s painless
it’s good it never becomes consumed by
new technology and visuals however
staying true to the spirit of the 1956
film set Jeffrey is not Jeffrey with
just the right mix of old and new it’s
exactly what any good remake should be
number three Close Encounters of the
Third Kind this is nice this landmark
and director Steven Spielberg’s career
centers on Richard Dreyfuss as roy neary
an ordinary man that encounters a UFO
well I guess you’ve noticed something a
little strange with dad being a film
that’s all about the universe’s unsolved
mysteries Close Encounters leaves the
audience with a million questions
running through their minds I just want
to know it’s it’s really happening are
these extraterrestrials lethal or
peaceful what are their intentions with
Roy how will the government react to
these beings
she sounds full coitus a group of five
quavers occur for semiquavers everything
pays off in the final act as the film
answers the ultimate question mankind
has pondered for centuries are we alone
in the universe
number two alien ash can you see this
a creature breaks loose and terrorizes a
group of people that setup is nothing
new I’ve never seen anything like it
the reason alien remains one of the best
movies of its kind though isn’t because
of the premise small let’s not be too
hasty we don’t know anything about it
isn’t even because of the alien although
the little facehugger is pretty
petrifying
the film sense of terror is derived from
its setting in the vast recesses of
space where no one can hear you scream
shut up Ridley Scott crafted the most
suspenseful environment possible through
ominous cinematography and
claustrophobic sets making every inch of
his sci-fi horror flick crawl with dread
before we beam up to our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions since is
English 5-slot a slaughter hope is house
slashed hole since slaughterhouse-five
are you getting on
did anything you well not yet not not
really I’m not here to help you hey
check this is inner control your point
what a service of the right character
please make me correction thx that’s not
for target practice that’s for
emergencies only
number one Star Wars Episode four a new
hope no wonder stop us this time aside
from its immortal characters I’m solo
I’m captain and millennium fall quotable
dialogue may the force be with you
groundbreaking effects creative action
alluring lore heart pounding musical
score and endless imagination a lot of
simple tricks and nonsense what is it
that makes Star Wars so enduring perhaps
it’s because George Lucas managed to
take elements of almost every iconic
story in existence from The Legend of
King Arthur to the films of Akira
Kurosawa and create something that was
familiar yet one-of-a-kind the end
product was not only a sci-fi triumph
but also a new iconic story that will
stay with us until the end of time
do you agree with our list I find your
lack of faith disturbing what’s your
favorite sci-fi movie from the 1970s for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
away
science fiction hits several new
milestones in film take one step forward
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
science fiction movies of the 1970s for
this list we’re taking a look at the
films that tackled science fiction from
different perspectives and helped make
the genre as popular as ever with
mainstream audiences keep in mind we’re
excluding superhero films from this list
so sorry Superman you’ll have to sit
this one out
this is part of a series of video
spanning the decades of sci-fi flicks
from the 1950s to the 2000s that must be
the looker of being owned number 10
sleeper
what Woody Allen made a science-fiction
film this early in his directing career
who’d have thought it actually sleeper
is really more of a sci-fi send-up than
it is straightforward science-fiction
your brain will be electronically
simplified my brain it’s my second
favorite organ that’s just what makes
the film so refreshing though especially
considering that sci-fi hadn’t really
been viewed under a comedic lens up
until this point you must understand
that everyone you knew in the past has
been dead nearly 200 years they all ate
organic rice sleeper contains some of
Allan’s wittiest physical comedy
sharpest satire and most consistently
hilarious dialogue poking fun at the
past and present just as much as it does
the future sex and death to things that
come once in a lifetime
but at least after death you’re not
nauseous number 9 the Andromeda Strain
Andromeda is improving for existence in
outer space when an alien germ causes an
entire town to drop dead the government
assembles a team of doctors to
investigate I assumed it was inhaled not
likely it’s absorb through the skin
that’s who we’ll find out now the
mechanism of death a majority of the
film takes place in an underground
laboratory where our heroes studied this
specimen it’ll take us 16 hours to send
through the programmed decontamination
procedures on the first four levels if
you’re looking for an action heavy
sci-fi thriller this one probably isn’t
for you ask your germ warfare friends
they have lost there’s more staring at
computer screens and scientific jargon
then there are chases or shootouts here
the computer’s overloaded too much data
coming in too fast true enthusiasts of
science however will appreciate the
Andromeda Strain
for smartly observing its subject matter
from a detailed technical point of view
there’s no substation this
number eight silent running that’s right
this happens to be nature’s greatest
gift Bruce Dern is an intergalactic
hippie determined to protect Earth’s
last remaining gardens which have been
transported to a greenhouse in space
until that may last nice cause his
silent running
overly preachy about protecting the
environment without a doubt and there
were blue skies and that was fresh air
and there were things growing all over
the place not just in some domed
enclosures blasted some millions of
miles out into space to be fair though
this was one of the first sci-fi films
with a green theme before every sci-fi
film started shoving mother nature down
our throats and there were valleys and
there were planes of tall green grass
that you could lie down in that you
could go to sleep in Silent Running
sincerely captures the beauty of nature
and outer space now this is a mulch
that’s what makes a tree trail at the
same time it also says something
thought-provoking about the effects of
isolation and the need for companionship
whoa and Barker and keen
it weren’t exactly my friends but I did
like some number seven Solaris no fish
because we can um Marshall Blanco as far
as science fiction films go Solaris is
among the most intimate ever made
yeah well you should toast appraiser for
submitted or cannot show the movie
contains little action or large-scale
production values primarily setting
itself in various rooms of the space
station in which two characters have a
conversation hello Justin yeah you snap
a little misty no no doing your rhythm
immediate McCarthy isn’t it that by no
means makes Solaris boring if anything
it makes it fascinating with the
sophistication of a stage play you’re
not hiding
yaga the film isn’t about throwing
millions of dollars at the camera but
about examining the notions of humanity
and los de Bello Bello no Logothetis us
locate or a Mormon bear everybody know a
business
obviously motor financing while it cost
little to make Solaris will leave you
with plenty to think about share excuse
me will you go to the bathroom number 6
Soylent Green detective thorn 14th
precinct in 2022 the world has become so
overpopulated that people sleep in
hallways the air is hardly breathable
and basic food is considered a luxury oh
my god
New York’s population of 40 million
becomes short 1 however when a board
member of the Soylent corporation is
murdered it was murdered you know
fascinating enter Charlton Heston as a
detective who discovers the murder is
linked to a new food product called
Soylent Green because of its enormous
popularity Soylent Green is in short
supply remember Tuesday is Soylent Green
Day the intriguing mystery all comes
down to what Soylent Green is made of
which is every bit as disturbing as the
ingredients for hotdogs forgive me it’s
destroying me wait the truth number 5
Logan’s Run I’m Logan 5 Logan’s Run was
far from the first movie about a savior
who discovers his utopian society is
actually a dystopian society by 1976
this was a pretty standard convention
for most science fiction fair question
do I get my four years back what makes
Logan’s Run memorable is that it doesn’t
take itself too seriously do you want me
to take my clothes oh not for your face
instead it’s more of a fun can’t be
fugitive on the run movie that still
provides solid thrills today you don’t
run you kill runners you have always
killed runners yes I have but now it’s
my turn and I find I want to live the
film is also creditable for its rich
sets and effects which perfectly capture
how the 1970s thought futurist cities
and Technology would look we must be
somewhere under the city I’d always
heard the city received its power from
the sea but this looks forgotten number
four invasion of the body snatchers Oh
spider supinate how nice to see you
where the original invasion of the body
snatchers was all about what the
audience doesn’t see the 1978 remake
puts more emphasis on what the audience
does see with a bigger budget and Philip
Kaufman behind the camera the thriller
expands upon the originals universe to
create a successful standalone picture
there’s nothing to be afraid of they
were right it’s painless
it’s good it never becomes consumed by
new technology and visuals however
staying true to the spirit of the 1956
film set Jeffrey is not Jeffrey with
just the right mix of old and new it’s
exactly what any good remake should be
number three Close Encounters of the
Third Kind this is nice this landmark
and director Steven Spielberg’s career
centers on Richard Dreyfuss as roy neary
an ordinary man that encounters a UFO
well I guess you’ve noticed something a
little strange with dad being a film
that’s all about the universe’s unsolved
mysteries Close Encounters leaves the
audience with a million questions
running through their minds I just want
to know it’s it’s really happening are
these extraterrestrials lethal or
peaceful what are their intentions with
Roy how will the government react to
these beings
she sounds full coitus a group of five
quavers occur for semiquavers everything
pays off in the final act as the film
answers the ultimate question mankind
has pondered for centuries are we alone
in the universe
number two alien ash can you see this
a creature breaks loose and terrorizes a
group of people that setup is nothing
new I’ve never seen anything like it
the reason alien remains one of the best
movies of its kind though isn’t because
of the premise small let’s not be too
hasty we don’t know anything about it
isn’t even because of the alien although
the little facehugger is pretty
petrifying
the film sense of terror is derived from
its setting in the vast recesses of
space where no one can hear you scream
shut up Ridley Scott crafted the most
suspenseful environment possible through
ominous cinematography and
claustrophobic sets making every inch of
his sci-fi horror flick crawl with dread
before we beam up to our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions since is
English 5-slot a slaughter hope is house
slashed hole since slaughterhouse-five
are you getting on
did anything you well not yet not not
really I’m not here to help you hey
check this is inner control your point
what a service of the right character
please make me correction thx that’s not
for target practice that’s for
emergencies only
number one Star Wars Episode four a new
hope no wonder stop us this time aside
from its immortal characters I’m solo
I’m captain and millennium fall quotable
dialogue may the force be with you
groundbreaking effects creative action
alluring lore heart pounding musical
score and endless imagination a lot of
simple tricks and nonsense what is it
that makes Star Wars so enduring perhaps
it’s because George Lucas managed to
take elements of almost every iconic
story in existence from The Legend of
King Arthur to the films of Akira
Kurosawa and create something that was
familiar yet one-of-a-kind the end
product was not only a sci-fi triumph
but also a new iconic story that will
stay with us until the end of time
do you agree with our list I find your
lack of faith disturbing what’s your
favorite sci-fi movie from the 1970s for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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