BeatlesFan's Top Ten List

[BeatlesFan]

Animal House! Classic. You have earned the #4 spot for your explanation. Well done.

You now have the maximum of 3 choices on the list. The remaining spots will be filled by others.

So - What is your choice and reason? Where will your choice be on list of the Top Ten Movies of all time as submitted by Vortex Wars Forum Players?

[Happiness]

Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer is a film that manages to stay on track for most of its bloated running time, only to steam ahead towards an inevitable derailment. Sorry I've been meaning to make a list of bad railroad puns...but I keep getting side tracked (ba dum tsish)

Right, now that I've got all the train related puns out of the way, let's talk about this wonderful mass of a film.

As ridiculous as the premise is, Joon-ho Bong's film is fiercely dedicated to it. It starts of with a grimy, disgusting view of life in the tail end of the train that holds the last of humanity. We quickly meet the archetypes required for a story like this. The reluctant hero, the old wise man, the young dog, they're all there. But the way we are introduced to them is where the strength of especially the first two acts lies. We are thrown on this train without information, smack dab in the middle of events that have been brewing for a long time and are about to come into fruition. Gradually, as the plot stumbles on, we are given more and more information, always just enough to keep us satisfied but still hungry for more.

I think the reason why this movie is such a good choice is that it not only leaves an entertaining piece of off kilter sci-fi that is worthy of your time, but also teaching people the morals not to follow the steps of the greedy humans shown in the movie.

[BeatlesFan]

While I have never heard of it, your explanation puts you ahead of Jurrasic Park.

Thanks!

[Fangfallen]

Stargate

Stargate is an adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly $200 million (USD) worldwide. Three years later, Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series titled Stargate SG-1 as a sequel to the film.

In addition to film and television, the Stargate franchise has expanded into other media, including books, video games, and comic books. These supplements to the film and television series have resulted in significant development of the show's fictional universe and mythology. In 2008, the films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Continuum were released direct-to-DVD, which in total grossed over $21 million in Australia. In 2009, the original pilot was re-cut and released as a direct-to-DVD film. In 2002 the franchise's first animated series, Stargate Infinity, began airing, which holds no canonicity in the franchise despite its Stargate SG-1-inspired plot. In 2004, the TV series Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1. A third series, Stargate Universe, premiered on October 2, 2009 and was cancelled during its second season, leaving it with an unresolved cliffhanger. Then on April 17, 2011, Stargate producer Brad Wright announced that any plans for the continuation of the franchise had been cancelled indefinitely, ending 17 seasons (354 episodes) of Stargate television production.

In the fall of 2013, original Stargate movie director Roland Emmerich was granted the rights to reboot the Stargate Franchise into a new trilogy of movies, set for release in 2015! (I am very excited for this.. so so excited.)

Stargate productions center on the premise of a "Stargate", a circular device (6.7 m in diameter) that creates a wormhole, enabling instantaneous transportation to another stargate located many light years away from the starting point. Under the control of the United States government, the Stargate discovered on Earth is kept a secret from the public. This allows for storylines to present no contradiction between depicted events and reality, an effect compounded by setting Stargate in the present day and depicting Earth accurately, with any unrealistic technology originating solely from alien civilizations. These extraterrestrial civilizations are typically more pre-industrial than scientifically advanced and are almost always human. Together, this allows for stories dominated by human interaction in Earth-like environments, an unusual feature for a science fiction franchise focused on exploration of other worlds.

In the story, this is explained as being the result of alien interference in Earth's past—the concept influenced by the ideas of Erich von Däniken. Many ancient mythologies are shown to be the result of aliens who had visited Earth posing as gods by using their technology to give the impression of deific power. While some of these aliens had benign intentions, a race later known in Stargate SG-1 as the "Goa'uld" used Stargates to move slaves from Ancient Egypt to other habitable planets, simultaneously being responsible for the Egyptian religion and culture. Following a successful rebellion by the humans of Egypt, the Goa'uld fled Earth, and the Stargate was buried and forgotten until modern times, when the United States acquired it following an archaeological dig. With the rediscovery of the function of the Stargate, the galaxy becomes a source of knowledge as well as threats, and the attention of the Goa'uld is drawn once more to Earth.

I personally have seen every single series and movie from the franchise and an avid fan, my personal favorite series is Stargate Universe!

[Fangfallen]

Beatles, could your next top 10 be in reference to books?

[BeatlesFan]

Beatles, could your next top 10 be in reference to books?

Certainly!

Also - You have made the list - coming in at #9. While I might be (slightly) wrong, it seems like it is a pure cut and paste. While I think some others did that as well, they also eliminated extraneous information and added some of their own insight.

[Fangfallen]

It's basically cut and paste, I just added in some commentary and crap.

[BeatlesFan]

I am too lazy atm to Google this, but it is very likely that there were only a total of 9 movies made in the history of filmmaking.

[Fangfallen]

I am too lazy atm to Google this, but it is very likely that there were only a total of 9 movies made in the history of filmmaking.

It's true.

[Arya Dröttingu]

Stargate

Stargate is an adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly $200 million (USD) worldwide. Three years later, Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series titled Stargate SG-1 as a sequel to the film.

In addition to film and television, the Stargate franchise has expanded into other media, including books, video games, and comic books. These supplements to the film and television series have resulted in significant development of the show's fictional universe and mythology. In 2008, the films Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Continuum were released direct-to-DVD, which in total grossed over $21 million in Australia. In 2009, the original pilot was re-cut and released as a direct-to-DVD film. In 2002 the franchise's first animated series, Stargate Infinity, began airing, which holds no canonicity in the franchise despite its Stargate SG-1-inspired plot. In 2004, the TV series Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1. A third series, Stargate Universe, premiered on October 2, 2009 and was cancelled during its second season, leaving it with an unresolved cliffhanger. Then on April 17, 2011, Stargate producer Brad Wright announced that any plans for the continuation of the franchise had been cancelled indefinitely, ending 17 seasons (354 episodes) of Stargate television production.

In the fall of 2013, original Stargate movie director Roland Emmerich was granted the rights to reboot the Stargate Franchise into a new trilogy of movies, set for release in 2015! (I am very excited for this.. so so excited.)

Stargate productions center on the premise of a "Stargate", a circular device (6.7 m in diameter) that creates a wormhole, enabling instantaneous transportation to another stargate located many light years away from the starting point. Under the control of the United States government, the Stargate discovered on Earth is kept a secret from the public. This allows for storylines to present no contradiction between depicted events and reality, an effect compounded by setting Stargate in the present day and depicting Earth accurately, with any unrealistic technology originating solely from alien civilizations. These extraterrestrial civilizations are typically more pre-industrial than scientifically advanced and are almost always human. Together, this allows for stories dominated by human interaction in Earth-like environments, an unusual feature for a science fiction franchise focused on exploration of other worlds.

In the story, this is explained as being the result of alien interference in Earth's past—the concept influenced by the ideas of Erich von Däniken. Many ancient mythologies are shown to be the result of aliens who had visited Earth posing as gods by using their technology to give the impression of deific power. While some of these aliens had benign intentions, a race later known in Stargate SG-1 as the "Goa'uld" used Stargates to move slaves from Ancient Egypt to other habitable planets, simultaneously being responsible for the Egyptian religion and culture. Following a successful rebellion by the humans of Egypt, the Goa'uld fled Earth, and the Stargate was buried and forgotten until modern times, when the United States acquired it following an archaeological dig. With the rediscovery of the function of the Stargate, the galaxy becomes a source of knowledge as well as threats, and the attention of the Goa'uld is drawn once more to Earth.

I personally have seen every single series and movie from the franchise and an avid fan, my personal favorite series is Stargate Universe!

I've seen stargaze SG 1 and watching Atlantis right now