Title |
Year |
Rating |
Rank |
Review |
Matrix, The | 1999 | 100 | 1 | (full review) |
Terminator | 1984 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - With pulse-pounding action sequences, endless suspense, and one incredible story, this sci-fi thriller blazes a bloody trail into the annals of cinematic history. |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | 1991 | 100 | 1 | (full review) - Terminator 2: Judgement Day is certifiably the ultimate action movie. Without a shadow of a doubt, James Cameron's sci-fi masterpiece perfected the formula for the modern big budget blockbusters of today. |
Ex Machina | 2015 | 97 | 4 | (full review) - Ex Machina is undoubtedly an homage to those sci-fi films of the past that showcase this clash of man and self-aware machines. Unlike other films that bake this theme into expansive worlds with lots of colorful characters, Ex Machina boasts a far more intimate film. |
Matrix Revolutions, The | 2003 | 97 | 4 | (full review) |
Her | 2013 | 88 | 6 | (full review) |
Robot and Frank | 2012 | 88 | 6 | (full review) |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | 2015 | 84 | 8 | (full review) - The film's greatest asset is not the action, the comedy, or even its glut of new characters. It's the villainy. It's Ultron. James Spader's persona reminds me quite a bit of Hugo Weaving's performances as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy with an extra shot of menace. Popping up everywhere with money quotes on the inevitability of his peacekeeping mission, Spader oozes with malice in every move he makes and every step he takes. |
Matrix Reloaded, The | 2003 | 80 | 9 | (full review) |
Terminator Genisys | 2015 | 75 | 10 | (full review) - Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and these foreigners make one hell of a good impression with Terminator Genisys. Like the box office sensation Jurassic World, this fifth trip into the war between machines and mankind is built around a certain nostalgia factor. |
Chappie | 2015 | 61 | 11 | (full review) - Johannesburg might as well be Old Detroit. Tetravaal is in fact OCP rebranded. There's no doubt in my mind that Moose is the ED-209 enforcement droid from back in the day. While it's hard to deny that Chappie is one entertaining sci-fi thriller, it's even harder to deny that it's a wholly unoriginal film that copies from past sci-fi greats. |
Transcendence | 2014 | 43 | 12 | (full review) |