Ask any 10 different geeks what their top dozen or so geeky movies
are, and you’ll get ten different answers. While there are certain
titles that top everyone’s lists, the totality of what can broadly be
considered “geek canon” is terrifyingly huge. These fifty films barely
scratch the surface of what’s out there, but you’ll be hard pressed to
find anyone who doesn’t believe they all belong.
50. Akira
For much of the world, Akira was when anime first became something
worth taking note of. Prior to its release, only the most hardcore of
geeks had any sort of knowledge of japanese animation, but then along
came Akira, and blew everyone’s socks off. This movie arrived with
tumultuous applause, a brilliant and dark take on a future filled with
secrets and powers beyond the understanding of its everyman hero Tetsuo.
While much of the original manga had to be cut for screen time, the
resulting movie was nonetheless a stroke of brilliance, and did much to
push anime into the mainstream.
49. Stargate
While Kurt Russell’s Guile-like haircut may turn away many viewers,
the original Stargate film was a remarkably fun and entertaining flick.
James Spader’s turn as nerd Egyptologist Daniel Jackson was a role model
to my nascent history geek mind, proving that just because you had
glasses, allergies and no organizational skills didn’t mean you still
couldn’t save the day and get the girl (as long as she didn’t really
understand what you were saying). Stargate went on to spawn a number of
relatively successful TV shows, some of which took the characters down
rather strange paths.
48. Spaceballs
Spaceballs is one of Mel Brooks’ finest, a blistering send up of the
entire science fiction genre, and Star Wars in particular. It was him at
his peak, and while not as overtly political or topical as many of his
other films, it was a classic. While geeks tend to have a reputation of
being fiercely protective of their sacred cows and putting up staunch
resistance to being mocked, Spaceballs proves that when it’s done well
and by someone who’s actually funny, we embrace it. Spaceballs poked
relentless fun at the movies we love, but did it so well and with such
wit and love that it became a nerd classic in and of itself.
47. Gattaca
Gattaca could have been a very bland standard science fiction story,
but under the helm of director Andrew Niccol, it gained an incredible
neo-noir look and palette that helped magnify this story of genetic
engineering in a plausible near future to a completely different level.
He took what could have been trite and cliché and instead crafted it
into a moving story of a man willing to push back against everything
society tried to hoist on him in order to reach his dreams. A scathing
social commentary on the possibilities of pre-natal engineering, it
under-performed at the box office, but became a cult classic.
46. Office Space
There are few films that have ever managed to capture the infinite
loathing most of us have for our jobs as well as Office Space did.
Everyone hates their jobs, but there’s a special level of hatred that
exists solely for working in a tedious office, and the utter banality it
entails. I’ll freely admit my forays into large offices have been only
as a struggling writer working as an office temp, but that was enough to
make me feel like I’d want nothing to do with it on a long term basis.
Office Space perfectly captured the utter tedium and horror of these
jobs, and the impotent rage we feel against them, in a way that no other
film has.
45. Fight Club
I can’t help but feel that like many other cult classics, many
viewers missed the point of Fight Club. Much like with Taxi Driver, the
violent anti-hero isn’t meant to be seen as a figure to be emulated, but
somehow that’s what many seem to have taken from it. Tyler Durden isn’t
a role model, yet it appears that many a young man came out of Fight
Club feeling like that was how they should try and live their life, and
that Project Mayhem was a noble goal. While the anti-consumerist stance
is still a laudable one, the story’s really about coming to terms with a
world that doesn’t give a damn about you and your desire to be a
precious little snowflake. The violence in Fight Club isn’t to glorify
violence, but rather so that people will actually feel *anything* in a
society that otherwise isolates and renders numb.
44. Run Lola Run
1998’s Run Lola Run it an excellent and surprisingly experimental
film considering how well it performed internationally. It’s the same
premise played out three different ways. In every section, Lola has 20
minutes to find 100,000 German Marks to save her boyfriend’s life. Each
of the “runs” starts with that same premise, but plays out in different
ways with characters she interacts with being affected differently. It’s
an interesting take on the “butterfly effect” of how minor differences
in the way life plays out can have immense effects on the outcomes of
our lives, leading to wildly divergent endings. Run Lola Run performed
admirably in the theaters, eventually being nominated for dozens of
awards.
43. Memento
Memento was another film that played with linearity in an incredibly
exciting way, and in doing so managed to capture a great amount of
critical acclaim. While most non-linear films descend into impossible to
follow tripe, Memento worked because it forced the audience into the
brain of the main character, a man who could not form short-term
memories. So as the movie played out backwards, what was new to him was
new to us, but not to those around him. Wonderful because of it, the
film required viewers to put together the pieces of the puzzle inside
their own head, rewarding them for correctly understanding what was
happening. The DVD release has an option to watch the film in
chronological order, and you know what? It’s a pretty average thriller
if you do so, which goes to show the power of editing.
42. 300
Zach Snyder’s film of Frank Miller’s graphic novel had a lot going
against it. It’s an adaptation of a relatively poorly known book without
any major stars behind it, plus it was pretty racist. Even so, Snyder
managed to capture much of what made 300 so great, relentlessly blurring
the boundaries between the page and screen. Much like we’ll see with
Sin City below, often times frames from the book were recreated
perfectly in the movie, but Snyder took it one step further, slowing
down the action at these points to an almost freeze frame to make the
match. Brutal and thrilling, if you look past its obvious flaws, 300 is a
hell of a movie.
41. Lucas
Nobody thinks High School was a pleasant time, and more than just
about any other movie, Lucas captures that eternal feeling of not being
able to fit in, of falling for the wrong person, of being utterly alone
in the world — especially as a young geek. Lucas is your steroetypical
nerd attempting to woo a cheerleader, who in turn has a crush on a jock.
While it’s a story that has been played out a million times before, the
film managed to infuse it with a heart and freshness that carried what
could have been a trite and tedious production — even if the happy
ending felt weird and out of place.
40. Sin City
When Robert Rodriguez adapted Frank Miller’s Sin City into movie
form, he did it with a level of love and dedication to the original
source material that had never before been seen in a comic book movie.
Most attempts to make film versions of comics only loosely follow the
plots of the original, but this was different. It took three of the
stories from the comics, and lavishly told them, following individual
frames cue for cue from the books. Dark and incredibly dynamic, it
capture the blood splattered noir of Basin City in a way no one thought
possible.
39. V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta shows off just what I was talking about with Sin City.
Where Sin City was a love tale to its source material, V for Vendetta
was often radically different, changing much of the content and tone.
While the original comic was about the promise of a true anarchist
government, the film was instead an admonishment of neaconservatism run
amok. While different from its roots, it was nevertheless an excellent
film, with some incredibly emotionally powerful scenes. The whole arc of
Evey in the prison camp especially was executed absolutely perfectly.
38. 28 Days Later
28 Days Later arrived on the film scene when zombies were at their
lowest point. Where now every form of entertainment is saturated with
the undead, in 2002 they were considered played out and boring. 28 Days
Later changed that by introducing a new and truly scary “zombie” —
everyday people infected with a virus that rendered them into insane
killers. There was none of the slow shambling Romero zombies, these
things sprinted after you, forcing you to truly, truly run for your
life. While many disliked the bizarre turn the movie took in the final
act, it remains an excellent and creepy film, one which started a new
zombie craze.
37. Battle Royale
To this day, I’m surprised that there hasn’t been a Hollywood attempt
to remake Battle Royale as seems to be the case with so many Asian cult
hits (see: Old Boy). This wildly popular Japanese movie takes place in
the near future when High Schoolers are forced into mortal combat with
their classmates in order to control the violent teen population. Each
classmate is given a bag with supplies and a weapon — some as useful as
firearms, many are all but useless. The film was immensely controversial
when it debuted, but nonetheless extremely successful on the cult
circuit, making its way around the world.
36. 12 Monkeys
Terry Gilliam is something of a cursed director, forever bound by the
weight of his art to create artistically incredible but financially
destitute films, with one exception: 12 Monkeys. With stars Bruce Willis
and Brad Pitt, and a story involving an attempt to stop a virus
engulfing the world, it sounds like it should have been an action
classic, but instead what Gilliam delivered was a dark and
post-apocalyptic story about the vagaries of fate, the immutability of
time travel, the strangeness of memory, and questioning our own
perceptions. By far the most successful of Gilliam’s movies, it’s one of
the few he can claim to have done well in the theaters, despite its
artistic and bizarre style. Here’s hoping he eventually hits that
jackpot again.
35. Blade
Blade did something no one thought possible — it removed the taint of
the truly awful Batman & Robin from the minds of moviegoers. See,
for years Batman & Robin was what everyone thought of when they
thought of comic book movies. Campy and horrible, it was a disaster.
Blade, on the other hand, took a minor Marvel character, and crafted an
utterly badass and gritty action movie. Blade’s success (especially
Blade II) kicked off the comic book movie revival, and lead directly to
the creation of the X-Men movie, which caused an explosion of comic
movies. Some have been great, others less so, but it’s good to see them
hit the big screen one way or another.
34. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry was a man best known in America for his music videos,
which were wonderful and surreal, for artists like Björk, the Polyphonic
Spree, Daft Punk, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brothers, and more.
He created the “bullet time” technique which later blew everyone’s minds
in the Matrix, but his films never made it big in the USA until Eternal
Sunshine. A beautiful and heartbreaking meditation on memory, it’s the
story of two lovers who decide to get their memories of one another
wiped to lighten their breakup, but are then plagued with memories of
their unknown former relationship. Proving again the Jim Carrey is best
in dramatic rolls, it saw Gondry’s unique style take center stage in the
American box office.
33. The Crow
In the mid-90s, The Crow was a milestone for a generation of
disaffected goths, a group of people maligned by the mainstream who felt
abandoned by much of popular culture. While there are a few goths still
around, the subculture has massively constricted in the last couple of
years — which makes it hard for us now to understand what a big deal
this movie was when it came out. First, it was a comic movie from an
indie hit. Second, it starred a major star. And third, it was
apologetically gothic, both in dress and tone. The fact that Brandon Lee
died during shooting only drove home its connection and power to the
goth world.
32. Shaun Of The Dead
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost together are two of the funniest men on
screen. They have an incredible wit and repartee, and it was Shaun of
the Dead that introduced much of the world to their genius. For those
who hadn’t seen them in Spaced, the slapstick and tongue-in-cheek
camaraderie between the pair was genius. Thrust into a stereotypical
zombie setting, they don’t care about saving the world, or even how the
disaster happened. They just want to get to the pub.
31. Zombieland
The other of the two big zombie comedies in recent years, Zombieland
does a remarkably good job of showing what every geek wishes would
happen during a zombie apocalypse — namely that their incredible
knowledge of all things zombie would mean they survived the craziness
and got the girl. The Zombieland Rules are pretty much gold standard for
what to do if the shambling undead ever do make their way into your
life, so combine it with the Zombie Survival Handbook, and you’ll be
just fine.
30. Hellboy
Yeah, there are a lot of comic movies on this list, but to be fair
they all deserve to be here. Hellboy and its sequels were adaptations of
an incredible series of comics by Mike Mignola, which were steeped in
world-ending magics and dark terrors pushing at the edge of the cosmos.
While comic fans weren’t huge supporters of Hellboy being changed into a
whiner and Abe Sapien suddenly becoming all but useless, the special
effects alone made these movies totally worth it. Watching Guillermo Del
Toro going completely all out with creature effects is always a
stunning time.
29. The Big Lebowski
While the Coen Brothers have made some truly mediocre movies, they’ve
made a number of really, really good ones, and none have survived the
ravages of pop culture time better than the Big Lebowski. Such a huge
indie hit that there’s an annual festival held in its honor (not to
mention a Shakespearian adaptation of the story), the trials of ultimate
stoner/slacker The Dude have endured since the movie was released. As
always with Coen Brothers films, it’s filled with incredible characters,
stunning one-liners, and dubious moral lessons — namely that often it’s
better to do nothing than to take action.
28. Being John Malkovich
It’s hard to think of a more bizarre mainstream movie than Being John
Malkovitch, and we have to thank the eternally weird Charlie Kaufman
for bringing this film into existence. With director Spike Jonze at the
helm, the story of an office in-between levels of a high-rise building
that houses a secret doorway into the mind and body of John Malkovich,
it was a truly weird and wonderful film. It features a number of a-list
actors who are all but unidentifiable in their rolls, and such a
disturbing and out there plot that it’s astonishing it did as well as it
did. With a less well written script, poorer director, or worse actors
it doubtless would have flopped totally.
27. Highlander
By all objective views, Highlander is a horrible movie, and all its
sequels are even worse. That doesn’t stop me from loving it with every
fiber of my being, a love that blossomed when I first saw it on basic
cable in the mid-90s. Immortal swordsmen from around the globe gather in
an enormous duel, lopping off each other’s heads in a bid to become all
powerful. Couple that with a Queen soundtrack, and you have an awesome,
awesome movie, even if it really was bad. Hell, Christopher Lambert
didn’t speak English and is just about unintelligible through the entire
thing. Doesn’t make it any less incredible.
26. WarGames
WarGames was one of the first real hacker movies — by which I mean
movies that portrayed hackers as the heroes, without any real
understanding of what they do. A young Matthew Broderick hacks into a
military computer, and accidentally starts a countdown to thermonuclear
war, and no one will believe him on how to stop it. Fundamentally a kids
vs adults story, it captured the imagination of a generation of young
geeks, telling them that it’s ok to be smarter than the grown ups.
25. Army of Darkness
There are few movies more eminently quotable than the Army of
Darkness films. While the first entry tried to be a serious horror
movie, parts two and three moved into comedy, and exposed the cult movie
circuit to the wonder that is Bruce Campbell. Campbell has since more
or less built his career on these geek hits, and his one liners as Ash
have become part of the geek canon.
24. Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is probably his most famous film in
the western world, and even among his incredible, incredible legacy of
films it stands out as one of the greatest. The story of a band of
samurai brought in to protect a village from bandits is simple in its
premise, but truly masterful in execution. Each of the seven ronin is a
fully realised character, expertly rendered by Kurosawa’s magic. It’s
also one of the few films to have a number of really good remakes,
including the superb Magnificent Seven.
23. Dune
I’m torn on the Dune movie. I loved the books, and David Lynch is a
fantastic director, but the film version of this sci-fi masterpiece is a
bizarre and unlikely beast. It adds totally unnecessary changes to the
novel, dwelling on weird plot points and bizarrely visceral additions.
Yet, at the same time, it captures the tone and darkness of the novel in
a way that none of the later attempts to film the novel have managed to
do. Part of me still wishes the insane Jodorowsky could have been made,
but the Dune film that exists is nonetheless an extremely interesting
movie.
22. Brazil
Another Terry Gilliam film, Brazil is probably the most iconic of the
director’s works. It captured his love of insane sets and bizarre
dystopias into a film that was an utter, utter flop. Strangely
retro-futuristic, the story of one man’s desperate attempt to escape the
insane torturous bureaucracy that surrounds him is a futile and
heartbreaking one. The true ending of the film is a remarkably dark and
sad one, but the original American release was re-cut with a happy
finale slapped on the end by Universal. Luckily, later editions had the
proper one put back on.
21. Sneakers
Who doesn’t love a good heist movie? In my mind, Sneakers is the film
that bridges the gap between the classic heist films of the original
Ocean’s 11 and the Italian Job, to more recent takes on the genre.
That’s because it’s the first to really embrace the idea of computers
and computer hacking as a key point in modern security. Every heist film
since then has had to have a computer guy, someone who can do all the
digital dealings. Remarkably forward thinking for its time, Sneakers
perfectly melded what was then the exciting and futuristic world of
computers and encryption with the physical breaking and entering of a
classic heist.
20. Revenge of the Nerds
Remember how in the 80s, you could show topless women and still get a
PG-13 rating? And now you can show bloody decapitations, but the
slightest hint of a nude human and you get bumped up to an R? Ah, but I
digress. Yes, it’s another 80s frat comedy, complete with panty raids,
revenge plots, pointless stereotypes and lots of drinking, but for once
the nerds are the heroes rather than victims. And while the titular
nerds may be borderline offensive caricatures, we all rallied behind
their actions, willing them to come out on top.
19. Hackers
Ah, Hackers. What geek in 1995 didn’t wish learning how to use
message boards and write little scripts would let them bed Angelina
Jolie? It’s a rare film that glorifies and completely misrepresents
hackers as much as Hackers did, and while every geek on the planet
acknowledges it was the worst representation of anything computer
related until Operation Swordfish came along, that hasn’t stopped anyone
from absolutely freaking loving it. It’s got action geeks everywhere,
insane outfits, gorgeous people, and was a world that we all wished
being a geek was really like.
18. The Alien Franchise
The Aliens series has had its ups and downs. The first two films were
excellent, though very different, and as bizarre as the third film was,
it at least had some conceptual merits. The less said about everything
after the third the better, as they’re universally horrible. But those
first two movies? They were incredible. Alien pioneered the genre of
space horror, crafting a monster out of HR Giger’s demented designs, a
horrible creature that lurked in shadows, far more terrifying for almost
never been seen. Aliens switched gears to action-horror, empowering the
humans but still keeping the scares.
17. Metropolis
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis was a silent masterpiece, one of the first
science fiction films, and the pinnacle of the early expressionist
movement. Its art deco urban dystopia was astonishingly iconic, and
imagery from this film survives in popular culture almost a century
later. Unfortunately, soon after its premier, the film was cut for time,
and much of the original footage thought lost. Yet in 2008, a longer
cut was discovered in Argentina, which lead to the release of the
longest modern cut to date, which was shown after painstaking
restoration in 2010.
16. Robocop
Robocop was one of those films which a younger me completely missed
the point of. I never saw the satire of consumerist culture and police
militarization in it, instead focusing on the badass action, and the
cyborg cop who went around brutally slaughtering miscreants. It wasn’t
until later viewings that I saw what Paul Verhoeven was actually doing.
While the later films and shows completely missed the themes of the
media, capitalism, and human nature, the original stands out as far more
than the bloody action film it appears at first glance.
15. Primer
Primer is an intelligent movie. It’s not pretentious, but it requires
viewers to put an absolutely incredible amount of thought into
following the plot. It’s one of the most realistic and tight time travel
films ever produced, and one that rewards multiple watches. It can be
almost impossible to follow on a first viewing, but by watching it over
and over, you can pick apart what happens — the movie is notorious for
not holding the hands of the viewer at all. So grab one of the many
online timeline helpers for the film, and spend a weekend watching and
rewatching it. You won’t regret it.
14. Pi
Darren Aronofsky is a mad genius, and his 1998 paranoid thriller Pi
proved that to the world. Filmed entirely by small donations from
friends and family, it tells the story of a man who attempts to
understand the inherent randomness in the world by breaking it down into
numbers. Like all of Aaronofsky’s films, it’s a meditation in
obsession, as the main character starts hallucinating and experience
impossible headaches, but begins to crack the code behind the stock
market. The film dips into Kabbalah, advanced number theory, and
madness. Dark and terrifying, it’s a powerful film.
13. Ghost in the Shell
Long before transhumanism became a buzzword in the early day of the
2000s, Masamune Shirow was playing with those concepts in this work,
flirting with what it meant to be human in a world of cyborg and robots,
but doing so with huge amounts of cheesecake. When his ludicrously
successful Ghost in the Shell manga was adapted into an anime, it did
something remarkably rare, it improved on the source material. By
focusing down the plot and cutting the fat, the movie was intense and
action packed, but still able to touch on incredibly important aspects
of humanity.
12. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
I was unsure of choosing Life of Brian or Holy Grail for this spot,
but when it comes down to it, Holy Grail is just that much more
quotable, and even with its bizarre non sequitur ending, it’s a comedy
classic. Holy Grail is Python at their peak, gloriously irreverent,
intelligent, and side-splittingly funny. Watching the troupe try and
hold together a single plot as opposed to their usual skits is
marvelous, and Holy Grail rightly retains its position as one of the
most quotable comedies of all time.
11. Ghostbusters
What do you even say about Ghostbusters? This movie and its equally
excellent sequel were both truly exceptional 80s-era comedies, ones met
with equal critical and commercial success. The story of a group of
ghost catchers operating in New York City and attempting to fight the
paranormal was hilariously funny, and became cultural milestones. They
spawned a number of cartoons, and an entire cottage industry of
accessories, including toys, snacks, and drinks (Hi-C Ecto Cooler,
anyone?)
10. Tron
Tron truly was a revolutionary movie. While its plot was thin, it was
one of the first major uses of CG in a film, and considering it was
made in 1982, the graphics were mind-blowingly cutting edge. Unlike the
CGI of the 90s and early 2000s, the blocky outlines and simple shapes
have aged remarkably well, and while Tron performed poorly when it
debuted, it became entrenched into the geek psyche. Who hasn’t wished
they could enter a computer game? Eventually Disney tapped this
potential for the special effects extravaganza that was Tron: Legacy,
but it didn’t have the heart and soul of the original.
9. Batman / The Dark Knight
While Blade proved that comic book movies could be good and turn a
profit, Christopher Nolan’s take on Batman proved they could be cinema.
His take on the Batman mythos has been at times contentious, but hands
down are the best comic book films of all time. His work is always
thematically dense and shot with an unparalleled attention to detail and
nuance. Plus his action scenes and set pieces are astonishing. With the
final entry in his Batman series set to be released next year, expect
Bane to be the costume of next Halloween.
8. Princess Bride
There’s something about the Princess Bride that makes it utterly
timeless. It’s one of the ultimate geek movies, a chick flick that guys
love, it’s filled with romance, swashbuckling, action, excitement,
monsters, miracles and more. But more than anything else, it’s filled
with heart. It’s a movie about love, be that between a man and a woman,
between a grandfather and a grandson, or between a giant and a
swordsman. So while the film may be old, you can bet that every geek
will show it to their kids for generations to come.
7. Matrix Trilogy
The Matrix trilogy makes it this high on the list solely on the
strength of the first film. While the latter two were dreck, the first
was an utterly compelling and ground-breaking action science fiction
film. It pioneered special effects that blew the minds of watchers, and
went into a plot that was complex and labyrinthine, but without ever
lagging or ignoring the importance of action. Just about every scene
became an instant cultural milestone, and many of them are referenced to
this day.
6. Lord of the Rings
With the first of the Hobbit movies set to come out next year, I’m
awfully tempted to watch the LotR trilogy again. Extended cut, of
course. After all, what could be a better way than spending 12 hours
than watching three enormously long films back to back? Lord of the
Rings was famously considered unfilmable, thanks to the incredible
locations and immense battles, yet somehow Peter Jackson convinced the
world he was able to do it — and even more incredibly he pulled it off.
Each of these three movies are excellent in their own right, but
together they rightly deserve the label “epic”.
5. Blade Runner
It’s hard to find something to say about Blade Runner that hasn’t
already been said. It pioneered the world of cyberpunk neo noir, and was
one of the greatest science fiction movies ever created. Ridley Scott’s
take on the dystopian future heavily generations of filmmakers, writers
and artists, and its look and feel are found in projects being made to
this day. It also holds the honor of being one of the first titles
released on DVD — even if it was a crap version. With more than seven
different versions of the film available, each with a different cut of
the footage, how you view the ending and the story’s ambiguities really
depend on which version you’ve seen.
4. Serenity
On its own merits, Serenity doesn’t really deserve to be this high up
the list, but when coupled with Firefly it’s a unique story that
touched a huge number of geeks deeply. This is hardly the place to extol
the virtues of Firefly, which have been dealt with in-depth in other
places on the internet, but when Joss Whedon scraped together the
funding to create a final story for his characters, a movie to close out
their tale, Serenity went out with a bang. Whedon’s writing is at its
peak in this movie, and he tugs emotional heartstrings with wild
abandon, forging relationships and breaking them with equal aplomb. It’s
a fantastic film, and a fitting end to a wonderful series.
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001 has proved to be a tricky movie in the years since its debut.
While universally lauded for its incredible artistic achievements — not
to mention that it was written in conjunction with the novel of the same
name — its slow pacing has turned off many viewers. Frankly, it’s their
loss. While 2001 may feel slow, every shot is there for a reason, and
is created with Stanley Kubrick’s eternal eye for detail. What some view
as slow is deliberate, a pacing designed to make you feel the isolation
and dragging nature of travel through space. Iconic and incredible, it
remains a work of art to this day.
2. The Star Trek Franchise
It’s impossible to talk about the Star Trek movies individually, they
have to be considered as a whole. They’ve run the gamut from incredible
(Wrath of Khan) to miserable (Nemesis) to reboot (the new Star Trek).
Even with a full half of the movies being sub-par, and a whole they form
a major part of one of the two fundamental pillars of sci-fi geekdom.
Sometimes wonderful, sometimes miserable, but always at least
entertaining, the Star Trek movies belong this high on the list.
1. The Star Wars Franchise
But frankly, there’s nothing greater than Star Wars. Even with Lucas’
constant tinkering with the original trilogy and the effects laden and
underwhelming prequels, Star Wars remains as the greatest set of geek
films of all time. Everyone on the planet can quote it, even the most
obscure of characters are instantly recognizable, and soon a generation
will come of age that watched the prequels before the original series,
which will change the fandom dynamic even further. So as much as we
bitch and moan that Star Wars has changed from when we saw it, we can’t
deny it’s a cultural juggernaut and the biggest and best geek movies of
all time.
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