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Gattaca [DVD] [1998]
1.  Gattaca [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Ethan Hawke
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  "Stylish, intelligent science fiction. Terrific performances."
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The Day the Earth Stood Still [DVD] [1951]
2.  The Day the Earth Stood Still [DVD] [1951] 
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  "Beautifully paced, sombre, thought-provoking and still watchable."
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers [DVD] [1956] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
3.  Invasion of the Body Snatchers [DVD] [1956] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Kevin McCarthy
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  "A masterpiece of sweaty paranoia and much superior to the remake."
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Dark Star [1974] [DVD]
4.  Dark Star [1974] [DVD] DVD ~ Dark Star
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  "Stoners in space. Droll and quietly hilarious. Great ending!"
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Westworld [DVD] [1973] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
5.  Westworld [DVD] [1973] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Yul Brynner
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  "Becomes more disturbing the more you think about it. Yul Brynner has a terrific time!"
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Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957]
6.  Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Forbidden Planet
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  "A reworking of The Tempest that somehow works brilliantly. Manages to be both witty and genuinely unnerving."
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Planet of the Apes (Special Edition) [DVD] [1968]
7.  Planet of the Apes (Special Edition) [DVD] [1968] DVD ~ Planet of the Apes (1968)
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  "Just see the original film and ignore all the crassly disposable sequels, remakes and spin-offs"
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The Andromeda Strain [DVD]
8.  The Andromeda Strain [DVD] DVD ~ James Olson
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  "A compelling and convincing story told in a plain documentary style. Gripping and utterly credible."
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Blade Runner (The Director's Cut) [DVD] [1982]
9.  Blade Runner (The Director's Cut) [DVD] [1982] DVD ~ Harrison Ford
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  "I'm sure that you knew this would be here."
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Twelve Monkeys [DVD] [1996]
10.  Twelve Monkeys [DVD] [1996] DVD ~ Joseph Melito
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  "The ultimate time-travel paradox movie. Convoluted but strangely compelling."
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Minority Report - Single Disc Edition [2002] [DVD]
11.  Minority Report - Single Disc Edition [2002] [DVD] DVD ~ Tom Cruise
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  "Spielberg finally films the real thing. Wonderfully bleak."
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Robocop [1988] [DVD]
12.  Robocop [1988] [DVD] DVD ~ Peter Weller
The list author says:
  "A crude, violent satire and yet surprisingly upsetting, thanks mostly to Peter Weller's subtle performance."
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Rollerball [1975] - Special Edition [DVD]
13.  Rollerball [1975] - Special Edition [DVD] DVD ~ James Caan
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  "There is much more to this disturbing morality tale than the violence that was so misunderstood on its release."
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Quatermass & the Pit [DVD] [1967]
14.  Quatermass & the Pit [DVD] [1967] DVD ~ James Donald
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  "Modest production values but good acting and a superb script from Nigel Kneale."
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Sleeper [DVD]
15.  Sleeper [DVD] DVD ~ Woody Allen
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  "You probably think that I'm having a laugh here, but it all looks pretty plausible to me."
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The Time Machine [DVD] [1960]
16.  The Time Machine [DVD] [1960] DVD ~ Rod Taylor
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  "Very much of its era. George Pal's effects remain wonderful."
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Incredible Shrinking Man [DVD]
17.  Incredible Shrinking Man [DVD] DVD ~ Grant Williams
The list author says:
  "Much more sombre and less sensational than you might think."
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Children Of Men (2-disc Special Edition) [DVD]
18.  Children Of Men (2-disc Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Clive Owen
The list author says:
  "A bleak but believable look into a dystopian future. Clive Owen's best film?"
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Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) [DVD]
19.  Solaris (Andrei Tarkovsky) [DVD] DVD ~ Natalya Bondarchuk
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  "Very slow but utterly original and haunting."
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Galaxy Quest [DVD] [2000]
20.  Galaxy Quest [DVD] [2000] DVD ~ Tim Allen
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  "Okay I really AM having a laugh here, but so will you."
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Dark Star [1974] [DVD] forum
subtitles? 		1 18 Dec 2011
Minority Report [Blu-ray] [2002] [US Import] forum
Region Free? 		3 10 Nov 2011
Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957] forum
languages and subtitles 		3 20 Jun 2011
Invasion of The Body Snatchers [DVD] forum
Subtitles? 		0 10 Apr 2011
Dark Star [1974] [DVD] forum
2-disc "Hyperdrive Edition" in Region 1 		2 12 Feb 2011
Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957] forum
Polish subtitles? 		2 28 Dec 2010
Minority Report [Blu-ray] [2002] [US Import] forum
Single-disk only in Europe 		4 25 Oct 2010
Robocop (Criterion Collection) [DVD] [1988] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] forum
why is region 2: robocop still censored?? 		1 24 Jun 2010
Minority Report [Blu-ray] [2002] [US Import] forum
subtitles and languages 		1 16 May 2010
Galaxy Quest [Blu-ray] forum
languages 		1 7 May 2010
Gattaca (Special Edition) [DVD] [2008] forum
Hebrew subtitles 		0 20 Mar 2010
Children of Men [Blu-ray][Region Free] forum
Has this movie Danish subtitles? 		1 8 Nov 2009
 
   

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