My Personal Ranking of 1979 Scifi Movies (Patreon)

Yep, I'm giving my personal rankings of movies again, pretty much just because the 1980s Fantasy Movies Rankings proved popular.

Again, some rules are needed -- I'm only ranking English-language films with some speculative science element released theatrically in 1979. Unlike for the 1980s fantasy movies, there is some thought given to actual quality of the films here. I really do believe my top 2 are the actual best scifi films of 1979, and I'd feel comfortable defending my top 10 as well.

I must note; this list does not include "Unidentified Flying Oddball." I was grounded when that movie cam out, and threw a fit over missing it. My parents assured me there'd be other opportunities to see it. To this day, those opportunities have not arrived. It remains one of two films I wanted to see when they came out, but couldn't because I was grounded, that I have never managed to catch (the other being Condorman). Since I haven't seen Unidentified Flying Oddball, I cannot in good conscience rate it.

From most to least liked:

Alien

Time After Time

[The first dividing line. I consider the two films above this to be 'Great,' and those from here to the next divider only 'Really good.']

The Black Hole

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Phantasm

Mad Max

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Yep, there was a theatrical release before the series came out.)

[Second divider, the films below this are at-best 'okay,' though I personally really did enjoy them.]

Moonraker

Thirst

Quintet

Meteor

Ravagers

[Third divider, films below this are Bad, but I still enjoy them as part of my love of bad movies.]

Clonus

Prophecy

Goldengirl

Mutation

The Brood

[Forth divider. I can't manage to enjoy the films below this without MST3K-style assistance]

C.H.O.M.P.S.

Up From The Depths

H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come

The Alien Encounters

Spaced Out

The Visitor

[Fifth divider. Yeah, Bog deserves to be singled out as terrible. Shame! Shame!]

Bog

Disagree? Tell me what movies ought to be higher or lower on the list!

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