My Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies of all Time - #23
by Ken Parker
I have always wondered why people like
certain movies and not others. Sure people have their own likes and
dislikes and these may change over time. I love the visuals in
movies but can also really enjoy a cerebral tale. Of course an all
out action film is always fun. I feel that the initial viewing is
the single most important element in determining at least my interest
in a film. Take, for example,
E.T.. This film is outstanding
and worthy of many people’s top lists, but it is not on mine. The
reasons for this include the fact that when I watched the film when
it came out, I was underwhelmed. Since that time I have grown to
appreciate and enjoy the film much more but that initial experience
was so important in my view of it today.
The following film is a movie that I
did not see in the theater initially. I often made bad choices when
picking which movie to see and was planning on seeing either The
Abyss or Leviathan. I, of course picked Leviathan (which is nowhere near my top 100 let alone top 20) instead
of The Abyss. A year or two later I caught up with it on
cable and, well, here it is!
