Hey, just so you know ... this post is now about 14 years and 8 months old. Please keep that in mind as it very well may contain broken links and/or outdated information.Listening to TWiT episode #204 the other day I heard (at about 40:47 in) Dwight Silverman mention he had written a blog post some time ago about about 15 geek movies to see before you die that keeps resurfacing on Digg. He did say that he took a lot of flack for not including “Blade Runner” (and others) on the list. As with any “top xx” list, there will always be people who can’t believe you didn’t include this thing or that thing. Check out the comments on his post for other good movies he “missed.”
Anyway, on Dwight’s list there are only three recommendations I haven’t seen: “Brazil,” (which surprisingly I hadn’t heard of even though I’m a big Terry Gilliam fan), “Dark City,” and “Repo Man” (Emilio Estevez … really?). I’ve added these to my personal “watch” list so I’ll get to them at some point and decide for myself if they belong on that list with the other twelve.
I’ve now seen “Brazil,” “Dark City,” and “Repo Man” and have to say I wasn’t overly impressed. Well, let me clarify. “Brazil” was okay (in its own dark, distopian way and DeNiro’s character was amusing), and “Dark City” was actually pretty good (even if it was very similar to “The Matrix”). I didn’t think “Repo Man” was all that great though. I guess that’s why it’s a cult favorite: not everyone is going to “get” it.