Friday, August 7, 2009

THE BEST SCI-FI & FANTASY

Contemporary  SCI-FI & FANTASY


ACTION SF FANTASY
  • Young Sherlock Holmes (A-II) (PG-13) (1985)
  • Predator (A-III) (R) ( 1987 )
  • The Lost Boys (A-III) (R) ( 1987 )
  • They Live (1988) R
  • Crossworlds (1997)
  • The One  PG_13)  (A-IV) ( 2001 )
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. A-II --  (PG) (2004)
  • The Island  A-III -- adults. (PG-13) (2005)
  • Speed Racer A-II   (PG) (2008)
  • G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra A-III   (PG-13) (2009)
  • Black Lighting (2009)
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra A-III   (PG-13) (2009)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2012)

Total Recall (2012) L (PG-13)
ALIENS AND OTHER PLANETS 
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial  (1982)
  • The Last Starfighter (A-II) (PG) ( 1984 )
  • Planet of the Apes (A-III) -- adults. (PG-13) – (2001)
  • Signs A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG-13) (2002)
  • War of the Worlds (PG-13) . (A-IV (2005)
  • Wall-E A-I -  (G) (2008)
  • Avatar A-III  (PG-13) (2009)
  • Moon  (R) (2009)
  • District 9   (A-IV) (R) (2009)
  • Super 8 (2011) A-III (PG-13)
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) A-III (PG-13)
I Am Number Four  (2011) A-III (PG-13)
Cowboys and Aliens  (2011) L (PG-13)
The Darkest Hour (2011) A-III (PG-13)
John Carter (2012)  A-II (PG-13)
Battleship  (2012)   A-III (PG-13)

BURTON/GILLIHIM FANTASY
  • Time Bandits (A-III) (PG) ( 1981 )
  • Brazil (A-III)  (R) (1986) 
  • Beetlejuice (A-II)(PG) 1988
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (A-II) (PG) (1989)
  • Edward Scissorhands -- (A-II) (PG-13) 1990
  • 12 Monkeys  (A-IV) (R) ( 1995 )
  • Big Fish A-II   (PG-13) 2003
  • The Brothers Grimm A-III  (PG-13) 2005
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus PG-13 (2009) 

CLASSIC MAGICAL LANDS
  • The NeverEnding Story (A-I) (PG) ( 1984 ) 
  • Hook (A-II) (PG) ( 1991 )
  • Gulliver's Travels- (1996)
  • Peter Pan A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG) (2003)


Dead Fantasy
  • Death Becomes Her A-III (PG-13) (1992)
  • Just Like Heaven A-III  (PG-13) (2005)
  • GhostTown A-III -- adults. (PG-13) (2008)

EXPLORING NEW WORLDS
  • Explorers (A-II) (PG) ( 1985 )
  • Little Monsters (A-III) (PG) ( 1989 )
  • The Indian in the Cupboard (A-I) (PG) ( 1995 )
  • The Borrowers A-II PG (1998)
  • Osmosis Jones -- (A-II)   (PG) (2001)
  • The Dust Factory A-II PG) (2004)
  • Ella Enchanted A-II (PG) (2004)
  • King Kong  A-II  (PG-13) (2005)
  • MirrorMask   PG  (2005)
  • Charley and the Chocolate Factory A-I -- general patronage. (PG) 2005
  • Stardust I A-III -- adults. (PG-13)  (2007)
  • Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium A-I  (G) (2007)
  • The City of Ember A-I  (PG) (2008)
  • Inkheart  A-I -- general patronage. (PG) (2009)
  • Where the Wild Things Are A-II -- adults and adolescents. (PG) (2009)
  • The Secret of Moonacre  (2009)
  • Mirror Mirror (2012) A-II (PG)
  • Snow White and the Huntsman

FANTASY/SF IN THE REAL WORLD
  • The Boy Who Could Fly  (A-I)(PG) 1986
  • Big   (A-II) (PG) (1988)
  • Field of Dreams  (A-II) (PG) ( 1989 )
  • Into the West --  (A-II) (PG) (1993)
  • Gattica (A-III) (PG-13) ( 1997 )
  • Man of the Century  (A-III) (R) (1999)  
  • Green Mile (A-III)  (R) (1999)
  • Frequency A-III (PG-13) (2000)
  • K-Pax  A-II (PG-13) (2001)
  • Tuck Everlasting  A-II  (PG) (2002)
  • The Final Cut   A-III   (PG-13) (2004)
In Time (2011) A-III (PG-13)
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) (R)

Fantasy in the Real World
  • Bug Me Not (2005) 
  • Rookie of the Year (A-II) (PG) ( 1993 )
  • Nim’s Island A-I -- general patronage. (PG) (2008)
  • Inception A-III   (PG-13) (2010)
  • Midnight in Paris  (2011) A-III   (PG-13
  • Reel Steel (2011) (PG-13)
  • Life of Pi (2012)

GREEKS

HENSON/HOWARD RELATED
  • The Dark Crystal (A-I) (PG) (1983)
  • Labyrinth (A-I) (PG) ( 1986 )
  • Willow (A-II) (PG) ( 1988 )

KUNG FU FANTASY
  • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon A-III) -- adults. (PG-13) 2000 
  • Kung Fu Hustle (A-IV) (R) (2005)

LIFE PERSPECTIVES
  • 13 Going on 30 A-II  (PG-13) 2004
  • Click A-III  (PG-13) 2006
Messing with Time and Space
  • Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (A-II) (PG) (1984)
  • My Science Project (PG) (1985)
  • Grand Tour: Disaster in Time PG-13 (1992)
  • The Langoliers (1995)
  • Lost in Space (A-II) (PG-13) ( 1998 )
  • Clockstoppers A-II  (PG) (2002)
  • Paycheck  A-III (PG-13)  (2003)
  • The Forgotten A-III  PG-13) (2004)
  • The Lost Room (2006)
  • Crusade: A Journey Through Time (PG) (2006) 
  • Next A-III  (PG-13) (2007) 
  • Jumper  A-III   (PG-13) (2008 )
  • Minutemen (2008)
  • Knowing A-II (PG-13) (2009) 
  • Source Code A-III (PG-13) (2011) 

MIXING OF REALITY/FANTASY
  • The Princess Bride (A-II) (PG) ( 1987) 
  • Pan's Labyrinth R(2006) 
  • Bridge to Terabithia A-II  (PG) (2007)
  • The Fall A-III  (R) (2008 )
  • Bedtime Stories  A-I  (PG) (2008)

PROBLEMATIC SITUATIONS (with Adults)
  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man A-III  (PG-13) ( 1992 ) 
  • Minority Report A-III   (PG-13) (2002 )
  • I, Robot  A-II  (PG-13) (2004)
  • I am Legend A-III  PG-13 (2007) 
  • Surrogates A-III  (PG-13) (2009)

PROBLEMATIC SITUATIONS (with Kids)
  • Witches, The   (A-II) (PG) ( 1990 )
  • Jumanji A-II (PG) ( 1995 ) 
  • Matilda (A-II) (PG) (1996 )
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events A-II (PG) (2004)
  • Zathura A-II  (PG) (2005)
  • CHARLOTTE'S WEB A-I  (G) (2006 )
  • Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles A-I  (PG) (2008)
  • Shorts A-II (PG) (2009)
  • The Hunger Games (2012)
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
ROBOTS
  • C.H.O.M.P.S. -- (A-II) (PG/G) 1979
  • D.A.R.Y.L. 1985 (A-II) (PG) ( 1985 ) 
  • Batteries Not Included -- (A-II)(PG) 1987
  • Bicentennial Man (A-II)  (PG)  1999
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (A-II)   PG-13 (2001) 

SCARY

Supernatural Fantasy 
  • Millions A-II  (PG) (2005)
  • Constantine  (A-IV) (R) (2005)
  • Bruce Almighty  A-III (PG-13) (2003)
  • Evan Almighty A-II  (PG) (2007)

UNUSUAL CREATURES
  • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend   A-II (PG) (1985) 
  • Harry and the Hendersons (A-II)- (PG) ( 1987 )
  •  The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep A-II  (PG) 2007
  • The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007) 
  • CJ7 A-III  (PG) (2008)
WHAT IS REAL FANTASY?
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo (A-II) (PG) ( 1985 )
  • Groundhog Day (A-II) (PG) ( 1993 )
  • Last Action Hero 1993 (PG-13)
  • The Truman Show (A-III) (PG) ( 1998 ) 
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind  A-III (R) (2004)
  • Stranger Than Fiction A-III -- adults. (PG-13) 2006
  • The Adjustment Bureau A-III  (PG-13) 2011
YUKS  E 
  • Ghostbusters (A-III) (PG) ( 1984 ) GB2 (A-II) (PG) ( 1989 )
  • Spaceballs (A-III) (PG) ( 1987 )
  • InnerSpace (A-II) (PG) ( 1987 )
  • Men in Black (A-III) (PG-13) ( 1997 ) MIB 2 A-II -- (PG-13) (2002)
  • Men in Black 3
  • Galaxy Quest  (A-II) (PG) ( 1999 )
  • Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy A-III -- adults. (PG) 2005
  • Meet Dave A-II   (PG) 2008
  • Monsters vs. Aliens A-II   (PG) (2009)
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