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PODCAST

Science Fiction Rating System

Sam Draper, Alex Humphrey, Chris Reading

Join Sam, Alex and Chris as they rank every science fiction film EVER. Every week we dissect a new film before adding it to a giant and highly scientific ranked list. We review a film a week until we run out of films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tv & film film reviews

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55:07

0119: The Terminator

Science Fiction Rating System ·

2019/10/28

Arnie said he'd be back, we just didn't realise how often. As the 32nd Terminator film, Terminatrix VII: The Terminating hits cinemas we finally watch the original film, where James Cameron's involvement was more than sitting in on a couple of story meetings and doing a bunch of press. Yes, before he left for his undersea base to concurrently make 17 Avatar films he actually directed stuff!Anyway, we talk through the film, and finally settle the debate which of the two good Terminator films is, er,

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1:13:34

0118: Twelve Monkeys

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2019/10/21

(It's been a few weeks, we got lost in time. Bear with us, more regular pods are coming soon)This week we take a look at Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys in which Bruce Willis goes a bit mad whilst trying to stop the future from existing. Or he has no hands? It's unclear.We also find time to discuss the latest trailer for Star Trek: Picard, the career of pop pinniped Seal, have a crisis over how old we are and then find out what Chris is choosing for his birthday rewatch!Next week we cautiously look

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1:05:20

0117: Logan’s Run

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2019/09/30

Missed us? After our annual unexepected hiatus we're back with Logan's Run, an unashamedly old-fashioned slice of '70s sci-fi in which the plot is nebulous, the skirts are short, and the robots are absolutely awful.Next week (hopefully) to celebrate the release of Ad Astra we take a look at Brad Pitt's only other sci-fi credit, Twelve Monkeys.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See

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58:58

0116: The Island

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2019/09/10

There was a time 2019 felt like the future and not the horribly crushing present, and that time was 2005, when Michael Bay had a go at 'proper' science fiction with The Island. We watch as Ewan McGregor and Scarlet Johansson do their best with Bay's typical brand of complete awfulness, lose count of how many inappropriate product placement deals were signed, and only have to use the censor beep once!Next week we're watching Logan's Run, check out a trailer here!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in

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1:03:55

0115: eXistenZ

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2019/09/03

This week we watch David Cronenberg's head scrambling virtual reality film eXistenZ! Join us as we pause the game long enough to try and work out what exactly is going on, decide on which computer game we'd like to live in, and even have time to mention that weird double lightsaber. It's all happening.Next week it turns out we've gone so long without a Michael Bay film we've got to done again. It's The Island. Will Bay break the top 100 in the list? Find out next week!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get

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54:41

0114: Weird Science

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2019/08/27

Weird Science was re-released on blu-ray last month and the good folk at Arrow Films asked us to take a look. Chris has woken up from last week's soporific showing and is here to weigh in on just how much 'weird' and how much 'science' is here. Also we learn a lot about his personal life, Alex has a quiz and Sam had to censor himself several times.Next week get your bone guns at the ready, it's Existenz!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on

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59:59

0113: Soylent Green

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2019/08/19

This week Chris is so excited for Soylent Green that we struggle to contain him. Listen as Alex and Sam try to keep him in line and talk through the '70s sci-fi classic with a twist as twisty as a bag of Twisters twisted around a twisty flagpole. In Twisttown.Also, we discuss our favourite movie deaths!Next week, it really is Weird Science, which you may have been expecting this week. Honest.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram

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1:06:00

0112: Battlefield Earth

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2019/08/06

This week it's Battlefield Earth. You've probably heard of it. Travolta. Scientology. White men with dreadlocks. A long tongue. I honestly thought After Earth was the worst film we'd watch this year...but maybe not? Listen in as we try and make sense of a spectacular failure.Next week we return to safer ground with some '80s nonsense, it's Weird Science and here's a trailer!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too

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1:02:59

0111: The Matrix Reloaded

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2019/07/29

Last year, way back on episode 82 we watched The Matrix and were all pleasantly surprised how much we still enjoyed it. Who knew it would age so well? Who could have thought we could have so much fun with a film that seemed so firmly stuck in our pasts?Well, this week we get to the middle chapter of the Wachowski's trilogy with The Matrix Reloaded. Will lightning strike twice? Are we unfairly remembering the dissapointment we all felt at the time? Is the architect scene actually really, really good

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54:29

0110: Small Soldiers

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2019/07/22

Continuing our series of extremely loose tie ins with real world events this week we watch Small Soldiers because Toy Story 4 is out and, er, that has toys in it.Join us as we watch a film that in many ways feels older than its 21 years, wonder why anyone ever expected a large toy shop to survive in a small town, and reveal how an old man delivering toys foresaw the craft beer revolution of the '00s.Next week, we question reality, do some kung fu and then talk to Colonel Sanders for half an hour

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54:31

0109: After Earth

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2019/07/15

As often happens on SFRS we follow a truly terrible film with possibly a worse one. This week we marvel at the train wreck that is After Earth, surely a career low point for everyone involved. In a film with a main actor who can't act and a script that doesn't make much sense, perhaps the biggest crime is that the film is just, well, forgettable? Still, we also discuss scientology, who should be fired into the sun, and stay tuned after the credits for an exclusive song from an unwritten '80s action

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56:17

0108: Krull

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2019/07/09

What happens when you watch a film only good through the misty lens of nostalgia, but nobody actually has any nostalgia for said film? What happens is we all suffer through Krull, no. 1 fan Colin's questionable choice for nostalgia sci-fi. Poor acting, poor plot, poor everything, and then even the Poppins Clause rears it's ugly head. Is this the worst week ever? Is The Lawnmower Man finally going to stop propping up the rankings? Also we've got two quizzes, impromptu financial investigations, dream

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53:59

0107: Men in Black

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2019/06/25

The Men in Black franchise is back and currently stinking up cinemas across the globe with it's apparently dreadful fourth entry. Happily, we return to the 1997 original, a happier time when Will Smith still wore the baggiest clothes he could find, Barry Sonnenfield still made good films, and Rip Torn wasn't dead.Next week it's Krull. For real, this time.GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See

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53:44

0106: Flight of the Navigator

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2019/06/19

We return to the realm of '80s nostalgia for a reader's pick, It's Flight of the Navigator! You may remember being traumatised by the idea of losing 8 years of a childhood, but do you remember an illicit love story? A subplot revolving around Twisted Sister? How dull the second half of this film is? Probably not, and our advice is probably don't start a podcast where you ruin all your childhood memories. Also, join us for the cautionary tale of Joey Kramer.Show notes: Tommy Lee Jones in Japan And

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1:02:47

0105: Tron: Legacy

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2019/06/10

We're back! Sorry about that, real life intervened and we took our annual unschedule break from podding. We return with Tron Legacy our look back at Disney's attempt to resurrect a long dead franchise. Listen to find out why you shoudn't put an arcade game in a swimming baths, how much we wish Michael Sheen wasn't in this film, and what this picture is all about:GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on

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54:47

0104: Godzilla (2014)

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2019/05/21

The conclusion of our Godzilla double bill takes us back to 2014 and Hollywood's last attempt to make Japan's greatest export work in America. Chris hosts as we find out what went wrong and went right with Gareth Edward's very expensive monster movie, and end up losing our way in plotholes and inexplicable character choices. Oh well. Godzilla 2: King of the Monsters is in cinemas next week!Also Alex's audio has a little buzzy gremlin on it for the 2nd half, sorry about that!GIVE US 5 STARS ON

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53:35

0103: Godzilla (1954)

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2019/05/14

To celebrate the arrival in cinema's of Godzilla: King of the Monsters we start a double bill of Godzilla films. This week we go all the way back to 1954 with the original film that started the longest running film franchise of all-time. Next week we jump 60 years into the future and watch Gareth Edward's 2014 remake, watch a trailer here!GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See

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46:28

0102: The Re-Ranking II - Predator, Independence Day,...

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2019/05/06

It's the 2nd annual re-ranking! Every birthday we each get to pick a film we think has been treated unfairly by the list and re-watch and re-rank it! This year Sam chose Predator, Chris chose Independence Day and Alex chose Tron. You can probably guess which film is the most contentious. Hint: This is the THIRD time we've have to watch it and it's not happening again, no matter what Chris says. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES!Get in touch!Visit the Website!See the list so far!And we're on Twitter,

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1:32:49

0101: The Avengers

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2019/04/26

As The Avengers: Endgame hits cinemas across the world we hop onto some super-heroic coattails and watch the first Marvel team up from way back in 2012.In a bumper episode we thoroughly pull apart a film that feels older than it is. Alex is in his element dishing out facts like confetti, Sam is hard to impress and Chris is maybe coming around to this sort of thing? Maybe.And don't worry, there are absolutely *no spoilers* for Endgame here (plenty for earlier films in the MCU though.)Next week it's

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1:07:23

0100: Alien

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2019/04/16

We made it! This week we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast with a new website and a new look. Still the same old hosts but don't despair, this week we tackle a proper big film, Ridley Scott's classic Alien. Following Chris' recent short for the film's 40th anniversary (watch it here!) we watch the original that inspired countless filmsNext week we get to our 2nd annual re-ranking episode. Tron, Independence Day and Predator are all up for a re-watch and the potential to move up (or down) the

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