[Maritime Q-Scout]

Personally I liked "Children of Men". I thought it was an interesting concept, of what the world would be like if we didn't have children. I think that it's a great argument against the "I'm not going to have kids because I couldn't bring them into this world" BS.

Without children there is no future. Great theme.

I loved it the first time I saw it. And I don't think the boat came out of the fog at the exact right time, if so (spoilers warning I'll write in white) Clive Owen's character wouldn't have died.

The first time I saw the movie I thought it was great. The second time I got bored. I don't think it's a movie with staying power. It's not going to be in my DVD collection as I don't foresee me watching it over and over again.

That said, in a list with this methodology you're going to have a skewed #1 and Top 10 as you'll get reviewers that will trash the classic movies (ie: Star Wars) solely to show they aren't afraid to go outside the norm. So you'll never get an "Empire Strikes Back" or "T2" at number one.

On the other issue in this thread I loved, Loved, LOVED "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind". After seeing it I wondered if I'd ever do that procedure if I had the option. I thought it was a great story of heatbreak and loss (which I'm a sucker for, I might lose man points on this but I do want to see "Away From Her" because it looks like it'll have a tragic ending).
That said, is it a Sci-Fi movie? It has Sci-Fi elements, but what movie doesn't? "Silence of the Lambs" had science in it, it was fiction, was it Science-Fiction? No. So I don't think "Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind" should be on the list.