Science Fiction Rating System

Our latest  attempt to appear current and relevant backfires, as the latest Divergent film gets cancelled and we watch three middling to bad teen science fiction films for no reason at all!  Still, at least they're ranked now and its out of the way. No, wait, there's about eight million films like this so we'll be back.  Sigh. Alex is pro Hunger Games, Chris is pro being a farmer, and Sam is pro s...

A long time ago a film called Divergent: Ascendant was meant to be out in the cinema this week. But then the previous entry in the series flopped and it became a TV movie and then that didn't happen either... But if it had this week's trilogy of teen sci-fi films would make perfect sense!  Who better to review three films aimed at young adults than three jaded thirtysomething men?  No one, thats w...

It's Bruce Willis week!  The man of a thousand vests has made a helluva lot of sci-fi films, and we pick three of the best them to add to the list. Sam has a box quote for Armageddon, Chris has real scientific problems with Surrogates and Alex   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 a...

Another week and another three films to add to the list!  This week we preview the work of Bruce Willis, who we all agree is a pretty great dude. We watch the trailers and get ready to rate stuff next week. 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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you've run out of plot with your super big film series but want some more money, what should you do? Make a prequel, of course! In "celebration" of Alien: Covenant's release this week three examples of this often most egregious of concepts are rated and join the list. Chris and Sam go to war over Phantom Menace, everyone is surprised by Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Prometheus can only...

Change is in the air as the Science Fiction Rating System show goes weekly!   In week 1 we reveal the films, watch the trailers and go over the synopses. Then we all go away and watch the films and come back next week to see where they end up in the rankings!  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...

We celebrate the 26th Annual Bug Week with three films about, er, bugs. From the satirical space war of Starship Troopers, to the body horror of the Fly, via the South African hijinx of District 9, a strong collection of films gets ranked and added to the list. 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...

It's comic book week! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is out this week, so we look back at three other comic books that have made the jump to the silver screen. After last week's fireworks things are more settled as everyone sort of agrees about everything. Sort of. Next week we celebrate bug week with Starship Troopers, The Fly and District 9. We're also changing the format a little, so stick with...

Our first collection of animated films join the list!  From discussions of gaze theory and dualism, to all out war erupting over whether these films should even be allowed in the list, this bumper episode is hopefully worth being a bit late! Sorry about that. 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 o...

There's an upswing in quality as we add three more films to the list, celebrating the work of Bill Paxton with three of his greatest Sci-Fi roles. Alex is crazy for Predator, Chris still hates time travel, and Sam really, really doesn't like Newt. And for one single, beautiful moment, all three hosts are in perfect agreement. GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Get in touch! Visit the Website! See the list...

Episode 4 and the list passes 10 entries! We shatter more good childhood memories, watch one of the earliest sci-fi films , and wonder how and why Universal Soldier: The Return got made. Ideas for three films for us to watch? Thoughts on the list so far? 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 Aca...

In this Valentine's Day Special love is in the air as we discuss three films that blend sci-fi and romance. Unfortunately one film makes Chris nauseous, and another has Sam angry. At least Alex gets in the spirit of things by falling in love. With his laptop. See the list so far at sciencefictionratingsystem.com ! Have three films for us to rate? Get in touch at mail@sciencefictionratingsystem.com...

We insert a second set of films into the list. Alex has childhood memories ruined, Sam just wants to watch Keith David fight, and Chris can't stop talking about Independence Day. Get in touch @sfratingsystem or mail@sciencefictionratingsystem.com ! GIVE US 5 STARS ON ITUNES! Visit the Website! See the list so far! And we're on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

In the pilot episode we explain how the Science Fiction Rating System works, and get straight into ranking the first three films. *** These three films have since been discounted from the ranking! *** Some other great places to start listening to the show: 0058: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - The modern format is born 0197 , 0198 and 0199 - The best of SFRS! - Each host picks...