Posted on 04/14/2018 2:13:23 PM PDT by Rummyfan
What is the first thing you think of when you think of an alien movie? Does Sigourney Weaver's bald head pop into your mind as you picture her battling extraterrestrials in Alien 3? Or do you think of something unconventional, like Cloverfield or District 9? The alien genre is one that has certainly evolved over the years as special effects and computer-generated images have improved far beyond anyone's wildest dreams. But the fact of the matter is that for an alien movie to be good (actually, for any movie to be good), it has to tell a really good story, have character development, and be entertaining. Even the most beautiful film can be terrible if you just don't care about the people (or aliens) that you're watching.
Here are my picks for the best alien movies—for various reasons—dating back to 1982. I don't believe that older necessarily means better, but I also don't believe that higher budget means better either. See what you think.
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10. Galaxy Quest (1999)
9. Men in Black (1997)
8. Contact (1997)
7. Independence Day (1996)
6. Arrival (2016)
5. Avatar (2009)
4. Enemy Mine (1985)
3. Starman (1984)
2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1. Aliens (1986)
‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’, ‘This Island Earth’, ‘Earth vs. The Flying Saucers’, and of course - ‘The Attack of The 50Ft. Woman’.
So many other classics.
What about Marvin the Martian?
Earth Girls Are Easy
Forbidden Planet
The Thing (Kurt Russell version directed by John Carpenter)
The Fifth Element!
Loud and on a big home theater screen it is the best!
Maybe the plot has a few holes in it but the visuals are fantastic!
I thought Aliens was a lousy movie.
For the first 15 minutes it had me entranced then sort of just fell apart.
I vaguely remember one from my childhood which was probably not as good as I thought but at the time it was great. It was something like “Saucer Men” and they killed by injecting pure alcohol. Another great one was “Invaders From Mars”.
Also could not stand E.T.
If I remember correctly (and there is no guarantee of that, these days), Starman would also qualify as a chick-flick...???
Abyss. Filmed in my back yard.
Invaders from Mars—the original version
Mars Attacks!
“They blew up Congress.....Hahahahaha!”
I thought I was the only person to have ever seen that movie. The scene where the guy sneezed inside his helmet made me laugh. I don’t know if space helmet designers ever anticipated that problem.
Not a movie, but the KDrama “My Love From the Star”
K-PAX was interesting.
That was a good one.
I love science fiction. Some of those on this list are very good.
I’m streaming Netflix’s Lost in Space now - very, very good IMO. Better than I expected
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