Would "Team America" count, since we learned at the end that Kim Jong-Il was an alien cockroach?
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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I had forgotten Five Million Years to Earth. Excellent, very suspenseful.
THE CRAWLING EYE! THE MOLE PEOPLE.
For later.
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I was recently reading his story “The Golden Man”. Challenging the idea that evolution and progress is toward a human ideal of smart, athletic, beautiful.
The mutant is beautiful, athletic, prescient and stupid.
In it’s day, “Forbidden Planet” ruled the roost.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKR-pePd7HU
Or, "The Arrival of Wang"? (MHZ's running it on 4/24. Subtitled)
Did anyone like Alien Nation with James Caan and Mandy Patinkin? I thought it was excellent.
I will weeeeee-turn!
Another overlooked gem. I loved the TV Series as well!
Oh yeah! Bosch is back! That was a great series and I need to watch the new season! Dang I need more hours in the day. It’s playoff hockey season.
5. Avatar (2009)
4. Enemy Mine (1985)
I despised both of these. Absolute dribble both of em. Alien was much better the Aliens and it didn’t even make the list. If you knew nothing about it before you saw it, it was just a riveting, ground breaking terrifying movie.
Green Slime
How about this one! EAT AND RUN. (1987)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090992/
Flesh Gordon?! I didn't know anyone else had seen it.
If you liked Signs, go see A Quiet Place. It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time with a good message.
Mars Attacks
“‘Big Trouble in Little China” 1986”
“How did you get up there?”
“Wasn’t easy!”
Same thoughts here.
Aliens, absolutely, number one!!!!!
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