Hi everyone,
I checked movies from early 1900's (from Metropolis till now) but there are so much good movies that you cannot see everything.
I'm asking to the movie-freaks out there, are there any other recommended old cult sci-fiction movies with a strong story like this one ?
Thanks,
Greetz,
Innovator
Sure. I share the same taste in movies.
The Fly. The really old one, not the crappy remake.
Fantastic Voyage. Based on a book by Isaac Asimov.
I'll tell you some Giant Bugs movies, but I dunno if your interested so I won't unless you ask.
It's funny, I haven't seen any of these movies and yet I love them!
Ahhh...the good days are over.
Hey lynx, why do you refer to the remake of The Fly as "crappy?" I love the original, but I also think the Cronenberg remake is amazing and one of the best sci-fi/horror movies of the last 20 years. Just curious.
shareHey innovator, i read your user comment for this movie. Sorry this is offtopic, but i guess you are a great Stanley Kubrick fan :) At least a lot of your favorite movies are directed by him. I had to say this...
To your topic: Metropolis (1927), Tarantula (1955, also by Jack Arnold)
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Try these:
Destination Moon (1950): George Pal's movie about man's first lunar landing. Dated now, it treated the science seriously. The lunar set designs are amazing.
The Thing From Another World (1951): Howard Hawkes' movie about alien invasion. Has witty, overlapping dialog and several suspenseful moments. James Arness plays the title creature.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951): Great writing, acting and a score by Bernard Herrmann. One of the best.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955): Another well-written movie (although opening and closing scenes were added to give the movie a more upbeat ending).
Forbidden Planet (1956): Loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and the forerunner of "Star Trek," this is generally considered the best of the '50s SF movies. Has a literate script and high production values.
Of course you don't have to take my word. Check out the user comments on these movies.
Mike Kuypers
“I never sleep. I hate those little slices of death.” — Count Saknussem
The first time I saw this movie was back in the 70's on BBC2 as part of a series of old SF films.
The others that I can remember were
The Midwich Cuckoos
Them
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Time Machine (I think)
All classics!
Have you ever seen Dr. Cyclops? This is a Sci-Fi movie from 1940 (believe it or not, it's in color) about a group of people miniaturized by a mad scientist. Although it isn't as philosophic as Incredible Shrinking man, it is still a fun movie and for it's time the effects are quite good.
shareDon't forget the Ray Harryhausen (I think it is spelled correctly) stop motion films...the patience and skill that went into those is phenomenal!
Also Todd Browning's "The Devil Doll" with Lionel Barrymore and the highly controversial (in it's day..and still freaky)"Freaks".
A film I saw many years ago.... 4D Man.... great film.... and obviously The Original Invisble Man (not as much Sci-Fi... more thriller but still amazing)
shareFreaks was heartbreaking. I'm not sure I 'enjoyed' it, in the way that I can't say I enjoyed The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"... but am exceptionally glad that I saw them both, and think that others should see them also.
shareI have a few suggestions to add to those you've alredy received. These are sci-fi movies that are more than just giant insects and aliens, but have some interesting plots and characterizations. One is "I Married a Monster from Outer Space." A terrible title for a good movie about an invading alien who discovers that he likes Earth and its people. The other is "Robinson Crusoe on Mars," which tells of an astronaut stranded on Mars, how he survives, and how he meets his man Friday. This film is in color, and was shot in desert terrain to simulate Mars. It's very good to look at.
I hope you can find what you're looking for.
INVADERS FROM MARS PEOPLE
-I am NOT LIKE FAMILY GUY!!!!-
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All of these are great; I'd like to add 'The Day the Earth Caught Fire', directed by Val Guest in 1961. Premise: atomic tests have subtly shifted the earth's orbit, and it's gradually getting closer to the sun. Special effects: pretty much none. Most of the action takes place at a London newspaper office. Sounds pretty dull, I'll grant you, but it's told and paced terrifically, as we see the populace going from enjoyment of a warm spell to stoically weathering the situation (pardon the pun) to unravelling as water becomes scarce.
Not to be confused with 'The Day the Earth Froze', a mythical Russo-Finnish production - engagingly bizarre, maybe best seen on Mystery Science Theater.
I thought this was more like the earlier, The Invisible Man (with Claude Rains) than the average 50's paranoia movies.
share The 1953 version of WOTW, with special effects by George Pal. Converting the tripods into magnetically-levitated hovercraft was brilliant!
And, in retropsect, pretty foresighted. Considering how it would be another forty years, at least, until such a form of propulsion was used in real-life (i.e., Japanese bullet trains).
...this one is a little later production than most listed in these posts, but great sci-fi it is! The Demon Seed with Fritz Weaver and Julie Christie. About a super computer that decides that it needs to procreate...enough said.
shareYeah, Demon Seed is a great film! Haven't seen that one for years. I remember watching 'The Beast with Five Fingers' late one night when I was a kid, this was in the 80's, and It thought it'd be some silly old B&W film! How wrong I was. Scared the sh!t out of me!! :-o
shareIt Came from Beneath the Sea
It Came From Outer Space
Tarantula
Them
Mysterious Island
The Beast From 20 000 Fathoms
Earth Versus The Flying Saucers
20 Million Miles To Earth
The Blob
To name but a few atomic age / 50's B-movie classics that are personal favourites of mine from my collection, There's plenty more so check them out.
The sleeper must awaken.
I'd first sen this as part of a season of SCI-FI movies on UK's BBC1 during the early 70s - wednesday evenings, as i recalled - amongst
The Day The Earth stood still
The Village of the Damned
This Island Earth
Forbidden Planet
Them
Great movie entertainment - right up to the present!