Best 50's Sci-Fi/Horror flicks??.....

KillerCannabis · 02-02-2003, 09:39 PM

After playing the 50's throwback game War of the Monsters (PS2) I've been in the mood for some classic 50's sci-fi/horror flicks. You know the type: cheesy monsters, alien invasions, bad acting. I'd like it if anyone could recommend at least 5-10 not-to-miss flicks in this department. Thanks in advance.

02-02-2003, 11:40 PM

I would say do not miss any of these from the 1950's:

1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
2. Them!
3. War of the Worlds
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still
5. the MST3K version of This Island Earth
6. Tarantula
7. When Worlds Collide

Shannafey · 02-02-2003, 11:57 PM

DO NOT MISS Fiend Without A Face. Awesome film about flying brain creatures. No Lie! Loved it as a kid, and I've yet to pick up the great dvd that's out there.

02-03-2003, 02:44 AM

Forbidden Planet!

02-03-2003, 03:20 AM

The Day It Came to Earth is one of my favorite crap 50s SciFi movies. I mean, this is bad. And MST rags on a great assortment of them as well; I too especially like This Island Earth.

mcchrist · 02-03-2003, 04:49 AM

Yeah, definitly THIS ISLAND EARTH, but my god you will pay out of the ass for a disc right now, $100 minimum is what I've seen on ebay anymore for the Image disc!

02-03-2003, 04:58 AM

one of my favorite films ever - "The Incredible Shrinking Man" - a multilayered intellectual , visually exciting film... Also, "Forbidden Planet" and "Day the Earth Stood Still" stand head and shoulders above most films. Been wanting to check out Bava's "Planet of the Vampires" as well - I know it had a huge influence on Ridley Scott and inspired "Alien". "Tarantula" is my favorite "big bug" film - though "Them" isn't far behind.

marioscido · 02-03-2003, 07:01 AM

Alright KC! Someone actually started a thread in the Classic category.

I must confess that I like "It: The Terror from Beyond Space," which was also an influence on "Alien." I have a thing for 50s monster films. I think it's because of reading FMF when I was young and also because I collected monster cards.

I love "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" - what a great film!! It's my favorite one.
Also, I like "Them," "Planet of the Vampires," "The Thing" of course, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (coming soon on dvd). I've never seen "This Island Earth" - crazy! Love those creatures though. "It Came from Outer Space" is wonderful.

"The Fly" is fun. I love that it's supposed to take place in Montréal, and that some of the characters have bad Parisian accents!
"The Monster that Challenged the World" is fun as well - that's the movie they are watching from the hill in "Motel Hell". Thanks to MGM 'Midnight Movies' for putting some of these out, and at a good price... I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting.

Not Sci-fi, but I love:
"Creature from the Black Lagoon" - I'm a big fan of Jack Arnold
"Night of the Demon" - the avatar says it all

I just remembered also, the camp classic: "I Married a Monster from Outer Space."

dwatts · 02-03-2003, 09:55 AM

Either of the Quatermass films.

02-03-2003, 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by mcchrist
Yeah, definitly THIS ISLAND EARTH, but my god you will pay out of the ass for a disc right now, $100 minimum is what I've seen on ebay anymore for the Image disc!

**Comes in, shows off her new disc she got for 19.99 on buy it now, and leaves like a brat.**

mcchrist · 02-03-2003, 04:35 PM

Quote:

**Comes in, shows off her new disc she got for 19.99 on buy it now, and leaves like a brat.**

MaxRenn · 02-05-2003, 12:37 AM

I love a lot of these movies and just watched "20 million miles to earth" with some amazing Harryhausen effects. I find a lot of the 50s sci-fi movies interesting as an indication of their times - concerns about outer space, communism, scientific progress, nuclear war and nuclear power. Although these 50s monster movies have a "cheesy" reputation a few are actually deadly serious and absolute classics particularly "Them!", "The Thing From Another World" and "Invasion of the BodySnatchers". I watched the last of these three recently and it is flat out one of the scariest movies you will see. To me the fear of dehumanization is extremely frightening and the script and pacing of the film are perfect.

MaxRenn · 02-05-2003, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by dwatts
Either of the Quatermass films.

What about the third - "Quatermass and the Pit"? Ok it's from the late 60s but as an intelligent sci-fi/horror picture it's hard to beat.

02-05-2003, 04:09 AM

The Original 1950's version of "The Thing From Another World" is just a plain classic!

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is also excellent!

And I could never make a list of 50's sci-fi without bringing up Forbidden Planet.

This is a great thread. Probably gonnna get me started on another old sci-fi binge. I went on one last year for weeks! hehe
It was great. Incredible how much old really good, and really, really bad stuff is out there.

02-05-2003, 04:47 AM

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Originally posted by Zodiac-Mindwarp
The Original 1950's version of "The Thing From Another World" is just a plain classic!

I haven't seen this movie in a couple of years now, but last time I saw it, I was impressed with the dialogue. Its almost like an opera without music.

Hey! Someone should make an opera out of the Thing! That would be so totally awesome!

They could combine elements from both movies and have the best opera since Nabucco!

02-02-2003, 09:39 PM	#1
KillerCannabis Slow, Deep & Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 5,606	Best 50's Sci-Fi/Horror flicks??..... After playing the 50's throwback game War of the Monsters (PS2) I've been in the mood for some classic 50's sci-fi/horror flicks. You know the type: cheesy monsters, alien invasions, bad acting. I'd like it if anyone could recommend at least 5-10 not-to-miss flicks in this department. Thanks in advance.

02-03-2003, 04:49 AM	#6
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	Yeah, definitly THIS ISLAND EARTH, but my god you will pay out of the ass for a disc right now, $100 minimum is what I've seen on ebay anymore for the Image disc! __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

02-03-2003, 04:58 AM	#7
Joel Groce Guest Posts: n/a	One more... one of my favorite films ever - "The Incredible Shrinking Man" - a multilayered intellectual , visually exciting film... Also, "Forbidden Planet" and "Day the Earth Stood Still" stand head and shoulders above most films. Been wanting to check out Bava's "Planet of the Vampires" as well - I know it had a huge influence on Ridley Scott and inspired "Alien". "Tarantula" is my favorite "big bug" film - though "Them" isn't far behind.

02-03-2003, 07:01 AM	#8
marioscido Stalker Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 453	Alright KC! Someone actually started a thread in the Classic category. I must confess that I like "It: The Terror from Beyond Space," which was also an influence on "Alien." I have a thing for 50s monster films. I think it's because of reading FMF when I was young and also because I collected monster cards. I love "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" - what a great film!! It's my favorite one. Also, I like "Them," "Planet of the Vampires," "The Thing" of course, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (coming soon on dvd). I've never seen "This Island Earth" - crazy! Love those creatures though. "It Came from Outer Space" is wonderful. "The Fly" is fun. I love that it's supposed to take place in Montréal, and that some of the characters have bad Parisian accents! "The Monster that Challenged the World" is fun as well - that's the movie they are watching from the hill in "Motel Hell". Thanks to MGM 'Midnight Movies' for putting some of these out, and at a good price... I'm sure there are others that I'm forgetting. Not Sci-fi, but I love: "Creature from the Black Lagoon" - I'm a big fan of Jack Arnold "Night of the Demon" - the avatar says it all I just remembered also, the camp classic: "I Married a Monster from Outer Space." __________________ "Yes, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry be heard in it. Let those curse it who curse the Sea, those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan." Job 3: 7-8 Last edited by marioscido; 02-03-2003 at 07:13 AM.

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02-02-2003, 11:40 PM	#2
MapleBob Guest Posts: n/a	I would say do not miss any of these from the 1950's: 1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 2. Them! 3. War of the Worlds 4. The Day the Earth Stood Still 5. the MST3K version of This Island Earth 6. Tarantula 7. When Worlds Collide

02-02-2003, 11:57 PM	#3
Shannafey Don't Monkey With Me! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: South Florida, But Far from the Hell that is Miami Posts: 6,370	DO NOT MISS Fiend Without A Face. Awesome film about flying brain creatures. No Lie! Loved it as a kid, and I've yet to pick up the great dvd that's out there.

02-03-2003, 02:44 AM	#4
Chucky P Guest Posts: n/a	Forbidden Planet!

02-03-2003, 03:20 AM	#5
onebyone Guest Posts: n/a	The Day It Came to Earth is one of my favorite crap 50s SciFi movies. I mean, this is bad. And MST rags on a great assortment of them as well; I too especially like This Island Earth.

02-03-2003, 09:55 AM	#9
dwatts HackMaster Join Date: May 2002 Location: Crashed Posts: 16,580	Either of the Quatermass films.

02-05-2003, 12:37 AM	#12
MaxRenn Stalker Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 392	I love a lot of these movies and just watched "20 million miles to earth" with some amazing Harryhausen effects. I find a lot of the 50s sci-fi movies interesting as an indication of their times - concerns about outer space, communism, scientific progress, nuclear war and nuclear power. Although these 50s monster movies have a "cheesy" reputation a few are actually deadly serious and absolute classics particularly "Them!", "The Thing From Another World" and "Invasion of the BodySnatchers". I watched the last of these three recently and it is flat out one of the scariest movies you will see. To me the fear of dehumanization is extremely frightening and the script and pacing of the film are perfect.

02-05-2003, 04:09 AM	#14
Zodiac-Mindwarp Guest Posts: n/a	The Original 1950's version of "The Thing From Another World" is just a plain classic! Invasion Of The Body Snatchers is also excellent! And I could never make a list of 50's sci-fi without bringing up Forbidden Planet. This is a great thread. Probably gonnna get me started on another old sci-fi binge. I went on one last year for weeks! hehe It was great. Incredible how much old really good, and really, really bad stuff is out there.