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Invasion of the Body Snatchers was also a favorite growing up. The 70's version.
Signs is great. M.Night Shamalamadingdong.I always thought Independence Day was a very well done alien movie. Another alien movie that I like is Signs with Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. That movie is very unique and goes about it in a different way.
I think I still quote various Bill Paxton lines at least once a week.Aliens.
"Game Over Man"-One of the great adlibs in movie history.I think I still quote various Bill Paxton lines at least once a week.
I forgot about Prometheus. That is a good one. The alien franchise has been well represented in this thread. Deservingly so.Prometheus without a doubt. Makes you think.
Ha ha, I think I quoted that on the Boneyard within the last week."Game Over Man"-One of the great adlibs in movie history.
I can’t watch it againThe Fourth Kind was absolutely terrifying.
Paxton steals that movie, he's terrific in it.I think I still quote various Bill Paxton lines at least once a week.
Alien is not just the greatest sci-fi film ever made, it is one of the best films ever made period. One rating ranks it #33 all time. It's Ridley Scott's masterpiece and it launched his directing career as well as Sigurney Weaver's. Veronica Cartright, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerrit, Yaphet Kotto and Harry Dean Stanton all give stunning performances. It's a crime that Veronica Cartright was not even nominated for an supporting actress Oscar, though she did win best supporting actress from other award venues. Jerry Goldsmith's musical score was stunning. Twentieth Century Fox also loved it, they bankrolled it on a $10 million budget, and it made $200 million in box office receipts. That's not including profits from about ten sequels and the media franchise it created.Alien
The Thing
Aliens
Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
Pitch Black
The Edge of Tomorrow
Super 8
Galaxy Quest
Slither
Signs
War of the Worlds
Predator
E.T.
Cloverfield
He was a really entertaining actor and from all accounts a great guy, he left us way too soon. Watched Weird Science last night, he steals all his scenes in that too.Paxton steals that movie, he's terrific in it.
Classic
Looking forward to the new one- if they ever finish it.Can we include Dune as an alien movie? It is sci fi about alien creatures that provide the spice.
Dune is a total masterpiece.
Then the Star Wars, Star Trek, Guardians of the Galaxy and assorted Marvel movies are in....Looking forward to the new one- if they ever finish it.
War of the Worlds [yep, the Tom Cruise version)