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Post by maxwellperfect on Mar 2, 2017 19:26:02 GMT
Pick one of these seven essential sci-fi flicks from the 1950's, chosen for purposes of this poll considering various criteria such as 1) original stories and novel concepts; 2) achievement in fx; 3) continued relevance; and 4) enduring classic status.
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Post by PreachCaleb on Mar 2, 2017 20:04:39 GMT
Oof. I really can't.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 2, 2017 20:29:04 GMT
Very difficult for me to decide between The Day the Earth Stood Still and War of the Worlds, but Day wins out for me because of its social relevance. The alien is basically telling us to get our act together as a species to save Earth. Doesn't get deeper than that.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Mar 2, 2017 22:34:44 GMT
That's okay. It's supposed to be a difficult question posed to provoke discussion. I voted for George Pal's "War of the Worlds." I still think it's a powerful film. |
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 3, 2017 0:19:08 GMT
I own these three on DVD:
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Thing from Another World (1951)
It was practically a toss-up for me between the first two. So I voted for The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) so it would be tied with Forbidden Planet (1956).
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Post by bb15 on Mar 3, 2017 4:29:30 GMT
Great poll.
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Post by pippinmaniac on Mar 3, 2017 4:42:44 GMT
I chose "War of the Worlds". It had good color, great special effects for 1953, and time seemed to fly by when I watched it. It was hard to choose, because I liked almost every movie in your list. The only one I haven't seen is "When Worlds Collide". I need to look that one up to watch. My top three were "War of the Worlds", "The Thing From Another World" and "Forbidden Planet".
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 5:22:14 GMT
Really tough choice but I ended up selecting The Thing From Another World.
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Post by movielover on Mar 4, 2017 5:38:13 GMT
The Thing from Another World
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2017 8:35:46 GMT
I voted for This Island Earth.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 7, 2017 20:11:28 GMT
It was a tough choice, but I selected Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
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Post by Dr. Miles Bennell on Mar 11, 2017 16:05:21 GMT
FORBIDDEN PLANET here. It is a real "sense of wonder" film, about the future and another world, with as much beauty and awe-fulness as adventure and suspense, and altogether well-blended. Some awkwardness of dialog, but that's never taken away from it for me. The music score is one-of-a-kind (sadly), and every bit as enthralling as the visuals. Too bad there weren't more like it, to balance out the monster-invaders variations, dystopic futures and eventual return to horrors, both supernatural and natural, as the primary genre of fantasy fiction film.
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Post by hardball on Mar 18, 2017 14:44:01 GMT
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Hooked me from start to finish.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Apr 21, 2017 11:04:58 GMT
FP.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 25, 2019 17:30:48 GMT
Forbidden Planet, with The Day The Earth Stood Still a very close second.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Oct 25, 2019 18:13:32 GMT
The Thing From Another World
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Oct 25, 2019 18:39:14 GMT
Great idea for a poll, and all of these movies are special in their own ways. I went with Forbidden Planet simply because of its grandeur, sense of awe, and the fantastic imagination that went into creating the Krell civilization. But also a big tip of the cap to The Thing From Another World and Invasion of the Body Snatchers for capturing the paranoia of the times, and for setting the standard for all future sci-fi/horror hybrids.
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Post by Xcalatë on Oct 25, 2019 18:42:17 GMT
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 25, 2019 18:50:00 GMT
I picked "The Thing" but had a struggle between that and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Two great movies period, not just sci-fi.
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Post by gspdude on Oct 25, 2019 19:30:07 GMT
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