forgoton classics - Sci Fi movies

[Alferd_Packer]

What are your favorite sci-fi / fantasy movies that are neglected, forgotten classics? These are movies that are just not seen any more on cable or broadcast TV.

three of mine:

1) The Illustrated Man. Rod Steiger is great in the excellent adaption of Ray Bradbury's book.

2) Dark Star. You really have to be stoned to appreciate this movie.

3) Silent Running. Probably one of Bruce Dern's better movies.



ETA that's forgotten classics

 

[Denver]

Colossus: The Forbin Project (just watched it via Netflix and I still love it)

 

[Fnord]

"Metropolis" -1927

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - 1951

"War of the Worlds" - 1953

"Forbidden Planet" - 1956

"The Time Machine" - 1960

 

[Alferd_Packer]

"Metropolis" -1927

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - 1951

"War of the Worlds" - 1953

"Forbidden Planet" - 1956

"The Time Machine" - 1960

Yeah, but those are more well known.

How many here have actually seen Dark Star?

 

[MG1962]

Its funny. I just finished watching Illustrated Man before I clicked on this thread. Rod Steiger, all I could see was Napoleon......

But to the list

Godzilla - 1954 Japanese version

Monolith Monsters 1957

Day The Earth Caught Fire 1961

5 Million Years to Earth 1967

Invaders From Mars 1953

 

[MG1962]

Yeah, but those are more well known.

How many here have actually seen Dark Star?

Has the best alien ever lol

 

[fuelair]

"Metropolis" -1927

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - 1951

"War of the Worlds" - 1953

"Forbidden Planet" - 1956

"The Time Machine" - 1960

all good, none forgotten- show up on TCM fairly often and DVD available. You could, and should, add THEM!


On the other hand, Things to Come gets little play - the original Solaris (Russian one), blipped. But, so far none there forgotten.

 

[fuelair]

Yeah, but those are more well known.

How many here have actually seen Dark Star?

Seen/own.Love the Beach Ball and the logical Bomb!!!

 

[hgc]

The Satan Bug (1965)

The Power (1968)

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

 

[MG1962]

Seen/own.Love the Beach Ball and the logical Bomb!!!

What beach ball

 

[Alferd_Packer]

5 Million Years to Earth 1967

Ooh, good one. I saw that one on a cub scout camp out 30 years ago it scared the **** out of me.

 

[MG1962]

Ooh, good one. I saw that one on a cub scout camp out 30 years ago it scared the **** out of me.

I always thought it was dying for a remake, great science fiction, great spook story, and horribly logical in its plot

 

[Jeff Corey]

Plan 9..from Outer Space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xes0F36eTJA

 

[fuelair]

Not exactly classics, but She Devil ('57) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050958/
and Donovan's Brain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045699/

 

[fuelair]

I always thought it was dying for a remake, great science fiction, great spook story, and horribly logical in its plot

Very unlikely (a remake).

 

[MG1962]

Not exactly classics, but She Devil ('57) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050958/
and Donovan's Brain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045699/

I watched She Devil recently and I have to admit I just could not get into it

 

[LTC8K6]

Crack in the World.

 

[LTC8K6]

When Worlds Collide.

 

[MG1962]

One film I have never been able to cross paths with is Island Of Dr Moreau, the 1996 version. Has Val Kilmer and Brando in it, so not a bad cast

 

[Jekyll's Guest]

What are your favorite sci-fi / fantasy movies that are neglected, forgotten classics? These are movies that are just not seen any more on cable or broadcast TV.

three of mine:

1) The Illustrated Man. Rod Steiger is great in the excellent adaption of Ray Bradbury's book.

2) Dark Star. You really have to be stoned to appreciate this movie.

3) Silent Running. Probably one of Bruce Dern's better movies.



ETA that's forgotten classics

I'm not sure you can call them forgotten.

I've seen all 3 on tv, and Silent Running is tied to Star Wars with the droid rip-off 'controversy'.


Some great movies being listed.