View Poll Results: Which is the best?
'50s
7
38.89%
'60s
1
5.56%
'70s
7
38.89%
'80s
1
5.56%
'90s
2
11.11%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll
Best Decade of Science Fiction
02-10-14, 10:25 AM
#27
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Galaxy Quest is great! A hugely affection, funny, and exciting satire of Star Trek and fandom with a good heart. Wild Wild West....well, a few of the steampunk design elements are kind of interesting. Maybe.
Yeah, if the sci-fi genre isn't dead now, it feel increasingly less relevant when the future is already here. We all have tricorders as iPhones and GPS tracking, speculation seems less and less important. And the fact that what little intelligence the genre had was completely lobotomized post-Star Wars to the point where Transformers and Avatar now pass for a science-fiction films doesn't help either.
Yeah, if the sci-fi genre isn't dead now, it feel increasingly less relevant when the future is already here. We all have tricorders as iPhones and GPS tracking, speculation seems less and less important. And the fact that what little intelligence the genre had was completely lobotomized post-Star Wars to the point where Transformers and Avatar now pass for a science-fiction films doesn't help either.
02-10-14, 10:25 AM
#28
Re: 60s science fiction or 70s science fiction
If we're going with every decade, my favorite would be the 50's.
Thing From Another World
It Came from Outer Space
Them
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Forbidden Planet
Tarantula
Godzilla
Rodan
The Mysterians
Incredible Shrinking Man
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Earth vs the Flying Saucers
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Thing From Another World
It Came from Outer Space
Them
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Forbidden Planet
Tarantula
Godzilla
Rodan
The Mysterians
Incredible Shrinking Man
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Earth vs the Flying Saucers
Journey to the Center of the Earth
ROCKETSHIP X-M
DESTINATION MOON
FLIGHT TO MARS
INVADERS FROM MARS
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS
THIS ISLAND EARTH
THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED
IT CONQUERED THE WORLD
WORLD WITHOUT END
20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH
THE GIANT BEHEMOTH
THE BLACK SCORPION
QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE
02-10-14, 11:46 AM
#29
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Best Decade of Science Fiction
The 50's for me, and I would add the following:
Colossus of New York
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Fiend Without a Face
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
It, The Terror from Beyond Space
Man From Planet X, The
Monolith Monsters, The
Monster that Challenged the World
Quatermass Xperiment, The
Quatermass 2
Tingler, The
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
Colossus of New York
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Fiend Without a Face
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
It, The Terror from Beyond Space
Man From Planet X, The
Monolith Monsters, The
Monster that Challenged the World
Quatermass Xperiment, The
Quatermass 2
Tingler, The
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
02-10-14, 12:01 PM
#30
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Best Decade of Science Fiction
The great things about growing up in the early 60's were watching a lot of 50's sci-fi on tv. In L.A. there was a show called "Strange Tales of Science Fiction." My dad and I used to watch these movies named in the posts above every weekend.
02-10-14, 01:59 PM
#32
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Best Decade of Science Fiction
Besides T2, 12 Monkeys, and The Matrix, 3 out my 4 favorite scifi movies along with Empire, the 90s also had the good parts of Star Trek TNG.
02-10-14, 02:02 PM
#33
Re: Best Decade of Science Fiction
The 50's for me, and I would add the following:
Colossus of New York
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Fiend Without a Face
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
It, The Terror from Beyond Space
Man From Planet X, The
Monolith Monsters, The
Monster that Challenged the World
Quatermass Xperiment, The
Quatermass 2
Tingler, The
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
Colossus of New York
Creature From the Black Lagoon
Fiend Without a Face
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
It, The Terror from Beyond Space
Man From Planet X, The
Monolith Monsters, The
Monster that Challenged the World
Quatermass Xperiment, The
Quatermass 2
Tingler, The
War of the Worlds
When Worlds Collide
02-10-14, 02:22 PM
#34
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Best Decade of Science Fiction
I choose the '50 cause that where I remember watching it as a kid. Didn't see on the list but I added.
The Fly
The Blob
X The Unknown
The Deadly Mantis
Monster On The Campus
It Came From Beneath The Sea
On The Beach
The Mole People
The Fly
The Blob
X The Unknown
The Deadly Mantis
Monster On The Campus
It Came From Beneath The Sea
On The Beach
The Mole People
