Top Five 50's sci-fi


1. The Thing
2. Them
3. Forbidden Planet
4. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
5. It! The Terror from Beyond Space

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1. The Thing
2. The Day the Earth Stood Still
3. Destination Moon
4. War of the Worlds
5.(tie) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
5.(tie) Forbidden Planet

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My top five 50's SciFi

1.The Thing From Another World
2.The Man From Planet X
3.Kronos
4.Them
5.Tarantula

and to continue to Top 10
6.Beast From 20,000 Fathoms/20 Million Miles to Earth
7.Creature From The Black Lagoon
8.Forbidden Planet/This Island Earth (Tie)
9.Day the Earth Stood Still
10.War of the Worlds

Honorable Mentions
Godzilla/Gorjira
The Black Scorpion
The Deadly Mantis
GOG
Target Earth
The Earth Dies Screaming
IT! The Terror From Beyond Space
IT Came From Outer Space
IT Came From Beneath the Sea
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
Quatermas I,II and The Pit
Monolith Monsters
The Magnetic Monster
Earth VS.The Spider


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Great list, but no Invasion of the Body Snatchers?



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Oops! Invasion of the Body Snatchers definitely on the list...probably tied with The Day the Earth Stood Still.

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Yeah, Invasion is my favorite sci-fi of all time, not just the 50's.

Here is my "all-time" list http://www.imdb.com/list/qpbLlkAEjY4/


So, obviously, my 50's top 5 would be -

1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
2. The Thing From Another World
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4. War of The Worlds
5. Creature From The Black lagoon


6. Godzilla:King of The Monsters
7. Them
8. It! The Terror From Beyond Space
9. Tarantula
10. IT Came From Outer Space (for the sheer awesomeness of starring Russell Johnson!)


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1. The Thing
2. Forbidden Planet
3. The Day The Earth Stood Still
4. It! The Terror from Beyond Space
5. This Island Earth

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The Day the Earth Stood Still. Them. The Thing. Godzilla. The Fly.

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1. The Thing From Another World
2. The War of the Worlds
3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
4. Them!
5. The Fly


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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Forbidden Planet
Incredible Shrinking Man
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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No love for Invaders From Mars? Or Rocketship X-M? Or Invasion of the Saucer Men? Or The Amazing Colossal Man (which I think partly inspired The Hulk)?

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