Sci-Fi films of the 50's....

[captain nemo1701]

Forbidden Planet - absolute classic. Was the inspiration for Star Trek.

Also like Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959). Tons better than that 3D crap with Brendan Fraser in it. You can't go far wrong with movies with James Mason in them.

Also quite like his other Verne movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1956).

 

[GaryA]

Forbidden Planet - absolute classic. Was the inspiration for Star Trek.

Also like Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1959). Tons better than that 3D crap with Brendan Fraser in it. You can't go far wrong with movies with James Mason in them.

Also quite like his other Verne movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1956).

Caught 10 min of that tripe last night but had to switch off in disbelief
CGI' s got a lot to answer for....
in moderation, when well done, it can enchance a plot but when overdone you might as well be watching a cheap computer game.
The plot for sci-fi films (or indeed all 'action films') for the last 20-odd years has been nothing but an excuse for impossible escapes from impossible situations ad nauseum* at least the early ones tried to mimic real-world physical forces but now its laughable how just about every jump and collision defys the laws of physics
cinemas as a lucrative teeny rip-off money scam in their multiplexes has become a corporate-celebrity joke

* I'm copywriting that plot so keep off

 

[captain nemo1701]

Caught 10 min of that tripe last night but had to switch off in disbelief
CGI' s got a lot to answer for....
in moderation, when well done, it can enchance a plot but when overdone you might as well be watching a cheap computer game.
The plot for sci-fi films (or indeed all 'action films') for the last 20-odd years has been nothing but an excuse for impossible escapes from impossible situations ad nauseum* at least the early ones tried to mimic real-world physical forces but now its laughable how just about every jump and collision defys the laws of physics
cinemas as a lucrative teeny rip-off money scam in their multiplexes has become a corporate-celebrity joke

* I'm copywriting that plot so keep off

I almost walked out of the cinema but was with a pal who insisted on watching it to the bitter end...The novel has never been done accurately although the '59 version is fun and pretty faithful to the source material. It captivated me as a ten year old kid and I later read the book. Could have something to do with me being a geologist by profession .

BTW, I don't think you can have that plot. It's currently in use by Dr Who for every episode of the current series .

 

[captain nemo1701]

I thoight you might quite like that one!

Whatever gives you that idea?

 

[MontyVeda]

...
CGI' s got a lot to answer for....
in moderation, when well done, it can enchance a plot but when overdone you might as well be watching a cheap computer game.
...

I think the problem is these days there's so much 'stock cgi' available they don't really have to put much effort in when 'creating' CGI effects.

Not 1950's i know but Final Fantasy, the 100% CGI films looks far better than Beowulf made a good ten years later. They're just getting plain lazy with CGI and you can't beat a bit Harryhousen for special effects.

It Conquered The World is a favourite from the 50's with the monster which looks like ...

 

[just jim]

I can't mind which 50's film exactly but this bit stuck in my mind...
Distraught boy tells cop his parents have just been abducted by aliens.
Cop:
"Try not to think about it."

 

[Gixxerman]

Forbidden Planet was quite entertaining.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

The Day The Earth Stood Still. Both versions of this film are on Film Four today. Personally I much prefer Michael Rennie in the 1951 original.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

I think the problem is these days there's so much 'stock cgi' available they don't really have to put much effort in when 'creating' CGI effects.

Not 1950's i know but Final Fantasy, the 100% CGI films looks far better than Beowulf made a good ten years later. They're just getting plain lazy with CGI and you can't beat a bit Harryhousen for special effects.

It Conquered The World is a favourite from the 50's with the monster which looks like ...

Who gave you permission to use the mother in law's photo?

 

[GaryA]

This one;

'The thing from another world' 1951, gets better on repeated viewings...the acting and fast paced intelligent dialogue is refreshing as is the attempt to build character and genuine tension.
Its also a battle ground between 2 groups of scientists one group who wants preserve the alien at all costs and the second taking a more practical stance of self survival
The scene where they throw buckets of kerosene over 'the thing' is lit only by the burning and is spectacular; beat that with CGI.....