Me too!...I am a fellow Boomer guy, who spent quite a few Saturdays at my local cinema, spending a whole 25 cents, to catch the latest TWO Sci-Fi/horror movies--that's right...in those days, you got two movies, plus a cartoon, usually preceded by some newsreel and the "coming attractions"! Such a deal, and usually my parents would "pony up" another 50 cents for the candy and/or popcorn found in the lobby. Times were not really any better, but they certainly were more basic, and more innocent. Everything changed--including the price of admission--as the 1960s began to unravel.
Me too ! I turn 71 this month, and these movies are the wallpaper of my very soul. “Nice climate you have here. High in oxygen.” “I RARELY USE THE STUFF, SIR. IT PROMOTES RUST.”😂 Anne Frances in a miniskirt jumpstarted my puberty.
I couldn't agree more Sir 👏, I grew up on classic films such as these, mostly seen on English T.V. stations. There's an abundance of praise from everyone on this blog, and we all have different opinions on the best of these films, I find it really satisfying that we are all as one with our fondness and appreciation for these Fabulous old films👍
all the 50's space ships...for all their bells and whistles...lacked the one key component that would actually make space flight possible....the computer....it's the same reason the flying wing would crash...but not the B-2...which is based on the same design....
I agree with you . When I went back to college later in life, the Philosophy teacher referenced this film. I knew then that I had chosen the right school and that the faculty had open minds.
yea...remember when going to the movies was a real treat, almost like a special occasion... and you didn't have to take out a mortgage to go? The movie (maybe a double feature), cartoon, newsreel, coming attractions. Along with popcorn and a soda, a big selection of candy (Good N Plenty, Jordan Almonds, Baby Ruth, Chuckels, Chunky, etc....All that entertainment for about 40 cents...then we'd walk home and discuss the movie. Even when t.v. became more and more popular, going to the movies was still something to look forward to, young and old alike, and there was something for every for everyone. So glad that many of us are still around to share those times.
@@jenniferdjaslowskj993 And in earlier days they would have a chapter of a movie serial! I have quite a few of them in my DVD collection. Sheer fun and lots of Science Fiction elements from the 1930's on. Would we have had the SF craze of the 1950's without their influence?
@@jenniferdjaslowskj993 I bit different for us in UK . But similar . The flicks would be a whole morning , or afternoon of joy . For less than a shilling !
The Day the Earth Stood Still is my #1 from this list. The complexity of the plot and quality of the acting put on top. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers scared the pants off me as a kid.
Chiller, The Day the Earth Stood Still is outstanding as a movie. I appreciate the story so much more as an adult just because the story dealt with the global complexities of the time, and obviously I understand the politics of the movie much more. But when that movie would come on Saturday afternoons when I was a kid, Gort was just the man. Thank you so much for the comment. Stay tuned, there is more to come. Have a great day. Mike
What a fantastic list! Being born in 1952 I remember my parents taking us to the all night drive-in theater shows (4 movies in one night!) and watching these great movies. Then the sixties started with Gorgo, Angry Red Planet, Village of the Damned, and on and on. Then Star Trek started on TV. I was in Heaven. What a great time to live!!! That with the space race just made my childhood exceptional.
When I was a kid, the Old Orchard theater showed a double feature of scary movies every Saturday. We could walk there and get in for 25 cents. I don't recall many of them, but "The Angry Red Planet" scared the bejeezus out of me, and since it was paired with "Circus of Horrors," which was terrifying within the first couple of minutes, I had a lot of nightmares.
Freddie, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. When I put this list together, it was very hard to get it down to just ten. But I wanted to at least get the ball rolling to see if there was a good response to create another one. And, there has been such a positive response to this video that I am working on a second one right now, and I have an outline for a third one. The next one will be based on the comments I received on movies that did not make the list the first time. I guess you could say like a fan based top ten. So stay tuned. Also, I am a big fan of the 60's sci-fi movies and TV as well. However if I ever do a 60's Top Ten Sci-Fi shows, which seems very likely, I would have to leave Star Trek off the list. Star Trek is my favorite franchise, so it would automatically be number one by default in my world, and that would not really be a fare list. So stay tuned tuned, thank you again for your comment and have a wonderful day. Mike
@@philr5497 I hope you didn't think I was slamming it. I don't think it would terrify me so much now, but I was no more than 10, maybe younger, and the giant amoeba sucking in Sammy (? why do I think that was the character's name) and then infecting Gerald Mohr's (? again) character did me in then. As for Circus of Horrors (on the double-bill), I don't know why I didn't run out of the auditorium too, like my friend did. Deformed faces have always been one of my triggers - that's the reason I completely quit watching Twilight Zone and Thriller.
Excellent selection that I agree with. I remember the first time I saw "The Blob" in color (on the late show, once we had a color TV), I was so surprised that the blob was red! And the two stars went on to bigger fame---Steve McQueen became a cinema superstar and his girlfriend Aneta Corsaut became Andy's love interest Helen Crump on "The Andy Griffith Show." "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was a big budget production with major stars that is still one of my favorites today.
Saw Forbidden Planet at the theater when I was six. Nightmares galore. Lucky me - I had a TV in my room because my Dad repaired them and someone just gave it to us. A 12" round screen in a cabinet with two or three knobs in front and tubes in the back. Twilight Zone, One Step Beyond, and Marx Brothers movies on Sunday. Sky King, Roy Rogers, and those westerns! Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, Bronco Lane, Tombstone Territory, and on and on.
"Forbidden Planet" fried me for life! The Monster from the Id on that big screen terrified me and I loved it! I still collect Fifties horror/sci-fi posters to this day. From there I went to "Curse of Frankenstein and I was off & running. Good times.
@@TramJizzle It was the drive-in. Many good movies at the drive-ins. The cartoons were excellent. A little playground area. That speaker in the window. Mom made popcorn and stuff. $1.50 for the whole family. Saw Auntie Mame - a genuine classic when I was bit older. I tend to ramble.
Even though I was born in '40, grew up in the 50's, Five popular movies of the era which I have still never seen to this very day..... 1) Forbidden Plants 2) The Day the Earth Stood Tall 3) Investors From Mars 4) It Came From Out of Inner Space 5) She wore a Yellow Spaceship BHE
Al, you and me both. I used to watch the reruns over and over again. I wanted to put more classic sci-fi movies into this video, but that would make the video too long. So there are a couple more coming soon. Glad you enjoyed the video, stay tuned, and have a great day. Mike
Agreed. There’s a part that alwaye gets cut (presumably to accommodates more commercials) on the free versions where our intrepid team of scientists manage to shoot one of the aliens dead when he was outside his saucer’s force field, the others on his sis sheep leave him and take off
From the age of 7 or so, I read almost everything Science -Fiction and Fantasy, WE had a TV in the late forties and I devoured Captain Video, SF Theater and more. These movies and the runners up were my childhood. War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, The Time Machine, the list is much longer, will forever be in my memory!. Thanks you, Frederick "Rik" Spector
In my early years I read a lot of varying books....then I discovered science fiction....everything else paled and seemed boring after that....especially western movies labled as 'oaters'....
Norman, Thank you for your comment. There were so many good movies to choose from. But I am not finished with the 50's yet. I will be putting out a second 1950's sci-fi movie list so thay tuned. Have a great day. Mike
Matt, thanks for that. To be honest, I forgot about that one. And I loved that movie when I was a kid. Great catch thought. And you just gave me a great idea. I think what I will do to make it up to you and do a This Island Earth for its own video. Glad you liked the video. More to come stay tuned.
This Island Earth was the one that I was going to suggest to be added. I see that I am the last person in comments to feel that way. I liked Invasion of the Saucer Men from that time period too.
Some of my all time favourites that weren't mentioned are The Deadly Mantis (1957), The Monster That Challenged The World (1957), The Monolith Monsters (1957), Kronos (1957), Rodan (1956), The Mysterians (1957), The Black Scorpion (1957) and Fiend Without a Face (1958). These ones aren't 50s movies but Gorgo (1961) and The Day of the Triffids (1962) are two of my favourite movies of all time and don't get enough recognition
I want to thank you for your list because when you mentioned The Monolith Monsters I finally found the answer to a search I've been on since I was 20 years of age (I am now 66). When I was growing up inthe early to mid-1960s they would play that movie on a local TV station and for years the one memory that always stuck with me were when the the monolith crystals would rise up fall over repeat. I could never recall the title until now and the clips I found online confirm that one sole memory. Thanks again. And Fiend Without a Face is one cool little movie. My brother and I loved it.
Day of the Triffids was supposed to be remastered a few years back because of serious issues with the original film elements but nothing has been mentioned since. And I just ordered Gorgo on 4k. Looking forward to it......
@@rogershore3128 I never knew that! Do you know where you saw this? I'm not sure what print they would've used but the British Film Institute has a 16mm print thats in pretty good condition
What does it say about me that I have seen all of these back in the day… AND LOVED THEM ALL!!! Back when there were only three channels these were played on a Saturday afternoon.
One thing almost all these movies have in common is that, unlike contemporary remakes and other scifi, they know how to build suspense and character around a meaningful idea. The fact that their special effects were limited makes them concentrate on the elements of story that make these works last, unlike the violent, mindless stuff today.
I dunno man, this sort of movie is rather silly and definitely close to fantasy than science fiction. Don't romanticize the past or these movies. Simply accept them for what they are.
John Doe, Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it, and I agree with you completely. These older movies didn't have the benefit of modern day special effects. They had to rely on good story telling. I also agree, that even the remakes of the 1950's sci-fi movies don't necessarily rely as much on the story element, but focus more on the special effects. The best example I have in that regard is War of the Worlds. The 1950's War of the Worlds, for the time, had ground breaking effects, and introduced a different looking Martian alien warship, even if you can see the strings the alien ship were hanging from. But the story is what kept you at the edge of your seat,. The more recent version, took more elements from the H.G.Wells book that did not get presented in the 50's film, but didn't deliver the same emotional or suspenseful impact. Rather, relied on the special effects to fill in the story, vs telling the story. The Day the Earth Stood Still is a better modern remake in my opinion. While there were heavy special effects, the story wasn't lost to the effects. Anyway, thank you so much for your comment. Stay tuned, there are more 1950's Sci-Fi videos coming. I'm glad you liked our video, and we are happy to hear any suggestions you have. Have a great day, and stay tuned, more to come. Mike
Back in the day, science fiction fans had a rule that good special affects meant a bad story, and a good story meant bad effects. That didn’t change until Star Wars came along.
While I agree with most of your picks, I feel “War of the Worlds” should be number one. I’m biased because it’s my all time favorite sci-fi film. Thank you for this content!!
Pete, I loved the incredible shrinking man when I was a kid. I'm going to do a second movie list for the 50's since there were so many great ones to choose from, and too many for just one list. So stay tuned, and thank you for your comment. Have a great day. Mike
Larche, This Island Earth more than deserves a spot. It was one of my favorites when I was a kid, and I literally forgot about it for this video. I could kick myself for that one. But stay tuned, I am going to do at least two more 1950's Sci-Fi movie videos. It will be showing up. Thanks for enjoying the video, and have a great day. Mike
Yes..if only for allowing my pre-pubescent thoughts to run wild, checking out Faith Domergue--a rare beauty of a "B" movie queen!...Turns out, she had been a lover of the infamous Howard Hughes, when she was 17 years old!
Yup...because it demanded a more mature, thoughtful participation from the viewer..I caught this magnificent movie a few years after it came out...local theatres would have "second run" formats, in the mid-1950s, when I was, by that time, old enough to attend movies with my fellow pre-teen friends. I viewed this movie again a few weeks ago, and was struck by how it portrayed pretty accurately, the day-to-day appearance, and activities of the general public back then. I remembered how people were more conventionally dressed, men usually still wore hats in 1951, women dressed in a more conservative manner, folks were more "formally social"...etc. I found the scenes of the folks having breakfast at the boarding house, to be nostalgically heart-warming. Nontheless, I welcomed the more liberating, less conforming aspects of American life, that my generation embraced during the 1960s, and onwards. Underneath the staid lifestyle of the 1950s, many problems were lurking beneath the surface!
I am old, in my 70's now but saw all of these as a kid as our family owned all the movie theatres in town. I cannot dispute any on your list, as I loved every one, and certainly "Forbidden Planet" deserves the number one spot as it was innovative in so many ways, not the least of which was the electronic music score, listed as "Electronic Tonalities" by Louis and Beebe Barron. One film I would add is "It! The Terror From Beyond Space", often overlooked because of its low-budget origins. We all know the big-dollar later film "Alien" (1979) ripped off the plot shamelessly but "It!" had a (mostly) wonderful cast of character actor pros, good suspense build-up by not clearly showing the monster until about 1/3 way into the movie and a suspensful claustrophobic setting by the different floors or levels of the rocket ship separated by thick, metal lockable hatches. Paul Blaisdell did the monster costume, one of his best efforts IMHO. And despite a running time of barely over an hour, there are at least a half-dozen truly memorable set-pieces in the film. Greatly enjoyed your presentation. Keep up the good work.
Those were my two favorites also. I saw IT in the theatre when I was a kid...I lasted up until I saw the creatures face...then ran my screaming, crying, 6 year old ass out of the theatre. Didn't see the whole movie till it came out on VHS...still freaked me out 😂. Saw Forbidden Planet on the big screen also...LOVED the special effects...the monster spooked the HELL out of me, but I made it through the whole movie ... 😊 "This Island Earth" was another big screen winner. I was so lucky my mother loved the movies when I was young.
@@lefantomer FP also was the firds big bidgryt sci fi movie shot in color in wiodfrer screen. I laughed when the cook had Robby whip up 60 gallons of "Ksnsas City Rocket Boiurbon"...it's SMOOTH!
When I was in 3rd grade, a friend and I went to see Them. The movie scared his pansy ass and we had to leave, so I didn't know how it ended. Decades later, it was shown on late Saturday night TV and I was able to finish the movie. Well worth the wait! Day of the Triffids (1962) will get my vote if you do a 1960,'s sci-fi movies follow-up. Excellent bring back the memories production! Thank you!
@@vampthat You remember well. James Arness was one also of the main actors in THEM. Gunsmoke began in 1955-1975, one of the longest television series ever.
As I recall: War of the Worlds was an 1898 HG Wells novel; Journey to the Center of the Earth was an 1864 Jules Verne novel; Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a 1954 Jack Finney novel "The Body Snatchers"; The Thing was a 1938 John W Campbell Jr Novella "Who goes There?"; The Day The Earth Stood Still was a 1940 Harry Bates short story "Farewell to the Master"; When Worlds Collide was a 1933 novel written by Edwin Balmer and Phillip Wylie who also published a sequel After Worlds Collide. Just saying.
super effing great brother! i'm 63. saw all of these with my brother in the revival theaters when i was a kid! saw them again on tv on the chiller theater midnight movies and afternoons!
These movies all came out before my time, but I still remember watching some of these in the 60's on Saturday afternoons. It was great to be young with imaginations running wild.
I was happy to have stumbled upon this video by chance, and decided to check it out. I grew up as a Sci-Fi fan boy watching Saturday afternoon matinees on local TV. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) was one of my top 10's, as was Body Snatchers & Blob. But there was one above all that has been my #1 vintage Sci-Fi film fave of the 50's (and 60's for me). I've raved about this film since I was 10, as well thru High School. Even in college, I took ONE film studies class while majoring in clinical psychology. Over the years I've probably rec'd as gifts 4 or 5 VHS cassettes/CD's & even a DVD about this film. All my family, friends, relatives, my ex's all knew my #1 film is also YOUR #1 film: The Forbidden Planet! To say I've watched it 100 times in my life is not out of the question. I recognized as a young boy this was different. It was the first high-budget, well written, a great cast, excellent SFX for a film in its day, especially for Sci-Fi. As many films took social & cultural themes of its time and weaved them into the story-line, as they did (for example, with the Red Scare) in The Day the Earth Stood Still... with one distinction. With the ascendance of Freud in the 50's, this film centered around the potential detrimental power of a dominant Id, and the over-active defense mechanisms of the super-ego (human conscience) deployed to try to keep the Id in check, & to have a well balanced Ego. Sorry to have written a tome on the subject matter, but this is how much I've regarded The Forbidden Planet as my (and apparently others') #1 Sci-Fi film of the 50's! It's a great list of videos you've curated for the genre and the decade! Thanks!
Damn, good job. I have no complaints about any of the films you've selected. And you did a great job with the narration. Had a lot of fun with this one, thanks!
My mother once had quite a large collection of Zane Gray westerns, and I read a few of them....then, I discovered Sci/Fy. How could ANYone return to boring westerns featuring uncouth & smelly horses after that? So much more interesting reading about smelly and uncouth (but intelligent) alien beings ALL the way from Betelguese and/or Antares!
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a perfect match for the McCarthy era and the "communists hiding among your friends" paranoia. The Thing (From Another World) couldn't be made according to the original story in the 1950s, but John Carpenter did a good job on the original story, "Who Goes There?" Forbidden Planet so CLEARLY influenced Gene Roddenberry that it can be said to be the origin of the Star Trek franchise.
Im 65 and love these old Si Fi movies. Especially with Robbie the Robot. Creature from the Black Lagoon is a super favorite. Thank you so much for your Channel and keep the content coming. Im a Disabled Veteran and it really helps my PTSD.🇺🇸
@armyone1239, Thank you so much for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I wanted to include The Creature From the Black Lagoon, but there were so many great movies to choose from and very difficult to get it down to just 10. But I have a second Top 1950’s in the works right now, so hopefully I can post that very shortly. And I’m with you brother, I’m a disable veteran as well. And getting into RU-vid videos and creating something people enjoy seeing has given me some great satisfaction. Thank you again for your comment, stay tuned there is more to come. Mike
This was a well Done Compilation! Subscribed. My Ultimate Favourite is WAR OF THE WORLDS... The "scariest and Smartest" of them all! A tip of the Hat to THEM which as a toddler scared me to death!
THEM really scared me too!...and years later, when viewing it again, it was striking to see several actors who went on to greater fame in various TV shows!..Arness, Fess Parker, and even Leonard Nimoy (likely his first speaking role, one line, when he answers a phone, and tells an Army officer the call is for him!) are spotted in this excellent, fast-paced movie. BTW, the huge mutated ants, that seem to be all over the place, were actually just two large props..one was inert--not mobile-and the other was grafted on the front half-of a forklift!...Skillful editing made us think otherwise.
Johnnie, There were so many great childhood memories memories for me as well. But I'm not done yet. There will be a second 1950's Sci-Fi movie list coming soon, so stay tuned. Have a great day, and thank you again. Mike
Great selection. I even agree with the ranking order. I'm in my 70's and remember all of these movies. I have them in my own collection.of 61 (so far) sci-fi movies from the 1950's.
Nice work. Forbidden Planet is one of my all-time favorites. I saw it first in 1958 when I was 7. It was the first time I saw homo sapiens emerge from a flying saucer. Only when I saw it again as an adult did I appreciate the significance of the theme "how much energy is enough?" that destroyed the Krell. Great film!
In my opinion, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is more of a fantasy movie. Movies I miss "Tarantula", "It came from Outer Space" and "The Beast from 20000 Fathoms"
Andreas, I agree. There were so many fantastic to movies to pick choose from the 50's era, I kept it to 10 just in the interest of time of the video. But I am working on the second 1950's Sci-Fi video, and a third will be behind that. So stay tuned. Thank you for the awesome comment, and have a great day. Mike.
Outstanding! I recall a movie of giant silver robots taking over a city and a witch on a country road. Just fragments from my 1950's childhood. LOVE old Sfi Fi movies.
"World Without End" should have a place since I believe it's the first movie where the crew of a space ship travel into the future. "Destination Moon" should also have a place as it pretty much predicted the way the moon missions would actually work, and this in 1950! I can also recommend "Flight to Mars" for its introduction of alien humanoid beauties wearing extremely revealing outfits. That got my attention as a young boy! I should also like to mention that many of these movies re-used props from previous films. Forbidden Planet sourced many of the props, uniforms, Altaira's dresses, various gauges, etc. I get a kick out of recognizing these!
Robert Heinlien was involved with Destination Moon. They attempted to keep the movie scientificly correct to known science of the time. One thing they missed was not having staged rockets.
*> Destination Moon* was " *lamo!* " - More of an Informative. docudrama than really a scify thriller. Because it didn't have any hot babes or monsters in it. > That's like drinking southern sweet tea that has no sugar in it.
In a Part 2... 'The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms', 'Fiend Without a Face', 'Creature from the Black Lagoon', 'It Came from Outer Space', 'It Came from Beneath the Sea', 'The Deadly Mantis', 'The Giant Behemoth', (and there's one with Martians that inject alcohol into teenagers, but I can't recall its title). Another teen-age/Rock n' Roll/ Monster movie was 'The Giant Gila Monster'. ...these are what comprised my Saturday afternoons spent at the movies in the Fifties. Pretzel sticks and a mos'ly seltzer drink from the soda machine. These movies and MAD magazine made me the unbalanced 75-year-old I am today.
@@patrickdougherty6390 Check out who wrote it; if I remember correctly, it was a major screen writer. Also look at the part where the ship's doctor dissects the animal that the captain killed, and finds it to be a robot, not alive at all. Star Trek Season 1 stole this idea for 'Shore Leave' .
What a kick it was watching your video. Being almost 70 and a sci-fi nut I’ve seen all these and more. Special effects before cgi, though corney were much more fun. Now that I’m older what I really enjoy now is reading the original books and novels. Comparing the original plot and message to the movie is fascinating and also quite telling.
Great list! I always loved the horror movies disguised as Sci fi, such as, First Man into Space, The Creature from the Black Lagoon trilogy and It! The Terror from Beyond Space.
JamesF, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had a list that was larger than this for 50's Sci-Fi, so I'm going to break it into two or possibly 3 videos to properly cover all the favorites of 50's Sci-Fi. Stay Tuned, there is more to come. And thank you so much for your comments. Have a great day. Mike
So am I! I still have the paperback that I bought and read decades ago. I would love to see the movie based on the book, with some 21st Century updates and appropriate CGI.
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers main character Kevin McCarthy was also in the 1978 remake. Kind of felt like he survived the 1st movie only to be killed in the 2nd. I liked the cameo.
Whiskey Victor, I've seen the Invisible Boy, and I thought it was a great movie. But I didn't know it was a partial inspiration for the Terminator. That is just AWESOME. Thank you for pointing that out. I really appreciate your comment. I feel like I learned something. Stay tuned, and have a great day. Mike
I'm thoroughly impressed by this video. The information, writing, clips and editing, music, and good voice-over. This sets a very high bar. If you maintain quality even near this level, you should have a hit. Good luck, and I'll be watching.
L. Riggins, Thank you very much I appreciate your comment. So far I've only made a few scripted videos, and I really started this as a hobby. Over the few videos I've done, I've had to find a good mix with the audio, sometimes the background music can be louder than it needs to be, but I think I've finally found a good mix. But now that I've seen, particularly with this video, how it has positively impacted the majority of people that have seen it especially because of this era of sci-fi movies, I'm going to not treat this as a hobby, but rather productions I would feel proud of with the goal hitting that bar you mentioned again. There will be more 1950's sci-fi videos before I get into the 60's. So far I have three 50's videos planned. So stay tuned, there is more to come. Thank you again for the comment, it is very much appreciated. Have a great day. Mike
Enjoyed this blast from this past - thanks. As a kid my mother would let me stay up late to watch the 50s sci-fi movies. Here in the UK, the sci-fi genre was pretty much atrophied, though there were a few classics such as Village of the Damned.
Basil, thank you so much for your comments. We are very glad you enjoyed the video, there are more 1950's sci-fi videos on the way. Thank you again for the great comment, stay tuned, and have a great day.
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) is a movie that stuck with me since seeing it as a kid. Now that I live in Vegas I love the scenes where he wonders around old Las Vegas. A movie like it but showing a man that starts getting smaller is "The Incredible Shrinking Man", also from 1957.
Seen both. For some reason shrinking man captured my imagination. The final scene where he is microscopic in the universe (yet no smaller than anyone else) really moves me
Great list. Forbidden Planet and the Day the Earth Stood Still are so close to be number one. Some more 50's classics off the top of my head : The Black Scorpion, TARANTULA also Clint Eastwood first movie, The Monolith Monsters.
Great video. The movie the Blob was filmed in my hometown in Pa. My number one favorite 1950's sci-fi movie is War of the Worlds but the Day the Earth Stood still is a close second along with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Destination Moon and the book it's based on along with Tarantula are among my very favorites as is Journey to the Center of the Earth which I catch often on Showtime.
Great list - 1, 2, and 3 are my absolute favs! Thanks for putting this video together :-) If you ever want to chat Sci Fi don't hesitate to get in touch.
Love all these movies! I also remember when my mom took my brother and me to see the Japanese sci-fi movie The Mysterions. Oh I still have a copy of the original War Of The Worlds.... made some popcorn and watched it again not too long ago ... hehehe
I loved watching monster movies when I was a kid and saw all of these movies. The 50s had so many great sci-fi movies. A couple of other movies from that time period I enjoyed was "From Hell it Came" (Tabanga!) and "Attack of the Crab Monsters" (with "the professor"). But there are so many others, so good and some so bad they're good!
Thanks for sharing these precious memories for those of us who saw them in the 50's and 60's, and sharing for the New Generations, in the hope that they realize what they are missing out on today. 👍👍 5⭐
#1, The Thing From Another World (1951) #2, War of the Worlds (1953) #3, The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) #4, Forbidden Planet (1956) #5, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Top 5 ...... All Great with meaning !! 👍📽
Great video.. And yes.. even though I love robot from Lost in space.. .. Robbie is Boss. .. .. one last thing.. 1950s war of the world.. IT CAN STILL HOLD ITS OWN TODAY.. amazing
BC, I couldn't agree more. Robbie was just a straight up BOSS during the 50's and 60's. As far as War of the Worlds goes, I could not have said it any better. I would rather watch the original 50's version of it instead of the newer Tom Cruise version. The 50's version ages very well. Thanks for the comment, stay tuned, more videos to come, and have a great day.
1st the movie, then the classics illustrated comic book, followed by the actual book and finally the spielberg remake....this story never gets old......
Nice list! Fun facts: Forbidden Planet is based on Shakespeare’s “ The Tempest,” and Gene Barry from War of the Worlds has a small cameo at the end of Spielberg’s 2005 remake.
@@edwardpike3386 The studio decided that the original huge tripod machines the Martians used in the book The War of the Worlds were tooo dangerous to use. They decided on the ships used in the in the 1953 movie instead.
I agree with your selections you chose. They are all my favorites. Some they tried doing sequels, but the original movies are still the best, in my opinion. I try to watch them whenever shown on TV. Others I like from the 1950's: no specific order 1. Rodan - (came out after Godzilla) 2. It came from beneath the Sea 3. Target Earth 4. This Island Earth 5. Earth vs The Flying Saucers 6. X The Unknown 7. Beginning of the End (Giant Grasshoppers) 8. The Black Scorpion 9. The Deadly Mantis 10. Kronos And many others. The 1950's was the Golden Era for Sci Fi movies. Thanks for this video.
excellent video. all top movies, 50s sci fi was the best, no need for all the gore and crap of today. nothing like grabbing a bowl of popcorn and sitting down to watch movies like these, and Monolith Monsters, it came from beneath the sea, beast from 20000 fathoms and others
Charles, thank you for the comment. I’m with you on the 50’s Sci-fi movies. When I was a kid, and before Star Wars hit the big screen, these movies got me hooked to sci-fi. There seems to be a lot of unnecessary elements to modern day movies. But the 50’s movies had originality, innovation, and great story telling. I greatly appreciate the comment, stay tuned there is more to come. Have a great day.
Great show~!! I am 78 and was crazy about these films but my favorite of them all was Rocket Man and his Serials like "Radar Men from The Moon" and I still own them on VHS and DVDs' and they conjure up sweet memories of better times. Thanks for bringing back some of the best times in America~! 👽👽👽👽👽
Sci-Fi, Adventure/Fantasy, and Horror/Monster - it seems there can be an overlap. I probably wouldn't include "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" on a pure Sci-Fi list (though I love the movie). Really enjoyed this well researched/produced/presented video!
Sitting up late as a kid to watch some of these was an unforgettable experience. "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" was a story of wonder. Nice list 👍🙂
