1950s sci-fi films: 4* The Day The Earth Stood Still; 20,000
Leagues Under The Sea. 3.5* Invasion Of The Body Snatchers; The
Thing From Another World; Them!; Forbidden Planet; The War Of The
Worlds. 3* The Creeping Unknown; Donovan's Brain; Earth Vs The
Flying Saucers; Enemy From Space; The Incredible Shrinking Man;
Invaders From Mars; It Came From Outer Space; Journey To The Center
Of The Earth; 1984; Tarantula; This Island Earth; 20 Million Miles
To Earth; When Worlds Collide; The Fly; Five; It Came From Beneath
The Sea.1960s sci-fi films: 4* 2001: A Space Odyssey. 3.5* Fantastic
Voyage; Planet Of The Apes. 3* The Day The Earth Caught Fire;
Farenheit 451; First Men In The Moon; Five Million Miles To Earth;
Gorgo; Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun; Master Of The World; Moon
Pilot; Mysterious Island; The Tenth Victim; The Time Machine; Voyage
To The Bottom Of The Sea.1970s sci-fi films: 4* Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. 3.5*
A Clockwork Orange; Demon Seed; Mad Max; The Man Who Fell To Earth;
The Mind Of Mr. Soames; Solaris; Star Wars; Superman. 3* Doomwatch;
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes; Futureworld; Infra-Man; Invasion
Of The Body Snatchers; Invasion Of The Bee Girls; The Island of Dr.
Moreau; Silent Running; The Terminal Man; Terror Of Frankenstein;
Westworld. (Anomaly: Alien rated 2.5* because of "stomach-churning
violence, slime and shocks".)1980s sci-fi films: 4* The Empire Strikes Back; E.T. The Extra-
Terrestrial. 3.5* Aliens; Cocoon; Iceman; Road Warrior; Return Of
The Jedi; Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home; The Terminator. 3* Android;
The Abyss; Back To The Future; Brainstorm; The Brother From Another
Planet; Deathwatch; Dreamscape; Flash Gordon; The Hidden; Humanoids
From The Deep; Liquid Sky; Monster In The Closet; 1984; Predator;
RoboCop; Robot Carnival; Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan; Star Trek 3:
The Search For Spock; Superman 2; Trancers; 2010.
(Anomaly: Bladerunner rated 1.5* because of "muddled script and
totally unappealing characters".)-AH
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Topic - Maltin's Ratings of Sci-Fi Films (Cont'd).... - AudioHead 07:11:48 08/14/01 (17)
- Re: Maltin's Ratings of Sci-Fi Films (Cont'd).... - Rich 11:14:00 08/14/01 (16)
- Most of them are, aren't they. (nt) - Joe Murphy Jr 19:40:27 08/15/01 (2)
- Re: Most of them are, aren't they. (nt) - AudioHead 06:13:44 08/16/01 (1)
- Most means "not all". - Joe Murphy Jr 18:57:30 08/16/01 (0)
- Re: Maltin's Ratings of Sci-Fi Films (Cont'd).... - AudioHead78 07:51:04 08/15/01 (12)
- i liked Contact - late 09:19:15 08/15/01 (11)
- Relative to the book... - Rich 10:02:33 08/15/01 (10)
- well, this is embarassing - late 11:06:17 08/15/01 (9)
- The book is great sci-fi (nt) - Rich 12:02:21 08/15/01 (8)
- got the book- just what i needed- thanks much! <<..nt..>> - late 13:21:39 08/18/01 (0)
- ditto... - chiggy 09:36:39 08/17/01 (6)
- Asimov - AudioHead 10:20:30 08/17/01 (5)
- The Foundation was a touchstone for me, wonderful...--nt-- - late 12:47:52 08/17/01 (4)
- Ditto, I love the Foundation series! (nt) - CarlEber 13:54:25 08/19/01 (3)
- Re: Ditto, I love the Foundation series! (nt) - AudioHead 12:49:45 08/23/01 (2)
- It's only avaliable in hardcover from Amazon for $15.00(nt) - CarlEber 19:47:59 08/23/01 (0)
- Thanks much, I'll seek it out (nt) - CarlEber 18:34:46 08/23/01 (0)