No, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" is the best sci-fi film of the '50s. It's an exquisite film that serves as a parable for the Cold War.Ack wrote: Seriously, of all the 1950s B-horror/sci-fi films, [The Thing from Another World] is one of the best. Granted it's up against stuff like THEM, but it's really good.
And the best B-horror/sci-fi films of that era is "The Blob", "It Came from Outer Space", "Carnival of Souls", and "Godzilla".
Now, I've only seen the remake and if the original is only half as good (which it isn't cuz it's logically twice as good) as John Carpenter's version, then it's a great film.
And I recently bought a few more VHS tapes from Hotline, while they were doing a BOGO sale w/ their VHS tapes: Lord of Illusions (replaces the one in storage that I can't get to), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Hobbit, and Cat's Eye.
And a used copy of "The Jacket" from Village Video.
And I've gone back to Netflix and has a queue of almost 300 DVDs. The first three are:
* RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway
* Sisters (the original De Palma film)
* Laid to Rest
And other films on my list include some Miike films and some other rarities. Basically, if it doesn't come on TV all the time and if I don't see it at Village Video, then I'll put it on there.
