1950's Sci-Fi Films

I would have liked to meet your dad. My Dad introduced me to Bergman (his favourite director) and Fellini and to Kubrick (well, 2001) and to Fantasia. Since he was partially deaf due to an accident in the military, he liked subtitled films and ones that weren't too talky. I saw Amelie with him at the cinema and he loved that. He abhorred Star Wars, which I saw with him when I was very young (I loved that as a child, but now don't at all, so I guess I became more like my dad). I think it was mostly seeing Das Boot in the cinema that made me love non-English language films, and I've always loved reading so somehow subtitles tends to make films better for me (I can be listening in Chinese and it seems like they are speaking English, or it seems like they are speaking Chinese but I understand the language as I stop being aware that I am reading subtitles -- guess that's how it is for most people).

Edited by Logan - July 29 2018 at 13:26

I prefer the remake, but the original is good (spent some time discussing that in the "60s/70s Speculative/Science Fiction films" poll. I grew up with lots of these on the TV. They don't have any votes, but two of my favourites are "The Man in the White Suit" and "The World, The Flesh and the Devil" (two of which I didn't see as a kid). Still, I'd take The Seventh Seal over all of these.

Edited by Logan - July 29 2018 at 12:42

No worries -- I'm sorry that I couldn't resist a little stab at some Gortesque (I know that looks like a common sort of typo) humour. Love your avatar, and this poll was in part inspired by it.

Logan wrote: ^ I like the music, but it doesn't fit the action well.

The Amazing Colossal Man is not on the list, but Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and the 1953 War of the Worlds is on the list (unless by "original" you mean that there is a The War of the Worlds film that predates 1953). Gort's laser-sharp vision might need some adjustment (j/K). ;)

Edited by Logan - July 27 2018 at 19:01

BaldFriede wrote: Logan wrote: Good film, I already edited, but maybe a horror one of the 50s would be good. "Night of the Demon" has just one flaw: That the demon is shown. The director originally did not want to show it, but the producer insisted on it. Cursed be all producers!

As far as pure sci-fi Forbidden Planet is my favorite from that list....also like Them, Day The Earth Stood Still, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Quatermass, and The Thing....