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What are the top ten alien films?
Epinions.com says this: The Alien TrilogyI might as well start off with a series of classics that most others have included on their lists. For my purposes, I'm including the entire Alien Trilogy as one movie entry (That's right, it's only a trilogy. The '4th' installment was abysmal and I won't lend it any credence by including it here. Ahem.) Perfectly combining a horror movie in a science fiction backdrop, Alien, Aliens and Alien 3 has been scarring the you-know-what out of audiences for years, and it will continue to do so. Where Alien set the stage with frightfully realistic alien creatures, and Aliens showed how the resilient the human condition could be and Alien 3 took on an extremely effective art-deco feel to the alien threat, the combination of all three movies simply excels on all levels.Independence DayIt's amazing how many people pan this movie for its trite content, unbelievable story line, and general silliness at times. But to me, it's just plain fun. Solid entertainment, great special effects, a nasty alien race hell-bent on taking over the Earth. What more can you ask for? ID4 is an energetic movie that never loses pace with its own building excitement. The aliens are nasty both in their looks and disposition, and our reaction to them is proportionally hateful - as it should be. A better film than most give it credit for, here's hoping for a sequel!War of the WorldsOne of the original alien movies that's still considered one of the best. Based on H.G. Wells novel of the same name, Earth gets invaded by Martians. May sound corny by today's standards, but it has all the beautiful science fiction intensity and action present day movie goers desire. Unfortunately, the Martians aren't very active on screen, but their presence in their beautifully created flying saucers suffices. Chills guaranteed.E.T. The ExtraterrestrialThe only movie in my top 10 where the alien isn't some bad-@ss marauder from the depths of space. No, this time, the character is a loveable alien that easily pulls on the emotions of all who watch him/her/it. Celebrating an anniversary this year (20 years), E.T. looks to be stronger than ever. It's Science Fiction, it's Alien, it's movie making magic. Don't avoid it for its seemingly charmful disposition. If you haven't seen it yet, or haven't revisited it for years, do so now. You'll be surprised how uplifting it can be.Starship TroopersNot only one of the best alien or even sci-fi movies of all time, this one is simply one of the best movies of all time - period. Non stop, comic-book like action. Incredible special effects. Solid acting. Excellent story line, and some of the best looking/nastiest acting aliens ever. This is what an alien movie is all about. Filled to the gills with violence and alien guts galore, Starship Troopers is certainly for a more adult crowd, but when you realize that the violence and gore isn't just for eye candy, but an integral part of the movie, you appreciate it even more.Enemy MineOne of the more underrated films of the 80's, Enemy Minewhich pits a stranded human against his arch-enemy alien counterpart works on multiple levels. We see how hatred can be misunderstood. We see how it can dissolve when understanding, cooperation and friendship takes its place. Enemy Mine is more a movie about friendship than anything else, but its use of the alien back drop works perfectly. Dust this one off and give it a viewing - you'll appreciate it even more now than you did before.John Carpenter's The ThingI don't think there's a more intensely frightful movie on my list than The Thing, a remake that's been scaring people for years. Dripping with suspense, always keeping you guessing, and interspersed with humor, this is one movie you'll always be watching with the lights on and always returning to time after time. John Carpenter's masterpiece, without a doubt.Star Trek: First ContactNow, being a Star Trek fan, I wanted to be sure to include one film from the series. But I didn't do so just because I'm a fan. I did so because one of the films in the series did meet the criteria perfectly - First Contact. The Borg presence is a frightful one, and they may a superb alien culture that seems impossible to defeat. But what makes them even more frightening is the fact that they're made up of stolen bodies, stolen souls. The Borg aren't a species, they're a cybernetic disease stealing bodies to build their collective. Their existence makes this movie, and a large part of the Next Generation franchise, an absolute success. Not only a great Star Trek film, a great film period.LifeforceAnother often overlooked science fiction/horror flick from the 80's, Lifeforce brings space vampires to Earth in the most - revealing - form. Haven't seen the movie? I won't spoil it for you. But space vampires and superb special effects aside, Lifeforce works because it keeps you on edge from beginning to end. A definite must see for any science fiction fan.The BlobBoth versions of the Blob, both the originals 50's version and the updated 80's version have a lot to offer. The alien in this case is just that - a blob. A blob of matter than spreads its way across a mid-American country town and wreaks havoc with all it encounters. This is certainly a more campy movie than most of the others on the list, but it's still a lot of fun to watch and it still invokes some chills at times. Good stuff that just doesn't seem to get old.
Can I have a list of Jeff Goldblum movies?
Any time you have a question like this, go to imdb.com (internet movie database). # Adam Resurrected (2008) (post-production).... Adam Stein# "Raines" .... Michael Raines / ... (8 episodes, 2007)- Every Picture Tells a Story (2007) TV Episode .... Detective Michael Raines- Closure (2007) TV Episode .... Michael Raines- Inner Child (2007) TV Episode .... Michael Raines- 5th Step (2007) TV Episode .... Michael Raines- Stone Dead (2007) TV Episode .... Michael Raines(3 more) # Man of the Year (2006) .... Stewart # Fay Grim (2006) .... Agent Fulbright # Mini's First Time (2006) .... Mike Rudell # "Will & Grace" .... Scott Woolley (3 episodes, 2005)- Dance Cards & Greeting Cards (2005) TV Episode .... Scott Woolley- Bully Woolley (2005) TV Episode .... Scott Woolley- Board Games (2005) TV Episode .... Scott Woolley # "Crank Yankers" .... Professor Fermstein (2 episodes, 2003-2005)- Episode #3.15 (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Professor Fermstein- Episode #2.1 (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Professor Fermstein # "Tom Goes to the Mayor" .... Bill Joel (1 episode, 2004)- Toodle Day (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Bill Joel # The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) .... Alistair Hennessey # Incident at Loch Ness (2004) .... Party Guest # Spinning Boris (2003) .... George Gorton # Dallas 362 (2003) .... Bob # "Friends" .... Leonard Hayes (1 episode, 2003)- The One with the Mugging (2003) TV Episode .... Leonard Hayes # War Stories (2003) (TV) .... Ben Dansmore # Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) (voice) .... White Rabbit... aka Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (USA) # Igby Goes Down (2002) .... D.H. Banes # "King of the Hill" .... Dr. Vayzosa (1 episode, 2002)- The Substitute Spanish Prisoner (2002) TV Episode (voice) .... Dr. Vayzosa # Cats & Dogs (2001) .... Professor Brody # Perfume (2001) .... Jamie... aka Dress to Kill (USA: video title) # One of the Hollywood Ten (2000) .... Herbert Biberman... aka Punto de mira (Spain) # Chain of Fools (2000) .... Zachory Seymour Avnet # Auggie Rose (2000) .... John Nolan... aka Beyond Suspicion (USA) # The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice) .... Aaron # "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1 episode, 1998)... aka Mr. Show (USA: short title)- Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens (1998) TV Episode (voice) # Holy Man (1998) .... Ricky Hayman # The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) .... Dr. Ian Malcolm # "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (2 episodes, 1993-1997)... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)... aka SNL (USA: informal title)... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)- Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue (1997) TV Episode .... Host- Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (1993) TV Episode .... Host # Independence Day (1997) (VG) (voice) .... David Levinson # Mad Dog Time (1996) .... Mickey Holliday... aka Trigger Happy (UK) # Independence Day (1996) .... David Levinson... aka ID4 (USA: promotional abbreviation) # The Great White Hype (1996) .... Mitchell Kane # "The Simpsons" .... MacArthur Parker (1 episode, 1996)- A Fish Called Selma (1996) TV Episode (voice) .... MacArthur Parker # Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996) (VG) # Powder (1995) .... Donald Ripley # Nine Months (1995) .... Sean Fletcher # Hideaway (1995) .... Hatch Harrison # "Futurequest" (1994) TV Series .... Narrator (unknown episodes) # Lush Life (1993) (TV) .... Al Gorky # Jurassic Park (1993) .... Dr. Ian Malcolm... aka JP (USA: promotional abbreviation) # Shooting Elizabeth (1992) .... Howard Pigeon # Fathers & Sons (1992) .... Max # Deep Cover (1992) .... David Jason # The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991) .... Pianist... aka Montre, la croix et la manière, La... aka Rue Saint-Sulpice (France) # "Tonight with Jonathan Ross" (1 episode, 1990)- Episode #1.22 (1990) TV Episode # Mister Frost (1990) .... Mr. Frost... aka Mr. Frost (USA: closing credits title) # Framed (1990) (TV) .... Wiley # "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" .... Verminous Skumm (1 episode, 1990)... aka The New Adventures of Captain Planet (USA: fourth season title)- Rain of Terror (1990) TV Episode (voice) .... Verminous Skumm # Sueño del mono loco, El (1989) .... Dan Gillis... aka Mono loco, El... aka Rêve du singe fou, Le (France)... aka The Mad Monkey... aka Twisted Obsession # The Tall Guy (1989) .... Dexter King # Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) .... Mac # Vibes (1988) .... Nick Deezy... aka Vibes: The Secret of the Golden Pyramids (Philippines: English title) # Beyond Therapy (1987) .... Bruce # Life Story (1987) (TV) .... Jim Watson... aka Double Helix... aka The Race for the Double Helix (USA) # The Fly (1986) .... Seth Brundle... aka Mouche, La (Canada: French title) # "The Ray Bradbury Theater" .... Cogswell (1 episode, 1986)... aka Monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Le (Canada: French title)... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France)... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)- The Town Where No One Got Off (1986) TV Episode .... Cogswell # Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) .... Jack Harrison # Silverado (1985) .... 'Slick' Calvin Stanhope # Into the Night (1985/I) .... Ed Okin # "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Buck Wolf (1 episode, 1985)... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)- The Three Little Pigs (1985) TV Episode .... Buck Wolf # The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) .... New Jersey... aka The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (USA: short title) # Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter (1984) (TV) .... Ernie Kovacs # Popular Neurotics (1984) (TV) # "The New Show" .... Various (1 episode, 1984)- Episode #1.1 (1984) TV Episode .... Various # The Right Stuff (1983) .... Recruiter # The Big Chill (1983) .... Michael Gold # Rehearsal for Murder (1982) (TV) .... Leo Gibbs # "Laverne & Shirley" (1 episode, 1982)... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)- Watch the Fur Fly (1982) TV Episode # Threshold (1981) .... Aldo Gehring # The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) (TV) .... Ichabod Crane # "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" .... Lionel Whitney (13 episodes, 1980)- This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) TV Episode .... Lionel Whitney- The Millionaire's Life (1980) TV Episode .... Lionel Whitney- Savage Says: There's No Free Lunch (1980) TV Episode .... Lionel Whitney- Pilot (1980) TV Episode .... Lionel Whitney- Diamonds Aren't Forever (1980) TV Episode .... Lionel Whitney(8 more) # Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) .... Jack Bellicec # Thank God It's Friday (1978) .... Tony Di Marco # Remember My Name (1978) .... Mr. Nudd # Between the Lines (1977) .... Max Arloft # Annie Hall (1977) .... Lacey Party Guest # "Starsky and Hutch" .... Harry Markham (1 episode, 1977)- Murder on Stage 17 (1977) TV Episode .... Harry Markham # The Sentinel (1977) .... Jack # "The Blue Knight" .... Daggett (1 episode, 1976)- Upward Mobility (1976) TV Episode .... Daggett # St. Ives (1976) .... Hood #3 # Special Delivery (1976) .... Snake... aka Dangerous Break # Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) .... Clyde Baxter # Columbo: A Case of Immunity (1975) (TV) (uncredited) .... Protester # Nashville (1975) .... Tricycle Man # California Split (1974) .... Lloyd Harris... aka Jackpot! # Death Wish (1974) .... Freak #1
