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38. I voted for Alien

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 11:53 PM

Jun 2015

...but I like several others including Independence Day, Contact and It; Terror from Beyond Space. A description of that last one to a friend prompted him to say...
There's a fungus among us. (That was the first time I heard the expression and I sprayed a mouthful of Coke)

Trivia: Joel Hynek, a special effects supervisor who directed the design of the alien (in the movie Predator) camouflage effect, is the son of J. Allen Hynek PhD, who originated the "Close Encounter" hierarchy for categorizing interactions with aliens. Dr. Hynek was a Professor of Astronomy at Northwestern University.

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Your favorite alien movie? [View all] red dog 1 Jun 2015 OP

Damn, no love for Howard The Duck? NightWatcher Jun 2015 #1

I loved that flick dembotoz Jun 2015 #35

And we have a winner! nt LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #41

Galaxy Quest uppityperson Jun 2015 #2

Never give up, never surrender. NT Still Blue in PDX Jun 2015 #9

I loved that one (nt) LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #42

Oh yeah definitely the best! mucifer Jun 2015 #50

The original '50s "The Thing From Outer Space" RebelOne Jun 2015 #3

We're a Signs family frogmarch Jun 2015 #4

Signs was pretty good red dog 1 Jun 2015 #5

Mine too! nt frogmarch Jun 2015 #7

Forbidden Planet olddots Jun 2015 #6

I'd forgotten about that one red dog 1 Jun 2015 #8

Agree! Paulie Jun 2015 #12

Yes YankeyMCC Jun 2015 #34

No 'Plan 9 From Outer Space?' For shame! valerief Jun 2015 #10

G.M.T.A. Miles Archer Jun 2015 #22

How could I have forgotten about that one? red dog 1 Jun 2015 #29

Excellent. valerief Jun 2015 #31

The World According to Dick Cheney (2013) pokerfan Jun 2015 #11

Lots of good ones there, too hard to choose. redwitch Jun 2015 #13

Under the Skin Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #14

One of my favorites is "Zone Troopers" csziggy Jun 2015 #15

I enjoyed "The Arrival".... Capt.Rocky300 Jun 2015 #16

I forgot about that one. You're right, it was pretty damn interesting. I liked the idea of... BlueJazz Jun 2015 #21

Favorite doesn't necessarily mean the best, edgineered Jun 2015 #17

The Blob and Fire in the Sky SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #18

Predator 2 Bosonic Jun 2015 #19

Aliens. Laffy Kat Jun 2015 #20

An oldie, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers with its pod people and a newer one, District 9 aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2015 #23

the older version of body snatchers was chilling...I was genuinely frightened... CTyankee Jun 2015 #27

It Came from Outer Space & the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers red dog 1 Jun 2015 #28

I was 9 when It Came from Outer Space frogmarch Jun 2015 #53

District 9 gets my vote alcina Jun 2015 #52

District 9 was a great movie. RiffRandell Jun 2015 #60

Star Trek: First Contact sarge43 Jun 2015 #24

"Earth Girls Are Easy" betsuni Jun 2015 #25

Geena Davis: Auggie Jun 2015 #46

"They Live" with Roddy Piper and Keith David Shrek Jun 2015 #26

lol nastynaven Jun 2015 #30

Buckaroo Banzai kentauros Jun 2015 #32

Nice, John kentauros! Dr. Strange Jun 2015 #40

To put a watermelon in a vise. kentauros Jun 2015 #45

Other: Paul Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #33

No love for "Mac and Me?" You buncha heartless commies! Orrex Jun 2015 #36

The Worlds End-"I think you bit off more than you can chew with Earth, mate" azurnoir Jun 2015 #37

I voted for Alien discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2015 #38

I'm very familiar with J. Allen Hynek, red dog 1 Jun 2015 #43

Alien. The others contain no Sigourney Weaver. KamaAina Jun 2015 #39

James Earl Jones as Barney Hill... Octafish Jun 2015 #44

James Earl Jones & Estelle Parsons were outstanding in "The UFO Incident" red dog 1 Jun 2015 #56

Thanks for the heads-up on Marden and Friedman's work. Octafish Jun 2015 #58

Thanks for that red dog 1 Jun 2015 #59

WELL after all, HE IS AN ALIEN!! yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #47

is that "Supergirl"? red dog 1 Jun 2015 #61

Her name is yuiyoshida Jun 2015 #62

The Thing! 1982 version. Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2015 #48

That was a great remake! alcina Jun 2015 #51

No! The 1950s version was the best. RebelOne Jun 2015 #57

James Camerons Aliens. We spent a whole summer watching it over and over and over. BRILLIANT. Volaris Jun 2015 #49

The Man Who Fell to Earth CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #54

Prometheus Prisoner_Number_Six Jun 2015 #55