What was/is your fav Sci Fi movies pre-1968 ?

[Mikey]

I consider 2001 (1968) to be THE barrier between "old" and modern sci fi movies.

So what's your pre 1968 fav sci fi movie list ?

My top 5 (in no order)

Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Forbidden Planet (of course)
Conquest of Space
Planet of the Vampires
Earth vs the Flying Saucers

[johnnystorm]

The Time Machine
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

[TrekStar]

Forbidden Planet
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Michael Rennie)
Earth vs the Flying Saucers
This Island Earth
War of the Worlds (Gene Barry)

[Mikey]

I like This Island Earth, but I never could get over the fact Exiter reminds me of Robin Williams as Mork

[mpramuk]

Did Planet of the Apes come out before 2001? In any case, my list of 5 would include:
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
- The War of the Worlds
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Forbidden Planet
- The Time Machine

[SentientApe]

The Time Machine. Remains my all time favorite movie in the sci-fi genre.

[Mikey]

The Time Machine. Remains my all time favorite movie in the sci-fi genre.

Yvette Mimieux was gorgeous back then.

[SentientApe]

Did Planet of the Apes come out before 2001?

Planet of the Apes came out in 1968. That's the same year that 2001: A Space Oddessy was released, and is what I would personally consider the "watershed" year for the modern era of science fiction . That also is the year when I perhaps truly became aware/cognizant of the science fiction genre as a "thing." ...most specifically when I saw "The Green Slime" when it was released that year.

[Mikey]

Regardless of year I personally consider Planet of the Apes to be a modern movie.

Love the movie, but Robbie the Robot would have no place in a movie like that

[LonnieFisher]

Time Machine
Day the Earth Stood Still
War of the Worlds
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Invisible Man

[Mikey]

I'm kinda embarrassed to admit I've never seen Rocketship XM

Was it any good ?

[TomStrong]

This island earth
Forbidden planet
Time machine are my top three.

[TrekStar]

Also want to add a couple more not mentioned yet,

The Thing. (James Arness)
and does anyone remember the movie, It! The Terror from Beyond Space.

[Mikey]

Loved The Thing ...........

BTW, what was the movie that had a robot named John .... at the end of the movie everybody climbed on him while lava destroyed everything.

In the end he saved them all but he was destroyed

[Nostalgiabuff]

Journey to the Center of the Earth
the Time Machine
War of the Worlds