@dokaos924, Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video. I agree with you, movies from the 50's had such an appeal to them. It's interesting that the movies from this era get remade on a fairly consistent basis. My belief for that is because those movies had to rely on delivering a much stronger story than just delivering special effects that too many of the newer movies depend on. Again thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
@wkanost, Thank you for your comment. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a fun movie in my opinion, and my wife, Mrs. Sci-Fi and More would agree with you that it is considered a comfort movie. The second film, Revenge of the Creature is pretty good as well. The third one, The Creature Walks Among us, thats a tough one. Let's just say it's an acquired taste. Not good, not bad, just different. Thank you again for your comment, it is a greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
My "comfort" 50s scifi is *The Day the Earth Stood Still*. I've seen it countless times, along with *Forbidden Planet*. If they ever bring back drive-in theatres, they MUST screen those two, and a number of others...
@howardmandel7930 Thank you for your comment. I have to say out of all the comments I have received over all three of these videos, you are the first one to point that out. And you are not wrong. When I did the first one, I knew 10 was going to be very light. But the idea with the first one was to just gauge interest, so I went with the top of mind favorites, or more specifically, titles that are easily recognizable. I had no empirical information to go on when generating the list, so it comes across as more of a personal opinion. After the first one, the comments came in with some really great suggestions and then I built the lists for the next two videos with the viewer and subscriber suggestions in mind. I totaled up how many times each individual movie were mentioned and based the lists on those numbers. I'm glad you enjoyed our video, and thank you for watching. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
@detroitdan8487, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed our video, and I apologize for my late response to your comment. I had to be an "Adult" for a couple of months. I agree with you, "IT" is the 1950's Alien. I saw both those movies when I was a kid, but I saw them in reverse. I saw Alien first, then one good day on the local Detroit Creature Feature in the 70's I saw IT, and the kid version of me thought, I've seen this move...This is Alien. I have a draft I'm working one right now for an Alien vs IT side by side comparison video. I don't have a title yet, and my research is very limited at this point. But coming soon because this conversation has come up a few times throughout all the comments in our 1950's Sci-Fi movie videos we have done, so I thought it's time for a side by side comparison video. Anyway, thank you again for your comment it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
It The Terror From Beyond Space & The Monster From Piedras Blancas were two of my all time favorites. Saw them both as a youngster and scared the pants off me. Great stuff!
The producers of "It..." sued 20th Century Fox, claiming that "Alien" was more than just influenced by "It..." The "It..." Producers won an out of court settlement.
I've been blessed to have seen ALL of these. Movie theater in rural city had sci-fi marathons late Friday until daybreak on Saturday. ALL of these are great /were great diversions and entertainment in 50's and 60's. THANKS and I'm subscribed.
@ThomasWLalor, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. We are glad you enjoyed our video. I agree with you, these movies, even today are a great diversion. I have always felt like the best part of the 50's and 60's movies were the fact that the special effects were not what they are today, forcing a greater emphasis on a much stronger story. I've always appreciated that from all of these movies. Not all of them from this era have compelling stories, but a lot do. And thank you so much for subscribing. Once we get through the holidays, we will be right back to creating videos with more regularity, but until then, stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Have a great Galactic day, and Merry Christmas. Mike
I'm glad to find someone who appreciates the old monster and sci-fi movies I grew up on. I shared the movies with my children and they loved most of them. My son loved the sci-fi and my daughters loved the monster movies. I watched your three videos of top 10 Sci-Fi movies and I realized I have all of them. Great work.
@randyflynn6402, Thank you for your comment. The old Monster Movies, are just special and just resonate. I was toying around with the idea of exploring the old monster movies a little closer with stand alone videos highlighting either the monster itself, or just one movie that features a specific monster. And, we do live in an interesting time with fresh movies continuing the classic monsters. There is a new Godzilla/Kong movie coming out in the American Monsterverse series, along with the Monarch series on Apple TV, which seems to be a direct sequel to the 2014 Godzilla movie that took place in San Francisco. And Japan has the new "Godzilla: Minus One" movie coming out soon. That Minus One movie looks fantastic. Lately, I've been wanted to check out Ishiro Honda's two 1950's Sci-Fi films, The Mysterians, and Battle in Outer Space back to back. Today might be a good day. It's Halloween, and it's raining. Perfect movie day. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And, I'm glad you enjoyed all three of our 1950's Sci-Fi videos. Stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
@@scifiandmore I wish there was a way for me to sent you pics of my list of movies I have because you might have suggestions of movies I don't have yet.
Being a kid I saw some of these movies as a kid in the early 60’s on tv Saturday morning and afternoon living in Los Angeles, didn’t know the name of some of them but I had my favorited , like Kronos, lost continent, quarermass, , angry red planet. Great to see these again
Monolith Monsters was unique in that their menace was unintentional and they were not even sentient, but they still had to be fought as if the opposite was true.
I remember the Giant Behemoth being called "The Great Behemoth". In any case, after seeing it on TV, I was afraid to get on the Staten Island ferry for years as a kid.
@robertjason6885, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I am actually a huge life-long fan of all things Sci-Fi, and I try to put in the proper time to make a good informative script, and I actually practice my delivery since radio or TV personality was never part of my professional resume. And since I'm a huge fan, and the genre brings me so much entertainment, I want to convey that level of excitement as I narrate the videos. I actually enjoy talking about all these movies, or on a smaller degree, the movies or shows I talk about in the "Short" videos I've done. But there is always room for improvement, and the goal is to keep making these videos, but make each one better than the other. Again, your comment is greatly appreciated. Thank you for that. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
@@scifiandmore Can’t remember if I’ve subscribed. Will do so now. BTW, for the “cheese factor”… topic maybe?… It’s hard to beat “Not Of This Earth.” Bev Garland was an acquaintance in LA. She owned a motel in Burbank. For sheer beauty, “Lifeforce.” Female alien vampire.. Mathilda May. Hubba hubba. You’d have to do a TON of editing! Cheers.
73 years old here original from the Baltimore area. With enough tin foil I could pick up WTTG out of Washington. Every Tuesday they show Monster Theater and every Thursday had SciFi Theater. Got to see all these movie. First movie I ever saw in the theater was Forbidden Planet at 5 years old. Been hooked on SciFi ever since. Bright Blessings and be well everyone.
@fredobot5298, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. We hope you enjoyed our video. I included the Maze, because when I was making the list for this video, The Maze, along with the other movies that were represented in the video, came up a number of times in the comments. So based on the number of times each movie was mentioned in the comments, thats how they fell in the ranking. It's very difficult to respond to all the comments just due to the shear volume of comments. So I thought, we can make the comments have some real weight by taking the viewer and subscriber comments and suggestions, and preparing a video based on what the viewers suggestions were. For people that did comment that I couldn't respond to, I wanted them to feel heard. Again, we hope you enjoyed our video, and thank you again for your comment. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
Love this series!! And the channel. I could sit and watch 50's Big Bugs and Sci-Fi Horror anthologies & movies all day!! The Greatest generation of Monster movies ever made by the GREATEST Generation that won WW2. Thank You So Much for these wonderful trips down memory lane!! I'm DEFINITELY subscribed!
@bonehead2768 Thank you for your subscription, and I'm glad you are enjoying our 1950s videos. We have more coming, so stay tuned. But in the meantime, if there is something you would like to see, I run a segment on the channel I call, "Subscriber Street". Basically, we want to hear from our subscribers about what they want to see, and make the videos that are requested. Also, during the video we give the subscriber credit for the idea, using only the TH-cam handle. So if there is something you would like to see, let me know, I will put it together, and I'll make sure you get credit for the idea. Thank you again, and have a great day. Mike
@vonzigle You are too kind. Thank you for all the donations you have made to my videos. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that you enjoyed our videos that much. If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please let me know and I will do my best to put it together. Thank you again, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Mike
Just a fun little bit of trivia... the man who plays Jeff Morrow's partner in Kronos, George O'Hanlon, was the voice of George Jetson. Also, Gerald Mohr from Angry Red Planet, was the voice of Reid Richards in the 1960s Fantastic Four cartoon.
My favorite underappreciated SF films of the era: Monster That Challenged the World, Man From Planet X, The 4-D Man, The 27th Day, The Invisible Boy, and the Ivan Tors trilogy (Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars and Gog).
The Monster That Challenged the Salton Sea vicinity. WHEW! That was TOO close!!! 🐛 All they probly had to do was to throw buckets of unsalted water on the horrid thing. The overgrown creepy- crawler prolly would have shriveled up -- like the Wicked Witch of the West!! Do I have to think of EVERYTHING?! 😖
"Kronos" scared the pants off of me when I was around ten years old in the mid sixties. At night I often heard sounds that to me sounded like the noises made by Kronos in the movie. It was only some time later that I learnt that the sounds I had heard were construction work going on in a new industrial estate near the suburb where I lived. For me, it ranks very close to my favourite sci-fi movies, like "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "The Time Machine".
@gaufrid1956 Thank you for your comment. I think I saw Kronos around the time I was maybe five or six in the mid-70s. And yeah, that movie scared the crap out of me too. I must of had a really over active imagination when I was a kid, because that movie gave me nightmares. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
Rik, Great to see your name back in the comments. I hope all is well, and I'm glad you enjoyed our latest 1950's Sci-Fi Movies video. As I do more of these videos maybe I'll be able to uncover some additional films you haven't seen. Anyway, thank you again for your comment, always great to hear from you, and stay tuned there is more Sci-Fi to come. Mike
Thank you very much for the Honorable Mention, you really made my day and brought a big smile to me. I have enjoyed watching this video all with 1 and 2. I have all of the movies except 'The Maze' , I will watch it now. Thank you. Another good movie you may want to check out is Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czech: Cesta do pravěku, literally "Journey into prehistory") a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman. From Earth to the Moon - by Jules Verne - the Cannon effect was a method used in the movie Things to Come (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' Things to Come) is a 1936 British black-and-white science fiction film from United Artists
@55Quirll, Happy to give you an honorable mention. You had a great idea and a meaningful contribution to the video. It was going in. Not sure if you watched until the end credits, but I also put your TH-cam name in the credits with our crew as a channel contributor. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, I will definitely check out Journey to the beginning, to my knowledge I have never seen that movie. On a side note, we are working on launching a podcast down the road, you seem very knowledgeable and into science fiction. If you would like to on the podcast when we launch you are more than welcome. Other than that, thank you for your comment, and very glad you enjoyed our video. Stay tuned, more sci-fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
@@55Quirll, That’s awesome. My email is mikecosmos77@gmail.com, I put it at the end of every video before the credits, when you have an opportunity, drop me an email and I’ll send you my contact information and I’ll fill you in on the podcast plan. Mike
A gorgeous print of Journey into Prehistory is available on the Criterion Channel, along with two other great Karel Zeman features, The Fabulous World of Jules Verne and Baron Prasil.
"Invaders from Mars" scared me... I kept looking for my parents to display all manner of crazy stuff and watching the backs of their necks to see if they had any weird antennas.
You'd better do a Part 4. The Wasp Woman from 1959 deserves not to be ignored. Not too much in the way of special effects but reasonably well made and punches above the budget limitations.
20 Million Miles to Earth is one of Harryhausen's best. Also, there is a subtle difference between it and other "Creature Features." The Ymir creature has been brought to Earth by accident, it is in an unfamiliar environment, and changes are happening to it that it cannot understand. Locations and Effects are top notch for the era, too.
@DEP717, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And I'm glad you enjoyed our video. Ray Harryhausen, during the 50's was ahead of his time. It makes me wonder if he were alive today what accomplishments we could be enjoying in modern science fiction films. It's movies like this, in my opinion, really pushed the envelope of what was possible in creating stunning creature and location settings. This one is one of my personal favorites from that era. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more sci-fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
I've seen about a third of these and heard of another third. Really nice to be reminded of them and explore the ones I haven't heard of. 20 Million miles is an amazing movie. Harryhausen gave so many of his creatures a life of their own and personality. As well as creating fear he could just as effectively create empathy.
@jamesabernethy7896, Thank you so much for your comment. I agree with you, 20 million miles to earth is an amazing movie. I put this list together based on the movies that commonly came up in the comments of the first two 1950’s sci-fi videos we did, so based on that count, that’s why 20 million miles fell where it did. But from a personal point of view, based on the movies I put in the video, 20 million miles would have been number one. Again, thank you so much for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video, and stay tuned, more sci-fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
The MYSTERIANS had a "more-or-less" sequel , also by Ishiro Hondo, in 1959's BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE !! Definitely watch these as a double feature !! You just COULD NOT GET ENOUGH of those Japanese electric saucers !!! IT-TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE put me down below the car seat at the drive-in as much as The H-MAN !!! Paul Blaisdell was a master "creature -designer" for United Artists and AIP !!
I've been enjoying the Sci-Fi movies that were made in the Soviet Union during this era. Growing up during the Cold War, anything Russian was portrayed as being bad and Evil, but now that we know a lot more about it, they made some really good science fiction movies. I guess the fact that they were government subsidized meant they had bigger budgets to do their special effects which led to some amazing movies. They're dedication to Scientific realism, or at least as much as they knew at the time, is amazing to watch.
@chitownlivingston7007, Thank you for your comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It is interesting that you bring up that comparison. I saw your comment come in while I was sitting here doing research and writing up a script for our next video which basically is a comparison between It, and Alien. So I have to say, your timing with your comment was right on point. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
Back in the 60's "It,Terror from beyond space" was by far my favorite sci-fi film and then later, Alien, using a similar plot line became my all-time fav ( along with the Aliens sequel).
yes, but Blue Oyster Cult never made a song about the english nuclear fire breathing dinosaur. History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man. Godzilla! Oh-oh there goes Tokyo go go Godzilla!
@jwc4520, I did two prior 1950s videos as well. Maybe they can keep the nostalgia going. I hope you liked our video. Thank you for watching, and stay tuned, there is more sci-fi to come after the holidays. Your comment is greatly appreciated. Mike
@@scifiandmore I watch all 3 .... want to talk a out the effects of watching Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman, then walking home past snuggly tree, past a castle just as the full moon appeared from behind whisky clouds ...my all time favorite 50 movie experience ...or why I walked in the middle of the road .
At 22:11, Kronos even includes true afterwar V2rockets trials - a rare shoot... What an amazing will to explore the future - now necessary to any society. And sometimes a lot of fun too! Many thanks!
I appreciate your content, and most of all your perfect time to deliver the jokes! Haha I almost expect the drums after the snark remark! Boom! Really love this list!
That is so cool , I have a small collection for the moment , but have a huge DVD collection (2,500) and an even bigger collection on VHS about 10,000 tapes , the majority are in storage in my Pops house 😊
@@philokevetch8691 thanks , I'm a big fan of sci-fi horror films from the 1930s thru 1990s, my childhood influences were my Grandfather and my parents 👍👍
@@Robert-qm5soI also kept half my collection, of sci-fi/horror movies I 'had' on VHS, at my family's house. After my Dad died, and my Mom went into a home, my brother sold the house, without giving me, enough time, to extract my films (show's, and whatnot), and I lost them. I also had thousands of videos. Don't let that happen, to you (God forbid).
@@rogerrendzak8055 Wow, so sorry to know that 😔 I feel for you, my Pop and I have a great relationship, he loves his home and wants me to keep it after he's gone, so he has given me the house deeds and made me promise him to never sell the house and keep it for the future family, so in a sense I'm safe but thank you kindly for the heads up 👌
Most of these films were part of my youth. Usually viewed on WPIX NY channel 11's Chiller Theatre or WORTV NY channel 9's Fright Night. So much of my adult life would be shaped by my experience of these films. Modern films don’t take many risks (although short original independent films on TH-cam such as DUST now fill that gap) the way these films did. I just rewatched George Pal's classic When Worlds Collide. The powerful emotions rendered by the superb script, ground shaking effects, and enthusiastic performances by the actors make this film a great experience. When John Hoyt as the unpleasent Mr. Stanton is seen getting up out of his wheelchair as he stumbles to get on the departing spaceship he paid for, you can cut the tension with a knife! And I simply MUST site the absolutely NEVER-equaled scene where the surface of the earth is RIPPED away by the gravity Bellus. As a kid, this one scene left me with my jaw dropped every time i saw it!!!
I need to go back and look at parts 1 and 2. Many of the movies in this part 3 are still very good to me and watch them whenever they are televised. Many of the 1950's movies I feel are better directed than some of the new stuff I see on the Sci Fi channel. Allot of the Sci Fi channel so called latest movies get too boring for me and not much action. Thanks for the review of these movies. Take care.
I always find it funny that movie makers underestimated the distance from Earth to the planets. The real distances are so much greater! Earth to Venus is over 90 million miles not 20 million and Mars is 140 million miles away. In the "Day the Earth Stood Still" Klatu says he came 400,000 miles which is a bit more then the distance to the moon! But back in 1950s everyone thought there was the possibility of life on the planets in our solar system. Today we know there is no life on Venus because it is so hot and Mars and the moon have no atmosphere. The other planets are just as empty and the nearest star with a planet is fifty years away at the speed of light.
Another great Quatermass movie was called "Five Million years to Earth", and it is SO well done that I watch it every chance I get and I am 72 years old! I have enjoyed watching most of the movies on this list (the Mysterians was, I believe, the first movie, certainly the first sci-fi movie, I ever watched), and I will also check out your other two videos to see if 5MYTE is on any of them. I doubt it's underappreciated. (Edit note: I see it's from 1967, and thus probably not in your list. When will you start on the 60s movies? There are some real jewels there!)
love the film but the origanel 1958 8 part bbc tv show filmed live gives more time to tell the story and has more ergancey if you haven't seen it i would recomend it
@@evilpixie96 The one I have of “Quatermass and the Pit” from 1958 only has six parts. The Halfmen, The Ghosts, Imps and Demons, The Enchanted, The Wild Hunt and Hob.
> And the then hot leading star; *Cesar Romero!* Why do I remember that? As a kid, watching it on tv, the only thing important to me in the movie was finding the crashed *V-2* rocket.
There is an amphitheater in the lower landscape of a local plant nursery / garden center where the owners occasionally host a "Bad Movie Night." My girlfriend and I went to see "Invasion of the Saucer Men" when the garden center showed it. The only actor I recognized from the film was Frank Gorshin who played a traveling salesman and later played the Riddler in the TV series "Batman."
@mrfarnz, Thank you so much for you comment, it is greatly appreciated. And I'm glad you enjoyed our videos. The first one I did is the one I thought was the most challenging just because its the first in the series and there were so many great movies from that era that there was no way to get them all into one. But for the second and third ones I basically used all the comments to compile the lists for the second and third video. It's a challenge to respond to all the comments, but there were so many great ideas and suggestions that I looked at what movie suggestion had the most comments, then the second most comments, and built my lists using that formula. I wanted to make the comments of the viewers and subscribers have input as to the direction of part two and part three. Do not fear, more videos like this, and some stand alone movie videos are coming soon. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, more sci-fi is on the way. Have a great day. Mike
@marvinbrock960 Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I did three of these video for the 1950s, this one is the third one. And recently I did three more, I called the The Golden Age of Sci-Fi, and they are a little different. They are not list videos, but focus more on innovations in production and cinema experience for audiences in the 50s. I dod feature a couple of movies in each one of those videos as well. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
@jaywalker1233, Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video, we really appreciate it. Don't judge me too hard on Part 1, that was the great experiment. When I did part 1 I really did it for fun, but then I saw all the wonderful and positive comments from viewers and subscribers and there was no way I wasn't going to do a Part 2 and 3, and quite possibly Part 4 (Coming Soon). Again, thank you so much for your comment, it is greatly appreciated, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
I winced at all the gushing superlatives heaped on "The Maze." I watched that as a kid and couldn't believe that the big mystery was a goofy-looking giant frog.
Darwinism gone goofy 🙃 The premise being that in their embryo stage all vertebrates from fish 🐟 to ape 🦍 to man 👨 are equally similar in function. So just a wrong turn & one goes 🐸 or 🦧 with the human mind if you’re born from human parents.
Buffalo’s WKBW would transmit many SF films on Friday nights in the 1960s, so while visiting Toronto from further north in Ontario, we stayed up and watched these treasures. Over time have seen them all.
@geoffreylee5199, Thank you for your comment, we hope you enjoyed our video. For me we had WKBD TV50 out of Detroit and they would broadcast a lot of these movies on Saturday afternoon. Late at night on Saturday they would broadcast a lot of the 50's horror films. I think it was called Chiller Theater. Not sure on that one, it was a long time ago. Speaking of Toronto, I will say that I miss the Maple Leafs old Maple Leaf Gardens, and the Red Wings old Olympia Stadium, and then later Joe Louis Arena. When we were younger, my friends and I would drive across the border often to watch the leafs and the wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. Good times back then. Again, thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
The Maze may not be the best 3D movie ever but the gorgeous monochrome photography means it's definitely one of the most beautiful. William Cameron Menzies spent much of his career bringing a 3D look to 2D movies. Eventually he got the chance to direct an actual 3D movie just a few years before he died. Kronos is great and only let down by the unconvincing animated legs on which he goes walkabout.
What ?? The "Maze" ? listen buddy, I maybe 31 years old , but I've got to say that flicks like these need to be recognized, I mean what a great horror mystery, I love it 👍👍
@@Robert-qm5so The Maze really needs to be seen in 3D to be fully appreciated. It's a pity 3D TV never caught on. If the 50s classics had been made available the system might not have become obsolete quite so quickly. I wish I'd bought two when I had the chance.
@ironjade, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. As far as I know, I have never had an opportunity to see the Maze in 3D. There were a number of 1950's movies that were broadcast on TV in the 70's in 3D, and you had to have the blue and red lens 3D glasses to properly appreciate the film on TV. The creature from the Black Lagoon is the one that comes to mind as being the one film that was consistently aired on TV in 3D. And it has been a number of years, but I don't really think I've ever seen the Maze in 3D. But now I want too. Kronos, was interesting. It is a great movie, no doubt there. It's concept and idea were really fascinating to me when I first saw it. But I have to agree with you, the animated legs are very unconvincing. But still a great movie. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day. Mike
@@scifiandmore It's unfortunate that most people still think that red/cyan anaglyphs are the only way to view 3D. The 50s classics and, indeed, most other 3D movies were originally meant to be seen using Polaroid glasses, a vastly superior format. Although anaglyphs work OK with monochrome movies, they're not much use with color movies. Modern passive 3D TVs also used a form of polarisation.
@mostlynew, Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video. This era of Sci-Fi movies is, and continues to be very influential and there are so many great ones out there to choose from. And for me, doing videos like this is fun and takes me on a nostalgic journey, but I always feel there could be so many more movies I could include, That's probably why I have done three 1950's videos, and I'm sure a forth one is in our future. Anyway, thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
The Maze is an excellent movie until the end when they introduce the creature, to modern eyes a letdown. I'm a moderate fan of sci-fi movies, I like the very best, so I was surprised to see no mention of Red Planet Mars (1952). The recent MGM Blu-ray has excellent picture & sound quality. More of a thriller than sci-fi Seven Days To Noon (1950), with a nuclear angle that makes it futuristic & thought provoking. The Kino Blu-ray is excellent. Enjoy!
@saintcruzin Thank you for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed our videos. Enjoy The Day The Earth Stood Still. One of my personal favorites. Thank you again, your comment is greatly appreciated. Have a great day. Mike
@chong2389, Thank you for your comment. I can completely see why Quatermass II would resonate in your mind working at a chemical plant. Stay tuned, we have more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
As a kid, I thought The Man from Planet X was pretty scary. The creature, looked like a clown and there is so much atmosphere in this film it still holds up to this day. Reminds me a little of the much later American Werewolf in London with a similar spooky atmosphere. Also, William Schallert made his film debut in Planet X and almost 400 IMDB entries later, he passed away in 2016. Also, It the Terror from Beyond Space is basically the plot of Alien (Ridley Scott's) many years later. It's also a very good film.
@luthermcgee3767, Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. There is nothing silly about that comment at all. It's always nice to hear about people's creative interest. So I think that is an awesome comment. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more sci-fi to come. Have a great day. Mike
1957's 'Invisible Invaders'with legendary sci-fi and horror actor John Agar would be one of my picks.It's the first movie imo that depicts the current zombie genre.The premise is aliens revive the dead to fight for them so you get a two in one sci-fi/horror punch.
Invisible Invaders has become a favorite of mine online. It's funny in all the right ways, and fairly clear in its influence on George Romero's Night Of The Living Dead.
Fiend Without a Face is a superb film, did I miss it in your other two videos. Attack by Invisible aliens which makes effects easy & cheap but they become visible part way through and rather than being a disappointment the visible monsters are actually quite good
Being a young 69yr old I love movies from the 50s and earlier 👍😊
@dokaos924,
Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video. I agree with you, movies from the 50's had such an appeal to them. It's interesting that the movies from this era get remade on a fairly consistent basis. My belief for that is because those movies had to rely on delivering a much stronger story than just delivering special effects that too many of the newer movies depend on. Again thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Couldn't agree more !
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Being a neanderthal I enjoy cave paintings
@@bentonmarcum8924 me to😍
Some of the scifi fiction movies from the 50's are still my favorites.
I love these movies too. Creature from the Black Lagoon is a comfort movie for me.
Julie Adams stunning.
@wkanost,
Thank you for your comment. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a fun movie in my opinion, and my wife, Mrs. Sci-Fi and More would agree with you that it is considered a comfort movie. The second film, Revenge of the Creature is pretty good as well. The third one, The Creature Walks Among us, thats a tough one. Let's just say it's an acquired taste. Not good, not bad, just different. Thank you again for your comment, it is a greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
And don't forget Revenge Of The Creature. 😊😊😊
My "comfort" 50s scifi is *The Day the Earth Stood Still*. I've seen it countless times, along with *Forbidden Planet*. If they ever bring back drive-in theatres, they MUST screen those two, and a number of others...
I agree, it was a great movie concept which became a hit movie. There weren't many like the creature movies. It's in my top ten.
You nabbed three great gems in this batch. KRONOS, IT!, and QUATERMASS 2 are always great fun to watch.
As a kid, I saw Earth Verses the Flying Saucers when it first was shown on television. It was the first movie that gave me nightmares! I love it now!
You can’t fool me. Three top 10 movies videos makes it a top 30! LOL! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Love these movies.
@howardmandel7930
Thank you for your comment. I have to say out of all the comments I have received over all three of these videos, you are the first one to point that out. And you are not wrong. When I did the first one, I knew 10 was going to be very light. But the idea with the first one was to just gauge interest, so I went with the top of mind favorites, or more specifically, titles that are easily recognizable. I had no empirical information to go on when generating the list, so it comes across as more of a personal opinion. After the first one, the comments came in with some really great suggestions and then I built the lists for the next two videos with the viewer and subscriber suggestions in mind. I totaled up how many times each individual movie were mentioned and based the lists on those numbers. I'm glad you enjoyed our video, and thank you for watching. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
War of the world's, & When world's collide, are my all time favorites. Thanks for including them.
Nice selection. I've seen 10 of the 12. "It the Terror from Beyond Space" was an instant favorite of mine. A couple of decades before "Alien".
@detroitdan8487,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed our video, and I apologize for my late response to your comment. I had to be an "Adult" for a couple of months. I agree with you, "IT" is the 1950's Alien. I saw both those movies when I was a kid, but I saw them in reverse. I saw Alien first, then one good day on the local Detroit Creature Feature in the 70's I saw IT, and the kid version of me thought, I've seen this move...This is Alien. I have a draft I'm working one right now for an Alien vs IT side by side comparison video. I don't have a title yet, and my research is very limited at this point. But coming soon because this conversation has come up a few times throughout all the comments in our 1950's Sci-Fi movie videos we have done, so I thought it's time for a side by side comparison video. Anyway, thank you again for your comment it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
I think you’ve been very generous and gentle with some of these films.
You are so right-the narrator gives too much creedence to some pretty forgettable and low-quality movies.
He likes to describe in detail a lot of the rich scenes@@BarryHart-xo1oy
It The Terror From Beyond Space & The Monster From Piedras Blancas were two of my all time favorites. Saw them both as a youngster and scared the pants off me. Great stuff!
You my friend have great taste 👌
It inspired Alien.
A couple of my favorites 🎉
The producers of "It..." sued 20th Century Fox, claiming that "Alien" was more than just influenced by "It..."
The "It..." Producers won an out of court settlement.
I think the best of the Fiftys, was The Forbidden Planet
This movie inspired Star Treck.
Saw it in the late 50's and it's still an amazing classic!
Tha k you fro not trying to compare this movie to shakespear's "the Tempest"
I've been blessed to have seen ALL of these. Movie theater in rural city had sci-fi marathons late Friday until daybreak on Saturday. ALL of these are great /were great diversions and entertainment in 50's and 60's. THANKS and I'm subscribed.
@ThomasWLalor,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. We are glad you enjoyed our video. I agree with you, these movies, even today are a great diversion. I have always felt like the best part of the 50's and 60's movies were the fact that the special effects were not what they are today, forcing a greater emphasis on a much stronger story. I've always appreciated that from all of these movies. Not all of them from this era have compelling stories, but a lot do. And thank you so much for subscribing. Once we get through the holidays, we will be right back to creating videos with more regularity, but until then, stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Have a great Galactic day, and Merry Christmas.
Mike
I checked out Quatermass 2 thanks to your previous video about Quatermass 1, and LOVE IT! I shared it with my father who bought it where he lives.
I'm glad to find someone who appreciates the old monster and sci-fi movies I grew up on. I shared the movies with my children and they loved most of them. My son loved the sci-fi and my daughters loved the monster movies. I watched your three videos of top 10 Sci-Fi movies and I realized I have all of them. Great work.
@randyflynn6402,
Thank you for your comment. The old Monster Movies, are just special and just resonate. I was toying around with the idea of exploring the old monster movies a little closer with stand alone videos highlighting either the monster itself, or just one movie that features a specific monster. And, we do live in an interesting time with fresh movies continuing the classic monsters. There is a new Godzilla/Kong movie coming out in the American Monsterverse series, along with the Monarch series on Apple TV, which seems to be a direct sequel to the 2014 Godzilla movie that took place in San Francisco. And Japan has the new "Godzilla: Minus One" movie coming out soon. That Minus One movie looks fantastic. Lately, I've been wanted to check out Ishiro Honda's two 1950's Sci-Fi films, The Mysterians, and Battle in Outer Space back to back. Today might be a good day. It's Halloween, and it's raining. Perfect movie day. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And, I'm glad you enjoyed all three of our 1950's Sci-Fi videos. Stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore So far I have 195 monster and Sci-Fi movies ranging from the 1930s to the 1960s and still looking for more. 😁😆
@@scifiandmore I wish there was a way for me to sent you pics of my list of movies I have because you might have suggestions of movies I don't have yet.
@@randyflynn6402 Google "1950s sci-fi movies list". See what you don't have and search for reviews, etc. 🙂
Being a kid I saw some of these movies as a kid in the early 60’s on tv Saturday morning and afternoon living in Los Angeles, didn’t know the name of some of them but I had my favorited , like Kronos, lost continent, quarermass, , angry red planet. Great to see these again
That was great. I haven't thought about those old movies in a long time. Thanks for romp through my favorite genre.
I've seen all but two. We can't forget the underrated "The Monolith Monsters." Neat special effects or its time.
I've seen them all and I, too, loved the Monolith Monsters. But It, the Terror from Beyond Space freaked me out until Alien blew me away years later.
> The best truely alien life based on something other than the *Carbon Atom.*
Monolith Monsters has a great storyline.
Monolith Monsters was unique in that their menace was unintentional and they were not even sentient, but they still had to be fought as if the opposite was true.
One of my all time favourite movies. Can't imagine how many times I've watched it over the years!
I remember the Giant Behemoth being called "The Great Behemoth". In any case, after seeing it on TV, I was afraid to get on the Staten Island ferry for years as a kid.
Behemoth=a huge or monstrous creature.
The Giant Huge.
Excellently presented. Your dialogue is beautifully written and delivered… with fan-like reverence.
@robertjason6885,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I am actually a huge life-long fan of all things Sci-Fi, and I try to put in the proper time to make a good informative script, and I actually practice my delivery since radio or TV personality was never part of my professional resume. And since I'm a huge fan, and the genre brings me so much entertainment, I want to convey that level of excitement as I narrate the videos. I actually enjoy talking about all these movies, or on a smaller degree, the movies or shows I talk about in the "Short" videos I've done. But there is always room for improvement, and the goal is to keep making these videos, but make each one better than the other. Again, your comment is greatly appreciated. Thank you for that. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Can’t remember if I’ve subscribed. Will do so now. BTW, for the “cheese factor”… topic maybe?… It’s hard to beat “Not Of This Earth.” Bev Garland was an acquaintance in LA. She owned a motel in Burbank. For sheer beauty, “Lifeforce.” Female alien vampire.. Mathilda May. Hubba hubba. You’d have to do a TON of editing! Cheers.
“Duck Dodgers of 24-1/2 Century. “ A Daffy Duck cartoon from 1953.
@glennso47
I remember Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century, I loved that cartoon.
73 years old here original from the Baltimore area. With enough tin foil I could pick up WTTG out of Washington. Every Tuesday they show Monster Theater and every Thursday had SciFi Theater. Got to see all these movie. First movie I ever saw in the theater was Forbidden Planet at 5 years old. Been hooked on SciFi ever since. Bright Blessings and be well everyone.
Love the wonderful time of "Atomic" movie making! Great job! 👍 - I don't remember "The Maze" as having any science focus to it though.
@fredobot5298,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. We hope you enjoyed our video. I included the Maze, because when I was making the list for this video, The Maze, along with the other movies that were represented in the video, came up a number of times in the comments. So based on the number of times each movie was mentioned in the comments, thats how they fell in the ranking. It's very difficult to respond to all the comments just due to the shear volume of comments. So I thought, we can make the comments have some real weight by taking the viewer and subscriber comments and suggestions, and preparing a video based on what the viewers suggestions were. For people that did comment that I couldn't respond to, I wanted them to feel heard. Again, we hope you enjoyed our video, and thank you again for your comment. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
Love this series!! And the channel. I could sit and watch 50's Big Bugs and Sci-Fi Horror anthologies & movies all day!! The Greatest generation of Monster movies ever made by the GREATEST Generation that won WW2. Thank You So Much for these wonderful trips down memory lane!! I'm DEFINITELY subscribed!
@bonehead2768
Thank you for your subscription, and I'm glad you are enjoying our 1950s videos. We have more coming, so stay tuned. But in the meantime, if there is something you would like to see, I run a segment on the channel I call, "Subscriber Street". Basically, we want to hear from our subscribers about what they want to see, and make the videos that are requested. Also, during the video we give the subscriber credit for the idea, using only the TH-cam handle. So if there is something you would like to see, let me know, I will put it together, and I'll make sure you get credit for the idea. Thank you again, and have a great day.
Mike
Thanks!
@vonzigle
You are too kind. Thank you for all the donations you have made to my videos. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that you enjoyed our videos that much. If there is a topic you would like me to cover, please let me know and I will do my best to put it together. Thank you again, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.
Mike
Excellent and insightful video. I wholeheartedly agree with your choices and your commentary!! Thank you and keep up the good work!!
Just a fun little bit of trivia... the man who plays Jeff Morrow's partner in Kronos, George O'Hanlon, was the voice of George Jetson. Also, Gerald Mohr from Angry Red Planet, was the voice of Reid Richards in the 1960s Fantastic Four cartoon.
My favorite underappreciated SF films of the era: Monster That Challenged the World, Man From Planet X, The 4-D Man, The 27th Day, The Invisible Boy, and the Ivan Tors trilogy (Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars and Gog).
Really liked seeing The Monster that Challenged the World. They we had a fit cause they killed it with guns.
The Monster That Challenged the Salton Sea vicinity.
WHEW! That was TOO close!!! 🐛
All they probly had to do was to throw buckets of unsalted water on the horrid thing. The overgrown creepy- crawler prolly would have shriveled up -- like the Wicked Witch of the West!! Do I have to think of EVERYTHING?! 😖
@@GilObregon-hj6zh oh yeah, I was glad I didn’t live near there😛
@@ronfisher5259 Me too. You might not still be here today -- especially if "Salty" had gotten ahold of you, near feeding time!! Just sayin'....
@@GilObregon-hj6zh a bunch of army guys with Tommy Guns killed it
"Kronos" scared the pants off of me when I was around ten years old in the mid sixties. At night I often heard sounds that to me sounded like the noises made by Kronos in the movie. It was only some time later that I learnt that the sounds I had heard were construction work going on in a new industrial estate near the suburb where I lived. For me, it ranks very close to my favourite sci-fi movies, like "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "The Time Machine".
@gaufrid1956
Thank you for your comment. I think I saw Kronos around the time I was maybe five or six in the mid-70s. And yeah, that movie scared the crap out of me too. I must of had a really over active imagination when I was a kid, because that movie gave me nightmares. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Thank you for this analysis of movies I've never seen,
Now I have to find and watch them.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Rik,
Great to see your name back in the comments. I hope all is well, and I'm glad you enjoyed our latest 1950's Sci-Fi Movies video. As I do more of these videos maybe I'll be able to uncover some additional films you haven't seen. Anyway, thank you again for your comment, always great to hear from you, and stay tuned there is more Sci-Fi to come.
Mike
When I was younger I saw a lot of these movies I liked the one wars of the worlds that was a great movie thanks for sharing
Beatnik William Schallert 13:13 is a vibe!
Patty Duke’s father is everywhere! Even Star Trek.
Thank you! Def going to check all 10 FAB 50s FLICKS!
It came from outer space and forbiden planet are just two sensational movies from the 50's 😊
Really great job here, the commentary and movie choices were excellent.
I could watch these movies all day Brilliant.
Thank you very much for the Honorable Mention, you really made my day and brought a big smile to me. I have enjoyed watching this video all with 1 and 2.
I have all of the movies except 'The Maze' , I will watch it now. Thank you.
Another good movie you may want to check out is Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czech: Cesta do pravěku, literally "Journey into prehistory") a 1955 Czechoslovak science fiction adventure directed by Karel Zeman.
From Earth to the Moon - by Jules Verne - the Cannon effect was a method used in the movie Things to Come (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' Things to Come) is a 1936 British black-and-white science fiction film from United Artists
@55Quirll,
Happy to give you an honorable mention. You had a great idea and a meaningful contribution to the video. It was going in. Not sure if you watched until the end credits, but I also put your TH-cam name in the credits with our crew as a channel contributor. I’m glad you enjoyed the video, I will definitely check out Journey to the beginning, to my knowledge I have never seen that movie. On a side note, we are working on launching a podcast down the road, you seem very knowledgeable and into science fiction. If you would like to on the podcast when we launch you are more than welcome. Other than that, thank you for your comment, and very glad you enjoyed our video. Stay tuned, more sci-fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Thank you very much Mike, I would like to be on the podcast. My pleasure to help out. Take and stay well.
Chuck
@@55Quirll,
That’s awesome. My email is mikecosmos77@gmail.com, I put it at the end of every video before the credits, when you have an opportunity, drop me an email and I’ll send you my contact information and I’ll fill you in on the podcast plan.
Mike
A gorgeous print of Journey into Prehistory is available on the Criterion Channel, along with two other great Karel Zeman features, The Fabulous World of Jules Verne and Baron Prasil.
@@KRhetor Thanks. It is a great memory to watch having seen it when I was young, I'm 68 now. I'll check out the print you mentioned 😀
"Invaders from Mars" scared me... I kept looking for my parents to display all manner of crazy stuff and watching the backs of their necks to see if they had any weird antennas.
You'd better do a Part 4. The Wasp Woman from 1959 deserves not to be ignored. Not too much in the way of special effects but reasonably well made and punches above the budget limitations.
It The Terror From Beyond Space scared the hell out of me as a kid when I first saw it in the 50's.
Old sci fi definitely the best
20 Million Miles to Earth is one of Harryhausen's best. Also, there is a subtle difference between it and other "Creature Features." The Ymir creature has been brought to Earth by accident, it is in an unfamiliar environment, and changes are happening to it that it cannot understand. Locations and Effects are top notch for the era, too.
@DEP717,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And I'm glad you enjoyed our video. Ray Harryhausen, during the 50's was ahead of his time. It makes me wonder if he were alive today what accomplishments we could be enjoying in modern science fiction films. It's movies like this, in my opinion, really pushed the envelope of what was possible in creating stunning creature and location settings. This one is one of my personal favorites from that era. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, there is more sci-fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
I've seen about a third of these and heard of another third. Really nice to be reminded of them and explore the ones I haven't heard of. 20 Million miles is an amazing movie. Harryhausen gave so many of his creatures a life of their own and personality. As well as creating fear he could just as effectively create empathy.
@jamesabernethy7896,
Thank you so much for your comment. I agree with you, 20 million miles to earth is an amazing movie. I put this list together based on the movies that commonly came up in the comments of the first two 1950’s sci-fi videos we did, so based on that count, that’s why 20 million miles fell where it did. But from a personal point of view, based on the movies I put in the video, 20 million miles would have been number one. Again, thank you so much for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video, and stay tuned, more sci-fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Love Kronos, such a great concept and it still holds up.
The MYSTERIANS had a "more-or-less" sequel , also by Ishiro Hondo, in 1959's BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE !! Definitely watch these as a double feature !! You just COULD NOT GET ENOUGH of those Japanese electric saucers !!!
IT-TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE put me down below the car seat at the drive-in as much as The H-MAN !!! Paul Blaisdell was a master "creature -designer" for United Artists and AIP !!
I've been enjoying the Sci-Fi movies that were made in the Soviet Union during this era. Growing up during the Cold War, anything Russian was portrayed as being bad and Evil, but now that we know a lot more about it, they made some really good science fiction movies. I guess the fact that they were government subsidized meant they had bigger budgets to do their special effects which led to some amazing movies. They're dedication to Scientific realism, or at least as much as they knew at the time, is amazing to watch.
It! Terror from Beyond Space! Basically the platform for a later movie that is one of the best ever... *A L I E N*
@chitownlivingston7007,
Thank you for your comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It is interesting that you bring up that comparison. I saw your comment come in while I was sitting here doing research and writing up a script for our next video which basically is a comparison between It, and Alien. So I have to say, your timing with your comment was right on point. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
Them was always one of my favorites
Great Movie!
I love Angry Red Planet. It's one of my top 100 movies.
The first film to employ Pepto Bismol Vision.
Back in the 60's "It,Terror from beyond space" was by far my favorite sci-fi film and then later, Alien, using a similar plot line became my all-time fav ( along with the Aliens sequel).
yes, but Blue Oyster Cult never made a song about the english nuclear fire breathing dinosaur. History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man. Godzilla! Oh-oh there goes Tokyo go go Godzilla!
Woohoo-oohooohoo!!
I'm sorry but 20 Million Miles to Earth should have been in the first Top Ten Sci-Fi Movies of the 1950's. I totally loved this movie.
“The Day The World Ended”(1955) with Richard Denning
definitely belongs here.
Thanks ! a trip through my childhood I found many forgotten thoughts of terror and what if. Only 3 of the mentioned movies have escaped me.
@jwc4520,
I did two prior 1950s videos as well. Maybe they can keep the nostalgia going. I hope you liked our video. Thank you for watching, and stay tuned, there is more sci-fi to come after the holidays. Your comment is greatly appreciated.
Mike
@@scifiandmore I watch all 3 .... want to talk a out the effects of watching Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman, then walking home past snuggly tree, past a castle just as the full moon appeared from behind whisky clouds ...my all time favorite 50 movie experience ...or why I walked in the middle of the road .
I have both 'When Worlds Collide' and 'After World Collides' in a double novel, they are GREAT reads, highly highly recommend.
At 22:11, Kronos even includes true afterwar V2rockets trials - a rare shoot...
What an amazing will to explore the future - now necessary to any society.
And sometimes a lot of fun too! Many thanks!
I appreciate your content, and most of all your perfect time to deliver the jokes! Haha I almost expect the drums after the snark remark! Boom! Really love this list!
I have a huge blu ray collection of 1950s sci fi.
That is so cool , I have a small collection for the moment , but have a huge DVD collection (2,500) and an even bigger collection on VHS about 10,000 tapes , the majority are in storage in my Pops house 😊
@@Robert-qm5sovery cool.
@@philokevetch8691 thanks , I'm a big fan of sci-fi horror films from the 1930s thru 1990s, my childhood influences were my Grandfather and my parents 👍👍
@@Robert-qm5soI also kept half my collection, of sci-fi/horror movies I 'had' on VHS, at my family's house. After my Dad died, and my Mom went into a home, my brother sold the house, without giving me, enough time, to extract my films (show's, and whatnot), and I lost them. I also had thousands of videos. Don't let that happen, to you (God forbid).
@@rogerrendzak8055 Wow, so sorry to know that 😔 I feel for you, my Pop and I have a great relationship, he loves his home and wants me to keep it after he's gone, so he has given me the house deeds and made me promise him to never sell the house and keep it for the future family, so in a sense I'm safe but thank you kindly for the heads up 👌
Great vid,some classic films there.
Whoa! I wasn't expecting THE MAZE (1953) to make the list! (I love that movie) 😁
VERY GOOD...I LIKE IT VERY MUCH
Most of these films were part of my youth. Usually viewed on WPIX NY channel 11's Chiller Theatre or WORTV NY channel 9's Fright Night. So much of my adult life would be shaped by my experience of these films. Modern films don’t take many risks (although short original independent films on TH-cam such as DUST now fill that gap) the way these films did. I just rewatched George Pal's classic When Worlds Collide. The powerful emotions rendered by the superb script, ground shaking effects, and enthusiastic performances by the actors make this film a great experience. When John Hoyt as the unpleasent Mr. Stanton is seen getting up out of his wheelchair as he stumbles to get on the departing spaceship he paid for, you can cut the tension with a knife! And I simply MUST site the absolutely NEVER-equaled scene where the surface of the earth is RIPPED away by the gravity Bellus. As a kid, this one scene left me with my jaw dropped every time i saw it!!!
Chiller Theater, yes !
I've seen them all! You made great choices! Excellent video and commentary.
I need to go back and look at parts 1 and 2. Many of the movies in this part 3 are still very good to me and watch them whenever they are televised. Many of the 1950's movies I feel are better directed than some of the new stuff I see on the Sci Fi channel. Allot of the Sci Fi channel so called latest movies get too boring for me and not much action.
Thanks for the review of these movies. Take care.
So many..... must've been great to be a kid in the 50's 😂. Another great video!
Love the Samus old-school lookalike book cover art as the thumbnail 😂
There sure was some great 50's SciFi movies
Another excellent list. Too bad all of these aren't on TH-cam. I just watched " The Earth Dies Screaming". A 60s movie but still really good.
I always find it funny that movie makers underestimated the distance from Earth to the planets. The real distances are so much greater! Earth to Venus is over 90 million miles not 20 million and Mars is 140 million miles away. In the "Day the Earth Stood Still" Klatu says he came 400,000 miles which is a bit more then the distance to the moon! But back in 1950s everyone thought there was the possibility of life on the planets in our solar system. Today we know there is no life on Venus because it is so hot and Mars and the moon have no atmosphere. The other planets are just as empty and the nearest star with a planet is fifty years away at the speed of light.
Another great Quatermass movie was called "Five Million years to Earth", and it is SO well done that I watch it every chance I get and I am 72 years old! I have enjoyed watching most of the movies on this list (the Mysterians was, I believe, the first movie, certainly the first sci-fi movie, I ever watched), and I will also check out your other two videos to see if 5MYTE is on any of them. I doubt it's underappreciated. (Edit note: I see it's from 1967, and thus probably not in your list. When will you start on the 60s movies? There are some real jewels there!)
Its original title is “Quatermass and the Pit”. I’ve watched all the surviving Quatermass videos and they are all outstanding.
Five Million Years to Earth. Love it. Great film...
love the film but the origanel 1958 8 part bbc tv show filmed live gives more time to tell the story and has more ergancey if you haven't seen it i would recomend it
@@evilpixie96
The one I have of “Quatermass and the Pit” from 1958 only has six parts. The Halfmen, The Ghosts, Imps and Demons, The Enchanted, The Wild Hunt and Hob.
@@georgejones3526 sorry i hit the wrong key my eyes are not what they were
About the Lost Continent: You forgot to mention the rock climbing!
You beat me to it by four months!
Yes,Mystery Science Theatre 3000 devoted an episode to this laughable movie.
@@BarryHart-xo1oy You’re kidding me! 😉
> And the then hot leading star; *Cesar Romero!* Why do I remember that? As a kid, watching it on tv, the only thing important to me in the movie was finding the crashed *V-2* rocket.
@@mydogbrian4814 You mean the rocket nobody seems to be much interested in anymore once the ROCKCLIMBING! begins? 🤣
There is an amphitheater in the lower landscape of a local plant nursery / garden center where the owners occasionally host a "Bad Movie Night." My girlfriend and I went to see "Invasion of the Saucer Men" when the garden center showed it. The only actor I recognized from the film was Frank Gorshin who played a traveling salesman and later played the Riddler in the TV series "Batman."
Thank you so much. I immensely enjoyed each of your compilations. PLEASE keep em coming….
Passing it on. 🤖
@mrfarnz,
Thank you so much for you comment, it is greatly appreciated. And I'm glad you enjoyed our videos. The first one I did is the one I thought was the most challenging just because its the first in the series and there were so many great movies from that era that there was no way to get them all into one. But for the second and third ones I basically used all the comments to compile the lists for the second and third video. It's a challenge to respond to all the comments, but there were so many great ideas and suggestions that I looked at what movie suggestion had the most comments, then the second most comments, and built my lists using that formula. I wanted to make the comments of the viewers and subscribers have input as to the direction of part two and part three. Do not fear, more videos like this, and some stand alone movie videos are coming soon. Thank you again for your comment, and stay tuned, more sci-fi is on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
Great list!
The Ymir is one of my favorite monsters brought to life by Ray Harryhausen
Quality review, much appreciated. 👍🏻
@marvinbrock960
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. I did three of these video for the 1950s, this one is the third one. And recently I did three more, I called the The Golden Age of Sci-Fi, and they are a little different. They are not list videos, but focus more on innovations in production and cinema experience for audiences in the 50s. I dod feature a couple of movies in each one of those videos as well. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
That was great! Now I need to rewatch parts 1 and 2!
@jaywalker1233,
Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video, we really appreciate it. Don't judge me too hard on Part 1, that was the great experiment. When I did part 1 I really did it for fun, but then I saw all the wonderful and positive comments from viewers and subscribers and there was no way I wasn't going to do a Part 2 and 3, and quite possibly Part 4 (Coming Soon). Again, thank you so much for your comment, it is greatly appreciated, and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
I winced at all the gushing superlatives heaped on "The Maze." I watched that as a kid and couldn't believe that the big mystery was a goofy-looking giant frog.
Darwinism gone goofy 🙃
The premise being that in their
embryo stage all vertebrates from fish 🐟 to ape 🦍 to man 👨 are equally similar in function.
So just a wrong turn & one goes
🐸 or 🦧 with the human mind
if you’re born from human parents.
Poor Richard Carlson didn’t see
himself as scientist here
Yes, it is a goofy looking oversized frog. 🤣🤣What are they afraid of?
Buffalo’s WKBW would transmit many SF films on Friday nights in the 1960s, so while visiting Toronto from further north in Ontario, we stayed up and watched these treasures. Over time have seen them all.
@geoffreylee5199,
Thank you for your comment, we hope you enjoyed our video. For me we had WKBD TV50 out of Detroit and they would broadcast a lot of these movies on Saturday afternoon. Late at night on Saturday they would broadcast a lot of the 50's horror films. I think it was called Chiller Theater. Not sure on that one, it was a long time ago. Speaking of Toronto, I will say that I miss the Maple Leafs old Maple Leaf Gardens, and the Red Wings old Olympia Stadium, and then later Joe Louis Arena. When we were younger, my friends and I would drive across the border often to watch the leafs and the wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. Good times back then. Again, thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
Loved it. Thank you.
The Maze may not be the best 3D movie ever but the gorgeous monochrome photography means it's definitely one of the most beautiful. William Cameron Menzies spent much of his career bringing a 3D look to 2D movies. Eventually he got the chance to direct an actual 3D movie just a few years before he died.
Kronos is great and only let down by the unconvincing animated legs on which he goes walkabout.
What ?? The "Maze" ? listen buddy, I maybe 31 years old , but I've got to say that flicks like these need to be recognized, I mean what a great horror mystery, I love it 👍👍
@@Robert-qm5so The Maze really needs to be seen in 3D to be fully appreciated. It's a pity 3D TV never caught on. If the 50s classics had been made available the system might not have become obsolete quite so quickly. I wish I'd bought two when I had the chance.
@@ironjade I also have it on DVD and on a beautiful colorful VHS case , which is part of my awesome movie collection 👌
@ironjade,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. As far as I know, I have never had an opportunity to see the Maze in 3D. There were a number of 1950's movies that were broadcast on TV in the 70's in 3D, and you had to have the blue and red lens 3D glasses to properly appreciate the film on TV. The creature from the Black Lagoon is the one that comes to mind as being the one film that was consistently aired on TV in 3D. And it has been a number of years, but I don't really think I've ever seen the Maze in 3D. But now I want too.
Kronos, was interesting. It is a great movie, no doubt there. It's concept and idea were really fascinating to me when I first saw it. But I have to agree with you, the animated legs are very unconvincing. But still a great movie. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi on the way. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore It's unfortunate that most people still think that red/cyan anaglyphs are the only way to view 3D. The 50s classics and, indeed, most other 3D movies were originally meant to be seen using Polaroid glasses, a vastly superior format. Although anaglyphs work OK with monochrome movies, they're not much use with color movies. Modern passive 3D TVs also used a form of polarisation.
The last three not underrated in my book I still try to find in reruns as a child of the 50s
Both quatermas films are so under rated
I would like to see my favorite sci-fi movie of the 50's..."I Married a Monster from Outer Space"
There's a lot of them
Influential sci fi classics lovingly chronicled for movie mavens
@mostlynew,
Thank you for your comment and we are glad you enjoyed our video. This era of Sci-Fi movies is, and continues to be very influential and there are so many great ones out there to choose from. And for me, doing videos like this is fun and takes me on a nostalgic journey, but I always feel there could be so many more movies I could include, That's probably why I have done three 1950's videos, and I'm sure a forth one is in our future. Anyway, thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated and stay tuned, there is more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
The Maze is an excellent movie until the end when they introduce the creature, to modern eyes a letdown. I'm a moderate fan of sci-fi movies, I like the very best, so I was surprised to see no mention of Red Planet Mars (1952). The recent MGM Blu-ray has excellent picture & sound quality. More of a thriller than sci-fi Seven Days To Noon (1950), with a nuclear angle that makes it futuristic & thought provoking. The Kino Blu-ray is excellent. Enjoy!
Saw the maze in 3D . Not much 3d in that movie until the end.
Great job. I just enjoyed all 3 today and about to watch my personal # 1, The Day the Earth Stood Still….Thanks…
@saintcruzin
Thank you for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed our videos. Enjoy The Day The Earth Stood Still. One of my personal favorites. Thank you again, your comment is greatly appreciated. Have a great day.
Mike
I worked at a chemical plant. Quatermass II (Enemy from Space) was always in the back of my mind. :)
@chong2389,
Thank you for your comment. I can completely see why Quatermass II would resonate in your mind working at a chemical plant. Stay tuned, we have more Sci-Fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmoreI cannot wait!!! 😊
IT, was a fave of my cousin and mine. Decades later, I remember saying to myself after seeing Alien, "Ridley Scott ripped off IT! 😮
@@chong2389 It wasn't Ridley Scott, but writer Dan O'Bannon who did the ripping. 😁
When man from Planet X feel into and saw him for the first time. That scen startled me. I was still a kid.
Love all these movies! Always Terrified by these 😳the Bamboo Saucer 😮don’t know when it came out 😬
I have it on VHS big box , I believe it came out in 1968
As a kid, I thought The Man from Planet X was pretty scary. The creature, looked like a clown and there is so much atmosphere in this film it still holds up to this day. Reminds me a little of the much later American Werewolf in London with a similar spooky atmosphere. Also, William Schallert made his film debut in Planet X and almost 400 IMDB entries later, he passed away in 2016.
Also, It the Terror from Beyond Space is basically the plot of Alien (Ridley Scott's) many years later. It's also a very good film.
I know it sounds silly, but, 6:46, that was a nifty landing gear- I say that because I've drawn landing gears of F-16s before.
@luthermcgee3767,
Thank you for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. There is nothing silly about that comment at all. It's always nice to hear about people's creative interest. So I think that is an awesome comment. Thank you again for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. And stay tuned, there is more sci-fi to come. Have a great day.
Mike
@@scifiandmore Thank you, Mike. Have a nice day.
Watched 3 episodes, and was surprised that you never mentioned "Fiend Without a Face".
A reminder. Small arms fire is worthless against monsters.
1957's 'Invisible Invaders'with legendary sci-fi and horror actor John Agar would be one of my picks.It's the first movie imo that depicts the current zombie genre.The premise is aliens revive the dead to fight for them so you get a two in one sci-fi/horror punch.
Invisible Invaders has become a favorite of mine online. It's funny in all the right ways, and fairly clear in its influence on George Romero's Night Of The Living Dead.
Fiend Without a Face is a superb film, did I miss it in your other two videos. Attack by Invisible aliens which makes effects easy & cheap but they become visible part way through and rather than being a disappointment the visible monsters are actually quite good
Great job on the choices.... I'm a sci-fi / classic fan
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I am entertained by the lugubrious dialog. It is a talent.
The Maze must have been the inspiration for the maze in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. All it needs is blast-ended skrewts 😮
YAY for these flicks! I've seen all but one of them, several at the theater when they first came out
Like the suggestions. Several good choices. Keep up the good work!