What is your top 10 favorite Horror/Science Fiction Movies?

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Errr, not really.

Actually most of the time it is...
For example, Creature from the black lagoon is Horror & Sci-Fi at the same time.
Also, In a Horror movie you scream at Michael Myers... in a Sci-Fi movie you scream at the Blob. Very similar...DUH!

[blakeyamc]

Top 20 Horror/Sci Fi in order of preference.

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. Brazil
3. Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind
4. Star Wars
5. Psycho
6. Blade Runner
7. The Shining
8. Being John Malkovich
9. The Fountain
10. Children Of Men
11. The Thing (John Carpenter)
12. Alien
13. Halloween
14. Pan's Labyrinth
15. 2001: A Space Oddyssey
16. Carrie
17. Inception
18. The Evil Dead (Original)
19. The Cabin in the woods
20. Serenity

[Kevin Holly]

Anyways, here's a shot. I'm not very good at this, so I just listed 10 of each category alphabetically.


Horror

A Bay of Blood
Deep Red
The Exorcist
Halloween
Maniac
My Bloody Valentine '81
Repulsion
The Shining
Suspiria
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre


Science Fiction

2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Alphaville
Blade Runner
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Godzilla '54
Metropolis
Robocop
Starship Troopers
The Terminator


Horror/Science-Fiction

Alien
The Brood
Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78
Eraserhead
Galaxy of Terror
Phantasm
Rabid
Scanners
Shivers
The Thing
Videodrome



Yeah, I do like my Cronenberg.

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Jaymole

In no particular order

Sci-fi:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Forbidden Planet
Children of Men
5 Million Years to Earth
Alien
Clockwork Orange, A
Metropolis
Planet of the Apes
Solaris
Thing From Another World, The

Horror:

Bride of Frankenstein
Exorcist, The
Night of the Living Dead
Dead of Night
Night of the Eagle
Curse of the Demon
Rosemary's Baby
Wicker Man, The
Audition
Black Cat, The

I LOVE Curse of the Demon! Great under-rated Classic!

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

Actually most of the time it is...
For example, Creature from the black lagoon is Horror & Sci-Fi at the same time.
Also, In a Horror movie you scream at Michael Myers... in a Sci-Fi movie you scream at the Blob. Very similar...DUH!

Wow, two examples, they are totally the same. Although The Blob is a Sci-Fi horror films as well.

Also, I don't scream at:

Moon
District 9
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
Wall-e
Robocop
Children of Men
Donnie Darko
Chronicle
Inception
The Matrix
Terminator 2 & 3 & 4
Transformers & 2 & 3
Star Trek & Into Darkness
Avatar
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
E.T.
Minority Report
A.I.
Star Wars 1,2,3,4,5 & 6
Escape from New York & L.A.
The Book of Eli
A Boy and His Dog
Planet of the Apes
Brazil
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Etc Etc.

They're not the same, they occasionally cross paths (like Sci-Fi films can have Western or Film Noir elements and Horror can have comedy elements) but they're pretty much different other than the fact you have some Sci-Fi films that can make you jump or scare you slightly.

[Kevin Holly]

Originally Posted by Foggy

[Show spoiler]Wow, two examples, they are totally the same. Although The Blob is a Sci-Fi horror films as well.

Also, I don't scream at:

Moon
District 9
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
Wall-e
Robocop
Children of Men
Donnie Darko
Chronicle
Inception
The Matrix
Terminator 2 & 3 & 4
Transformers & 2 & 3
Star Trek & Into Darkness
Avatar
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
E.T.
Minority Report
A.I.
Star Wars 1,2,3,4,5 & 6
Escape from New York & L.A.
The Book of Eli
A Boy and His Dog
Planet of the Apes
Brazil
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Etc Etc.

They're not the same, they occasionally cross paths (like Sci-Fi films can have Western or Film Noir elements and Horror can have comedy elements) but they're pretty much different other than the fact you have some Sci-Fi films that can make you jump or scare you slightly.

Agreed.

There is some overlap between horror and science fiction, but then there is also overlap between horror and fantasy, or between science fiction and fantasy. Or any number of other genres. To conflate these two, of all the combinations there are, comes of rather oddly to me.

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Just for the fun of it, I'll limit my list to those films that can be fit into both genres simultaneously.

Alien
Blade Runner
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Last Man on Earth
John Carpenter's The Thing
Westworld
Videodrome
Godzilla (1954)
The Blob (1958)

I'll add that I believe that sci-fi and horror go hand-in-hand more often than not.

I did not list Solaris (1972) or Planet of the Apes (1968) on my above list, because I tend to associate them more with pure sci-fi and not horror, but both films have elements of horror.

[Abdrewes]

Can I just say, I don't believe in genre. Hell, I was tempted to put Mulholland Drive here because some parts could be categorized as SciFi, some horror...

Maybe I could put Magnolia in too: some parts are scary, some parts are utterly as perplexing as the existence of aliens...it's all about interpretation

(Changing my list now)

[rkolinski]

SciFi/Horror
Alien
Aliens
The Fly (1958)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Kingdom of the Spiders
Species
Them!
The Thing (1982)
Village of the Damned (1960)
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

SciFi
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Thing from Another World
When Worlds Collide
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Forbidden Planet
The 27th Day
The Incredible Shrinking Man
From the Earth to the Moon
The Time Machine (1960)
Panic in Year Zero!
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Quatermass and the Pit
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Andromeda Strain
Silent Running

Horror
Cat People (1942)
Trilogy of Terror
The Exorcist
The Omen (1976)
Jaws
Dracula (1979)
The Shining
The Fly (1986)
Arachnophobia
Predator
Misery

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Wow, two examples, they are totally the same. Although The Blob is a Sci-Fi horror films as well.

Also, I don't scream at:

Moon
District 9
Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
Wall-e
Robocop
Children of Men
Donnie Darko
Chronicle
Inception
The Matrix
Terminator 2 & 3 & 4
Transformers & 2 & 3
Star Trek & Into Darkness
Avatar
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
E.T.
Minority Report
A.I.
Star Wars 1,2,3,4,5 & 6
Escape from New York & L.A.
The Book of Eli
A Boy and His Dog
Planet of the Apes
Brazil
12 Monkeys
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Etc Etc.

They're not the same, they occasionally cross paths (like Sci-Fi films can have Western or Film Noir elements and Horror can have comedy elements) but they're pretty much different other than the fact you have some Sci-Fi films that can make you jump or scare you slightly.

Some people scream... I mean. Not you personally, JESUS!
I simply ment Horror scares people, Sci-Fi scares people...it doesn't scare me but none the less it scares people.
Horror and Sci-Fi are nearly the same with things played out in a different manner. But at the end of the day they borrow elements from one another.
Sci-Fi has a strange creature or an alien, Horror has a mad man with an axe...and no that isn't how all Sci-Fi and Horror movies are, I know, I know, BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT its all to scare us. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I would call that VEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRTYYYYYYY Similar. Wouldn't you?
Horror and Sci-Fi go hand and hand... I know most people would agree with me on that.
You are arguing an invalid argument. I'm not trying to sound smart or be cocky, it's just the facts. Sci-Fi and Horror go hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand. Both genres are to scare us...in a very similar way. Thats my only point.

[Kevin Holly]

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

I simply ment Horror scares people, Sci-Fi scares people...it doesn't scare me but none the less it scares people.

I honestly can't tell if you're serious at this point, but I'll play ball.

Yes, some sci-fi scares people. No one is disputing that. Typically, that sci-fi that does scare people is a crossover. No one here is arguing that, say, Alien is not comfortably fitting in both genres.

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

Horror and Sci-Fi are nearly the same with things played out in a different manner. But at the end of the day they borrow elements from one another.
Sci-Fi has a strange creature or an alien, Horror has a mad man with an axe...and no that isn't how all Sci-Fi and Horror movies are, I know, I know, BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT its all to scare us.

You really clearly don't know. It's not even like most sci-fi has a strange creature (let alone one designed to scare the audience), or most horror has a man with an axe.

And yeah, in some cases they borrow elements from each other. Not enough to consider them the same genre. Not even close.

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... I would call that VEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRTYYYYYYY Similar. Wouldn't you?

No, I think you are committing the fallacy of composition, where because some members of a set have a property, you assume they all do. In this, you are suggesting that because some sci-fi films are also horror films, they must all be.

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

Horror and Sci-Fi go hand and hand... I know most people would agree with me on that.

Most people would agree with you, in a small sample of cases.

A lot of people have disagreed with your crazy leap, however.

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

You are arguing an invalid argument. I'm not trying to sound smart or be cocky, it's just the facts. Sci-Fi and Horror go hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand and hand. Both genres are to scare us...in a very similar way. Thats my only point.

It's not true.

Horror is, instrinsically, designed to scare us.

On the other hand, I'll cite Wikipedia's introduction to science fiction:

Science fiction is a genre of fiction with imaginative but more or less plausible content such as settings in the future, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

Nothing that suggests it HAS to be about scaring us.

Yes, it CAN be. That does not mean it HAS to.

For every one sci-fi/horror film that exists, there are three that are sci-fi but not horror and six more that are horror but not sci-fi.

I'm not making those numbers up either. On IMDB there are 1441 feature-length films which are classified under both sci-fi and horror. There are 13216 such films under just horror. There are 6532 classified under just sci-fi. Sure, there is some overlap, but not nearly enough to justify a conflation of the genres.

Source:
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature

Feel free to do a similar search including short films, TV movies, &c.


I'm going to go back to this point for a minute:

Originally Posted by cramped_misfit90

I simply ment Horror scares people, Sci-Fi scares people...it doesn't scare me but none the less it scares people.

By this logic, any type of film could be considered horror (or sci-fi, or whatever), because any type of film could scare someone.

I'll be adding Wedding Crashers to my list momentarily, I guess.

[Foggy]

^^^

Thanks, you've put it into better words than I could possibly have. But as a final point, no, I'm not acting cocky, you have your opinion and I disagree with it cramped misfit, none of what you have said is fact.

[sukraj]

Originally Posted by beadelf

yes im confused by what the op is asking too

not sure what Tron has in common with event horizon

but ill play along.

this is in no real order but here is my 10 at moment

1:Blade Runner
2: Dawn of The Dead
3:Alligator
4:Q winged Serpant
5:The Thing
6:Alien 3
7:Jaws
8:Evil dead 2
9:Sunshine
10:Return of the living Dead

.................................................. ...

nice list bruv.

[beadelf]

Originally Posted by sukraj

nice list bruv.

Thanks mate

they need to be releasing Alligator & Q winged serpant on blu in uk soon or ill go mad hahaha

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Foggy

^^^

Thanks, you've put it into better words than I could possibly have. But as a final point, no, I'm not acting cocky, you have your opinion and I disagree with it cramped misfit, none of what you have said is fact.

OK. I'm done trying to explain how similar both genres are. I may have said it wrong or you may have misunderstood me. Let me re-word myself... Horror and Sci-Fi are very similar in many ways ALOT of the time. NOT all the time mind you. That is all I ment.
I'm not some dumb kid who doesn't know the difference. And please forget I even mentioned a comparison because it seems to start WWIII for some ungodly reason. Good day.

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

I honestly can't tell if you're serious at this point, but I'll play ball.

Yes, some sci-fi scares people. No one is disputing that. Typically, that sci-fi that does scare people is a crossover. No one here is arguing that, say, Alien is not comfortably fitting in both genres.


You really clearly don't know. It's not even like most sci-fi has a strange creature (let alone one designed to scare the audience), or most horror has a man with an axe.

And yeah, in some cases they borrow elements from each other. Not enough to consider them the same genre. Not even close.


No, I think you are committing the fallacy of composition, where because some members of a set have a property, you assume they all do. In this, you are suggesting that because some sci-fi films are also horror films, they must all be.


Most people would agree with you, in a small sample of cases.

A lot of people have disagreed with your crazy leap, however.


It's not true.

Horror is, instrinsically, designed to scare us.

On the other hand, I'll cite Wikipedia's introduction to science fiction:

Science fiction is a genre of fiction with imaginative but more or less plausible content such as settings in the future, futuristic science and technology, space travel, parallel universes, aliens, and paranormal abilities. Exploring the consequences of scientific innovations is one purpose of science fiction, making it a "literature of ideas". Science fiction has been used by authors as a device to discuss philosophical ideas such as identity, desire, morality, and social structure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction

Nothing that suggests it HAS to be about scaring us.

Yes, it CAN be. That does not mean it HAS to.

For every one sci-fi/horror film that exists, there are three that are sci-fi but not horror and six more that are horror but not sci-fi.

I'm not making those numbers up either. On IMDB there are 1441 feature-length films which are classified under both sci-fi and horror. There are 13216 such films under just horror. There are 6532 classified under just sci-fi. Sure, there is some overlap, but not nearly enough to justify a conflation of the genres.

Source:
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...e_type=feature

Feel free to do a similar search including short films, TV movies, &c.


I'm going to go back to this point for a minute:

By this logic, any type of film could be considered horror (or sci-fi, or whatever), because any type of film could scare someone.

I'll be adding Wedding Crashers to my list momentarily, I guess.

Thank you very much for your interest in this argument. Just to clear things up...I never said EVERY Sci-Fi and Horror movie was exactly the same in genre. I think everyone is misunderstanding me beyond words. I ONLY was wanting to mention that Horror and Sci-Fi are very similar in many ways. Just that. Maybe I worded it wrong or I was misunderstood IDK. I am a Sci-Fi and Horror fiend and I do not need wiki to tell me what they are. Most of my collection IS Sci-Fi and Horror. I didn't say both genres should be considered one. Excuse me for making a observation about them being very similar in many ways, not ALL as you two are insisting I said. Good day.

[BigmoufStrikes]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Can I just say, I don't believe in genre. Hell, I was tempted to put Mulholland Drive here because some parts could be categorized as SciFi, some horror...

Maybe I could put Magnolia in too: some parts are scary, some parts are utterly as perplexing as the existence of aliens...it's all about interpretation

(Changing my list now)

The Diner Guy always scares me in Mulholland Drive no matter what. I don't know what it it.

[Abdrewes]

Originally Posted by BigmoufStrikes

The Diner Guy always scares me in Mulholland Drive no matter what. I don't know what it it.

That scene alone makes it a great horror film in my book. The slow reveal KILLS me every time.

[cramped_misfit90]

Originally Posted by Abdrewes

Can I just say, I don't believe in genre. Hell, I was tempted to put Mulholland Drive here because some parts could be categorized as SciFi, some horror...

Maybe I could put Magnolia in too: some parts are scary, some parts are utterly as perplexing as the existence of aliens...it's all about interpretation

(Changing my list now)

Thank you! My God, Here is someone I believe I could have human contact with and not rip my brains out trying to explain a simple comparison. I feel as you do about genre, Who cares about genre. I watch a movie for the story and entertainment value, Not the genre. haha

[AKORIS]

no order and I'm probably forgetting something but...

JAWS
ALIENS
THE THING 1982
PSYCHO 1960
THE SHINING
HALLOWEEN 1978
ROBOCOP
DRACULA 1979
ALIEN 1979
CARRIE 1976