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John F. Smith · Mar 16, 2004, 10:29 PM

What is your favourite scifi B-movie? I've seen a good number of them in my short time here in life, and I'd have to say my favourites are Plan 9 From Outer Space (Ed Wood, god bless him), and Attack of the Mantis, or whatever it's called. They are so ridiculously risible, I can't imagine how anybody ever took them seriously.

Martix 2 & 3 are the runners up

mdc · Mar 16, 2004, 10:47 PM

anything on mystery science theatre 3000

wolfen · Mar 16, 2004, 11:53 PM

Originally posted by John F. Smith:
What is your favourite scifi B-movie?

Hint:

"There's a light, over at the Frankenstein place.
There's a light, burnin' in the fireplace.
There's a light,
A light,
In the darkness of everybody's life."

powerbook867 · Mar 17, 2004, 12:10 AM

ever seen screamers? event horizon? I own those bad boys!

ghost_flash · Mar 17, 2004, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by mdc:
anything on mystery science theatre 3000

Yeah. I remember when it was MST 0001, those where the days.

- The Rock was the best movie playing
- Escape from Rome
- The Perfect Storm

Oh, the list goes on... eternally.

Seriously.
MST2000 was awesome, and so is MST3000.

splatq · Mar 17, 2004, 12:11 AM

Alien Nation

mdc · Mar 17, 2004, 12:15 AM

Originally posted by powerbook867:
ever seen screamers? event horizon? I own those bad boys!

event horizon scared the **** out of me. we went to the movies and none of us had any idea what the movie was about and someone there told us it was a sci-fi movie. cool.
yeah right! :|

great movie though

cpt kangarooski · Mar 17, 2004, 12:35 AM

It would probably have to be a tie between Attack of the Killer Shrews and Cave Dwellers (well the whole Ator series, really)

ghost_flash · Mar 17, 2004, 12:46 AM

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.

olePigeon · Mar 17, 2004, 03:08 AM

I can tell you that the worst Sci-Fi "B movie" was Star Wars: Phantom Menace (although it probably had a budget more than $20,000)

I recently tried watching it again and I couldn't get past 10 minutes into the movie. Gods it was horrible.

rjenkinson · Mar 17, 2004, 04:09 AM

the 5th element, if it counts as a B movie.

-r.

- - e r i k - - · Mar 17, 2004, 04:15 AM

chabig · Mar 17, 2004, 09:09 AM

Invaders from Mars

residentEvil · Mar 17, 2004, 09:44 AM

rocky horror of course...

Spheric Harlot · Mar 17, 2004, 09:49 AM

Originally posted by rjenkinson:
the 5th element, if it counts as a B movie.

-r.

I don't think it does. Bruce Willis, Luc Besson, Gary Oldman, a real script...

My absolute favorite B-Movie:

Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers".

-s*

paully dub · Mar 17, 2004, 09:52 AM

It's cheesy, but Runaway was kinda fun -

Loved those robots.

Spheric Harlot · Mar 17, 2004, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by paully dub:
It's cheesy, but Runaway was kinda fun -

Loved those robots.

Oh yeah.

paully dub · Mar 17, 2004, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
My absolute favorite B-Movie:

Paul Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers".

-s*

Yes exactly! Why waste money on good actors, or even a good script when we can spend it all on cool effects!

I need to get that on DVD...

Spheric Harlot · Mar 17, 2004, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by paully dub:
Yes exactly! Why waste money on good actors, or even a good script when we can spend it all on cool effects!

I need to get that on DVD...

Make sure to get the uncensored version.

paully dub · Mar 17, 2004, 10:15 AM

I don't think there is a zone 2 censored version. Europe being cooler than America n'stuff...

vexborg · Mar 17, 2004, 10:16 AM

Silent Running - a really cool hippie-like spaced-out SF movie. Well, not really cool, but they have some funky hairdos and early 70's style music

Zimphire · Mar 17, 2004, 10:26 AM

Dagon. That chick in it gives me the creeps, but yet excites me at the same time.

Not the Sci-Fi cut version.

AB^2=BCxAC · Mar 17, 2004, 10:41 AM

Anything with Dennis Quaid:

Enemy Mine, InnerSpace Dreamscape...

Not to mention all sorts of other classics, like DragonHeart, Jaws 3, Frequency and coming soon from the people who brought you Godzilla and Independence Day....

The Day After Tomorrow

Zoom_zoom · Mar 17, 2004, 10:44 AM

Does "Killer Condom - The Rubber that Rubbs you out" Count as a SCI FI B- Movie?

Ohh good old Troma...

- ZOom Zoom

Linkage.

Spheric Harlot · Mar 17, 2004, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Zoom_zoom:
Does "Killer Condom - The Rubber that Rubbs you out" Count as a SCI FI B- Movie?

Well, the plot *is* based on futuristic scientific developments...I guess.

(BTW: Ralf K�nig's original comic "Kondom des Grauens" is screamingly funny - as are nearly all his comic books - and much better than the movie.)

-s*

paully dub · Mar 17, 2004, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Zoom_zoom:
Ohh good old Troma...

Really in a league of their own those films

Nicko · Mar 17, 2004, 12:03 PM

So bad its good.

OH-N'omac · Mar 17, 2004, 12:32 PM

Miracle Mile, worth seeing if you have a chance. Also good, A boy and his dog.

JHromadka · Mar 17, 2004, 01:53 PM

The Last Starfighter!

BLAZE_MkIV · Mar 17, 2004, 02:07 PM

Cyborg 2

Can you guess why?

chris v · Mar 17, 2004, 02:09 PM

Hugh Beaumont! The Beaver's dad!

CV

BrunoBruin · Mar 17, 2004, 03:26 PM

Best Harryhausen ever, awesome fight between the Ymir and an elephant, Rome reduced to rubble, and William Hopper to boot!

I will also watch "Reptilicus" every time I catch it on TV.

Axo1ot1 · Mar 17, 2004, 03:39 PM

The Stuff

paully dub · Mar 17, 2004, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by BLAZE_MkIV:
Cyborg 2

Can you guess why?

Because Angelina Jolie and her breasts are in it?

:XI: · Mar 18, 2004, 08:07 PM

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension.

"Laugha while you cana monkey boy!"

AutoJC · Mar 18, 2004, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by John F. Smith:
What is your favourite scifi B-movie? I've seen a good number of them in my short time here in life, and I'd have to say my favourites are Plan 9 From Outer Space (Ed Wood, god bless him), and Attack of the Mantis, or whatever it's called. They are so ridiculously risible, I can't imagine how anybody ever took them seriously.

Martix 2 & 3 are the runners up

Plan 9 is uber camp!

The 1957 classic War of the Worlds is worth your time. Campy sci-fi fun. Love those saucers with the periscope weapons!

Check out the entire Godzilla series, and Rodan.

AutoJC · Mar 18, 2004, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by paully dub:
Because Angelina Jolie and her breasts are in it?

Those are silicone boob jobs. Sorry to disappoint you about that.

Nonsuch · Mar 18, 2004, 10:52 PM

Day of the Triffids is very good, apart from a shamefully maudlin ending.

busket68 · Mar 18, 2004, 11:07 PM

Death Race 2000

- Ca$h

Zimphire · Mar 18, 2004, 11:48 PM

Originally posted by Axo1ot1:

The Stuff

"Can't get enough of the stuff"

I haven't seen that movie since the 80s!

MacGorilla · Mar 18, 2004, 11:51 PM

Freejack

wang_himself · Mar 19, 2004, 06:33 AM

ironknee · Mar 19, 2004, 11:22 PM

Dark Star, from 1974

DeathToWindows · Mar 21, 2004, 01:33 PM

Dune (1984 version)

SimeyTheLimey · Mar 21, 2004, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by ironknee:
Dark Star, from 1974

You beat me to it.

ghost_flash · Mar 21, 2004, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by busket68:
Death Race 2000

- Ca$h

David Caradine's finest hour....