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Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Austin Powers in Goldmember was released in 2002, starring Mike Myers and Beyoncé Knowles and earned an average rating of 5.8. First Lady Marsha Dale Annette Bening. Another underrated recent film, Oblivion does mix and match a lot of elements from previous sci-fi efforts, but it all hangs together reasonably well and intelligently, aided by the typically committed Tom Cruise performance and some breathtaking visuals courtesy of director Joseph Kosinski. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was released in 1999, featuring Mike Myers and Heather Graham and earned an average rating of 6.3. That is the genius of the film: with the focus on everyman blue collar worker Ray (Tom Cruise) as he tries to save his estranged family, there are no scientists or leaders around to explain what is happening. Despite not having Tommy Lee Jones, Dante’s Peak is the superior disaster film with some pretty intense and brutal moments, including a steaming lake burning a grandmother to death and Pierce Brosnan getting a compound fracture. tle. He eventually tracks it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sends him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forces him into a paralyzed state. The confrontation with the invaders at the end is, ironically, probably the weakest part of the film. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Sam's principal protectors. Critics Consensus. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.

The third season concluded with Ash waking up in the future to discover a ruined world. The device begins stomping around the world, seemingly indestructible, as it drains energy from every available source to bring back to its power-depleted masters. The alien invasion remains perhaps the most well-known storyline in science-fiction cinema. gue transmission will entice the crew to a nearby habitable small planet which resembles The Earth. It focused on a Martian invasion of Earth, yet it is done hilariously. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller. He helps Yeager and his daughter Tessa escape but are pursued by the hunter. To his shock, he discovers it to be Bumblebee, an Autobot in disguise who is to protect Spike, who possesses the Captain's glasses and the map engraved on them. This is why The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) is one of the best movies like Mars Attacks! Evil Dead premiered on Starz. Like Dead By Dawn, Tremors' humor does nothing to diminish the genius creature design and stomach churning practical effects. (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. Malekith, upon sensing that the time to strike is now, seeks out the Aether. I’m not sure why there haven’t been more thrillers crafted based around the concept of raging fires, but it seems to be an untapped source for Hollywoo. m to a fragile object that, when inserted in an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, will give them the power to blow out the sun. Its appeal is simple: While we may yearn to know whether there is life in the universe beyond the human race, we wonder what would happen if they came to us first — and weren't friendly. ID4 was one of those game-changing movies that upped the ante for summer blockbusters, sci-fi spectacles and the kind of destruction porn that's now a regular feature of both. A malevolent alien parasite lands on Earth and goes about possessing/absorbing anyone it can find (including Gunn regular Michael Rooker), either turning them into giant blobs of gunk or hordes of alien slugs.

the classic arcade games to destroy earth. The three movies which make up Ash's early terrifying adventures is one of the most original and varied trilogies out there. An alien ship parked in deep space fires an object at the Earth that turns into a massive, four-legged machine. Relentlessly suspenseful, exciting and funny -- not to mention on point with its subtle explorations of race and class -- Attack the Block is a modern take on the genre that is fresh and furiously entertaining. John Carpenter is legendary for horror movies like Halloween and The Thing, but he also made a handful of equally noteworthy action films. However, Michael Gross plays the iconic Burt Gummer in every entry, and the other installments are worth seeing if only for his performance. Their output is generally raunchy, filled with gore, and sometimes in bad taste. Don't let the black humor fool you into thinking this is a lighthearted romp, however. Starring Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman, Underworld: Evolution received a movie rating of 6.5. She escapes from the laboratory and stumbles upon the taxi driver and former elite commando Major Korben Dallas that helps her to escape from the police.