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A bad dad and some shitty kids run away when aliens come down and up and stomp around.
While it's a great ride, it's ultimately unsatisfying and can't be recommended.
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A drug reveals an alien world.
It has undertones which could make it very disturbing, however it is half-tainted by and half-infused with comedy. With a unique universe and being extremely watchable, this is definitely memorable and enjoyable.
I've heard it described as Evil Dead II - (1987 movie) meets Naked Lunch - (1991 movie). I think it also has a bit of the spirit of They Live - (1988 movie). If you know and liked those films, you'll like this one.
A must-watch.
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New technology allows a vehicle to pass through solid matter, but something else is brought through.
This is a must-watch movie, not for its story and plot as-such, but for its feel. It has ideas which really stick. I think Buckaroo Banzai might be particularly cool for young boys.
Properly titled The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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A rough and tough detective is begrudgingly partnered with the first detective of alien refugees, and they follow the trail of his previous partner's death.
Does not stand the test of time at all. The cop-buddy thing has been done to death since then and probably soils a more recent re-watch of this movie.
See also / continues with Alien Nation - (1989 show)
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An scout tracks the origin of Voyager 2, only to be attacked on the way down and forced to adapt to make it there with human methods.
A very well acted, 1980s budget but with a lot of locations and a great story. Truly recommended.
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Justice League - (2017 movie) is a shorter and better (although still bad) cut.
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An alien is stranded on Earth and hides out with a little kid.
While it's a fine movie, and I understand why it succeeded, it's not all that interesting to me.
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A twelve year old kid is kidnapped by an alien research drone, who experiments on him by stuffing him full of knowledge, and although his brain ends up "leaking", he is the drone's only chance to get back home after hitting some power lines and getting shocked.
Though there aren't many kid-friendly science fiction movies out there, this is easily the best among them. Even ignoring its "present day" time, it's beginning to show its age. The fact that its "present day" is 1986 will inevitably be its biggest hurdle to accessibility to today's young. This movie is definitely worth a remake every fifteen years or less.
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Survivors of an alien attack crash next to a prison and learn that the alien came with them.
This was my first movie with a shaved-headed woman. I guess I was all "oh no she di'int, now wesa gettin serioooos".
In my mind, the franchise was significantly weakened by this movie. It just didn't "feel right". Perhaps the previous two were so good that they became too tough to follow, but after yet another re-watch this movie really just doesn't seem all that good.
Properly titled ALIEN3
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Waking from long hibernation, a woman claims to be the survivor of an alien attack from a planetoid which has since become a terraforming colony.
A direct descendent of Alien - (1979 movie), this movie not only builds on but improves on the movie, turning this into a blockbuster franchise.
