Comments on: Top 20 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of the 1980s

By: Terry Chambers

Terry Chambers — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:08:06 +0000

You don’t have to fly to Mars.
Frankenstein James Whale 1934 — An unexpected cinematic acheivement.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don Siegel 1956 — underplayed so well that we all believed it was happening.
The Thing (from Outer Space) Chris Nyby/supervised by Howard Hawks, 1951

By: quinton

quinton — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:11:07 +0000

ok um i like your list but youve put cartoons on the list instead of real movies such as return of the jedi. the thing and any of the critters movies. robocop and blade runner were pathetic movies. its 2012 still no continuation!. predator youve put as 20th yet its still in 2012 more successful than the robocop franchise. people make a great franchise succeed. the corporations need us.

By: scifidancer

scifidancer — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:46:30 +0000

lol a Space opera exactly! I would say don’t include star wars or Trek in lists like this. Their fan followings don’t make them great movies and they bring up lots of controversy. I personally think SW and ST make mediocre movies compared to Aliens or Dune. They don’t even come close to Akira or Blade Runner.

By: John Doe

John Doe — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:27:29 +0000

I just don’t under stand why everyone likes Wrath of Khan so much!?! To be honest I think that Star Trek: The Motion Picture is better.

By: akem

akem — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:17:28 +0000

Gremlins is missing

By: blarg

blarg — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:25 +0000

very true, i was wondering the same thing.

By: George

George — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:27:35 +0000

Hi there I am very interested in finding new 80s films that I never discovered from my youth. I am interested in no.7 the iceman. However when I search for this film I can only find a primitive version of a caveman ‘like’ character and does not look as high tech as this. So is it this film starring Timothy Hutton? Or was there another released the same year? Thanks

By: Chris Stopper

Chris Stopper — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:47:33 +0000

This is an excellent question. Altered States was a great film.

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By: Redhead Metalhead

Redhead Metalhead — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:23:24 +0000

For those who mentioned Highlander, it’s not science fiction at all. There are films such as Star Wars that can bring both genres together, and it happens fairly often, but Highlander is purely fantasy. Sorry.