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30: 'Godzilla, King of the Monsters' - 1956 -
Plot: Atomic tests thaw a gigantic reptile, which attacks
Tokyo. Based on the earlier film "Beast from 20,000 Fathoms."
Sequels:
King Kong vs Godzilla - 1963
Godzilla vs Mothra - 1964
Godzilla vs Monster Zero - 1966
Godzilla vs the Sea Monster - 1966
Godzilla's Revenge - 1969
Son of Godzilla - 1969
Godzilla vs Gigan - 1972
Godzilla vs the Smog Monster - 1972
Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla - 1974
Godzilla vs Megalon - 1976
Godzilla 1985 - 1985
Godzilla vs Biolante - 1992
Remake:
Godzilla - 1998
31: 'The Incredible Shrinking Man' - 1957 - Plot:
After encountering a radiation cloud, a man starts shrinking
until he's trapped in his basement where cats and even spiders
are dangerous monsters to him.
32: 'From the Earth to the Moon' - 1958 - Plot:
Straightforward film adaptation of Jules Verne's classic,
yet prophetic, novel about mankind's first trip to the Moon.
33: 'It! The Terror from Beyond
Space' - 1958 - Plot: A rocketship blasts off from Mars
with a stowaway on board, who prowls for human snacks during
the return trip. Considered to be a forerunner of "Alien."
34: 'Journey to the Center of
the Earth' - 1959 - Plot: A group of explorers journey
underground to a beautful but dangerous land at the center of
the Earth. Based on the novel by Jules Verne.
35: 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' -
1959 - Plot: Aliens try to conquer Earth by reviving
the dead. [Note: This is one of those rare films which is
so bad that it gains wide recognition, and I felt it deserved
to be included in this directory. "Plan 9 . . ."
is often cited as being perhaps the worst movie ever made!
read
the full movie script
36:
'The Time Machine' - 1960 - Plot: An inventor journeys
forward in time to find that mankind has evolved into a placid
race of people enslaved by vicious mutants called Morlocks.
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells.
37: 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea' - 1961 - Plot:
A futuristic nuclear submarine is hampered by onboard intrigue
in its mission to neutralize a deadly radiation belt surounding
the Earth. Led to a long-running TV series of the same name.
38: 'Fahrenheit 451' -
1966 - Plot: In a future Earth,
where books are off limits, a "fireman" assigned to
burn them has a change of heart and joins a community intent
on preserving some of the most famous works. Based on the novel
by Ray Bradbury.
39: 'Fantastic Voyage' - 1966 - Plot: Scientists
take the ultimate step of miniaturizing themselves and a small
submarine so that they can enter a patient's body to perform
micro-surgery from the inside. Based on the novel by Isaac Asimov.
yes, there are even more
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