Wichita Eagle: Good alien/bad alien
From the Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS)
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Posted on Sun, Jun. 26, 2005
Good alien/bad alien
BY BOB CURTRIGHT
The Wichita Eagle
The remake of "War of the Worlds" prompts a look at movie, TV
creatures
We are not alone -- and never will be as long as Hollywood has its
way. Before 1951's "The Day the Earth Stood Still," nobody thought
much about UFOs -- then called flying saucers -- and little green men
from Mars.
But Cold War paranoia after World War II brought us all manner of
icky, creepy, scary visitors from Out There.
There were pod-people taking over our bodies ("Invasion of the Body
Snatchers," 1956 and 1978), throbbing blobs absorbing everybody in
sight ("The Blob," 1958 and 1988), chameleon-like warriors hunting
humans for sport ("Predator," 1987) and giant preying mantises
spitting acid all over the place ("Starship Troopers," 1997).
**major snippage**
With that in mind, here are my picks for the most memorable aliens or
alien movies.
• "E.T.: The Entraterrestrial" (1982)
• "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)
• "Enemy Mine" (1985) Wolfgang Petersen puts an alien spin on a very
human story about two avowed enemies (Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett
Jr.) who must band together for mutual survival under hostile
conditions. In the process, they question what makes them enemies.
Without politics, religion, racism or other bigotry around them, they
discover their true worth and emotions.
• "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)
• "Independence Day" (1996)
• "Men In Black" (1997)
• Mork in "Mork & Mindy" (1978-82)
• Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" (1966-69 plus movies)
• Dr. Frank N. Furter in "Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
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Morjana
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/ent...t/11986413.htm
(Please follow the link for the complete article.)
Posted on Sun, Jun. 26, 2005
Good alien/bad alien
BY BOB CURTRIGHT
The Wichita Eagle
The remake of "War of the Worlds" prompts a look at movie, TV
creatures
We are not alone -- and never will be as long as Hollywood has its
way. Before 1951's "The Day the Earth Stood Still," nobody thought
much about UFOs -- then called flying saucers -- and little green men
from Mars.
But Cold War paranoia after World War II brought us all manner of
icky, creepy, scary visitors from Out There.
There were pod-people taking over our bodies ("Invasion of the Body
Snatchers," 1956 and 1978), throbbing blobs absorbing everybody in
sight ("The Blob," 1958 and 1988), chameleon-like warriors hunting
humans for sport ("Predator," 1987) and giant preying mantises
spitting acid all over the place ("Starship Troopers," 1997).
**major snippage**
With that in mind, here are my picks for the most memorable aliens or
alien movies.
• "E.T.: The Entraterrestrial" (1982)
• "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977)
• "Enemy Mine" (1985) Wolfgang Petersen puts an alien spin on a very
human story about two avowed enemies (Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett
Jr.) who must band together for mutual survival under hostile
conditions. In the process, they question what makes them enemies.
Without politics, religion, racism or other bigotry around them, they
discover their true worth and emotions.
• "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951)
• "Independence Day" (1996)
• "Men In Black" (1997)
• Mork in "Mork & Mindy" (1978-82)
• Mr. Spock in "Star Trek" (1966-69 plus movies)
• Dr. Frank N. Furter in "Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
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Morjana
