Originally posted by BentleyTwo more to list. The newer remake Apes with Franco was really good.
Godzilla and Planet of the Apes are by far my favorite Sci-Fi film franchises.Carpenter's Thing is dope also. I'm sorely missing a more philosophical weird series in here, but I'll probably figure out one later, in the mean time: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Contact (1997)
Strange Days (1995)
Akira (1988)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Still so many to come up with but these were the first to come to mind.
Blade Runner (1982) hovers around due to my love of Cyberpunk.
Forbidden World aka Mutant (1982) also holds a special place in my heart.
Too many to put into a simple top 5.