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1. Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968) features Charlton Heston as the captain of a military expedition on a planet ruled by intelligent apes. All I can say is: Fuck the remake. 2. Godzilla et al. It's too hard to pick just one. Most, however, feature the giant misunderstood fire-breathing mutated lizard misanthrope trampling the hell out of a Japanese city of choice. Godzilla vs. Mothra (1964) receives particular distinction as Mothra's giant egg looks like a Morris Louis painting with a saucy Hello Kitty twist. 3. Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996) gets top marks for being several years ahead in the whole destruction-of-America's-iconic-architecture thing. Also successfully predicts the gloppy patriotic sentiments Americans got after things fell down and went boom. 4. Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973) is set in a not-too-distant future where Chuck Heston pops up as a NYPD cop who uncovers the sinister origins of a government-manufactured food product. Hey, didn't Mike Harris do something like that? 5. Robot Monster (Phil Tucker, 1953) The last six people on Earth must defend themselves against the menace of Ro-Man, who looks remarkably like a guy in a gorilla suit and a diving helmet. This is the movie that Toronto video artist Karma Clarke-Davis steals all her ideas from. 6. Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton, 1996) Not Burton's best, but a very funny, strange movie where big-headed martians blow stuff up. Glenn Close is at her bitchiest as the First Lady and in my opinion Tom Jones was robbed of an Oscar in his excellent portrayal of himself. 7. The Omega Man (Boris Sagal, 1971) A lesser example of the 70s Charlton Heston post-apocalyptic sci-fi genre, this tight little flick features Hest as one of the few normal guys left on Earth after an experimental virus is unleashed, turning most humans into nutty nocturnal albinos. No, I'm not making this up. 8. Twister (Jan De Bont, 1996) More special effects = Less plot. 9. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (John DeBello, 1979) What with all the genetic futzing we're doing to vegetables, it could happen. As much movie disaster as disaster movie, I prefer Return of The Killer Tomatoes (1988), as it features George Clooney, fresh off his supporting stint on The Facts of Life, as well as a cameo by the weasel-ish and adulterous Senator Gary Condit. 10. It Conquered the World (Roger Corman, 1956) "Every man its prisoner--every woman its slave!!" No, it's not the life story of Oprah, but a wonderfully awful alien mind-control movie featuring a young Lee Van Cleef as a disgruntled scientist who is putty in the hands of Zontar from the planet Venus. Actually, Zontar doesn't really have hands, but you get the idea. Jason Dunda lives in Chicago and gets all misty eyed when MTV2 plays Bryan Adams. jdunda@artic.edu 
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