Aliens, werewolves, giant killer animals, normal-sized killer animals, fictional beasts, these are all in the broad "monster movie" category. As long as poor souls are getting maimed and/or devoured by a puppet or stop-motion or animatronic, I'll probably buy it full price, and watch it with or without Mst3k commentary. Killer rats, killer cockroaches, giant mantids, piranhas, sharks, alligators, crocodiles, anacondas, pythons, cobras, lions, tigers, bears, killer bunnies, evil space clowns, bats, killer birds, killer bees, komodo dragons, dinosaurs, flesh-eating martians, worms, scorpions, giant locusts, regular-sized killer locusts, giant spiders, regular-sized killer spiders...Get the idea? Alright, let us commence.
This is merely (as you'll likely figure out when you see what ranks as #1) my opinion. No voting beforehand, just me ranking my personal favorite movies from the genre I still watch more than any other (despite what my health specialists recommend) in order of which I simply delight in watching the most.
And of course, feel free to voice your opinion on the matter and/or create your own ranked list. And apologies, I can't really 'analyze' why I rank one film over the other, or why this film deserved to be on my list. I'm not the greatest writer. I'm not even certain why I'm taking the time to compile this. -shrugs- ^^;
10. Critters (1986)
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Starring: Evil space hedgehogs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VkxRD3s5_I
9. Deadly Spawn (1983)
Directed by: Douglas McKeown
Starring: Erected penises with teeth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJGkY210st8
8. Alligator (1980)
Directed by: Lewis Teague
Starring: John Wayne, Anthony Hopkins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWR3dc7kkAA
7. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
Starring: Killer clowns from outer space... "Holy sh*t"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXy8DpF5k0
6. Tremors (1990)
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Starring: Non-erected penises that have a bunch of little pubes ins...Okay, I shaddup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2XlKqCTXFg
5. Piranha (1978)
Directed by: Joe Dante
Starring: Groucho Marx, Martha Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRdXT2yVi0Y
4. Alien (1979)
Directed by: Ridely Scott
Starring: Jonesy the cat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojhGdRSkiUw
3. Jaws (1975)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: A dentist! Or at least, that's what I thought when I first heard the title of the film. I wasn't the brightest lad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz4nFYMYTY4
2. The Birds (1963)
Directed by: Alfred freakin' Hitchcock
Starring: Little peckers!... That was a bit forced, wasn't it? Was that civilized? No, clearly not. Fun, but in no sense civilized.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpbTzXSVg0
And the #1 most beautiful monster flick ever concocted is none other than...
1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAzNIS-Q7II
Directed by: Joe Dante, aka God's gift to 'cult movies'
Starring: Hulk Hogan, Susan Sontag
EDIT: Oh dear, it seems I accidently placed this in the wrong section... My sincere apologies, I committed this heinous act with the best intentions.
Would you like us to move it to the bad movie board?
Anyway, my list, in no particular order:
FRANKENSTEIN
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
KING KONG (1933)
ALIEN
BASKET CASE
BLOOD FREAK
THE HOWLING
THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
I left out zombies and vampires, since they're big enough to form their own subgenres.
1.FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
2.DRACULA (1931)
3.KING KONG (1933)
4.The 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1956)
5.SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939)
6.GODZILLA (1954)
7.DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1967)
8.NOSFERATU (1922)
9.NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
10.the THING (1982)
Hmm that's very tough...so many great movies and all kinds of monsters...
1) Nosferatu (1922)
2) Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
3) The Wolf Man (1941)
4) House of Frankenstein (1944)
5) Dracula (1931)
6) The Mummy (1932)
7) The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
8) Gojira (1954)
9) King Kong (1933)
10) Quatermass and the Pit (1968)
Honorable Mentions:
Them!
The Angry Red Planet
Destroy All Monsters!
Night of the Living Dead
The Thing From Another World
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack