10 Greatest Alien Movies Of All Time
1 - Star Wars
What could possibly top the list of the ten best films to feature aliens other than the series that George Lucas dreamt up in a nearby galaxy not that long ago, relatively speaking? The fact that he then milked that same idea for over 30 years is something we will just skim over at this point.
Yes, Star Wars tops my list of the ten best alien films for pretty much the same reason Lord of The Rings holds the same spot on my greatest films ever; vision, imagination, scope and sheer spectacle that delivers everything any sci-fi lover could want in a huge boiling pot of intergalactic dog-fights, wookies, heavy breathing, father/son relationships and borderline incest that would make Jeremy Kyle hand in his notice, plenty of force feeling and a little green Jedi master with the voice of a Muppet.
It is hard to compile any sci-fi list that does not feature the pure might that is the Star Wars saga, and for all the self-indulgent clap-trap that padded out Episodes 1-3, there is no denying that George Lucas created the films that will constantly have fans and become to future generations Classic, as well as proving to studio bosses that Sci-fi, when its done right, can make massive amounts of money. For every publisher who turns down a Sci-fi author as not being mass-market enough, for every film studio who passes up a pitch for a new Sci-fi blockbuster, Star Wars is the film series that should always be in the back of their mind when they hand out that rejection slip.