What Classic SF Films to Introduce and When

My eldest daughter wasn't so much into SF/F films but my son, now 14, is, so we've been helping him pick out some good movies.

Of course, content is an issue. He saw the Terminator on cable and I let him buy the movie a couple of years ago, forgetting about the nude scene. At the time, he just skipped on by it. Recently, he admitted that he didn't do that anymore. :)

Then we started on Alien and Aliens, though I talked him out of Alien 3. It's just too depressing that he ending of Aliens gets basically invalidated at the beginning of 3.

Now we're working on zombie movies. He's seen Shaun of the Dead and we're going backwards to the Romero stuff.

But, still, it can be hard to sort out what's *too* violent in some of this. He has a pretty high tolerance for gore. I'm thinking the Evil Dead movies.

Any other suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Liske on March 24, 2012 at 9:38am

I plan to introduce the movies in the Machete Order IV, V, II, III, VI 

The theory is that it makes for a more cohesive story overall and almost eliminates you-know-who from the story.

For the full details, see  http://static.nomachetejuggling.com/machete_order.html

Permalink Reply by Michael Harrison on March 24, 2012 at 11:24am

Jonathan Liu actually wrote up the Machete Order on the blog last month. And I think it's a universal win, assuming your kids can handle non-linear storytelling.

Permalink Reply by Michael Harrison on March 24, 2012 at 11:26am

I think I was 6 when I saw Star Wars for the first time, and I loved it. As per usual, it totally depends on what your kids can handle.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Donahoo on March 25, 2012 at 10:22pm

...there goes the planet!

Permalink Reply by Nathan Barry on March 23, 2012 at 6:05am

Battle Beyond the Stars! Jon boy Walton, Robert Vaughn and George Peppard - what's not to like?

The Last Starfighter

I'll second the call for Moon - I love the soundtrack

Attack The Block (alien invasion) or Primer (time travel head messer) - if you want 'future' classics!

Twelve Monkeys or Brazil

I'm guessing you've already done things like Blade Runner, Close Encounters, ET, Escape from New York

Starship Troopers or Robocop (but only the first ones)

Total Recall or Minority Report for some more PKD action

Permalink Reply by Kevin Liske on March 24, 2012 at 6:19pm

I completely forgot the Jules Verne and HG Wells movies..

First Men in the Moon (1964)

Mysterious Island (1961)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Master of the World (1961)

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