Two genres that are particularly suited to each other when done well are Science Fiction and Horror. Of course a lot more people take a shot at it than succeed, but in some ways that just makes the great ones even more satisfying.
The biggest problem with a list like this isn’t finding great movies to fill it with, but rather deciding which pics qualify. A flick like ROBOCOP is super tempting to include, but doesn’t really have a true horror vibe to it, even though it’s awesome, violent, mayhem.
So let’s get to the list and see which movie The Arrow himself promised me a world of hurt if I left it off. And as usual, if you disagree with my reasoning, or just want to throw out some contenders that aren’t present, spit those bullets with authority!
WARNING – GENRE MIXING BELOW! 10. STARSHIP TROOPERS I think this is one of the most underrated movies out there. You’ve got some great satire, sick action, and of course, Dina Meyer’s breasts. Yum. The story isn’t as deep as you get with the tops of the sci-fi/horror mixtures, but for pure balls to the wall fun, it’s hard to get much better than this. Oh, and while I may have given ole Casper a hard time on the last list, he’s f*cking aces in this flick.
9. PREDATOR
A flick with a monster so damn cool, that genre fans basically demanded it get mashed with another top contender on this list. Sure we’re still waiting for an AvP movie worthy of the two beasts, but until then we’ve got Arnie in his prime, with a cast that remains the best grouping of hard asses until THE EXPENDABLES comes out. Granted the final battle is a bit too anticlimactic, but despite it’s flaws, nothing can ruin the magic of a flick that gives us Jesse “The Body” Venture telling us,
I ain’t got time to bleed. 8. SCANNERS Part of the genius here is that it taps into an ability all of us have wished we had at some point or another. Some jackass cuts you off in traffic? BLAM! Your boss is riding you for no reason? EXPLOSIVO! Oh, and the f/x and story are pretty freaking great too.
7. THE TERMINATOR T2 is a better movie in my estimation, but the first has more of a horror vibe, with Arnie being the badass, unstoppable, killing machine. He’s like a bastard child of Michael Myers and John Ryder. Forget fancy effects and bonding moments, this beast is about one thing and one thing only. Killing Sarah Connor and anyone who gets in the way. If you disagree I’ve just got one thing to say – F*ck you, a**hole.
6. VIDEODROME Oh David, you do make my head hurt. But in a good way. There are so many disturbing images in this flick that you end up getting creeped out even by stuff that looks normal, because your paranoia about what’s gonna go off the chain next is amped up to 11. In many ways it’s even weirder to watch it now, because the future vision of media is uncomfortably close to reality.
STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!