The 10 Best Monster Movies of All Time
In the wake of the battle between the Eighth Wonder of the World and the King of the Monsters himself in Warner Brothers’ latest MonsterVerse installment, Godzilla vs Kong, we’re putting together a list of the Best Monster Movies.
With that in mind, we’re trying to throw in a little bit of something for everybody as we gear up for the monster battle of the century. So, grab a weapon and keep your lights on, because our list may frighten (and hopefully excite) you…
1. Jaws (1975)
Our number one monster movie features a real-world monster, because what creature could be more monstrous than a man-eating shark? Steven Spielberg’s Jaws (based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley) is not only an award-winning cultural icon but hands down one of the greatest films ever made.
Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss, and with one of the most memorable scores of all time by John Williams, Jaws eats up the competition.
Though the shark is certainly the most thrilling part of the film, what makes Jaws great isn’t just the monster or the threat it poses, but the human beings who have banded together to face the creature head-on. Quint’s drunken monologue about surviving the attack on the U.S.S. Indianapolis is just as intense as any scene with the shark, and Brody working to overcome his own fear juxtaposes nicely with the audience’s own worries of what might happen.
Jaws is one of those movies that you just can’t miss as it helped pave the way for the modern day Hollywood blockbuster, and yes, that includes the numerous bad sequels. One of Spielberg’s greatest, Jaws proves that more often than not, the original is simply the best.
2. Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott’s science fiction horror features one of the scariest monsters to ever creep across the big screen. Sigourney Weaver stars as the iconic Ellen Ripley and easily steals the show from top-billing star Tom Skerritt (Captain Dallas). Alien was met with critical acclaim, box office success, and even started a franchise of films, video games, comic books, and an upcoming television series.
