Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)

 

The movie that started it all. The original Star Wars! Even after nearly 50 years, the special effects in this movie are amazing. Probably because due to the fact that they had to be practical effects…Also since we didn’t have all that computer graphics stuff they had to rely more on story. You really get to know the gang, Luke, Leia, Han. Even the side characters like Ben, the droids, and Chewie get a chance to shine. And Darth Vader is still one of the scariest villains of all time! And Han shot first, I’m sorry. It shows his character growth of “I’ll shoot the bounty hunter first and only looking out for number 1” to him turning around and becoming a genuine rebel. Love, love this movie!

Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster (1964)

 

The Princess Selina steps out of a plane right before her political enemies blow up her plane. She survives and doesn’t remember anything stating that she is from Venus and she has come to warn people that Ghidorah is coming. Ghidorah, the Creature from Planet X, destroyed Venus long ago. Only the combined might of Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra can possibly bring down this alien monster. It’s silly like all the Godzilla movies from this era, but it is fun all the same!

Ghosts and Aliens by ValmureEld

 

If you look at ValmureEld’s series Venom was a Good Movie So Sue Me, this is actually the last story listed. But since it’s a prequel to all the tales that come before, I am starting with this one. This is a cute one shot where Eddie and Anne are still together. They have a running joke that their apartment is either haunted or infested by aliens. It’s just a fun little piece of fluff. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19040341

Star Trek (2009)

 

A reboot of the original series. 154 years after the birth of Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Romulus’ moon goes supernova. Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy reprising his most famous role), is too late to save the Romulan planet but does manage to save others by creating a black hole where the sun used to be. Spock and a Romulan named Nero are sucked back in time over a hundred years creating an alternate timeline. The characters that we know and love then have to stop Nero who is determined to destroy the Federation in revenge. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Star Trek doesn’t have the best movie track record, but this one is good!

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

 

The first of the Maximum Ride books, the Angel Experiment follows Maximum Ride and the rest of the “flock”, genetically engineered children with bird DNA. The Flock is pursued by the Erasers, human/wolf hybrids, who want to bring them back to “The School” so that further experiments can be performed. When the Erasers capture Angel, the youngest of The Flock, the others leave to try to find her. 

Tomes and Talismans (1986)

 In the 22nd century a malevolent alien race known as the Wipers come to earth and systematically start to destroy all information. A group of librarians set out to create an underground library before evacuating preserving human knowledge. Before she can evacuate a Ms. Bookhart is placed into a deep sleep by “The Universal Being.” 100 years later, Bookhart is found by another group of aliens trying to defeat the Wipers known as the Users. After waking Bookhart teaches the Users how to use the library to defeat the Wipers. This was an educational show on how to use the library. 

Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntire

 

A borderline scifi/fantasy novel, Snake is a healer that uses the venom of snakes to heal. When her dreamsnake is killed by ignorant people, she needs to look for the rare snake so she can resume her career. A great book from a great author.