If it’s one of those weekends which isn’t going to end up being a heatwave, or it’s pouring with rain and you love space movies then this list of five films should give you something to think about.
We haven’t listed the obvious either so you will do well to have watched all five of them already. For example films like Star Wars or Alien aren’t included. Have a look yourself and see which one’s you can watch this weekend.
5) Countdown (1967)
James Caan and Robert Duvall join up for the first time in this sci-fi thriller which is based on the USA racing the Soviet Union to the moon. Not just a visit to the moon but to get an astronaut up there and to keep him there and surviving for a whole year.
Although “groundbased” for a while at the start, it moves onto space and the challenges the astronaut has in getting to the right location with his team right behind him, well a few thousand miles behind him at Houston.
4) Moon (2009)
Another film based on the moon, and yes, the title gives it away, is Moon from 2009 starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey. It is a good tense mystery movie that doesn’t fail to deliver as it becomes more and more mysterious as it goes on. If you ever feel lonely again, spare a thought for the guy on the moon in this one!
3) Event Horizon (1997)
Maybe the most popular on this list which most, if not all space fans have watched is Event Horizon. To be honest I’m personally still waiting for part two as it’s certainly a possibility. Space is horrifying enough but add in a ship that may have actually visited hell itself, and with great acting by Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne and you have the makings for a terrific yet horrific space horror.
2) Murder In Space (1985)
Normally, any murdering done in space is enacted by a monster or creature previously unknown to us. Murder In Space is a bit different and this 1985 movie is well worth the watch on a rainy weekend. Starring Wilford Brimley and Michael Ironside who you are sure to recognise from Total Recall, albeit short, Murder In Space is one to add to your list for a bit of a space fuelled killing spree.
1) 2010 (1984)
Unknown to many, 2010 is actually the sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey but don’t let that put you off 🙂
With Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow all starring, 2010 is somewhat scary without trying to be and is mysterious enough to keep you watching to the end. It also almost doubled its budget at the box office.
The ending is spectacular and who knows? Maybe even possible in the future, especially with those chilly December weekends!
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