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One of the best sci-fi movies ever!


This is such a great sci-fi flick that is so underrated. I really love the premise. Its a smart movie that made me think. Charlie Sheen is great in this role. "The Arrival" deserves a higher rating and its definitely one of my favourite movies.

RIP Ron Silver

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can u please list your sci fi movies??

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some of my favs (in no particular order):

The Arrival
Cloverfield
Event Horizon
X-Files: Fight the Future
The Abyss
Independence Day
Slither
Men In Black
The Forgotten
Starship Troopers
Godzilla
Contact
Alien
Aliens
Predator
Eight-Legged Freaks
Evolution
War of the Worlds
The Day The Earth Stood Still

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Cool story, terrible acting. I really mean T E R R I B L E . I can´t recommend this movie with a clear conscious.

4/10

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Taurean5: thnx & I meant the remakes of both War of the Worlds & The Day the Earth Stood Still, though I'd like to watch the original versions...

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I just watch this movie and it is very good!

Charlie did a great job and I thought the story was excellent.

On the other hand it was tame and lacked terror.

Well worth the watch if you're a sci fi fan!

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Acting was fine, plot was fine, script was a bit iffy along with the direction.

Not twohy's finest moment.

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are you crackpot?

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something is wrong with you, even in the 1930s people acted better than sheen with eyes pumping out like an idiot, the movie could have been a lot better without him.

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To each their own, but this was a hl good idea poorly executed. I think most of the stuff on your list is mediocre though, so we're two different movie watchers.

¯\_(?)_/¯

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all sci-fi to me is crap...spinning objects, queer lights, ghostly sounds, creatures that resemble insects, and the best one, they are among us already...its comedic to me because it defies logic....el stinko

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