{"id":3707,"date":"2011-04-20T23:10:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/04\/20\/where-to-stream-the-top-10-alien-movies-2\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T23:10:04","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T23:10:04","slug":"where-to-stream-the-top-10-alien-movies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/04\/20\/where-to-stream-the-top-10-alien-movies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to stream the Top 10 Alien Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month in anticipation of the releases of Battle: Los Angeles<\/span>, Mars Needs Moms<\/span> and Paul<\/span>, for Moving Pictures<\/span> I compiled a top ten list of the best alien movies<\/a>. Out of curiosity, I researched the streaming availability of the films. I referenced Netflix<\/a>, Amazon Prime<\/a>, Crackle<\/a>, Hulu<\/a>, Hulu Plus<\/a>, and the Internet Archive<\/a>. As a service to the Geek Curmudgeon faithful, I present my findings.<\/p>\n

\n10. District 9<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

\n9. The War of the Worlds<\/span> (1953)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Currently not available.<\/p>\n

\n8. Superman<\/span> (1978)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

7. The Thing<\/span> (1982)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

\n6. The Iron Giant<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

\n5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers<\/span> (1956)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Currently not available, but Netflix does offer the excellent 1978 remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

4. Alien<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Currently not available.<\/p>\n

\n3. Aliens<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

\n2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Netflix<\/a><\/p>\n

\n1. Day the Earth Stood Still<\/span> (1951)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Currently not available.<\/p>\n

\nVery disappointing. Only six available for streaming and only via Netflix. If you want to catch all of these films, you need to rent some DVDs.<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

\n*Word of caution. This info is accurate as of April 20, 2011. The availability of streaming titles is nearly always in flux. YMMV.*<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to stream the Top 10 Alien Movies<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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