In no particular order...........

The Thing From Another World

When Worlds Collide

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invaders from Mars

Forbidden Planet

War of the Worlds

This Island Earth

Creature from the Black Lagoon

The Incredible Shrinking Man

Them!

These are my favs for a number of reasons. Production quality, storyline, character development, plot, climax, and special effects are all factors that I use to make up this list.  Naturally it is not all inclusive. I'm sure others will have their favorites as well.

I think all of them still hold up, especially in light of over reliance on CGI to drive the storyline in today's flicks.  And I don't understand "reboot" terminology today. You reboot a computer, you remake a movie. No more no less.

One of the worst so called "reboots" was The Thing.  While John Carpenter's version is more to the tune of the JW Campbell novella and a masterpiece of special effects, the 2011 version was an orgy of CGI run amok.  And it only really shows a bit of shine at the very end where it "morphs" into the beginning of the Carpenter film.  I truly believe Carpenter's version will be recognized as one of the all time greats, if not in my generation then perhaps in the future.

The 1978 version of IOTBS was ok.........but only Kevin McCarthy can really bring a genuine sense of panic and paranoia that was so commonly found in 1950's movies.

And how many more times are they going to redo King Kong?  The 1933 version remains the best by far;  the 1976 DDL version with Jeff Bridges is ok as far as remakes go, but gets a little too bogged down in the romance with Jessica Lange.  And if you're going to have a big ape go postal, have him do it in NYC.

I know CGI is better, faster, cheaper...........blah blah, but it has virtually no scare factor for me. I mean, can you sit through the Eddie Quist transition in the Howling and not get creeped out?  It sure looks like Dee Wallace was!

This one is a little later but one of my favorites.

Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years to Earth in the United States) is a 1967 British science fiction horror film from Hammer Film Productions, a sequel to the earlier Hammer films The Quatermass Xperiment and Quatermass 2. Like its predecessors, it is based on a BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit, written by Nigel Kneale.^[2] It was directed by Roy Ward Baker and stars Andrew Keir^[2] in the title role as Professor Bernard Quatermass, replacing Brian Donlevy who played the role in the two earlier films. James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover appear in co-starring roles.

The storyline, which is largely faithful to the original television production, centres on the discovery of a mysterious object buried at the site of an extension to the London Underground. Also uncovered nearby are the remains of early human ancestors more than five million years old. Realising that the object is in fact an ancient Martian spacecraft, Quatermass deduces that the aliens have influenced human evolution and the development of human intelligence. The spacecraft has an intelligence of its own, and once uncovered begins to exert a malign influence, resurrecting Martian memories and instincts buried deep within the human psyche.

Nigel Kneale wrote the first draft of the screenplay in 1961, but difficulties in attracting interest from American co-financiers meant the film did not go into production until 1967. The director, Roy Ward Baker, was chosen because of his experience with technically demanding productions such as A Night to Remember; this was the first of six films that he directed for Hammer. Andrew Keir, playing Quatermass, found making the film an unhappy experience, believing Baker had wanted Kenneth More to play the role. Owing to a lack of space, the film was shot at the MGM studios in Elstree, Borehamwood rather than Hammer's usual home at the time, which was the Associated British Studios, also in Elstree.

The film opened in November 1967 to favourable reviews and remains generally well regarded.

Golittlesport, you reminded me of the Sat night horror flicks. We had the Philco portable TV out on the back porch and me and some friends would do a sleep over and watch the flicks. Great fun.

KLAATU BARADA NIKTO!