Which/What is your favorite movie monster?

The original Alien, but the beast from Cloverfield a close 2nd

I’m all about Cloverfield right now, but mothra is a close second.

Hate to give the obvious answer, but I’m a softy for Godzilla.

cthulhu ftw.

Yep, Giger’s Alien is pretty hard to beat.

Those little mini raptor things from Jurassic park, haha

I love the cute animated monsters in Miyazaki movies – Calcifer the fire demon from “Howl’s Moving Castle” is a particular favorite, but I’m also a big fan of the animated soot balls in “Spirited Away.”

Slimer from Ghostbusters.

Sculley from “Monsters Inc.” cartoon

Peter Boyle as “The Monster” in ‘Young Frankenstein’.....

that one forest spirit due from miyzaki’s princess mononoke always seemed pretty hardcore

Cookie Monster (he was in Follow that Bird!) ;)

Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford in “Mommie Dearest.”

Alien from Alien.

P.S. Cloverfield sucked

@kingkamandi im happy to hear you think the same about cloverfield. That was by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Plot? Nope. Dialog? Nope. Any story what-so-ever? Nope. Closure? Nope. Entertaining? Nope. Painful to watch with that damn shaky cam? Hells yes.

Why do so many people like this movie?

Third on Cloverfield. Monster movies work well in one of two directions:

1) Simple characters/relationships with compelling monster mythology (where did it come from, slow revelation of origins, way to escape/beat it)

2) Simple monsters with substantive characters/relationship. (a compelling character story set against a basic monster threat)

Cloverfield had neither. SO freaking lame.

Anyone remember “The Relic” (1997)?

The incredible hulk! I have fantasies of going to bed with David Banner, and just as it starts to get good, I smash him in the face, turning him into the Hulk.. ha ha!! What a ride!!!

godzilla, in all incarnations—even though he is male, since he is non-humanoid, he’s essentially gender-neutral, and btw, also neutral in ethnicity. therefore godzilla/gojira makes the most universal type of earthling monster. considering godzilla’s fame, i can’t quite imagine another monster who stacks up against the total package that is godzilla: scientific mischief, pathos, tragedy, comedy, universal appeal to children and adults, stature as hero/anti-hero, and even savior—now THAT’S a monster!

Now that time has given me a little aftersight… I’m going to have to go with Gamera. He has ROCKETS in his LEG HOLES!