Rank |
Film |
Year |
Description |
| 1 |
Godzilla, King of the Monsters |
1954 |
This fire-breathing Tyrannosaurus
Rex went on to become Japan's biggest box-office success story. Numerous sequels followed
his debut. |
| 2 |
Rodan |
1956
|
A foe of Godzilla's, this enormous
pterodactyl was hatched from eggs buried deep in a volcano and went on to devastate Japan.
|
| 3 |
Reptilicus |
1962 |
This dinosaur was discovered at the
bottom of a Danish oil well and went on to destroy Copenhagen. |
| 4 |
Gorgo |
1961
|
When this tiny (65 foot)
"baby" dinosaur is captured and put on display in a London circus his mother
isn't far behind! Suitable mayhem and destruction follows. |
| 5 |
The Giant Behemoth |
1959
|
This critter makes his home in the
Thames river and ends up trashing London. |
| 6 |
20 Million Miles to Earth
|
1957 |
The Ymir, a reptile from Venus,
travels the requisite number if miles to destroy Rome |
| 7 |
The Beast From
20,000 Fathoms |
1953 |
The most notable thing about this
giant dinosaur is his death, he ends up getting his head caught in a Coney Island roller
coaster. |
| 8 |
Ghidrah,
the Three-Headed Monster |
1965 |
This prehistoric monster fest
features a plethora of monsters from Rhodan, Godzilla, Mothra (a giant moth), and Ghidrah
(a three headed dragon). |
| 9 |
King Dinosaur |
1955
|
Some of the WORST dinosaurs ever
filmed appear in this movie! |
| 10 |
Jurassic Park |
1993
|
The first dinosaurs ever filmed
using the revolutionary cgi process. You will believe in dinosaurs after you watch this
movie. |
| 11 |
King
Kong |
1933
|
Although the films title character
is not a dinosaur this amazing film features numerous dinosaurs, all of which were
animated using Willis O'Brien's remarkable stop motion animation process. |
| 12 |
The Lost World |
1925 |
Willis O'Brien's Early stop motion
dinosaur fest is a true classic! |
