I think that They Live (1988), which like Dark Star was directed by John Carpenter, is also a great film. Recently an analysis by the novelist Jonathan Lethem of They Live has been published. He thinks it as great as I do. So now when (as often happens) I tell people that They Live is a great film and they tell me that I’m crazy, at least I’ll know that I’m not the only crazy one.
You’re not crazy. They Live is one of the best SF films of the 1980s, and it has the best fight scene ever filmed.
Also, :smack: (me) and thanx to Ellis Dee for bringing one of the best SF films of all time, and the best time travel movie of all time to the discussion: Primer.
ETA: I’m not overly fond of the original (it’s slooooooooow) but I really really like watching the remake of Solaris.