Cinema was made for genres like science fiction.

Still,Cameron’s career wasn’t exactly off to a great start.

The rest is history.

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WithAlien: Romulusfast approaching, things are looking bright for Scott’s masterful brainchild.

The director has come a long way sinceshooting illegal stuntsand paying extras with beers.

Likewise, the franchise has greatly evolved over the decades.

Arnold Schwarzenegger on a motorcycle holding a gun in a poster for Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Though it was initially unsuccessful,the film garnered a loyal cult following over time.

Today, it’s praised as one of the most important sci-fi movies of the ’80s.

What’s not to love about a goodStar Trekfilm?

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Even when it’s not at its best,theStar Trekfranchise is always better than most othersin the genre.

There has never been and probably never will be a transmedia franchise as gargantuan asGeorge Lucas’s iconic creation.

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Kane (John Hurt) is held down as he writhes on a table in ‘Alien’

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Max stands on top of a car facing the camera, preparing to jump, an explosion behind him in Mad Max: Fury Road

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Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha face off with knives while a crowd watches on in ‘Dune: Part Two’

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A large face projected on a skyscrapper in a futuristic city in Blade Runner

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Caesar (Andy Serkis) walking through a snowy landscape with a baby ape on his back in War of the Planet of the Apes

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The giant Godzilla standing while holding a plane in Godzilla

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Khan Noonien Singh looking intently in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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Marty McFly and Doc Brown look at a watch in ‘Back to the Future’

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Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader clash lightsabers in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

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