Time Out New York's "The 50 Most Special Effects of All Time"

1. 1. A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès Drag me to re-order

2. 2. 2001 - A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick Drag me to re-order

3. 3. An American Werewolf in London by John Landis Drag me to re-order

4. 4. Alien by Ridley Scott Drag me to re-order

5. 5. King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition) by Ernest B. Schoedsack Drag me to re-order

6. 6. Jaws (Widescreen Anniversary Collector's Edition) by Laurent Bouzereau Drag me to re-order

7. 7. The Abyss (Special Edition) by James Cameron Drag me to re-order

8. 8. Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector's Edition) by Ridley Scott Drag me to re-order

9. 9. The Complete Metropolis by Fritz Lang Drag me to re-order

10. 10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Widescreen Theatrical Edition) by Peter Jackson Drag me to re-order

11. 11. Zelig by Woody Allen Drag me to re-order

12. 12. Forbidden Planet by Fred Mcleod Wilcox Drag me to re-order

13. 13. The Matrix by The Wachowski Brothers Drag me to re-order

14. 14. The Muppet Movie by James Frawley Drag me to re-order

15. 15. Jason and the Argonauts by Don Chaffey Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Two-Disc Widescreen Enhanced and Original Theatrical Versions) Drag me to re-order

17. 17. Godzilla by Ishiro Honda Drag me to re-order

18. 18. Scanners by David Cronenberg Drag me to re-order

19. 19. The Ten Commandments (Three-Disc 50th Anniversary Collection) by Cecil B. DeMille Drag me to re-order

20. 20. The Thing (Collector's Edition) by John Carpenter Drag me to re-order

21. 21. Dead Ringers (The Criterion Collection) by David Cronenberg Drag me to re-order

22. 22. The Wizard of Oz by King Vidor Drag me to re-order

23. 23. Jurassic Park (Widescreen Collector's Edition) Drag me to re-order

24. 24. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (Widescreen Edition) by Steven Spielberg Drag me to re-order

25. 25. Terminator 2: Judgment Day by James Cameron Drag me to re-order

26. 26. Babe by Chris Noonan Drag me to re-order

27. 27. Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock Drag me to re-order

28. 28. Thief of Bagdad by Ludwig Berger Drag me to re-order

29. 29. Avatar (Original Theatrical Edition) by James Cameron Drag me to re-order

30. 30. ? Bwana Devil by Arch Oboler Drag me to re-order

31. 31. Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) by Robert Meyer Burnett Drag me to re-order

32. 32. The Exorcist by William Friedkin Drag me to re-order

33. 33. Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) Drag me to re-order

34. 34. Once Upon a Time in China by Hark Tsui Drag me to re-order

35. 35. Superman - The Movie by Richard Donner Drag me to re-order

36. 36. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) by Buster Keaton Drag me to re-order

37. 37. Anchors Aweigh by George Sidney Drag me to re-order

38. 38. Planet of the Apes by Franklin J. Schaffner Drag me to re-order

39. 39. The Birds (Collector's Edition) by Alfred Hitchcock Drag me to re-order

40. 40. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition) by Steven Spielberg Drag me to re-order

41. 41. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (The Criterion Collection) by David Fincher Drag me to re-order

42. 42. The Fly (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Drag me to re-order

43. 43. The Invisible Man Drag me to re-order

44. 44. Young Sherlock Holmes by Barry Levinson Drag me to re-order

45. 45. Poltergeist by Tobe Hooper Drag me to re-order

46. 46. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1932) by Rouben Mamoulian Drag me to re-order

47. 47. Dawn of the Dead (Ultimate Edition) by George A. Romero Drag me to re-order

48. 48. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Drag me to re-order

49. 49. Saving Private Ryan (Region 2) by Steven Spielberg Drag me to re-order

50. 50. Them! (Snapcase Packaging) by Gordon Douglas Drag me to re-order