The Top 10 Coolest Movie Spaceships
10 Spaceships You’d Definitely Want to Be the Captain of!
Typically every week Stars & Popcorn comes up with a list of the 10 best or the 10 worst whatevers in cinema, this week though we’re going to take a look at the 10 COOLEST Movie Spaceships. That means some of the top spaceships from cinema history such as Discovery One and the USS Nostromo aren’t going to be appearing on here. However, the spaceships that do make it on this list all have one thing in common, they have to appear on the big screen. Luckily, there are plenty of classic tv spaceships that have managed to make it to a theater near you, so you don’t have to worry too much about your favorite spacecraft not getting a fair chance. That being said, there are tons and tons of awesome sci-fi vessels out there and it was tough to narrow it down to the 10 coolest. Once I scrapped the mechas though and decided to focus on the ones that would look the best in my driveway, it became a little bit easier to handle. So, check out the 10 Coolest Movie Spaceships and let me know which one is your absolute favorite.
10. Eagle 5- Spaceballs
This list is getting kicked off with a parody of the best science fiction film franchise of all time. The hero of our story is Lone Starr a mix of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, with his faithful sidekick Barf. Together they cruise the universe in their spaceship, The Eagle 5, which appears to be a Winnebago with rockets strapped to the side. Still it was enough to give Dark Helmet a run for his money (even with ludicrous speed) It might not be pretty, but it’s just what you need if you’re planning an interstellar road trip. The Eagle 5 is a true working man’s spaceship and while it’s definitely not the most badass one on this list, it’s definitely one of the most memorable.
9. Flying Saucers- Mars Attacks
When I was a kid Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks traumatized me just a little. Those crazy Martians coming down and killing pretty much everyone. This film gave George R.R. Martin with the number of characters it killed off. The Martians wouldn’t have been nearly as successful if it weren’t for their flying saucers. Burton took the 1950’s cliche and gave it an absurd upgrade letting those little green men run amuck across the world. With their indestructible hulls and huge ray guns Earth stood little chance against the ugly, angry invaders from another world. Sure, they weren’t the flashiest spaceships but they definitely managed to get the job done.
8. Event Horizon- Event Horizon
The Event Horizon definitely isn’t the flashiest spaceship to make this list. It’s not fast. It doesn’t have lasers or photon torpedoes. In fact, it kinda just sits there doing nothing. So, why’s it on a list that’s supposed to feature the coolest movie spaceships? Well, because the damn thing went to hell and came back again. It’s basically an intergalactic haunter house and it does not like having visitors. That means that this spaceship has to look cutting edge and creepy as hell to get the right aesthetic. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Event Horizon yet, it’s definitely one of the most unique blends of science fiction and horror out there.
7. Trimaxion Drone Ship AKA Max- Flight of the Navigator
When I was a kid Flight of the Navigator filled my head with dreams of finding my own spaceship and getting a chance to explore the stars. In the film, a 12-year-old gets a chance to have his own spaceship when he is abducted and turned into a navigator. Essentially the unused portion of his brain is filled with star charts and maps. The ship itself has a sentient pilot that has been sent on a mission to collect specimens from around the universe to be studied and then returned to their home planets. Basically, it’s an intergalactic catch and release program. Things get really interesting though when the AI absorbs human emotions while trying to get the star charts out of his navigator’s noggin.
6. Slave 1- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Boba Fett seems to have quite the fan following, considering he went out like a punk in Return of the Jedi. Still, he’s got one hell of a whip which gives him more than a little cred in my book. Slave 1 only got a few seconds of screen time originally but when George Lucas went back and added new scenes to the original trilogy audiences got a better chance to see it in action. On top of that, the prequels gave us a good look at Jango Fett piloting a pristine Slave 1 in Clone Wars. It gave Obi-Wan a run for his money, which gives me hope that we’ll get a chance to see more of it in a Star Wars spinoff story in the future. Even if we don’t, Slave 1 is still a classic.