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Post by The Doctor on Jan 6, 2009 20:30:43 GMT
Watched it for the first time in yonks this evening. Ahhhhhhhh, it's still great. Very evocative music score, modern script for its time and Michael Rennie is spot on as Klaatu. Plus, Gort is still one of the seminal screen robots.
Well worth your time if you haven't seen it before. It's a lot more intelligent than you might think, in comparison to US B-movies of the era.
-Ralph
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Post by Dave on Jan 7, 2009 15:37:15 GMT
Somehow I've never watched this. Just added it to my rental list, though I'll have a look round as it may be possible to pick it up for cheaper than rental.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 7, 2009 15:52:20 GMT
I picked this up a few months ago but only got round to watching it just before going to see the new version. Enjoyed both versions but for different reasons and to see how ideas of science and technology and culture have changed over the two. The original version does still top the newer one though.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2009 18:47:16 GMT
Somehow I've never watched this. Just added it to my rental list, though I'll have a look round as it may be possible to pick it up for cheaper than rental. There's a budget version doing the rounds in shops for a fiver as well as a more expensive tin version which lobs in an 80-min making-of. -Ralph |
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Post by legios on Jan 7, 2009 20:25:24 GMT
It has been a few years since I last saw this, but I can honestly say that I think it is a fantastic film. It used to get run by the BBC every so often in the company of a load of B-features with flying saucers in them and it stood out a long way from the crowd. A surprisingly intelligent film, and one that delivers some truly memorable images as well. It is a film that has worn well with age, and still remains more relevant than you might expect.
I would concur, well worth ones time.
Karl
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Post by Nigel on Jan 21, 2009 10:07:54 GMT
This is one of my all-time favourite films and a seminal science fiction film. As such, I wasn't sure if I wanted to see the remake, especially with Keanu Reeves in it. (I don't mind Reeves, but he's not Rennie.) Then I saw the trailer and thought, "no, definitely not".
I hadn't realised it had been released on DVD; I've only got an off-air recording of it. I shall have to add it to the list.
Another old film that stands up well and remains relevant (albeit if you substitute the 1961 nuclear threat for today's global warming) is The Day The Earth Caught Fire.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 21, 2009 10:34:54 GMT
I never seen either of the Earth Stood Stills. I shall put the original on my rental list forthwith!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 21, 2009 10:47:43 GMT
Another old film that stands up well and remains relevant (albeit if you substitute the 1961 nuclear threat for today's global warming) is The Day The Earth Caught Fire. A solid and uner-rated film, and one of the more interesting portrayals of the UK media circa the early 60's. -Ralph |
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