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In Reply to: "The Day The Earth Stood Still" posted by Daryl on September 22, 1999 at 09:42:05:
Agreed; I believe it, "The War of the Worlds"; "The Thing (From Another
World)"; "Forbidden Planet" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" were
definitely the best sci-fi films of the 1950's and all still stand up
well over time. For example, remakes of "The Thing"; "Invasion of the
Body Snatchers"; and "The War of the Worlds" (Independence Day) all proved
to be inferior reproductions IMO; next thing ya know, some overambitious
director will try and redo "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "Forbidden
Planet" - I cringe at the very thought!
I freely admit I'm biased as Hades when it comes to these films; as I
grew up as a kid in the 50's watching them. "The War of the Worlds" was
the first movie I ever saw at a movie theatre at age 5, the year it was
released in 1953; saw "The Thing" at age 7. I think all these films made
an indelible imprint on my immature, receptive mind back then and that
every time I watch them I am magically transported in a vicarious way back
to the 50's; it's kind of like a powerful, enduring post-hypnotic phenomenon! These quality movies created such a powerful illusion that
has permeated the subterreanean caverns of my psyche that I probably will
be forever held under their spell! (Of course, there with lots of other
type genre films that did the same thing, e.g., "Shane", "Old Yeller",
"Gone With The Wind"; "The Ten Commandments" etc.)
There is one particular sci-fi movie that I partially viewed very late one
night at age 7 that I would like to see fully and as an adult, that movie
is "The Man From Planet X". My Dad woke me up out of a deep sleep to
watch it at about 2 or 3AM in the morning, remember The Man looked quite
strange!
"Gort, Klaatu berrada nikto!" - AudioHead
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Follow Ups
- Re: "The Day The Earth Stood Still" - AudioHead 08:35:37 09/23/99 (2)
- Did you know... - Daryl 19:38:18 09/23/99 (1)
- Negatory.....(nt) - Audiohead 16:28:05 09/26/99 (0)
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