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• I've got "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" on old-fashioned 12" LD - Bob Casner 18:52:25 09/05/01 (0)
  In Reply to: Buster Keaton's "The Navigator" and "The General"; "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (nt) posted by Rob Doorack on September 05, 2001 at 07:36:19:

  That one scared the hell out of me when I was a kid seeing it at the local movie theater with my dad and older brother. I believe that was the one that led me to insist on a nightlight for the bedroom!
  
  

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• Re: Buster Keaton's "The Navigator" and "The General"; "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (nt) - AudioHead 10:23:06 09/05/01 (0)
  In Reply to: Buster Keaton's "The Navigator" and "The General"; "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (nt) posted by Rob Doorack on September 05, 2001 at 07:36:19:

  Well, we are certainly on the same wavelength concerning "Earth vs
  the Flying Saucers"; I also recommend what I consider its companion
  film, "20 Million Miles To Earth", in the sense that both films were
  made by Columbia Pictures in the same time period, both filmed in
  B&W, both featured some of the same cast members and both revolved
  around marvelous Harryhausen effects. I like to watch these two
  films sometimes back to back from the lounge chair, of course, guzzling soda pop, popcorn, pizza, cheetos, brownies and other
  munchies! - AH
  
  
  

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• Limited to Keaton, I probably would've gone with Steamboat Bill Jr., but ... - Audiophilander 08:26:48 09/05/01 (1)
  In Reply to: Buster Keaton's "The Navigator" and "The General"; "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (nt) posted by Rob Doorack on September 05, 2001 at 07:36:19:

  ... it would be difficult for me to choose between any of his films because virtually all early Keaton is excellent. Interesting choice of a Harrihausen film, by the way. Is Earth vs. the Flying Saucers a guilty pleasure or personal fave? How about Jason and the Argonauts?

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  • Guilty pleasure or personal fave? Both! - Rob Doorack 06:35:58 09/06/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Limited to Keaton, I probably would've gone with Steamboat Bill Jr., but ... posted by Audiophilander on September 05, 2001 at 08:26:48:

    I have a hard time choosing just one or two Keaton movies. I'm such a Keaton fan that I've put flowers on his grave. On another day I might have written "The General and The Cameraman" or "The General and Our Hospitality" or "The General and Steamboat Bill".

    As for "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers", a couple of years ago I realized that I've seen it at least a couple of dozen times and will happily watch it again whenever it's on. It's a great B - movie. Despite the obvious low budget it was made by people who cared about what they were doing and took it seriously. The script doesn't insult the audience's intelligence either. Harryhausen's stop motion effects are wonderful and the film has some genuinely creepy moments such as the flying saucer on the Maryland beach or the moment when Dr. Marvin's tape recorder slows down and he can hear the alien voice. I saw the movie on a big screen once in a newly struck print (at a sci - fi festival at NYC's Film Forum theater) and TV's limited gradations of grays don't do "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers" justice.
    
    

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