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I know, this is a cult like movie to some. I don't get it, It's an average film somewhat entertaining, but nothing compared to the really scary "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", released the same year

I know I'm typecasting Leslie Nielsen. I wait for him to say "Don't call me Shirley".

1 posted on 06/04/2022 11:01:24 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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It’s a loosely based retelling of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” through a SciFi lens.

And The Tempest is a retelling of the relief expedition sent to Jamestown. It wrecked due to a hurricane on the until then undiscovered Bermuda.


63 posted on 06/05/2022 7:01:52 AM PDT by Reily
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Still a personal favorite. It doesn’t hurt seeing a young and gorgeous Ann Francis, but the story carries the day.

Great movie. I think I will pull out the DVD and watch it again tonight.

It is a simple morality tale, common to the 1950s, which is long before the moral decay of 1970s audiences that would tolerate anti-heroes. it is a simple good vs. evil story, with it all taking place in the mind of one man.

Each of us is capable or good and evil, even subconciously. We need to guard against our subconsious temptations.

It is especially meaningful today as our technology continues to rapidly outpace our moral decline.


72 posted on 06/05/2022 9:44:40 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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74 posted on 06/05/2022 9:56:32 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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