Posted on 08/14/2005 8:45:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
There's an old topic by this name, and it seems like it would be of some interest in casual moments.
Washington in the '50s. But did you notice that it made it seem like a white city, and I don't mean the monuments.
Patricia Neal in one of her best roles. But as young as she was, she seemed far more mature than the babes in films today. No wonder Gary Cooper fell for her.
Gene Simmons played a gleefully wicked Bad Guy in "Runaways", BIGLOOK. While Selleck plays an excellent laid back hero. The real overall bad guys were the robotic little minions of Technology Run Amuck. Kind of like the step in between the lasers in Michael Creighton's "Andromeda Strain" and "Terminal Man".
Jack.
I haven't cracked a Creighton since "The Great Train Robbery", "The Andromeda Strain" and "Terminal Man", BIGLOOK.
But I'll give "Prey" and "The Footprints Of God" a serious look.
Jack.
20 Million Miles To Earth.
More great work by Ray Harryhausen!
But variations on it were done on Star Trek (the virus part, not the Apple part) several times, ranging from TOS right through Voyager. Don't think they'd done that one on Enterprise yet, but they were cut off before they could get around the recycling that particular plot point.
I do think I have a way to fix this "stupid and impossible" plot hole in Independance Day, however. I've always wanted to cut in 15 to 30 seconds of the existing footage of the back of Brent Spiner's head talking to Jeff Goldblum and substitute a little of my own dialog to the scene where he's explaining how they have had this alien spacecraft for years, but haven't been able to do much with it till this new fleet arrived. He could simply add a statement that the only thing they've accompoished in all those years is to figure out how to easily interface our computers to theirs. POP. Plot hole gone.
That's the one. Very dated, but also very funny. When they did the "reveal" on who the sexy lounge singer was I damn near fell off my seat. "OH NO!" said the man "Oh yes!" said the torch singer.
It's from an equally funny and equally dated Terry Southern novel. Southern wrote the main screenplay, with "additional material" by Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Peter Sellers. It's got a huge cast, mostly made up of cameos. A select few (names that I recognize):
Peter Sellers .... Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
Ringo Starr .... Youngman Grand, Esq.
Wilfrid Hyde-White .... Capt. Reginald K. Klaus
Richard Attenborough .... Oxford coach
Laurence Harvey .... Hamlet
Christopher Lee .... Ship's vampire
Spike Milligan .... Traffic warden #27
Roman Polanski .... Solitary drinker
Raquel Welch .... Priestess of the Whip
John Cleese .... Mr. Dougdale (director in Sotheby's)
Kenneth Fortescue .... Snob in Sotheby's
Graham Stark .... Waiter at Chez Edouard Restaurant
Freddie Earlle .... Sol
Peter Graves .... Lord at ship's bar
Yul Brynner .... Transvestite cabaret singer (uncredited)
Graham Chapman .... Oxford crew (uncredited)
John Lennon .... Himself (uncredited)
"Bill and Hillary Tell The Truth"
It's been a long time for me, as well. The main thing I remember is the central plot point, the reason for the title, that the hero has become the monster killing off the "normal" people who have found a way to deal with their new condition. He has become the legend that they will use in the future to scare their children. "Be careful or that evil man will come into your room while your sleeping and drive a stake through your heart."
It's been even longer since I've seen the Vincent Price version and I frankly can't remember if that plays into the end of that movie. I know it was completely ignored, if not turned on its head, in Omega Man. That movie is one of my favorites from the era, but it's only loosely based on the book.
See how easy, problem solved! They need to hire you for "fixer-of-plot-holes". Could be a whole new career for you.
I'm sure the books makes it clear, but it seems odd that Colossus couldn't take the time to mention his motives.
*Ping*
Muttly making mess in Aisle 3.
I always liked Harryhausen's Ymir from "20 Million Miles To Earth", Foolkiller.
Felt sad when the military had to kill him, much like "King Kong". Which is a tribute to the Master of Stop Action Cinematography. I Keep wondering what the creature may have grown into, had he not been taken out.
Jack.
Dang it Muttly we are up to our hips with our own "Alien" problem here in Texas....handle it son !
O.K. Muttly eat Space Aliens.
(Brrrruuuuupppp!)
S'cuse me.
[Tangy....but with a hint of sea-food....and the dry ice adds a savory crunch to an otherwise oozy, runny, reptilian fare. Yum!]
It's nice to see that Poor Muttly is indulging to dine on the reptilian forms of Space Aliens.
Don't forget the Bug Eyed Monster variety, Muttly. I understand they are crunchy on the outside, yet chewy in the middle.
Avoid at all cost the Humanoid caste. With visible zippers up their backs. Or the genus that favors black leotards and have ping-pong balls for eyes.
Peter Graves had a very hard time changing vacuum and electron tubes in their cave bound laboratory.
Jack.
Jack.
Great tag line Muttly !
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
--- Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1785
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