tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post1453316436638991951..comments2024-03-20T13:48:59.399-04:00Comments on Classic Sci-Fi Movies: It: Terror From Beyond SpaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-63230712810255913182017-03-24T13:51:29.176-04:002017-03-24T13:51:29.176-04:00The notion of the monster as a degenerate survivor... The notion of the monster as a degenerate survivor of a long fallen civilization reminds me of A.E.Van Vogt's 1939 story "Black Destroyer" which became the first part of his 1950 novel "The Voyage of the Space Beagle". The critter in that story boards an exploratory spaceship because the human crew contain an element it needs for food, which has become very rare on it&#thingmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011048675050396438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-850135596947129602017-02-07T08:44:22.349-05:002017-02-07T08:44:22.349-05:00Howdy Movie Fans.
First off, let's get past th...Howdy Movie Fans.<br><br><br />First off, let's get past the holes in the plot - it has more holes than a spaghetti strainer.<br><br />The plot line - not bad.<br><br />The acting - not bad.<br><br />The atmosphere - fantastic.<br><br />Shadows and lighting really make the movie work.<br> <br />It does keep you on the edge of your seat.<br><br />As a kid it scared me silly, which was not a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476819952099329317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-1910326844697307772014-05-08T09:57:36.329-04:002014-05-08T09:57:36.329-04:00I think by the 1920s it was known that there was n...I think by the 1920s it was known that there was no water on the surface of Mars. The writer, Jerome Bixby, perhaps was thinking the creature would have to dig for its water (hence the claws).Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01598465647270663106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-38573877238417858312012-05-13T01:46:34.540-04:002012-05-13T01:46:34.540-04:00This is one of the finest examples of 50's sci...This is one of the finest examples of 50's science fiction, with all its shining moments and all its dark shortcomings. Highly recommended. I watch it a couple of times a year even now, whenever it's on TCM.Randall Landershttp://www.projectpotemkin.comnoreply@blogger.com