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From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
I wished this movie into the cornfield.
If it weren't for the busty blonde this film stock would have better served as toilet paper for death row inmates. This film has absolutely nothing to offer the viewer in terms of a watchable cohesive story. The science is so stupid you can't muster enough suspension of disbelief to elevate this drek to the realm of nonsense. The special effects are so dismal they become insulting. The one bright spot is that you should easily recognize the "electronic tonalities" produced for the film FORBIDDEN PLANET, at least you're reminded for a few minutes of a truly great sci fi classic and for that brief moment you can forget that you're actually watching the very worst sci fi movie ever produced. This makes PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE seem a contender for an academy award.
If you ever have the chance to not watch this, take it. You'll thank me.
Flight to Mars (1951)
Love Martian Style!
Well this one is a gem among the rubble. The plot thin, the dialog typical of the genre and the era...and by this I mean pretty bad. That plus the long legged Martian hotties make this a a must see for anyone who likes these types of movies and / or girls.
I give the movie a 3 but the Martian babes with legs that go all the way up I give a 10. So it averages out to be about a 7.
I happened to have found this online and downloaded it, I don't know if it's fallen into PD but it is available to find on the Internet for free. The print I saw was as choppy as the previous comments have attested to but so what, the Martian babe makes up for any and all shortcomings this flick may have.
Find it, watch it, Love it. I know I did.
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007)
"Burned fish on the grill...thats what they looked like" Haunting.
The film opens with a familiar scene of "man on the street" interviews of Japanese teens being asked if they can tell us what historical events occurred in Aug. 1945...every one of them looked puzzled and had not a single clue as to what the interviewer was alluding to.
The poignant irony of that scene both scares and haunts me. George Santayana said it best when he said "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." I am reeling from watching this film. I was not prepared emotionally for what these filmmakers have presented here. The stories of the survivors are more horrific and saddening than I could have ever imagined. We see for the first time the true face of war and specifically nuclear war. Anyone who watches this and then still has the balls to call for the continued proliferation or stockpiling of nuclear weapons must surely be the keeper of a black heart. This film is powerful. The images we are shown are explicit and unapologetic, war is like that, yeah it is. From the matter of fact frankness of the aviators who flew the bombs to their intended targets to the heart wrenching descriptions of survivors relating how they, after the bombs were dropped watched while their families died horribly and sometimes slowly in front of them was more than I could bare...
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
A Great Story and not a bad flick.
I don't know any of the circumstances surrounding the bankruptcy of the production company,but this isn't as bad a movie as everyone is saying. Yes, it's production values are questionable,the CGI stuff is bottom shelf,the kind that looks like it was done on a home PC and a good paint proggy,but...I have to say,the story holds up pretty well and it's a compelling story. Travelers to the future inadvertently screw something up and have to return to reverse the damage???Man that's a classic great story. If you can overlook some cheapy SFX the acting is O.K. and the movie moves at a pretty good clip. Of course I had the benefit of watching it on my DVR (tivo)so I was able to swing through this movie in about 1/3 the time it would normally take.So considering that,I'd have to give this one 2 thumbs up =)