This famous movie, many probably did not see

[Robert W]

Why would the OP assume "many probably did not see"?

Probably is the key word. On this forum, few so far have answered. However don't we have many under 60 here? When it came out, well, see this.

 

[EdwinAMartin]

It was decent with a cool plot.

It was certainly much better than the average sci fi fare around at the time.

 

[Robert W]

I'll dispute that.
Seems there's ample evidence "They" have more than visited, but had a key role in human evolution.
Items here;
The Geminga Scenario
What I found implausible was that an Alien culture would try to intimidate the World they we saw in the film. Or that all the nation's would comply with the demands from the "Visitor".

Distance is the problem that experts have said so far we have not had visitors from long distances arrive at Earth. Distances so far that were we to have had visitors, they would be born on the spaceship and the ones leaving on the ship would have died long ago.

 

[martybegan]

seriously? That remake was awful!!! And unnecessary. And way too preachy.

And once again it's 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Hell, I agree with Joe.

If you think the Ben Hur Remake was un-needed as well, a singularity will form destroying our known universe.

 

[EdwinAMartin]

Probably is the key word. On this forum, few so far have answered. However don't we have many under 60 here? When it came out, well, see this.

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Yes, it was made a couple of years or so before I was born, and still showing many years later.

 

[Stryder50]

Distance is the problem that experts have said so far we have not had visitors from long distances arrive at Earth. Distances so far that were we to have had visitors, they would be born on the spaceship and the ones leaving on the ship would have died long ago.

In the thread I gave a link to, evidence is presented that 'They'~Anunnaki have been here a very long time, have established colonies in our Solar System long ago, and were the "missing link" that produced our species - homo sapiens sapiens.
Some of this comes from first written records of first civilizations, as well as knowledge known back then that shouldn't have been possible.

Feel free to discuss this further in that thread.

 

[Zincwarrior]

It was certainly much better than the average sci fi fare around at the time.

This is true.

 

[marvin martian]

The day the Earth stood still. Who saw it? At the time, it was stunning. Michael Rennie stared and we did not know him.

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Did you see it?

Now do you recall the film?

A substitute teacher I had in elementary school chose to show our class this movie one day, as well as spend a few hours reminiscing out loud about the years he spent living in Hawaii. Obviously, he was lazy and didn't want to actually work.

 

[martybegan]

It was certainly much better than the average sci fi fare around at the time.

Yeah, most of the others ended up being fodder for Mystery Science Theater 3000

 

[Robert W]

A substitute teacher I had in elementary school chose to show our class this movie one day, as well as spend a few hours reminiscing out loud about the years he spent living in Hawaii. Obviously, he was lazy and didn't want to actually work.

My Algebra teacher was a WW2 P-38 pilot and it was fun asking about his war experiences.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Yeah, most of the others ended up being fodder for Mystery Science Theater 3000

Indeed. But there were a few: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the Thing from Another World, Them, later Forbidden Planet. And of course: Godzilla!

 

[Robert W]

Indeed. But there were a few: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the Thing from Another World, Them, later Forbidden Planet. And of course: Godzilla!

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Godzilla, the fake dinosaur with the charcoal throat.

 

[Unkotare]

Godzilla, the fake dinosaur with the charcoal throat.

You know the whole point of that was an anti-nuke warning message, much like the movie from the OP.

 

[Robert W]

You know the whole point of that was an anti-nuke warning message, much like the movie from the OP.

I still wonder why citizens fear nuclear bombs. The last one to kill humans was in 1945 and it killed Japanese. Not Americans.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I still wonder why citizens fear nuclear bombs. The last one to kill humans was in 1945 and it killed Japanese. Not Americans.

Um the Soviets had them in the 1950s too. First Soviet hydrogen bomb pic: 1955.

 

[JoeB131]

Probably is the key word. On this forum, few so far have answered. However don't we have many under 60 here? When it came out, well, see this.

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I don't think that's as meaningful as you think it is.

As a rule, Sci-Fi doesn't get awards, even things like Star Wars and Star Trek. (Outside of technical awards like makeup and visual effects.)

I always thought one of the greatest travesties is when the OG Star Wars lost out on Best Picture to Annie Hall, a mediocre Woody Allen comedy.

 

[Robert W]

I don't think that's as meaningful as you think it is.

As a rule, Sci-Fi doesn't get awards, even things like Star Wars and Star Trek. (Outside of technical awards like makeup and visual effects.)

I always thought one of the greatest travesties is when the OG Star Wars lost out on Best Picture to Annie Hall, a mediocre Woody Allen comedy.

How meaningful do I think it is. @JoeB131?H

 

[JoeB131]

How meaningful do I think it is. @JoeB131?H

Well, you are doing threads on it, so it must mean something to you.

 

[JoeB131]

Godzilla, the fake dinosaur with the charcoal throat.

You know the whole point of that was an anti-nuke warning message, much like the movie from the OP.

To be fair, he's probably only seen the Americanized version with Raymond Burr, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, and not the original Japanese version, Gojira.

In the original Japanese version, the anti-nuclear message comes through much more clearly. The American version is just about a monster that stomps Tokyo into the ground.

 

[Robert W]

To be fair, he's probably only seen the Americanized version with Raymond Burr, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, and not the original Japanese version, Gojira.

In the original Japanese version, the anti-nuclear message comes through much more clearly. The American version is just about a monster that stomps Tokyo into the ground.

I have not watched more than moments of any Godzilla movie. When they fake what dinosaurs do, no thanks.