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beltmann
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| the night watchman wrote: | | My absolute favorite is probably Them!, followed by The Black Scorpion, Tarantula! (parodied wonderfully in Lilo & Stitch) and Monster That Challenged the World. |
Them! rocks. I'm also partial to Day of the Triffids (not quite a bug movie, of course, but certainly in the same zip code).
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the night watchman
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| Danny Baldwin wrote: |
I used to love it, but I watched it a couple of weeks ago, and there was no magic, whatsoever. I dunno what happened.  |
The magic might return. Your taste might have developed past the point where your able to appreciate the movie one way, but you might be able to find your way back to it via another angle. I mentioned something like that with me in an earlier post.
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the night watchman
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| beltmann wrote: | | I'm also partial to Day of the Triffids. |
Have you ever read the book? I think it's by the same guy who wrote Village of the Damned (aka The Midwich Cuckoos). Windham, I think his name is?
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beltmann
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| the night watchman wrote: | | Have you ever read the book? I think it's by the same guy who wrote Village of the Damned (aka The Midwich Cuckoos). Windham, I think his name is? |
I have not read either. I've seen both versions of Village, though. I couldn't stomach the Carpenter, but I'm a big George Sanders fan, so I have affection for the original film.
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the night watchman
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| beltmann wrote: | | I couldn't stomach the Carpenter. |
Carpenter's remake was a big disappointment for me too, not only because the original is a favorite of mine, but because there are moments when Carpenter's movie makes some motions toward genuinely interesting ideas (the children's "pair-bonds") but never follows through. He seemed to be in total paint-by-numbers mode with that one.
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The Third M?n
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 7:49 am Post subject: |
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| the night watchman wrote: | Worstest? ;)
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That was deliberate, that was deliberate... I say, try seeing Commando again. I first saw it when I was around 5 and was extremely impressed by its violence [I had never seen anything like it before]; recently, I bought it on DVD and, like, loved it dude. |
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The Third M?n
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| beltmann wrote: | I've seen both versions of Village, though. I couldn't stomach the Carpenter, but I'm a big George Sanders fan, so I have affection for the original film.
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I've only seen Carpenter's version -- it's okay, I guess. |
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the night watchman
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| The Third M?n wrote: | | the night watchman wrote: | Worstest? ;)
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That was deliberate, that was deliberate... |
I kinda figured. 
I'll watch Commando again if you watch the 1960 version of Villiage of the Damned. Deal?
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beltmann
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| Posted: 02.14.2004 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Night Watchman, that's like trading Alex Rodriguez for a utility infielder. You'd be getting the good end of that deal, Mr. Lime.
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the night watchman
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I agree with the last part. (I don't know who Alex Rodriguez is or what a utility infielder is.)
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The Third M?n
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| beltmann wrote: | Night Watchman, that's like trading Alex Rodriguez for a utility infielder. You'd be getting the good end of that deal, Mr. Lime.
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Now that was predictable, Eric. Believe it or not, Commando rules. In fact, I think it may be the greatest motion picture of all time...
That said, I saw some of the original Village of the Damned on TCM, but not much -- is it, um, scary?
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the night watchman
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| The Third M?n wrote: |
That said, I saw some of the original Village of the Damned on TCM, but not much -- is, um, scary? |
I wouldn't say it's scary -- more suspenseful.
Incidently, The Simpsons parodied it in one episode, with a movie hilariously titled The Bloodening.
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beltmann
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| The Third M?n wrote: |
Now that was predictable, Eric. Believe it or not, Commando rules. In fact, I think it may be the greatest motion picture of all time... |
How's about this: I think The 6th Day is a genuinely good sci-fi picture.
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The Third M?n
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| beltmann wrote: | | The Third M?n wrote: |
Now that was predictable, Eric. Believe it or not, Commando rules. In fact, I think it may be the greatest motion picture of all time... |
How's about this: I think The 6th Day is a genuinely good sci-fi picture.
Eric |
Whether you really mean it or not, the film isn't. It's merely okay. |
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Both of those pale in comparison to Hercules in New York. 
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