Saturday, August 20, 2011

No Forbidden Planet

Went to see this load of drivelclassic of 1950s cinema today.Had never previously seen it on the big screen or in color, & didn't know it was one of the last flicks made using Technicolor's three-strip process. Scratchy print w/ a couple of sucky splices 'though. Great job Universal: "35mm print supplied by Universal Studios." Couldn't do a little restoration?

We are surprised no one has yet remade it (or Forbidden Planet).

Always a thrill to see a movie w/ an audience, of course. When Russell (The Professor, of Gilligan's Island) Johnson appeared, one, maybe two people applauded. And when the big-head alien asked Dr. Ruth Adams (Faith Domergue) if she (A friggin' atomic scientist!) wasn't, "as a woman, curious" many of our fellow film-goers burst into laughter. Time marches on.

Added Fun

Outbreak of tar.
Not yet fenced off, like these two.

4 comments:

zombie rotten mcdonald said...

Of course, Best Brains "remade" it in the ill-considered and ill-fated MST3K Movie.

even though their copy was edited and not necessarily restored to much extent, always kind of wondered why the color seemed so vibrant, even at second hand.

Always chuckle at the 'magnetic' hand clamps though. Fuckin magnets, how do they work?

M. Bouffant said...

Animal Magnetism Editor:

Oh, that's right. Never saw that, as it occurred outside of our house.

Iron rich blood?

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

Gotta love the Metaluma mutant.

M. Bouffant said...

Eng. Ed.:

Esp. when pronounced "mew-tante."