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eppur_se_muova

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5. College campus movie ? Or art-theater movie house ?

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 12:48 AM

Jul 10

I saw it decades ago at MIT's SF Marathon. Preserves a lot of attitudes from the 50's, which don't wear well on viewing years later. It was on TNT (IIRC) a few weeks ago and I couldn't finish watching it.

When the Earth Stood Still, on the other hand, holds up pretty well (except for the usual dollop of generic "spiritual" claptrap to keep the peasants from rebelling against the idea that resurrection might be just a question of sufficiently advanced technology). Haven't seen the CGI-laden "remake" and I never will. It's not a special-effects movie, doesn't deserve being burdened with modern special effects "just because we couldn't do that back then, but we can't now".

(I'm not turning into a curmudgeon; I've enrolled in the lifetime plan.)

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At last, I'm going to see my favorite 1950's science fiction movie on the big screen. [View all] NNadir Jul 9 OP

Yup, that's the one. Along with "The Day the Earth Stood Still"...my top two...big screen yippee! wcmagumba Jul 9 #1

Wow, my dear NNadir! Enjoy the showing! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 9 #2

A classic for sure.. Permanut Jul 9 #3

Plan 9 and Creeping Terror most certainly qualify as classics JoseBalow Jul 10 #9

I Assume You Will Grace Us with a Full-on 3D Review! Please! The Roux Comes First Jul 10 #4

College campus movie ? Or art-theater movie house ? eppur_se_muova Jul 10 #5

It's at the Princeton Garden Theater, a non profit theater acquired from an old "for profit" theater. NNadir Jul 10 #6

Sounds like a cool set-up! Reminds of the old art theater in downtown Baltimore -- the Charles (or "The Chuck"). eppur_se_muova Jul 10 #8

Looks interesting, but I never go to Baltimore. The Charles was founded in 1939, the Princeton Garden in 1920. NNadir Jul 10 #12

Fellow sci-fi enthusiast BeneteauBum Jul 10 #7

Surely you can't be serious? edbermac Jul 10 #10

Stop calling me Shirley! 10 Turtle Day Jul 10 #11

Wonderful, CREATIVE ending sentence! some_of_us_are_sane Jul 10 #13

Forbidden Planet was on TMC the other day LogDog75 Jul 10 #14

I'm not sure the acting is all that great in Forbidden Planet - it's passable for sure - but that's not why I always... NNadir Jul 10 #15

Been meaning to comment. In a theater? That's exciting!.... electric_blue68 Monday #16

It was quite amazing. Believe it or not, the theater was close to sold out. I've never seen it quite so full. NNadir Monday #17

Wow, how fun! Glad they had a big turn out. electric_blue68 Monday #18