tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252080759994565579.post2119549653830357391..comments2024-02-29T10:08:02.244-08:00Comments on The DC Metro Retro: Vintage Movie Fun! "The Day The Earth Stood Still"Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686921796483382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252080759994565579.post-50474160973554791202010-08-02T10:15:59.332-07:002010-08-02T10:15:59.332-07:00Straight Talking Mama,
I love the fashion and I a...Straight Talking Mama,<br /><br />I love the fashion and I also love old sci-fi too! "This Island Earth," "Plan 9 from Outer Space," and "It Conquered the World" are all great campy films that totally capture the era so well! I am also a huge Star Trek fan. I used to have a crush on Kirk! lol! <br /><br />The husband also loves old sci-fi and monster movies. And, we both love the Japanese monster characters like Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra, and Rodan! In most scenes, you can tell the 'monster' is actually a guy in a bad-fitting suit! lol! Love it!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686921796483382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252080759994565579.post-44390265431558073072010-08-02T10:10:55.340-07:002010-08-02T10:10:55.340-07:00Andi,
I have heard about that hypothesis too. In ...Andi,<br /><br />I have heard about that hypothesis too. In this movie, however, the 'big bad guy' was the threat of war itself and the dialogue also makes hints that the spaceship was actually a Russian ploy. <br /><br />During the post-war period, America was experiencing a second "Red Scare." (The first one took place in the late teens/early 1920s). In the 1950s, all things communist were bad and scary. There were blacklists, the McCarthy trials, and atomic bomb fears. In 1951, when this movie came out, the United States was fighting the Korean War (mostly against North Korean and Chinese forces). The actual fighting lasted from 1950-1953 but the battles only stopped due to a ceasefire. The war is actually still officially on-going.<br /><br />Anyway, this film captures the fear of the unknown very well. It is amazing but the new re-make starring Keanu Reeves was just bad!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374686921796483382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252080759994565579.post-52605721071168225532010-07-30T23:48:14.977-07:002010-07-30T23:48:14.977-07:00I love this film too! It's great cos it combin...I love this film too! It's great cos it combines mine & husbands love of that period and his love for 50s crazy sci fi which always makes me giggle!Straight Talking Mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010105224878943505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7252080759994565579.post-84314098414983526412010-07-30T20:27:02.995-07:002010-07-30T20:27:02.995-07:00I just love this film! One of my favourites. I rea...I just love this film! One of my favourites. I read a really interesting article about this in reference to Imperialism and how the British (and German) are always the bad guys in Hollywood films.<br />-Andi xAndi B. Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332787961396491990noreply@blogger.com