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In Reply to: "Keep Watching The Skies!" : A Review posted by AudioHead on June 14, 2000 at 12:39:38:
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I obtained "Keep Watching The Skies!" through interlibrary loan, but
will probably eventually purchase it.
Here are some comments that Warren had about the "Big Five": (1)
"The War of the Worlds" ..."But part of my fondness for it is because
overall it is one of the best science fiction movies ever made, matched only by "Forbidden Planet"; "The Day The Earth Stood Still";
"The Thing From Another World"; and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
and topped by very few since then."; (2) "The Thing From Another
World"..."The vividness and excitement of the film have made it a
classic. Whatever the quality of the remake, the old version will remain a high point in science fiction movies."; (3)"Forbidden Planet"..."It is the best SF film of the 1950s, and if the execution
of it, in terms of acting, drama and direction, was up to the conception and technical aspects, it would probably still be the best
SF film ever; that was an honor it held for years. As it is, "Forbidden Planet", is still among the best five or six." (4)"The
Day The Earth Stood Still"..."Of all the science fiction films of the
1950s, this film requires the fewest concessions to the time it was
made by viewers today. The great strengths of the film - the basic
idea, the design, the acting, the direction - are just as powerful
now as they were then." (5)"Invasion of the Body Snatchers"..."This
film is deservedly famous. The picture is so well directed and imaginatively conceived, that it ovverides any objections to details.
It belongs to a small handful of science fiction classics."
Oddly, Warren omits "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" from the "creme-
de la creme"; describing it as "a splendid adventure film , and can
be counted among the few classics of the science fiction film."
Incidentally, Warren's lengthy, revealing discussion of "It Came From
Outer Space" forced me to reassess my lukewarm opinion of that film.
At the time of the book's publication (1982), Warren had not seen
the British sci-fi film, "Devil Girl From Mars" and was eagerly
anticipating viewing it. Wonder what he thinks of it now, as it has
established quite a cult status in the USA.
Warren is much more critical of many aspects in certain films as
"20 Million Miles To Earth" and "Earth Vs The Flying Saucers", than
my reviews of those two films on this site, he gives qualified
recommendations due to Harryhausen's superb special effects.
I was pleased with his well-balanced review of "This Island Earth",
describing it as "the best and most significant science fiction movie
of 1955."
Warren also lamented the (then) current virtual inaccessablity of "Enemy In
Space" ( the second film in the Quatermass Series).
I could go on and on, but you get the idea - "Keep Watching The Skies!" is a virtual "mind feast".
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