shonc182
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Nice one! Best soundtrack for a space movie, by far.Heavy Metal
Nice one! Best soundtrack for a space movie, by far.Heavy Metal
Mentioned in the post right before yours. Not made-for-TV; it was a theatrical release.I think I remember a made for TV movie with I think it was Billy Bob Thornton who built A Mercury Redstone rocket on his farm with his kid.
I think it was called the Astronaut Farmer?
Anyone remember or am I delusional
Ditto! I remember seeing it when it was in the movie theater's as a kid. That and the Apollo program hooked me on this.
Yep, the original was fantastic. Black and white film-noir-mood sci-fi with a great plot. The remake absolutely sucked, of course.Hard to believe that you all missed it...
The Day the Earth Stood Still. Klatu barada nickto!
Monsters from the id. The animation of the Krell power plant as well as its description was awesome.Surprised no one mentioned Forbidden Planet yet. Maybe not the best, but one of many firsts. Stars Leslie Nielsen of “I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley.” fame.
I read the book, so the meaning of the ending became clear. Kubrick, thankfully, didn't want to use explanatory narration.2001: A Space Odyssey
Hmm, didn't even know about that one. I long ago ran out of better known sci-fi films to watch. Unfortunately, it looks like that one will be hard to see without buying the DVD.I like a lot of the movies listed above. One that hasn't been mentioned is 'Countdown', 1968. The Rooshians are about to get to the moon first, so the US does a crash program to put one man on the moon, in a habitat that's already been landed. James Caan and Robert Duvall (also appeared together on The Godfather). Panned by the critics but seems fairly realistic to me for a movie done in the 60s. Face it, most of the early movies were "Hey, I got an idea, let's have a monster that comes out and kills everyone!"
You know, I was afraid to say it because of attacks I might get, but TCM recently had the first Star Wars on and upon re-watching it I have to say I now think it was some pretty juvenile stuff.I've only watched the first Star Wars ( which I thought was some really stupid crap)...
Free streaming for Prime Members. I'll have to check it out.The Capsule
the credits say it's based on fact
LOL, same here. Too many good choices and my tastes change with time (see my Star Wars comment).I am one of those people who just can't pick a favorite (of anything). I would get thrown off the bridge for sure at "favorite color."
It's actually "The Thing From Another World".The Day The Earth Stood Still and It Came From Another World.
Fun fact: there were two different books by Martin Caidin. The first one had Pruett marooned alone in a Mercury flight (he was rescued), the second was (I think) written after, and adapted from, the movie (Pruett died attempting to fix the SM engine). I've got both books. Check eBay, look for the book with an outline of Mercury capsule.
Best -- Terry
Not to derail the thread but I wanted to get some attention for my favorite space related song, Telstar by The Tornadoes.
Or the remixed stereo version with some early rocketry footage.
That big furry ape looking thing was just really goofy. IMO and the bar scene with all the even more sillier creatures made me want to walk out and do something productive....lolYou know, I was afraid to say it because of attacks I might get, but TCM recently had the first Star Wars on and upon re-watching it I have to say I now think it was some pretty juvenile stuff.
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