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I went to a Sci-Fi marathon this weekend at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, where I was lucky enough to meet Academy Award winner Patricia Neal (The Day the Earth Stood Still, Hud). She's a real doll.

Anyway, I got to see, on the silver screen, the following films:

*Metropolis (1927)

*Forbidden Planet (1956)

*Serenity (2005)

*The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) (Followed by Patricia Neal Q+A)

*Mad Max (1979)

...they played The Terminator and Starship Troopers too, but when Mad Max finished it was past midnight, and we had to walk back through a bad part of town.

Some really cool flicks...

Now you know why the robot of Forbidden Planet was a huge hit back then.
(I still have the action figure of it somewhere)

Angra

05-07-2007 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Posher778 (Post 599719)

Atmosphere? Did you like it?

I didn't find the atmosphere to be more intense than many other slasher movies i've seen. The only thing that was going for this movie was the "amusement park" ride theme. THAT was a little original.

bwind22

05-07-2007 10:05 PM

Dark Days

Documentary dealing with a group of New York City homeless that set up a small community in an abandoned subway station far below the streets of New York to keep safe from police, misfits and weather. Their home made community comes complete with shacks built from scrap, electricity stolen right off the 3rd rail, and broken pipes that act as showers. It's an interesting look into the lives of homeless people, but it was as impactful as I had been hoping it would be.

B-

bwind22

05-08-2007 12:44 AM

Maniac

Interesting take on the slasher genre. It almost takes a sympathetic view of the serial killer at the center of the story. The story was decent, the gore FX were OUTSTANDING, especially the shotgun decapitation and the ripped apart scene. This is probably some of Savini's best work. The acting was okay, the directing was decent. I recommend this to slasher fans. It's straightforward, gory and twisted.

C+

alkytrio666

05-08-2007 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 599738)

Some really cool flicks...

Now you know why the robot of Forbidden Planet was a huge hit back then.
(I still have the action figure of it somewhere)

Haha, hell yeah. I'd seen Forbidden Planet before, but never like this...it was a blast. And yeah, Robbie rocks.

AmericanManiac

05-08-2007 04:02 AM

Masters Of Horror - Family
3/5
Decent movie, nice twist, and great ending.

jaybomb

05-08-2007 08:23 AM

watched borat for the 5th time:D