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Old 11-07-2006, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by alkytrio666 View Post
Seriously, it's unbelieveable. Robert Wise had this gift.


The "boom boom" scene is so effective, yet so simple. The terror is relentless.
Not to mention his ability to handle EVERY genre

he did 2 musicals...and they're among best musicals caught on film The SOund of Music and West Side Story

he did 3 SciFi, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain and Star Trek: the Motion Picture

war movie? The Sand Pebbles, Run Silent, Run Deep

period epic? Helen of Troy

Sports Movie? Someone Up There Likes Me

more horror? Curse of the Cat People, Audrey Rose, The Body Snatcher

not to mention he edited Citizen Fucking Kane

best all-around director in the history of cinema!
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