Review of This Island Earth (1955) by Al M — 02 Mar 2009
A great surprise to be sat there and have no memory of about 45% of this film...I mean completely no memory at all...so this was like a first screening in a way. Maybe I?ve never actually seen the first 45%?I remember the rest very well though.
CONS:
They have done what they ought not to have done...they have cropped this film into a 16:9 shape...It?s a horrible thing to do that to somebody's work...the director Joseph M. Newman.
died at age ninety seven in 2006, and I think this DVD was released in 2008. But this is just wrong and any film deserves respect...and this is not respectful treatment to a classic.
PROS:
Beautifully made, I mean seriously beautifully made. Very meticulous filmmaking going on here. The choice of colours and the design work for all the props, interiors the entire way through is flawless. Its also a talky film which I love. Some genuine great intelligent writing lines like ?the truth is never flattering? and lots of genuinely funny lines like ?My mind is my own, and nobody's going to change it! I'm not going into that room!?
Exeter played by Jeff Morrow is of course a great character and is really entertaining to watch...he has a cheeky face and honestly looks a LOT like Robin Williams.
This review of This Island Earth (1955) was written by Al M on 02 Mar 2009.
This Island Earth has generally received mixed reviews.
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