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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject: Man in the Moon (1960 England) |
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Kenneth More stars in this British satire. (American viewers should bear in mind that British humor never aims at belly laughs, just giggles.)
In a series of rigorous tests, More demonstrates his amazing ability to withstand heat, cold, G-forces, etc. The British Space Ministry considers him the perfect astronaut — despite the fact that he's none too bright.
When they launch him to the Moon, he lands a bit short of his destination — in Australia. But that's fine with More, because the heavenly body he really wants to visit is Shirley Anne Field, who plays a strip tease artist with outstanding talents.
Directed by Basil Dearden.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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The trailer makes the movie seem funnier than it really is, but I like the joke at the beginning where two space officials decide they want to avoid "another public outcry" caused by sending those poor dogs and monkeys up in capsules, so they'll just send a human instead.
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scotpens Space Sector Commander

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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bud Brewster wrote: |
The trailer makes the movie seem funnier than it really is, but I like the joke at the beginning where two space officials decide they want to avoid "another public outcry" caused by sending those poor dogs and monkeys up in capsules, so they'll just send a human instead.
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Good to see that the Brits can have some fun at their own expense. Everyone knows the British care more about animals than they do about people. |
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Bud Brewster Galactic Fleet Admiral (site admin)

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scotpens wrote: | Good to see that the Brits can have some fun at their own expense. Everyone knows the British care more about animals than they do about people. |
Or, to place things into perspective, they care even less about people than they do about animals!
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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