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Eadie · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 1670

Butch posted the novelization in several parts on the old board. Do you want me to re-post it? If yes then in which thread?
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Maurice · Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 12:55 am Post subject:

Eadie · Galactic Ambassador Joined: 14 Dec 2013 Posts: 1670

Butch also posted both the Forbidden Planet shooting script and novelization. Our home library has books and magazines going back to the early 1930s.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 4:54 pm Post subject:

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Thank you, Eadie, but I think I have a better idea. Very Happy

Maurice, on behalf of All Sci-Fi, I accept your generous offer. Please check your PMs and confirm the address you sent me a while back. If it's correct or if you wish to change it, please let me know.

I'll mail you a copy of the novelization from Amazon so that you can make a high-quality scan that all fans of this great movie can enjoy.

I wish the hardcover edition wasn't $200, because it would be easier for you to scan, but hopefully you'll manage with the $40 paperback. Sad

The copy will be yours to keep, just my way of thanking you you for adding the novel to Archive.org and allowing all of us to read it. Frankly I think I'll enjoy it on my laptop even more than squinting at a paperback, so I'm not really loosing a thing on this deal. Laughing

We're all looking forward to enjoying this novel, one which I owned back in high school (around 1965) and actually made a book report about in English class! Cool

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tmlindsey · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:22 pm Post subject:

Without a doubt one of my favorite films. Andrew Kerr is great as Quatermass and it's a very interesting concept.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:23 pm Post subject:

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I DVRed this movie from TCM recently, and when I watched it today I gained a new appreciation for it. Very Happy

The premise is brilliant, and the concepts are presented extremely well in view of the limited FXs techniques of the 1960s. This is especially true of the scenes which were intended to show events on Mars when hords of the insect-like Martians were shown purging their population of unwanted mutations.

I enjoyed the way poor Professor Quatermass struggled to convince the boneheaded military men and and politicians that they had no idea what the spaceships was. In the end we get to enjoy the scene in which the high ranking military pays a heavy price for his stupidity.

I was impressed by the fact that the lovely Barbara Shelley figured prominently in the scientists' efforts to unravel the incredible mystery concerning the ancient Martian's plan to colonize Earth in a very unusual manner.

And she occupied the center stage again a while later when she was the first to realize that the Martian spacecraft was a dormant A.I. entity which came back to life in the dramatic climax!

In other words, Miss Shelley was not just a pretty face.

The story is so complex that non-science fiction fans will be totally baffled by it. But even hardcore sci-fi enthusiast will need to watch this movie more than once before they'll fully appreciate it.

It's an extremely imaginative story, told with great skill.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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mach7 · Quantum Engineer Joined: 23 Apr 2015 Posts: 395

I agree, this movie requires more than viewing.

I guess I'll have to watch it again!

Sadly, we lost Barbara to the pandemic in early 2021.

Bud Brewster

tmlindsey

Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:22 pm Post subject:

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Thanks, Tim! That clears things up for me. Very Happy

No, I haven't seen the original BBC TV version. I'll see if I can find it and give it a try. Mr. Green

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tmlindsey · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:01 am Post subject:

Bud Brewster · Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:19 pm Post subject:

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[Also release as: "Quatermass and the Pit"]

Andrew Keir stars in this third film involving the famous British scientist, Professor Quatermass.

When a buried alien spaceship is unearthed during the construction of a London subway, Quatermass is called to investigate.

One scene is wonderfully reminiscent of "The Day the Earth Stood Still"; a group of soldiers and engineers try to penetrate the indestructible hull of the spaceship. Inside the ship they find the remains of the dead Martian crew, midget-sized insect creatures in a honeycombed hive.

Adding to the mystery is the fact that the area around the hatch of the ship is littered with the remains of ape-like animals resembling prehistoric men. The thick-headed government and military men persist in believing the indestructible ship is a propaganda weapon sent by Germany during World War II!

They pay a terrible price for their ignorance, and all hell breaks loose when various occult-like phenomenon begin to disrupt the area.

The scenes of destruction and mass hysteria are genuinely shocking. The basic concept of this film (involving the evolution of mankind and the origin of certain superstitions) is intelligent, thought-provoking, and disturbing.

The film does a remarkable job of incorporating ancient myths and legends into a hard science story. The special effects (credited to Bowie Films) are excellent, and there are a generous number of them. The alien ship is beautifully designed and constructed under the supervision of art director Ken Ryan and production designer Bernard Robinson.

The whirlwind pace and the spirited direction by Roy Ward Baker keeps the viewer riveted to this highly original story. There isn't a shred of padding in the narrative (no love interest, no comic relief), just a lean-and-mean science fiction thriller.

James Donald contributes a fine performance as the dedicated anthropologist. Barbara Shelley is the courageous and beautiful assistant to the scientists. Original story and screenplay by Nigel Kneale. Fine score by Tristram Cary.

A highly recommended film.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)