tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post701875375359355730..comments2024-03-28T17:53:45.682-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: CONQUEST OF SPACEWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-44676141223216292402023-10-29T23:41:03.389-04:002023-10-29T23:41:03.389-04:00Thank you so much, Mark -- I really appreciate the...Thank you so much, Mark -- I really appreciate the compliments!<br /><br />When it comes to FX, it's funny how people judge a very old movie by the standards of today -- what do they expect, that it will look as if it were made in the 21st century? I make allowances for a picture's age and budget. <br /><br />This picture is another I didn't catch up with until years after it came out. I don't think I even saw it on TV when I was a kid, but it was a pleasant surprise despite the flaws that we've both noted. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-33941161537654125602023-10-29T23:18:12.458-04:002023-10-29T23:18:12.458-04:00I very much enjoyed your insightful review of this...I very much enjoyed your insightful review of this movie because I feel it's kinda unfairly maligned. I didn't see it until I'd read so many negative things about it, I was expecting the worst--but surprise, it wasn't that bad! I think the special effects, which is what most of the bad reviews I'd seen focused on, were actually pretty decent for the time. What made me laugh though, was the over-the-top script, especially when dealing with melodrama that simply didn't need to be there. Mickey Shaughnessy grabbing Eric Fleming by the collar after he's shot his dad and gritting, "'Cuz I wanna watch ya KICK!" just cracks me up. And poor old Phil Foster getting cuckolded on the big, technicolor screen in front of all his buddies is another major hoot. I mean, wow. He kinda HAD to go to Mars after that, didn't he--if only to escape the humiliation! But overall, I thought it was pretty entertaining--and was clearly a sincere attempt. Certainly not as bad as I'd heard and --good grief! Outer space never looked so colorful!<br /><br />Your site is a major treasure trove and I'm really enjoying reading your backlog. I'm so glad I found it!<br /><br />--Mark<br /><br /> Mark Shawnoreply@blogger.com