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Outstanding post Bruised, simply outstanding...I had no idea of the depth of the movie.

Rio Bravo is probably my favorite western, with Tombstone a close second...I was raised with a study diet of western legends on the small, and big screen...A time when men were men, and women were glad of it.

She changed in front of an open window...
 
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Big mistake in Forbidden Planet....

The invisible monster is approaching the crew of United Planets Cruiser C-57D, in their defensive position, surrounded by their electronic fence forcefield...

At 2:44, Lieutenant Jerry Farman sends out 2 men of his "trouble squad" to the adjacent rocks (outside the electronic fence) to get a crossfire of whatever is approaching their position....The forcefield is not turned off, but the 2 men go right through it without any harm, or any electronic activity by the fence.....Big mistake.

Later, at 4:00 during the battle, the 2 men that went through the forcefield, are killed by the invisible creature...It is clearly visible that at least one of the guys was beyond the forcefield...It is worth noting that one of the killed members of the trouble squad is James Drury, of "The Virginian" fame, later in his acting career.

Also, the creature attacking has a goatee that is visible in it's outline in the forcefield...This confirms it is Dr. Mobius's monster of the id attacking them...
 
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The melting of the door by the creature was accomplished by the film technician using a special door coated in fudge and wax...The film crew techs were behind the door melting the wax and fudge with blow torches and prods....Got to love Hollywood magic.
 
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GameTime said:
Big mistake in Forbidden Planet....

The invisible monster is approaching the crew of United Planets Cruiser C-57D, in their defensive position, surrounded by their electronic fence forcefield...

At 2:44, Lieutenant Jerry Farman sends out 2 men of his "trouble squad" to the adjacent rocks (outside the electronic fence) to get a crossfire of whatever is approaching their position....The forcefield is not turned off, but the 2 men go right through it without any harm, or any electronic activity by the fence.....Big mistake.

Later, at 4:00 during the battle, the 2 men that went through the forcefield, are killed by the invisible creature...It is clearly visible that at least one of the guys was beyond the forcefield...It is worth noting that one of the killed members of the trouble squad is James Drury, of "The Virginian" fame, later in his acting career.

Also, the creature attacking has a goatee that is visible in it's outline in the forcefield...This confirms it is Dr. Mobius's monster of the id attacking them...
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It's not so much a mistake as an homage.

🎭 In Shakespeare's "The Tempest," neither Stephano nor Trinculo were within the force field.
You can google it!
;)
 
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Bruised my friend, yes, Forbidden Planet is the Tempest in space.....My post theme was about when the two members of the trouble squad ran through the force field the fence did not fry them, as it was designed to do...

This next video about Forbidden Planet is fascinating and fun....The swimming scene of Ann Francis (Altaria) was filmed in the nude, but the studio knew the Hays Commission would not allow it in the US, so they did an alternate version with the flesh colored swimsuit for US audiences.....

Leslie Nielsen was so stiff as an actor because he was intimidated by the presence of the great, Walter Pidgeon...Walt Disney loaned one of his top animators to help with the visuals of the monster attack on the ship...
 
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watched two older tv shows "lie to me" focused on a $50k bribe to the #1 high school prospect (not $500k not $ 5 millon
watched MASH and Hawkey was asking why are we in Korea telegraphed Harry Truman with message Who is Responsible? and Frank responded if we don't stop North Korea next they will be walking down Main Street USA!

some issues have changed in 2026 and others stay the same.
 
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Rooster, 1969 was a very busy year for me...Not a lot of time to sit around and listen to music...
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Another gloomy morning here in Guleville, SC. But listening to Spotify’s Jo Stafford channel makes even the worst days look like cake!
 
#2,689
#2,689
question::::; how many fresh figs can you eat before loose stool becomes a problem.


b back later with the answer...

lol
 
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Guys, get a hold of yourselves when James Earl Jones is shown.....A hell of a guy....Arnold looks fantastic too...

Time is truly a jet plane...
 
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