#Monsterdon is a weekly fediverse community event (Sundays @ 9 PM ET) where a bunch of folks watch a monster/SF movie of some description in sync with each other and post about it.
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Every soldier on that craft is like "ah shit here they go explaining the plan again"
Fine, as exposition goes. At least we have some backstory for the Martians.
this sequence feels awfully sexploitative for 1965
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this sequence feels awfully sexploitative for 1965
I wonder for what reason they had no dialogue in that beach kidnap sequence. Couldn't get good audio on-site because of the wind and were smart enough to write that in or adapt the script on the day of shooting?
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I wonder for what reason they had no dialogue in that beach kidnap sequence. Couldn't get good audio on-site because of the wind and were smart enough to write that in or adapt the script on the day of shooting?
LOL the way the princess's close-up is framed, in order to get the whole headdress in the shot
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LOL the way the princess's close-up is framed, in order to get the whole headdress in the shot
what's 1800 hours Martian Time in Atlantic Standard Time?
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what's 1800 hours Martian Time in Atlantic Standard Time?
Yet Another Driving Scene, but this one is on location, so that's cool
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Yet Another Driving Scene, but this one is on location, so that's cool
So tempted to count all of these Driving Scenes as "vehicle chase" on my bingo card
but I will be patient. There is half a movie left to go, perhaps we will have a bona fide vehicle chase at some point
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So tempted to count all of these Driving Scenes as "vehicle chase" on my bingo card
but I will be patient. There is half a movie left to go, perhaps we will have a bona fide vehicle chase at some point
and now for some shots of people's butts while they dance
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and now for some shots of people's butts while they dance
I think the Martians chasing the scooter on foot counts as "Vehicle Chase" to me, actually. Marking it
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I think the Martians chasing the scooter on foot counts as "Vehicle Chase" to me, actually. Marking it
The rayguns being plugged into the suits is kind of interesting. I suppose that's providing power.
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The rayguns being plugged into the suits is kind of interesting. I suppose that's providing power.
and now… MAXIMUM ENERGY?
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and now… MAXIMUM ENERGY?
Dangerously close to a Bechdel pass just then
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Dangerously close to a Bechdel pass just then
52:37ish for the screencap of Dr. Nadir making an absolute gooner face
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52:37ish for the screencap of Dr. Nadir making an absolute gooner face
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ROLL THAT BEAUTIFUL STOCK FOOTAGE
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ROLL THAT BEAUTIFUL STOCK FOOTAGE
"Don't try to talk anymore" he says, to a character who has not spoken in nearly an hour
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"Don't try to talk anymore" he says, to a character who has not spoken in nearly an hour
"el telephone-o" buddy you are so close to accidentally being correct
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"el telephone-o" buddy you are so close to accidentally being correct
BIRDDOG-1 is a great call-sign for what is presumably a reconnaissance plane, although it seems to be used as a radio repeater… to relay a message like 1000 ft?
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BIRDDOG-1 is a great call-sign for what is presumably a reconnaissance plane, although it seems to be used as a radio repeater… to relay a message like 1000 ft?
the beach music saxophone in this soundtrack is killing me
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the beach music saxophone in this soundtrack is killing me
5 minutes, movie… this meeting does not have a lot of elbow room to work with, unless it turns out to be the start of a romance after all
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5 minutes, movie… this meeting does not have a lot of elbow room to work with, unless it turns out to be the start of a romance after all
starting to suspect my Internet Archive copy of the movie may be truncated…
Edit: Yes, it *is* truncated.
