Monday, March 06, 2006
Klaatu Barada Nikto
Tonite was first nite of FilmSoc, which we opened with a science-fiction double feature of:
and
I've witnessed Ms Fonda strut her "innocent" stuff many a time on the big screen (and it's still a great campy giggle), but this is the first time I've seen TDTESS. I now truly understand why this is regarded as a classic of 50's sci-fi cinema and has endured so long. It is a near perfect time-capsule of American culture at the time and is one of the best commenatries of media-induced atom-age paranoia in the history of film. Great performances, beautifully framed, and it still carries the power to unnerve even the most jaded viewer after all these years.
# posted by Steve : 11:04 PM
