tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post1374984985231943773..comments2024-03-02T23:44:06.835+00:00Comments on Buck Theorem's Hide-out: This Island EarthBuck Theoremhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15229297104282779341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post-89974367715113253322018-05-22T21:00:16.119+01:002018-05-22T21:00:16.119+01:00It's certainly a little bit too much of its ti...It's certainly a little bit too much of its time - with gender, for example - to truly transcend itself, but the treatment of the aliens with some ambiguity and the fact that it's almost the epitome of the era's sci-fi pulp makes it a winner. And I still find the MutAnts™ will always give me the creeps as they scared me as a kid. I like its comic book use of vivid colour too. Buck Theoremhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229297104282779341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739588130392043394.post-75134317757191843112018-05-21T21:32:26.702+01:002018-05-21T21:32:26.702+01:00Yes, very good aliens. I think I first caught this...Yes, very good aliens. I think I first caught this one on a weekend afternoon; I remember being impressed by the first sight of Metaluna's surface (rather less so by the MutAnts™ and by the routine reduction of Faith Domergue's character from scientist to screamer) and with the aliens having <i>factions</i>, just like the human beings whose future they may represent. I still find it very watchable.<br /><br />Pedantry note: the lead actor is called Rex Reason, not Reardon. It seems too good to be true (especially as <i>This Island Earth</i> is among the less anti-scientific SF pictures of its time), but apparently it was his real name.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.com