tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post115815271347912250..comments2024-03-19T06:12:18.701-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: This Island... Earth!leifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1164222442895588392006-11-22T14:07:00.000-05:002006-11-22T14:07:00.000-05:00HaHA! Now THAT's funny! Thanks for the heads-up, ...HaHA! Now THAT's funny! Thanks for the heads-up, Jack. ;-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1164220467461356082006-11-22T13:34:00.000-05:002006-11-22T13:34:00.000-05:00Hey Leif,I remember you saying you were a fan of t...Hey Leif,<BR/>I remember you saying you were a fan of the Star Trek episode where Kirk battles the lizard in a rubber suit. Check out this funny inspirational poster based on the show:<BR/>http://echosphere.net/star_trek_insp/star_trek_insp.html<BR/><BR/>scroll to the bottom of the page.<BR/>JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158434708430993992006-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:002006-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:00Oh, I wasn't offended or anything like that. The ...Oh, I wasn't offended or anything like that. The movie was no classic, for sure, but it was miles beyond most MST 3000 fare. I loved the episode of Star Trek you mentioned (especially Kirk's wooden bazooka). The rubber suit monster from Star Trek that really scared me was the salt sucking beast from the very first episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158378139580163212006-09-15T23:42:00.000-04:002006-09-15T23:42:00.000-04:00Oh I don't think mattress was saying it was bad in...Oh I don't think mattress was saying it was bad in a bad way, jack - sometimes really bad can be a good thing. <BR/><BR/>I never saw This Island Earth, but for my personal example I would say the Star Trek episode where Kirk is hounded across a desert planet by a rubber-suited lizard man while he figures out how to build a primitive gun is my all time favourite bad/good sci-fi story! <BR/><BR/>Saw it for the first time when I was six years old and could not tear my eyes away. Even at that age I could tell it was just a guy in a modified scubadiver suit, but I was gripped with terror at that lizard dude's relentless pursuit of the exhausted and clearly weaker Kirk.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158370354442440792006-09-15T21:32:00.000-04:002006-09-15T21:32:00.000-04:00Sorry "Matress", but but all things considered, Th...Sorry "Matress", but but all things considered, This Island Earth is a pretty good film. The designs are great, and the matte paintings are really super. It was recently rereleased in DVD and even the New York Times had nice things to say about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158247703950287942006-09-14T11:28:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:28:00.000-04:00Great article with some HUGE scans! Thanks, Neil!Great article with some HUGE scans! Thanks, Neil!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158158543134809012006-09-13T10:42:00.000-04:002006-09-13T10:42:00.000-04:00"So bad it comes all the way back around to good a..."So bad it comes all the way back around to good again"? ;-)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158158103303605652006-09-13T10:35:00.000-04:002006-09-13T10:35:00.000-04:00This film is supremely bad. It was used as the ba...This film is supremely bad. It was used as the basis for <I>Mystery Science Theater 3000</I>'s theatrical offering, and it's a classy bit of work I'd love to watch again.Yano Solong: Reality Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14507729792051359025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158156994559860032006-09-13T10:16:00.000-04:002006-09-13T10:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for that, Joe. And TI list member Neil Sha...Thanks for that, Joe. And TI list member Neil Shapiro just emailed me with this link for those interested in learning more about the Reynold Brown documentary:<BR/><BR/>Leif:<BR/><BR/>Brown was the subject of an affectionate documentary made several years<BR/>ago called The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters. I saw it on a cable<BR/>channel here called AMC (American Movie Classics). You read more about<BR/>the doc here:<BR/>http://arglebarglin.blogspot.com/2006/07/reynold-brown-at-work.html<BR/><BR/>Neilleifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1158156243309967372006-09-13T10:04:00.000-04:002006-09-13T10:04:00.000-04:00Brown was a genius, and anyone interested in his w...Brown was a genius, and anyone interested in his work should seek out a documentary called "Reynold Brown; The Man Who Painted Bug-Eyed Monsters". It's a fascinating look at primarily his 50's monster movie poster art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com