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Post by ironjade on Oct 16, 2017 16:58:08 GMT
Good news for "Bubble" fans! When the movie was cut from 112 minutes in 1968 to 91 minutes, it was thought that the excised footage was junked; this turns out not to have been the case.
A longer version of "The Bubble" seems to be on the horizon. Whether or not this is a good thing rather depends on your opinion of the movie.
Although the 3D is stunning, particularly on the big screen, it's probably one of the worst movies in history.
That said, I'd still buy a re-restored version. But then, I prefer the original cinema version of "Blade Runner" so what do I know?
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Nov 19, 2017 4:34:44 GMT
Good news for "Bubble" fans! When the movie was cut from 112 minutes in 1968 to 91 minutes, it was thought that the excised footage was junked; this turns out not to have been the case.
A longer version of "The Bubble" seems to be on the horizon. Whether or not this is a good thing rather depends on your opinion of the movie.
Although the 3D is stunning, particularly on the big screen, it's probably one of the worst movies in history.
That said, I'd still buy a re-restored version. But then, I prefer the original cinema version of "Blade Runner" so what do I know?
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Post by ironjade on Nov 19, 2017 20:07:30 GMT
The book is OK but I had to admit defeat and give up on the TV series.
the 3D Film Archive has several restorations in the pipeline but the bad news is it looks as though they'll be released by Kino, a company which has little or no interest in shipping outside the US. Bittorrent here I come!
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Nov 20, 2017 4:45:39 GMT
The book is OK but I had to admit defeat and give up on the TV series.
the 3D Film Archive has several restorations in the pipeline but the bad news is it looks as though they'll be released by Kino, a company which has little or no interest in shipping outside the US. Bittorrent here I come! |
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Post by ironjade on Nov 20, 2017 12:04:23 GMT
After a few pages the similarity was pretty obvious but I wouldn't call it a rip-off. The impenetrable dome wasn't exactly a new idea in 1966.
If you want to see a real rip-off read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Word for World is Forest" and then watch "Avatar".
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Post by Cooper, the Golden Retriever on Nov 21, 2017 14:56:06 GMT
Good news for "Bubble" fans! When the movie was cut from 112 minutes in 1968 to 91 minutes, it was thought that the excised footage was junked; this turns out not to have been the case. A longer version of "The Bubble" seems to be on the horizon. Whether or not this is a good thing rather depends on your opinion of the movie. Although the 3D is stunning, particularly on the big screen, it's probably one of the worst movies in history. That said, I'd still buy a re-restored version. But then, I prefer the original cinema version of "Blade Runner" so what do I know? Not really familiar with this moie and I was around in 1966. |
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Post by ironjade on Nov 21, 2017 15:31:47 GMT
Good news for "Bubble" fans! When the movie was cut from 112 minutes in 1968 to 91 minutes, it was thought that the excised footage was junked; this turns out not to have been the case. A longer version of "The Bubble" seems to be on the horizon. Whether or not this is a good thing rather depends on your opinion of the movie. Although the 3D is stunning, particularly on the big screen, it's probably one of the worst movies in history. That said, I'd still buy a re-restored version. But then, I prefer the original cinema version of "Blade Runner" so what do I know? Not really familiar with this movie and I was around in 1966. I don't know how widely released it was in the US but it definitely made it to the UK where it was thoroughly panned, although the critics were rightly impressed by the 3D. The cut down version was retitled "The Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth" but when I saw it in the UK in the early eighties it was still called "The Bubble". In all honesty, the remarkable 3D is the only reason to see it, on a cinema screen if possible. Of all the 3D movies I've ever seen, "The Bubble" is the only one where objects come off the screen and seem to be in the cinema with you. |
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Nov 21, 2017 22:14:19 GMT
After a few pages the similarity was pretty obvious but I wouldn't call it a rip-off. The impenetrable dome wasn't exactly a new idea in 1966.
If you want to see a real rip-off read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Word for World is Forest" and then watch "Avatar". |
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Post by Cooper, the Golden Retriever on Nov 22, 2017 6:23:39 GMT
After a few pages the similarity was pretty obvious but I wouldn't call it a rip-off. The impenetrable dome wasn't exactly a new idea in 1966.
If you want to see a real rip-off read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Word for World is Forest" and then watch "Avatar". I looked it up and at one familiar name: Deborah Walley, a little later to be in THe Mothers in Law and first, in 1961, as Gidget, in Gidgewt Goes Hawaiian among many others.. |
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Post by ironjade on Nov 22, 2017 9:00:02 GMT
There's a short-story from the 1930s (or the 40s or 20s) that's said to be the first. I don't remember its title or author. I looked it up and at one familiar name: Deborah Walley, a little later to be in THe Mothers in Law and first, in 1961, as Gidget, in Gidgewt Goes Hawaiian among many others.. Michael Cole was in "Mod Squad" and the first version of "It". |
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Post by ironjade on Nov 22, 2017 9:01:42 GMT
After a few pages the similarity was pretty obvious but I wouldn't call it a rip-off. The impenetrable dome wasn't exactly a new idea in 1966.
If you want to see a real rip-off read Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Word for World is Forest" and then watch "Avatar". Theodore Stugeon's "Microcosmic God" and Poul Anderson's "Shield" also come to mind. |
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Post by Cooper, the Golden Retriever on Nov 23, 2017 16:03:25 GMT
I looked it up and at one familiar name: Deborah Walley, a little later to be in THe Mothers in Law and first, in 1961, as Gidget, in Gidgewt Goes Hawaiian among many others.. Michael Cole was in "Mod Squad" and the first version of "It". Michael Cole was the other. Now I remember. |
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