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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 1265090" data-attributes="member: 3887">And another thing......I'll never forgive the MST3K crew for choosing This Island Earth for their one and only feature film.Granted, TIE is no Forbidden Planet [which for my money is one of the 5 greatest films of all time; both grandly pretentious --paging Prospero, err Dr. Morbius-- and wildy pulpy  --Robbie the Robot and his internal hooch factory, the Id monster].But This Island Earth is such a great example of roots-SF; with its noble, handsome scientist hero [who flies jet fighters for fun], wonderous gadgets [the Interociter --I still want one in my living room], bug-eyed monsters, essentially decorative female characters [hey, at least she was a fellow scientist], and anxious and conflicting message about the salvific power of technology].Plus, the shot of Exeters lovely ovoid starship gliding to rest atop that luminescent green slanted stalk beneath the ruined surface of Metaluna is one of the most beautiful and effective shots in all visual SF, IMHO...</blockquote>