I checked and Amazon offers a colorized special edition; no date, but the 70s is a pretty good guess. The commentary includes a track by the master Ray Harryhausen (not sure of the spelling).
Not a remake, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was released for special showings in the theaters.
And I agree with your assessment--this is not higher quality Sci Fi like Forbidden Planet or War of the Worlds, but it is still superior to a lot of the schlock from the 50s and 60s dealing with similar themes. I recall liking it as a kid and seeing it several times.
Name That Movie!
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Yeah, there's a big difference when your flying saucer special effects are done by Harryhausen versus(hmm, that's the second time Lord Jim has used the word "versus"...could that possibly be a clue?) using hub caps hanging from wires...(ala Plan 9 )I agree with your assessment--this is not higher quality Sci Fi like Forbidden Planet or War of the Worlds, but it is still superior to a lot of the schlock from the 50s and 60s dealing with similar themes.
Please, Please, Name That Movie!
Was there a future Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke in this flick?
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
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Joe vs. the volcano?
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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No Forrest Tucker...RayThom wrote:Was there a future Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke in this flick?
Nope, but it does have "versus" in the title...Crackpot wrote:Joe vs. the volcano?
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I caught that hint
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Mothra vs. Godzilla?
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Okay, here's what we've established:
1.There are flying saucers in the movie
2.The word versus is in the title.
There's no reason on earth why somebody shouldn't be able to get this now...
1.There are flying saucers in the movie
2.The word versus is in the title.
There's no reason on earth why somebody shouldn't be able to get this now...
People of Earth, attention... People of Earth attention. This is a voice speaking to you from thousands of miles beyond your planet... This is a voice speaking to you from thousands of miles beyond your planet. Look to your sun for a warning... Look to your sun for a warning.
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Lord Jim wrote:Okay, here's what we've established:
1.There are flying saucers in the movie
2.The word versus is in the title.
There's no reason on earth why somebody shouldn't be able to get this now...
People of Earth, attention... People of Earth attention. This is a voice speaking to you from thousands of miles beyond your planet... This is a voice speaking to you from thousands of miles beyond your planet. Look to your sun for a warning... Look to your sun for a warning.
You know Joe, a cynical person, (which of course I am not) might think that you were being deliberately obtuse...Joe Guy wrote:
Name That Movie! Please.
Obtuse? Don't be silly, that's my department.Lord Jim wrote:... You know Joe, a cynical person, (which of course I am not) might think that you were being deliberately obtuse...
“In a world whose absurdity appears to be so impenetrable, we simply must reach a greater degree of understanding among us, a greater sincerity.”
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For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Is the word "the" in the title too?Lord Jim wrote:Okay, here's what we've established:
2.The word versus is in the title.
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Alright, I've had enough of you guys' argle bargle:
This is now a freebie for whoever wants to do the next one...
This is now a freebie for whoever wants to do the next one...
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Just when several of us were homing in on the answer! Here is the next one, from recent memory (instead of ancient history) that probably everyone has seen:Lord Jim wrote:Alright, I've had enough of you guys' argle bargle:
You probably get this a lot. This isn't the real Caesar's Palace is it?
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I'll agree the argle is a bit tedious, but the bargle is what makes this game interesting.Alright, I've had enough of you guys' argle bargle
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Another quote:
What do tigers dream of when they take their little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
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I know this one, but having just done the previous one, I'm not eligible...
(And even if I were, I'm not enough of a masochist to want to do another one so soon after the last one...
)
But that won't stop me from engaging in some folderol:
(And even if I were, I'm not enough of a masochist to want to do another one so soon after the last one...
)But that won't stop me from engaging in some folderol: