Subj : Re: Robert Wise Dead At 91 To : rec.arts.sf.movies,alt.startrek,alt.tv.star-trek.tos From : al019 Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 17:40:35 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos ANIM8Rfsk (ANIM8Rfsk@cox.net) wrote: : in article oJKdnc6OqZxON6zeRVnygw@pipex.net, xlator@cix.compulink.co.uk at : xlator@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote on 9/21/05 11:47 AM: : > In message , : > my2cents@worth.ca said: : > : >> Yes, I'm quite aware of Metropolis, it's just my opinion that TDTESS was : >> the 1st Really Good Sci Fi Film. It stands out in my mind because it was : >> believable, the effects were good, and it could still happen, so the : >> story still stands the test of time. For me anyway. : > : > Generally agree, though it's a pity they changed the - very : > relevant - ending from the novella the TDTESS film was based on! I : > suppose they thought it was just too much of a shock for the lay : > audience to take? : > : > Anyone remember what the original ending was? :-) : > : > BTW, Things to Come (1936) wasn't bad either. And was Forbidden : > Planet after TDTESS? : > : > Regards, /Peter/ : > : Yeah, I was gonna mention THINGS TO COME. Forbidden Planet is 5 years after : TDTESS. Also after "The Day the Earth Stood Still" but does anyone remember "This Island Earth?" Brad .