The Illustrated Man (1969)
Is this worth watching/buying? I'm a Bradbury fan, but the reactions to this seem almost straight down the middle mixed. I imagine it's influenced by trippy late 60's ideas, and it's got Rod Steiger...
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Monsterpal wrote: dobrien, you're right. I checked the IMDb, which says that Drivas died in 1986. Only one other film is listed after GOD TOLD ME TO and it's in French. Yes, it looks like a...
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I think it's safer to just spend the five dollars for Netflix's lowest membership and then watch it that way. If you like it, then make the purchase. If you don't, you will have lost only five bucks,...
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I hate hearing about Robert Drivas. One of the other little things I don't like (and anyone who likes snakes should be warned about this) is the garter snake scene. It has to be one of the few movie...
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I saw it once late at night and I honestly wondered if I'd seen some bad cut, I found it choppy and uneven at times. However, I really enjoyed it in other places, especially the story set on an alien...
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If the gunslingers that haunt this film board communicate with Ray Bradbury, his thoughts on this film would be interesting to read.
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I seem to recall reading an interview with Bradbury, where he stated a child came to him after seeing the movie and asked him why he would make such a horrible thing.
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The number of tattoos (excuse me Skin Illustrations) on Steiger's character, Carl that seemed so unusual when the film was released in 1969 are no big deal any more. He'd feel very much at home in...
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It's nice to see a film where they're still considered any kind of NOVELTY. And a negative one at that. Not because I have anything against tattoos, but it's a shame that they've become such an...
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I just watched this (got a used copy at the last Dragoncon). My thoughts: - it was cool to see a late 60's, mainstream sci-fi film that I hadn't seen before. - Steiger was quite good in all his roles,...
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I agree with Bradbury that the best thing about the movie is the score. A friend of mine was at a talk Bradbury gave and he mentioned Jerry Goldsmith's name, and Bradbury went on and on about him,...
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I saw again on Monday (due to those very small references in the movie, I'm actually drawn it it on Labor Day). I still think it's very underrated, except again for the depressing side of THE VELDT,...
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Finally saw this after decades of not being impressed by the reviews. Rod Steiger is suitably menacing in the wraparound (initially, but then they soften up the character by making him the Dad in two...
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Agree it's a mixed bag, and as such a bit of a missed opportunity. You wanna see my tattoos?
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While they are cool looking they are too abstract. Select an area in the arm, for example... What story is being told there? There's certainly better ways to graphically depict stories than mere...
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I watched this not long after moving to the Pacific Northwest from less sanity-challenging climates and the "Long Rain" segment really struck a nerve, where the guy falls down after trudging for days...
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It certainly doesn't have much comic relief, but there is at least one good moment like that. Carl walks a few feet away to relieve himself and Willy can't help glancing over at him. Carl says "The...
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That was meant to be funny? I thought it was just meant to make the audience uncomfortable.
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I think it does both (the first of the two scenes, I mean). I'm a real prude about bathroom humor, of course, but that other side of the joke is kind of funny to me.
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