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Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:53 pm Post subject:

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I hate to say it, but if Bill had seen this movie as a ten-year kid at a drive-in theater with his parents — instead of as an aging film critic writing a review for his book — he wouldn't have written such a scathing analysis. Sad

I'm surprised that he wrote things like, "The acting is mediocre, and the dialogue is perfunctory". For Pete's sake, what does "perfunctory" even mean? Rolling Eyes

I looked it up. Here's what I found.
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adjective: perfunctory

(of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
"He gave a perfunctory nod."
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Bill's review is, to but it bluntly, perfunctory.

He dismisses the movie's merits while admitting it was low budget. Did he expect a version of Hamlet on at bargain basement price?

To paraphrase the saying which states, "Those who can't DO . . . TEACH", I'll offer this variation.

"Those who can't PRODUCE movies . . . REVIEW them."
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Bud Brewster · Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:11 pm Post subject:

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Here's another YouTube member who has created Drive-in Double Feature videos which include a vintage drive-in "welcome messages”, the trailer for the movies, and a double feature

It even has those great old “snack bar” promos during intermission!

"So, get comfortable, folks! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!" Very Happy

Enjoy!_

Drive In Double Feature: First Man Into Space & Fiend Without a Face (1958)

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Bud Brewster · Posted: Mon May 27, 2024 7:29 pm Post subject:

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Good old YouTube has a fine copy of it — and it's colorized!

_ Fiend Without a Face (1958 HD Colorized Full Screen)

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)