The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 1/1 @ 10 PM ET

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#121

I hope that like the Thermians, he wasn’t basing his observations of Earth on television transmissions?

Giligan’s Island… “Those poor people”

#122

Squire of Gothos?

#123

How sad that we/they all watched this movie in 1951, learned nothing, and continue to frak it all up. Typical.

#124

So judging by Prof Barnhart the hairbrush wasn’t invented till after the 50’s?

#125

Actually, the director claims it was a coincidence. It never occurred to him until someone pointed it out.

Have you ever seen either?

There was a story? :rolleyes:

#126

I so agree with you.

#127

Do we do much better today? :rolleyes:

#128

It wasn’t in general use at that time, among men, actually. There were products and combs.

#129

Hey!!! Let’s put on a show at Aunt Bee’s Barn! We can make our own costumes!

#130

Um. No. :frowning:

#131

OK the boyfriend is a sing songDOUCHE-BAGsing-song

#132

Never trust a guy with a checkerboard tie. I guess.

#133

“I don’t like the way he’s attached himself to you and Bobby.”

Jeez, dude, you were pretty quick to send the kid off with him before…

#134

This is my problem with the movie.

First of all, our infighting, while mostly based on greed and lunacy, also has roots in our inability to trust other nations. We cannot assume that they won’t try to kill us. I guess we could go round and round about that, however…

Here, Mr. Klaatu comes to Earth acting as though it’s insane not to have peace, that we don’t trust one another, and YET, his people don’t trust Earth enough not to threaten us with extinction. It seems a very illogical and hypocritical explanation of the argument.

#135

“He even rides my caboose…”

#136

I agree with Aset singing DOUCHE BAG!

#137

So mom sends you to bed. Obviously, the logical thing to do instead is to get out your very loud trainset. She’ll never notice. :slight_smile:

#138

And the 10 year old follows the stranger into the streets at night !!

MOM ftw!!!

#139

I don’t see it that way at all. I think they’re perfectly happy to let us kill each other. But if we start sending nukes into space and threaten them, they’ll wipe us out.

Consider it a friendly warning. :slight_smile:

#140

What gets me is that none of the other adults in the house try to stop him.