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 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:51
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[quote name=M1795537OCVirn post=51502]Incidentally, the ideas for the story came partly from Jerome Bixby, who wrote some great SF back in the day. I think I spent a lot of my childhood reading SF, mostly in secret, since my parents were suspicious of anything even approaching SF. My mum let us read what we liked. Trusted us, I suppose. We were also allowed to read what we liked. I am very grateful to my mother for this - so many of my friends seem to have been forbidden this or that. Same here. It always puzzled me that there was this forbidden zone for some of my friends.[/quote I think it would have made me horribly anxious about whether a book was 'good' or not, and might have put me off reading altogether. My Mum just didn't like me reading anything after I grew out of baby books. She said I was 'unconscious' when I was reading - yep! I had escaped from her into somewhere a lot more interesting.... I remember my mum encouraging me to exchange reading Twinkle (comic for very young girls) for something more difficult. Now I see where you went wrong! My comic was always the Beano. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:52
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What kind of a line is 'Here. let me have it'?
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:54
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[quote name=M1795537OCVirn post=51502]Incidentally, the ideas for the story came partly from Jerome Bixby, who wrote some great SF back in the day. I think I spent a lot of my childhood reading SF, mostly in secret, since my parents were suspicious of anything even approaching SF. My mum let us read what we liked. Trusted us, I suppose. We were also allowed to read what we liked. I am very grateful to my mother for this - so many of my friends seem to have been forbidden this or that. Same here. It always puzzled me that there was this forbidden zone for some of my friends.[/quote I think it would have made me horribly anxious about whether a book was 'good' or not, and might have put me off reading altogether. My Mum just didn't like me reading anything after I grew out of baby books. She said I was 'unconscious' when I was reading - yep! I had escaped from her into somewhere a lot more interesting.... I remember my mum encouraging me to exchange reading Twinkle (comic for very young girls) for something more difficult. Now I see where you went wrong! My comic was always the Beano. I moved on to the Topper the Beano or the Dandy and my brother's boy comics Victor etc Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:54
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I can't help feeling that part of the purpose of this is to give us an anatomy lesson . . . Shades of The Prisoner...dem bones dem bones dem dry bones... Exactly what I felt! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:55
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What kind of a line is 'Here. let me have it'? If we ever meet, I'll let you have it...  
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:57
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What kind of a line is 'Here. let me have it'? If we ever meet, I'll let you have it... If you show up at Steventon, I'll have something for you. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:57
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I'd just like to say that the military of the cmdf could never where their uniform in public, it being a top secret organisation and cmdf being writ large upon their breast.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 19:59
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Donald Pleasance has such a distinctive voice and delivery!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:01
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I'd just like to say that the military of the cmdf could never where their uniform in public, it being a top secret organisation and cmdf being writ large upon their breast. Americans don't think like that. It takes a Brit to be a realist. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:02
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Donald Pleasance has such a distinctive voice and delivery! A magnificent actor as far as I'm concerned. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:04
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Uh-oh! Noise alert!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:08
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Uh-oh! Noise alert! OW! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:08
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And the next alert is for gross (wo)manhandling...
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:09
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They really tried hard with the sets and stuff. Most of it is successful.
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:11
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They really tried hard with the sets and stuff. Most of it is successful. Oh I believed it when I was a kid. As real as the Numbskulls were.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:12
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They really tried hard with the sets and stuff. Most of it is successful. I think it's remarkably good for its time. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:14
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I like a decisive man!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:16
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You're inside the mind... DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:17
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I see what you mean about the womanhandling! |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:17
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Is Raquel selling ice creams?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:19
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Of course it was going to go down to the limit, time-wise. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:20
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Of course it was going to go down to the limit, time-wise. A cinematic trope, methinks. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:21
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Yet again, the Brit turns out to be the baddie
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:23
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Yet again, the Brit turns out to be the baddie Yayyyyy!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:24
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So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising?
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:26
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So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising? Oh I've got to the end... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:28
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We are the best baddies! |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:28
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And the baddie gets his comeuppance. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:29
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So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising? Oh I've got to the end... Well, either the answer was yes or they just forgot about it. I think the latter myself. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:31
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[quote name=M1795537OCVirn post=51553]So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising? Oh I've got to the end... Well, either the answer was yes or they just forgot about it. I think the latter myself.[/quoted] Didn't you see it being consumed? Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:34
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So we don't know if the patient recovers? |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:34
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[quote name=M1795537OCVirn post=51553]So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising? Oh I've got to the end... Well, either the answer was yes or they just forgot about it. I think the latter myself.[/quoted] Didn't you see it being consumed? Oh. Perhaps that was when my other half brought me some toast? But you've set my mind at rest, thanks. Great film overall, and for once, I think it might be better than the book. What's next, OSP? "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:35
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[quote name=M1795537OCVirn post=51553]So will the white corpuscles dissolve the ship before it starts de-miniaturising? Oh I've got to the end... Well, either the answer was yes or they just forgot about it. I think the latter myself.[/quoted] Didn't you see it being consumed? I think they dissolved it. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:35
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So we don't know if the patient recovers? Did I miss that, too, OSP? "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:36
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That was unexpected, but enjoyable. I think sadly I will not be able to make next week, but will be back for the week after. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:36
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I think we are meant to assume everything is AOK. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:38
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Well...if AA is missing next week we could do a well known SF staple and save something a bit different for when the A team is back together...
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:40
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I think we are meant to assume everything is AOK. In the words of our great leader - 'Never assume anything, Captain'. Oh. no! Maybe they didn't show the patient recovering because he didn't. A ship appeared inside his brain....argh! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:40
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Well...if AA is missing next week we could do a well known SF staple and save something a bit different for when the A team is back together... Go ahead! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 02-05-2024 20:42
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I think we are meant to assume everything is AOK. In the words of our great leader - 'Never assume anything, Captain'. Oh. no! Maybe they didn't show the patient recovering because he didn't. A ship appeared inside his brain....argh! You drama queen! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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