Batman & the Mona Lisa
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
directed by Byron Haskin
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
Easily the fastest horse in Criterion's stable of B-grade science fiction and horror. There is weird splendor to the Martian landscapes; an eeriness in the dreams of a traveler through ancient atmospheres; jittery, unearthly stealth to the alien antagonists; and, staple of sixties success, a rough charm to star boy's banter.
Of course, it's a no-brainer to imagine director Byron Haskin borrowing Friday from the Western set a soundstage over. "Listen, retarded, I don't what you're trying to tell me, but we're not budging from this spot until you learn some words. A-okay?" American habla, no doubt.
But then the spaceship that Kit abandoned orbits above him one more time, like a clock (or a calendar by then), and the pilot, so lonely, shoots it down.
directed by Byron Haskin
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
Easily the fastest horse in Criterion's stable of B-grade science fiction and horror. There is weird splendor to the Martian landscapes; an eeriness in the dreams of a traveler through ancient atmospheres; jittery, unearthly stealth to the alien antagonists; and, staple of sixties success, a rough charm to star boy's banter.
Of course, it's a no-brainer to imagine director Byron Haskin borrowing Friday from the Western set a soundstage over. "Listen, retarded, I don't what you're trying to tell me, but we're not budging from this spot until you learn some words. A-okay?" American habla, no doubt.
But then the spaceship that Kit abandoned orbits above him one more time, like a clock (or a calendar by then), and the pilot, so lonely, shoots it down.
posted by NPK at 8:13 AM
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