tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post7507421250850667150..comments2024-03-28T10:31:55.774-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: Outer Genre Limits, Part One: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)The Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-47998895162538527572016-11-18T07:16:16.848-08:002016-11-18T07:16:16.848-08:00Always timely film! I have to admit I'm a soft...Always timely film! I have to admit I'm a softie and like a little bit of hope, but I do remember the later version very well, having seen it when I was 13 or 14 originally.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-11141088975880502362016-11-18T07:13:42.121-08:002016-11-18T07:13:42.121-08:00I saw the Sutherland film version first, on televi...I saw the Sutherland film version first, on television, not long after it first was released, I definitely recall the ending! I didn't actually see the original version until much later, but I like them both. Never saw the 2007 version with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, but understand it was a case of much diminished returns.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-91396034698377675732016-11-18T07:08:02.917-08:002016-11-18T07:08:02.917-08:00The protagonists are not, I would say, fatally fla...The protagonists are not, I would say, fatally flawed characters as I would expect in a pure noir. Their problems are not really brought about by their own flaws. But the sense of doom definitely feels noirish to me!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-22625019858715167412016-11-17T14:08:23.265-08:002016-11-17T14:08:23.265-08:00On the subject of Jack Finney have you read his TI...On the subject of Jack Finney have you read his TIME AND AGAIN? A very unusual time travel story with an interesting mood of gentle melancholy.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-76524838326184429842016-11-15T19:08:00.223-08:002016-11-15T19:08:00.223-08:00Thanks very much for the confirmation. It was a qu...Thanks very much for the confirmation. It was a quite surprisingly difficult decision at the time. noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-7865017797954269452016-11-15T17:08:54.084-08:002016-11-15T17:08:54.084-08:00It certainly has a noirish "feel" . . . ...<em>It certainly has a noirish "feel" . . . but then so, of course, do so many other US sf "paranoia" movies of the 1950s.</em><br /><br />The noir label gets attached to way too many movies, to the extent that these days it doesn't mean much at all. An atmosphere of paranoia is not enough to make something noir so I think you were right not to include it in your book.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-13606562706341338502016-11-13T05:24:41.335-08:002016-11-13T05:24:41.335-08:00This story by Jack Finney is more than a SF flick....This story by Jack Finney is more than a SF flick. It addresses to the deepest fear of human subconscience. This fear is made more effective in movie versions. I have seen both movies, one with Kevin McCarthy and the other with Donald Sutherland, both convey successfully this fear. Thanks for giving justice to this masterpiece.karabekirushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007472970720410225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-42016540268690582802016-11-11T00:24:55.408-08:002016-11-11T00:24:55.408-08:00Finney was a terrific writer Curtis - great choice...Finney was a terrific writer Curtis - great choice for the blog I think. Personally, I much prefer this version to the chilly and remote Kaufman version, though the ending is certainly the most dreadful kick in the solar plexus! Given the current political climate, nicely timed ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-54005582022533876062016-11-09T21:11:22.769-08:002016-11-09T21:11:22.769-08:00Oops! For "1993c" read "1993"....Oops! For "1993c" read "1993".noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-3221123047367114032016-11-09T21:10:02.242-08:002016-11-09T21:10:02.242-08:00Heck, we might almost be in film noir territory he...<i>Heck, we might almost be in film noir territory here!</i><br /><br />The movie's surprisingly often listed as a film noir. I swithered greatly about giving it and the 1993c Abel Ferrara remake coverage in my noir book, but eventually decided that, even for me, I might be stretching things a bit! Maybe I was wrong. It certainly has a noirish "feel" . . . but then so, of course, do so many other US <a href="http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/paranoia" rel="nofollow">sf "paranoia" movies</a> of the 1950s.<br /><br /><br />noirencyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843963811822980754noreply@blogger.com