tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post1663505460577288169..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: People-eating Plants Stalk Howard Keel and Janette Scott in "The Day of the Triffids"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-86175909233725630142010-08-19T17:37:03.241-04:002010-08-19T17:37:03.241-04:00Rick, this is a great movie. Hey, I am a big fan ...Rick, this is a great movie. Hey, I am a big fan of cheesy special effects and don't mind them at all if I like the story. I have been looking forward all summer to seeing the new Piranha 3D movie. Now that ought to tell you...cheesy is fine with me!! I like Howard Keel in anything. He is a good actor and can play many different characters. I have the British 1981 miniseries in my Netflix queue right now. Everytime my husband uses the weed eater, he says, "honey, those Triffids will take over everything if I don't keep them at bay." It always makes me laugh when he says that!!Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037507780056714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5585202487258920292010-08-19T17:11:22.036-04:002010-08-19T17:11:22.036-04:00Rick, I've not seen this film. Not a big sci-f...Rick, I've not seen this film. Not a big sci-fi fan, as you know, but I do enjoy reading about some of the obscure films you've watched and enjoyed.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-27463548552730627312010-08-19T12:34:01.090-04:002010-08-19T12:34:01.090-04:00This movie holds a special place in my heart becau...This movie holds a special place in my heart because it's the first one that I can remember buying on video. I found it for about $3, and I watched it repeatedly, because it was the only videotape I had for quite some time. I find it quite enjoyable, with a solid plot, nice pace, and strong characters -- and I like the characters for the same reason you pointed out: without having a complete background on them, they seemed more mysterious and even a little more human. I have seen the British miniseries, and while it's good, I much prefer the 1962 film. Some of that I'm sure is nostalgia, but it's also because I found it more intriguing (and the effects are much better than the later adaptation). Thanks, Rick, for a smashing write-up of a wonderfully memorable film.sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50758471518850496872010-08-19T10:38:26.304-04:002010-08-19T10:38:26.304-04:00This is an interesting film with a great premise. ...This is an interesting film with a great premise. It is fascinating that the two storylines never merge and the fact that they were filmed separately must be the reason. I also think the story, written in 1951, may have inspired other plant dominated plots like 1960's "Little Shop of Horrors," possibly "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers," whose source was serialized in 1954, and the much later released "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes." Loved your post, Rick!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-55556543436017986332010-08-19T09:23:56.114-04:002010-08-19T09:23:56.114-04:00Rick, I haven't seen Day of the Triffids for y...Rick, I haven't seen Day of the Triffids for years. I used to love that movie. The lumbering plants were pretty cheesy, but they grew on you (hey, I made a funny!) I liked the story too, but I always wondered why the handsome, imposing singing star of so many great musicals, Howard Keel, would do a movie like that. Maybe he had to pay off a bet or something. Now I would just love to see this movie again. I didn't know the same writer did Village of the Damned, which I always thought to be a really excellent movie. Thanks for a really entertaining article, Rick.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.com