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The Lab Scene(origin of interociter)

posted 8 years ago by plwblj
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This for me was a fun sequence as the long scene of tangled wires, tubes, boobs(the 2 characters) were attempting to build a scientific basis for the premise of the story starting with that wonderful communication device linking Cal and the head alien.

The instruction manual made of metal added to the mystery. The humour of the foil, Nicols,was amusing and kept "the science" lively and prevented any bogging down in strict technics.

[–] etsis 8 years ago

That was the best scene in the movie, imho.

[–] KutWrite (1332) 8 years ago

I liked it, too.

It was also an intelligence test. They didn't want some dumb kid coming to their planet!

I liked this as a kid when it first came out. But re-viewing it as an adult gave me some more depth of the plot and theme of the movie.

Not "Gone with the Wind," but for me, still worth watching now & again.