just saw it on australian tv - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Discussion

[–] Ageispolis 17 years ago

So did I! (ABC?)
i loved it, i'm glad someone else was watching!

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[–] platinum_eyeball 17 years ago

yeah, ABC. I was just walking past the TV and got caught up. It was better than just about anything I've seen at the movies this year. :D

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[–] ObsidianBlackbirdMcNight 17 years ago

I saw it on ABC2 as well, last night and i really liked it. My sister was bugging me the whole time to change it to Channel 9 to watch Harry Potter...which was annoying (she thought it had a lame ending, i quite liked it though).

That spider scene was genuinely frightening...i have a real fear of them so it was quite scary for me!

It was quite impressive visual effects for 1957, i was impressed.

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[–] vladimir-137 17 years ago

The ABC had Silent Running on last week at the same time, so they appear to be having an unbilled sf festival. Here's hoping!

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[–] Ageispolis 17 years ago

fingers crossed

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[–] CGA_Soupdragon 17 years ago

I first saw it on Australian tv, too!

Must have been around 1966. The announcer said (after the ads)

"and now back to the trials and tribulations of little Harry".

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[–] kimandjim-1 17 years ago

I saw it on Aussie TV in the mid 1970's, as a kid, it's a movie I always remember watching. I remember one of the channels use to show horror movies (mostly B-grade) late on Saturday nights for a time. I think these late night horror movies was after they stopped Creature Feature that was hosted by Deadly Ernest?

I have not seen this movie now on DVD in Sydney - Australia., I'd like to get it.

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[–] mrutgers70 17 years ago

It was on ABC2. You had to have had a set top box to be able to watch it.

I was blown away at how good this movie was, sure some of the SFX were obvious and maybe even ridiculous but mostly it was outstanding.

Another thing that amazed me, was that this film allowed the viewer to breathe and take it all in unlike a lot of movies from the 50's and 60's where there is usually tons of crass dialogue to dull the attention (I know I have to put on the subtitles with half of the movies I watch, I'm a bad listener).

If there is a genuine fault with this movie, it was that the ending was depressing!

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[–] john-1952 17 years ago

ABC2 is available on Foxtel without a set top box.

This movie was shown on Channel 9 Sydneys first all night movie marathon back sometime in the late 60's. It ws preceded by Boris Karloff's The Terror. I was about eleven and the combination of these movies gave me the heebee-geebees.

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[–] sarchiorama 17 years ago

an early study in special effects gives way to the screwball scifi movies to follow with little substance

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[–] jonm11100 17 years ago

There is an important lesson to be learned with this movie: If you ever
get real upset, just run towards the water sprinklers!

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